Costco Wholesale (COST) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has reported Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.28 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Payout Ratio changed N/A year-over-year to 0.28; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 0.26 (up 32.6% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.27, down 78.04% from the prior year.
• Payout Ratio declined to 0.28 in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, from 0.29 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Payout Ratio topped out at 4.08 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.21 in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Payout Ratio has averaged 0.59 across 5 years, with a median of 0.29 in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Payout Ratio plunged 50.69% in 2023, then jumped 102.32% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.29 in 2022, then jumped by 94.21% to 0.57 in 2023, then tumbled by 49.71% to 0.29 in 2024, then rose by 0.67% to 0.29 in 2025, then declined by 1.67% to 0.28 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.28, 0.29, and 0.44 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.