Costco Wholesale (COST) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $1.3 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 13.1% from $1.15 billion a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Costco Wholesale's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $2.46 billion, up 12.6% from FY2025.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -15.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $2.18 billion in FY2025 (-75.9%), $9.04 billion in FY2024 (+622.7%), $1.25 billion in FY2023 (-16.5%) and $1.5 billion in FY2022 (-73.9%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd since fiscal Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd increased in three of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 21.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd over five years came in fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 126.3%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 43.3%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 960.94 Bn | 923.64 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 1.97 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 451.34 Bn | 374.62 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 40.22 Bn | 34.47 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 259.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 40.09 Bn | 26.25 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.69 Bn | 25.37 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 130.16 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 26.38 Bn | 24.37 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 22.28 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.59 Bn | 21.21 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.53 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 1.92 Bn | - |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.12 Bn | 17.29 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 125.64 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.28 Bn | 15.06 Bn | 2.17 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.30 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 577.00 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 577.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.15 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 515.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 515.00 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 514.00 Mn |
| May 12, 2024 | 515.00 Mn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 7.11 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 905.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 452.00 Mn |
| May 7, 2023 | 399.00 Mn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 400.00 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 797.00 Mn |
| May 8, 2022 | 351.00 Mn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 350.00 Mn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 698.00 Mn |
| May 9, 2021 | 310.00 Mn |
| Feb 14, 2021 | 4.43 Bn |
| Nov 22, 2020 | 310.00 Mn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();