Costco (COST) Dividend History
Costco Wholesale Corporation · every payment since 2004
As of Nov 9, 2026, Costco (COST) has paid 96 dividends since 2004. The most recent was $1.4700 per share (ex-date Oct 30, 2026, paid Nov 13, 2026). Over the last 12 months COST paid $5.7100 across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 0.54%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +6.1% versus the 2 before.
Latest dividend
$1.4700
Last ex-date
Oct 30, 2026
Paid, last 12 months
$5.71
Trailing yield
0.54%
Frequency
Quarterly
Growth streak
21 yrs
Key facts: COST dividend history
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- As of Nov 9, 2026, SmarterDividends has 96 dividend payments on record for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), going back to 2004.
- COST's most recent dividend was $1.47 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 30, 2026 and a pay date of Nov 13, 2026.
- In the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, COST paid $5.71 per share in dividends across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 0.54%.
- COST's most recent dividend increase took effect with the May 1, 2026 ex-date, a 13.1% rise to $1.47 per share.
- No reduction in COST's regular dividend appears in the 96 payments on record since 2004.
- COST paid $5.06 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, up 12.4% from 2024.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Costco (COST) Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/COST/dividend-history
What the record shows
COST, a Consumer Defensive stock, has paid quarterly dividends since 2004, spanning 96 payments. The uninterrupted history establishes a long-running distribution pattern without changing the stated payment frequency.
Over the past year, COST paid $5.71 per share for a 0.54% trailing yield. The recent average payment rose 6.1% to $1.47 from $1.385, showing a higher quarterly rate in the latest period.
Annual totals generally moved higher across the recent full-year span but declined twice, followed each time by a rebound. The latest full-year total rose to $5.06. For years with an extra payment, annual changes reflected ex-dates falling into a neighbouring year, not a change in rate; average payments were $2.55 and $3.792. COST has increased its annual dividend for 21 consecutive years, has no annual cut year, and carries an A dividend safety grade.
By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Nov 9, 2026 · editorial policy
Dividends versus price, last 12 months
Paid out
0.62%
of price a year ago
Price change
+14.2%
$922.74 → $1,053.56
Approx. total return
+14.8%
before taxes
Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.
COST dividends per year
Total paid per share by calendar year
Recent dividend amounts
Last 24 regular payments, per share
COST dividend history by year
| Year | Payments | Total per share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026year to date | 4 | $5.7100 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | $5.0600 | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 4 | $4.5000 | -76.3% |
| 2023 | 5timing | $18.9600 | +443.3% |
| 2022 | 4 | $3.4900 | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 4 | $3.0700 | -75.9% |
| 2020 | 5timing | $12.7500 | +406.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | $2.5200 | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | $2.2100 | -75.3% |
| 2017 | 5timing | $8.9500 | +411.4% |
| 2016 | 4 | $1.7500 | -73.3% |
| 2015 | 5timing | $6.5550 | +376.7% |
| 2014 | 4 | $1.3750 | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 4 | $1.2050 | -85.1% |
| 2012 | 5timing | $8.0650 | +771.9% |
| 2011 | 4 | $0.9250 | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 4 | $0.7950 | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 4 | $0.7000 | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | $0.6250 | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 4 | $0.5650 | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 4 | $0.5050 | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 4 | $0.4450 | +48.3% |
| 2004 | 3timing | $0.3000 | — |
Every COST dividend
22 raises · 0 cuts · 5 specials| Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount | Change | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 | $1.4700 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 | $1.4700 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 1, 2026 | May 15, 2026 | $1.4700 | +13.1% | Raise |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 | $1.3000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 | $1.3000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | $1.3000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 2, 2025 | May 16, 2025 | $1.3000 | +12.1% | Raise |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Feb 21, 2025 | $1.1600 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | $1.1600 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Aug 9, 2024 | $1.1600 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 25, 2024 | May 10, 2024 | $1.1600 | +13.7% | Raise |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Feb 16, 2024 | $1.0200 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Jan 12, 2024 | $15.0000 | — | Special |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Nov 17, 2023 | $1.0200 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Sep 8, 2023 | $1.0200 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 4, 2023 | May 19, 2023 | $1.0200 | +13.3% | Raise |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Feb 17, 2023 | $0.9000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 | $0.9000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Aug 12, 2022 | $0.9000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 28, 2022 | May 13, 2022 | $0.9000 | +13.9% | Raise |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Feb 18, 2022 | $0.7900 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Nov 12, 2021 | $0.7900 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 29, 2021 | Aug 13, 2021 | $0.7900 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 29, 2021 | May 14, 2021 | $0.7900 | +12.9% | Raise |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Feb 19, 2021 | $0.7000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Dec 11, 2020 | $10.0000 | — | Special |
| Oct 29, 2020 | Nov 13, 2020 | $0.7000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Aug 14, 2020 | $0.7000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 30, 2020 | May 15, 2020 | $0.7000 | +7.7% | Raise |
| Feb 6, 2020 | Feb 21, 2020 | $0.6500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Nov 15, 2019 | $0.6500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 29, 2019 | Sep 13, 2019 | $0.6500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 9, 2019 | May 24, 2019 | $0.6500 | +14.0% | Raise |
| Feb 7, 2019 | Feb 22, 2019 | $0.5700 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 8, 2018 | Nov 23, 2018 | $0.5700 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 30, 2018 | Sep 14, 2018 | $0.5700 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 10, 2018 | May 25, 2018 | $0.5700 | +14.0% | Raise |
| Feb 15, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | $0.5000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 16, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 | $0.5000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 16, 2017 | Sep 1, 2017 | $0.5000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 10, 2017 | May 26, 2017 | $0.5000 | +11.1% | Raise |
| May 8, 2017 | May 26, 2017 | $7.0000 | — | Special |
| Feb 8, 2017 | Feb 24, 2017 | $0.4500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 2, 2016 | Nov 18, 2016 | $0.4500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 10, 2016 | Aug 26, 2016 | $0.4500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 27, 2016 | May 13, 2016 | $0.4500 | +12.5% | Raise |
| Feb 10, 2016 | Feb 26, 2016 | $0.4000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 10, 2015 | Nov 27, 2015 | $0.4000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 12, 2015 | Aug 28, 2015 | $0.4000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 29, 2015 | May 15, 2015 | $0.4000 | +12.7% | Raise |
| Feb 11, 2015 | Feb 27, 2015 | $0.3550 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Feb 5, 2015 | Feb 27, 2015 | $5.0000 | — | Special |
| Nov 12, 2014 | Nov 28, 2014 | $0.3550 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 9, 2014 | Jul 25, 2014 | $0.3550 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 14, 2014 | May 30, 2014 | $0.3550 | +14.5% | Raise |
| Feb 12, 2014 | Feb 28, 2014 | $0.3100 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 13, 2013 | Nov 29, 2013 | $0.3100 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 7, 2013 | Aug 23, 2013 | $0.3100 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 15, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | $0.3100 | +12.7% | Raise |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Feb 22, 2013 | $0.2750 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Dec 6, 2012 | Dec 18, 2012 | $7.0000 | — | Special |
| Nov 14, 2012 | Nov 30, 2012 | $0.2750 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 8, 2012 | Aug 24, 2012 | $0.2750 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 23, 2012 | Jun 8, 2012 | $0.2750 | +14.6% | Raise |
| Feb 8, 2012 | Feb 24, 2012 | $0.2400 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 8, 2011 | Nov 25, 2011 | $0.2400 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 3, 2011 | Aug 19, 2011 | $0.2400 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 11, 2011 | May 27, 2011 | $0.2400 | +17.1% | Raise |
| Feb 9, 2011 | Feb 25, 2011 | $0.2050 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 27, 2010 | Nov 12, 2010 | $0.2050 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 4, 2010 | Aug 20, 2010 | $0.2050 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 5, 2010 | May 21, 2010 | $0.2050 | +13.9% | Raise |
| Feb 10, 2010 | Feb 26, 2010 | $0.1800 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 21, 2009 | Nov 6, 2009 | $0.1800 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 12, 2009 | Aug 28, 2009 | $0.1800 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 13, 2009 | May 29, 2009 | $0.1800 | +12.5% | Raise |
| Feb 11, 2009 | Feb 27, 2009 | $0.1600 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 12, 2008 | Nov 28, 2008 | $0.1600 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 6, 2008 | Aug 22, 2008 | $0.1600 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 14, 2008 | May 30, 2008 | $0.1600 | +10.3% | Raise |
| Feb 13, 2008 | Feb 29, 2008 | $0.1450 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 28, 2007 | Dec 14, 2007 | $0.1450 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 25, 2007 | Aug 24, 2007 | $0.1450 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 25, 2007 | May 18, 2007 | $0.1450 | +11.5% | Raise |
| Feb 12, 2007 | Feb 28, 2007 | $0.1300 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 15, 2006 | Dec 1, 2006 | $0.1300 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 28, 2006 | Aug 25, 2006 | $0.1300 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 8, 2006 | May 26, 2006 | $0.1300 | +13.0% | Raise |
| Feb 7, 2006 | Feb 24, 2006 | $0.1150 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 16, 2005 | Dec 2, 2005 | $0.1150 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 3, 2005 | Aug 26, 2005 | $0.1150 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 4, 2005 | May 27, 2005 | $0.1150 | +15.0% | Raise |
| Feb 4, 2005 | Feb 25, 2005 | $0.1000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 3, 2004 | Nov 26, 2004 | $0.1000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 21, 2004 | Aug 27, 2004 | $0.1000 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 6, 2004 | May 31, 2004 | $0.1000 | — | First |
COST dividend history — FAQ
How much is COST's dividend?
As of Nov 9, 2026, COST's most recent dividend was $1.4700 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 30, 2026 and a pay date of Nov 13, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $5.7100 per share across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 0.54%.
How often does COST pay a dividend?
Costco Wholesale Corporation pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 4 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.
When is COST's next dividend?
COST's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its quarterly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.
Has COST ever cut its dividend?
No regular-payment reduction appears in the 96 payments on record since 2004.
How much did COST pay in dividends in 2025?
COST paid $5.0600 per share across 4 payments in 2025, up 12.4% from 2024.
What was COST's total return including dividends over the last year?
Over the 12 months to Nov 6, 2026, COST paid $5.7100 per share, 0.62% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +14.2%. That is an approximate total return of +14.8% before taxes and reinvestment.
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Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to COST