Costco Wholesale (COST) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has reported Dividend Coverage Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 3.53 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Dividend Coverage Ratio changed N/A year-over-year to 3.53; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 3.83 (down 24.58% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.71, up 355.31% from the prior year.
• Dividend Coverage Ratio advanced to 3.53 in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, from 3.47 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Dividend Coverage Ratio topped out at 4.78 in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 0.25 in Q1 2024.
• Historically, Dividend Coverage Ratio has averaged 3.14 across 5 years, with a median of 3.44 in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Dividend Coverage Ratio jumped 102.8% in 2023, then plunged 50.57% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 3.41 in 2022, then slumped by 48.51% to 1.76 in 2023, then soared by 98.84% to 3.49 in 2024, then slipped by 0.67% to 3.47 in 2025, then rose by 1.7% to 3.53 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Dividend Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 3.53, 3.47, and 2.26 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.