Costco Wholesale (COST) Dividend Yield & History
Score
Yield is based on dividends paid in the past 12 months. 2026 isn't counted in streaks until the year ends.
Costco Wholesale Corporation paid $5.54 a share over the past year. At $1087.61 that is a 0.51% yield.
The yearly dividend at Costco Wholesale rose every year from 2004 to 2025.
On 1 May 2026 Costco Wholesale raised its quarterly dividend from $1.30 to $1.47, up 13.1%.
The dividend was 27% of Costco Wholesale earnings last year.
Costco Wholesale pays quarterly, roughly every three months.
The next ex-dividend date for Costco Wholesale hasn't been announced yet.
Over five years the Costco Wholesale dividend grew 13% a year.
Our records cover 91 payments from 2004 to 2026.
At today's yield, $10,000 invested would receive about $51 a year in dividends before tax, if payments stay the same. Dividends can be cut.
Learn: How to read a dividend
Full COST quote · Forecast · Academy
Questions
When did COST last raise the dividend?
$1.47 replaced $1.30 on 1 May 2026.
How often does COST pay a dividend?
Costco Wholesale pays four times a year.
How many years has COST raised the dividend?
$5.06 in 2025, and the yearly dividend rose every year back to 2004.
What is the COST dividend yield?
Costco Wholesale yields 0.51%.