Costco Wholesale (COST) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $577.0 million in Q1 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from $577.0 million in Q4 2025.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Costco Wholesale (COST) has 18 years of Dividends Paid - Common data on file, last reported at $577.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common changed N/A year-over-year to $577.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $2.8 billion (up 82.77% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.2 billion, down 75.85% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common held at $577.0 million in Q1 2026, from $577.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Dividends Paid - Common ranged from a high of $7.1 billion in Q1 2024 to a low of $141.0 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $1.0 billion and a median of $515.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Dividends Paid - Common.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Dividends Paid - Common soared 220.57% — and 2024, when it slumped 43.09%.
- Tracing COST's Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years: 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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.27 Bn | 813.54 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 1.97 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 420.42 Bn | 400.43 Bn | 9.01 Bn | - |
| 3 | Target | 74.99 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 526.00 Mn |
| 4 | Dollar General | 27.11 Bn | 25.76 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 130.14 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.75 Bn | 24.74 Bn | 1.83 Bn | - |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 12.37 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 1.03 Bn | - |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 6.05 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 250.62 Mn | - |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.24 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 262.22 Mn | - |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.63 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 275.96 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 |