Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) operating KPIs
COSTNasdaqRetail-Variety StoresFiscal year ends August 30
Financials through Q4 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 30, 2026Last filing: 10-K on Oct 7, 2026Score 17/3057% above fair value
$1012.28+16.20 (+1.63%)
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $448.93BP/E 48.8Yield 0.55%
Costco Wholesale cash dividends declared per common share ($/share) ($)
FY2026 regular cash dividends declared totaled $5.54/share ($2,458M). FY2024 ($19.04/share) and FY2021 ($12.99/share) include special cash dividends of $15.00/share and $10.00/share.
Latest, Q4 FY26
1.47
Period ended Aug 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
+13.1%
1.30 in Q4 FY25
History
35 quarters
Since Q2 FY16
Sources
20
Documents cited below
Quarterly history
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| Period | Ended | Cash dividends declared per common share ($/share) ($) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY26 | Aug 30, 2026 | 1.47 | +13.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2026-10-07) ↗ |
| Q3 FY26 | May 10, 2026 | 1.47 | +13.1% | Form 10-Q (filed 2026-06-03) ↗ |
| Q2 FY26 | Feb 15, 2026 | 1.30 | +12.1% | Form 10-Q (filed 2026-03-11) ↗ |
| Q1 FY26 | Nov 23, 2025 | 1.30 | +12.1% | Form 10-Q (filed 2025-12-17) ↗ |
| Q4 FY25 | Aug 31, 2025 | 1.30 | – | Form 10-K (filed 2025-10-08) ↗ |
| Q3 FY25 | May 11, 2025 | 1.30 | +12.1% | Form 10-Q (filed 2026-06-03) ↗ |
| Q2 FY25 | Feb 16, 2025 | 1.16 | +13.7% | Form 10-Q (filed 2026-03-11) ↗ |
| Q1 FY25 | Nov 24, 2024 | 1.16 | +13.7% | Form 10-Q (filed 2025-12-17) ↗ |
| Q3 FY24 | May 12, 2024 | 1.16 | – | Form 10-Q (filed 2025-06-05) ↗ |
| Q2 FY24 | Feb 18, 2024 | 1.02 | – | Form 10-Q (filed 2025-03-13) ↗ |
| Q1 FY24 | Nov 26, 2023 | 1.02 | – | Form 10-Q (filed 2024-12-19) ↗ |
| Q3 FY22 | May 8, 2022 | 0.90 | +13.9% | Form 10-Q (filed 2022-06-02) ↗ |
| Q2 FY22 | Feb 13, 2022 | 0.79 | +12.9% | Form 10-Q (filed 2022-03-10) ↗ |
| Q1 FY22 | Nov 21, 2021 | 0.79 | +12.9% | Form 10-Q (filed 2021-12-22) ↗ |
| Q3 FY21 | May 9, 2021 | 0.79 | +12.9% | Form 10-Q (filed 2022-06-02) ↗ |
| Q2 FY21 | Feb 14, 2021 | 0.70 | +7.7% | Form 10-Q (filed 2022-03-10) ↗ |
| Q1 FY21 | Nov 22, 2020 | 0.70 | +7.7% | Form 10-Q (filed 2021-12-22) ↗ |
| Q3 FY20 | May 10, 2020 | 0.70 | +7.7% | Form 10-Q (filed 2021-06-03) ↗ |
| Q2 FY20 | Feb 16, 2020 | 0.65 | +14.0% | Form 10-Q (filed 2021-03-10) ↗ |
| Q1 FY20 | Nov 24, 2019 | 0.65 | +14.0% | Form 10-Q (filed 2020-12-16) ↗ |
| Q4 FY19 | Sep 1, 2019 | 0.65 | +14.0% | Form 10-K (filed 2019-10-11) ↗ |
| Q3 FY19 | May 12, 2019 | 0.65 | +14.0% | Form 10-Q (filed 2020-06-04) ↗ |
| Q2 FY19 | Feb 17, 2019 | 0.57 | +14.0% | Form 10-Q (filed 2020-03-12) ↗ |
| Q1 FY19 | Nov 25, 2018 | 0.57 | +14.0% | Form 10-Q (filed 2019-12-23) ↗ |
| Q4 FY18 | Sep 2, 2018 | 0.57 | +14.0% | Form 10-K (filed 2019-10-11) ↗ |
| Q3 FY18 | May 13, 2018 | 0.57 | -92.4% | Form 10-K (filed 2019-10-11) ↗ |
| Q2 FY18 | Feb 18, 2018 | 0.50 | +11.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2019-10-11) ↗ |
| Q1 FY18 | Nov 26, 2017 | 0.50 | +11.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2019-10-11) ↗ |
| Q4 FY17 | Sep 3, 2017 | 0.50 | +11.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2018-10-26) ↗ |
| Q3 FY17 | May 7, 2017 | 7.50 | +1,566.7% | Form 10-K (filed 2018-10-26) ↗ |
| Q2 FY17 | Feb 12, 2017 | 0.45 | +12.5% | Form 10-K (filed 2018-10-26) ↗ |
| Q1 FY17 | Nov 20, 2016 | 0.45 | – | Form 10-K (filed 2018-10-26) ↗ |
| Q4 FY16 | Aug 28, 2016 | 0.45 | – | Form 10-K (filed 2017-10-18) ↗ |
| Q3 FY16 | May 8, 2016 | 0.45 | – | Form 10-K (filed 2017-10-18) ↗ |
| Q2 FY16 | Feb 14, 2016 | 0.40 | – | Form 10-K (filed 2017-10-18) ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up cash dividends declared per common share ($/share)
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Costco Wholesale Cash dividends declared per common share ($/share) ($), quarterly Q2 FY16–Q4 FY26 [Data set]. Compiled from Costco Wholesale SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/cost/kpis/dps-declared
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