Costco Wholesale (COST) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Dividends Paid - Common of $577.0 million for 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's Dividends Paid - Common history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $577.0 million for 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 was $577.0 million for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, roughly flat from $577.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Dividends Paid - Common topped out at $7.1 billion in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $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 sank 43.09%.
- Costco Wholesale's Dividends Paid - Common stood at $400.0 million in 2022, then soared by 126.25% to $905.0 million in 2023, then sank by 43.09% to $515.0 million in 2024, then increased by 12.04% to $577.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $577.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows COST's Dividends Paid - Common at $577.0 million in Q1 2026, $577.0 million in Q4 2025, and $1.2 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 891.13 Bn | 880.41 Bn | 42.63 Bn | 1.97 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 422.22 Bn | 403.98 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 577.00 Mn |
| 3 | Target | 63.70 Bn | 60.17 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 516.00 Mn |
| 4 | Dollar General | 27.14 Bn | 26.00 Bn | 3.32 Bn | 129.93 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 24.65 Bn | 23.65 Bn | 1.83 Bn | - |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 12.22 Bn | 12.20 Bn | 1.03 Bn | - |
| 7 | Pricesmart | 5.70 Bn | 5.57 Bn | 262.22 Mn | - |
| 8 | Bbb Foods | 4.74 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 210.92 Mn | - |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.11 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 310.92 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 |