Question 1

When is the next COST ex-dividend date?

Accepted Answer

The next COST ex-dividend date on record is May 1, 2026. To receive the dividend you must own COST shares before this date.

Question 2

What is an ex-dividend date?

Accepted Answer

The ex-dividend date is the cut-off for owning a stock in time to receive its next dividend. If you buy COST on or after the ex-dividend date, the seller — not you — receives the upcoming payment. Buy before it and you're entitled to the dividend.

Question 3

Do I have to own COST on the ex-dividend date to get the dividend?

Accepted Answer

You must own COST before the ex-dividend date — i.e. buy at least one trading day earlier. Since the move to T+1 settlement, the record date and ex-dividend date now fall on the same day, so the ex-date is the deadline that matters.

Question 4

How much is the COST dividend?

Accepted Answer

COST's most recent dividend was $1.4700 per share, paid on a quarterly basis — about $5.88 per share annually, a forward yield of roughly 0.60%.

Ex-Dividend Date	Pay Date	Amount	Type
May 1, 2026	—	$1.4700	regular
Jan 30, 2026	—	$1.3000	regular
Oct 31, 2025	—	$1.3000	regular
Aug 1, 2025	—	$1.3000	regular
May 2, 2025	—	$1.3000	regular
Feb 7, 2025	—	$1.1600	regular
Nov 1, 2024	—	$1.1600	regular
Jul 26, 2024	—	$1.1600	regular
Apr 25, 2024	—	$1.1600	regular
Feb 1, 2024	—	$1.0200	regular
Dec 27, 2023	—	$15.0000	regular
Nov 2, 2023	—	$1.0200	regular

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