Costco Wholesale (COST) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Dividends Paid - Common of $577.0 million for Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $577.0 million in Q4 2025.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 18 years, with the latest figure at $577.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Dividends Paid - Common changed N/A year-over-year to $577.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $2.8 billion (up 82.77% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.2 billion, down 75.85% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common for Q1 2026 stood at $577.0 million, roughly flat from $577.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Dividends Paid - Common was $7.1 billion in Q1 2024, with the low at $351.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Dividends Paid - Common has averaged $1.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $515.0 million in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Dividends Paid - Common was 126.25% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 43.29% in 2023.
  • Costco Wholesale's Dividends Paid - Common stood at $400.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 126.25% to $905.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 43.09% to $515.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 12.04% to $577.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $577.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $577.0 million (Q1 2026), $577.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 1.97 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 577.00 Mn
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 516.00 Mn
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 129.93 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn -
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn -
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn -
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn -
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 15, 2026 577.00 Mn
Feb 15, 2026 577.00 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 577.00 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 577.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 1.15 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 1.15 Bn
May 11, 2025 515.00 Mn
May 11, 2025 515.00 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 515.00 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 515.00 Mn
Sep 1, 2024 514.00 Mn
Sep 1, 2024 514.00 Mn
May 12, 2024 515.00 Mn
May 12, 2024 515.00 Mn
Feb 18, 2024 7.11 Bn
Feb 18, 2024 7.11 Bn
Nov 26, 2023 905.00 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 905.00 Mn
Sep 3, 2023 452.00 Mn
Sep 3, 2023 452.00 Mn