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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |