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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Dividend Yield

Annual Dividend Yield

0.55%0.01%+1.85%

Summary

As of today, COST annual dividend yield is 0.55%, up +1.85% on
COST annual dividend yield is down -19.12% over the past 3 years, down -79.40% over the past 5 years
COST annual dividend yield is currently -92.55% below its historical high of 7.38% set on
COST annual dividend yield is +30.95% above its 3-year low of 0.42% reached on
COST annual dividend yield is higher than 4.17% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector
The next dividend is announced to be $1.47 per share, with an ex-dividend date of

Dividend Yield Chart

SUGGESTED SERIES

Performance

COST Performance
MetricDateValue1Y3Y5Y15Y
Annual Dividend Yield0.55%+3.8%-19.1%-79.4%-48.1%
Price$1,003.32+7.6%+83.2%+106.6%+1098.3%
Annual Dividend$5.54+12.6%+48.9%-57.3%+522.5%
Annual Payout Ratio26.64%-1.1%+34.0%-76.5%+5.6%
Annual Dividends Paid$2.46B+12.6%+96.5%-57.2%+531.9%
Annual Free Cash Flow$9.38B+19.7%+39.1%+74.7%+391.7%
Annual Revenue$303.15B+10.1%+25.1%+54.7%+240.9%
Annual EPS$20.76+14.0%+46.6%+84.2%+529.1%
PE Ratio48.33-5.6%+24.9%+12.2%+91.0%

Dividend Yield Highs

COST Annual Dividend Yield Highs Comparison
PeriodHighDateCurrent
3Y2.54%-78.3%
5Y3.12%-82.4%
All7.38%-92.5%

Dividend Yield Lows

COST Annual Dividend Yield Lows Comparison
PeriodLowDateCurrent
3Y0.42%+30.9%
5Y0.42%+30.9%
All0.42%+30.9%

Dividend Yield History

YearValueChange
0.55%-3.5%
0.57%-74.3%
2.22%+296.4%
0.56%-24.3%
0.74%-67.7%
2.29%+157.3%
0.89%+11.3%
0.80%-21.6%
1.02%-78.5%
4.75%+348.1%
1.06%-73.7%
4.03%+247.4%
1.16%-83.0%
6.83%+576.2%
1.01%-5.6%
1.07%0.0%
1.07%-7.0%
1.15%-0.9%
1.16%+46.8%
YearValueChange
0.79%-15.1%
0.93%+6.9%
0.87%+40.3%
0.62%-34.7%
0.95%-24.0%
1.25%+58.2%
0.79%-10.2%
0.88%+14.3%
0.77%-20.6%
0.97%-38.6%
1.58%-43.6%
2.80%-39.3%
4.61%-15.6%
5.46%+49.2%
3.66%-5.7%
3.88%+38.6%
2.80%-22.0%
3.59%+18.1%
3.04%-

FAQ

What is the current annual dividend yield of COST?
As of today, COST annual dividend yield is 0.55%
What is COST annual dividend yield most recent change?
COST annual dividend yield was up +1.85% on October 23, 2026
What is 1-year change in COST annual dividend yield?
COST annual dividend yield is up +3.77% year-over-year
How far is COST annual dividend yield from its all-time high?
COST annual dividend yield is currently -92.55% below its historical high of 7.38% set on February 3, 2014
How does COST annual dividend yield rank versus sector peers?
COST annual dividend yield is higher than 4.17% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector
What is COST next ex-dividend date?
The next ex-dividend date for COST is
When is COST next annual earnings release?
As of today, the next annual earnings release for COST has not been scheduled

Dividend Yield Formula

Dividend Yield =  
Dividend Per Share
Price
  × 100%

Data Sources & References

  1. COST Official Website www.costco.com
  2. COST Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/COST
  3. COST Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/cost