Costco Wholesale (COST) Dividends & Splits

Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) offers dividends and splits to its shareholders. Dividends are a form of cash distribution that the company pays to its investors based on its profits. The dividend yield is the annual dividend amount per share divided by the stock's price. It is a measure of the return on investment for shareholders. The payout ratio is the percentage of earnings that the company distributes as dividends. A higher payout ratio indicates that the company is returning a larger portion of its earnings to shareholders through dividends.

Costco Wholesale Corp has a history of providing consistent dividends to its shareholders. The dividend ex-date is the date on which a stock starts trading without the right to receive the current dividend. An investor must own shares on or before this date to be eligible for the dividend. The company has also undergone stock splits in the past. A stock split is a division of the company's existing shares into multiple shares. The split multiple indicates how many new shares are created for each existing share. This can make the stock more affordable for individual investors.