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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Payout ratio

Annual Payout Ratio:

-122.72%-102.84%(-517.30%)
August 1, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (August 18, 2025), COST annual payout ratio is -122.72%, with the most recent change of -102.84% (-517.30%) on August 1, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, COST annual payout ratio has fallen by -9.55% (-8.44%).

Performance

1-year change

-517.3%

3-year change

-8.44%

5-year change

-337.97%

15-year change

-466.31%

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Highlights

Sector rank

3.16%
COST annual payout ratio is higher than 3.16% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Range

All-time high

0.00%
COST annual payout ratio is currently <-9900.00% below its historical high of 0.00%

3-year low

-122.72%
COST annual payout ratio is currently at its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last annual earnings report date

Aug 1, 2024
COST previous annual earnings announcement was published on Aug 1, 2024

Next annual earnings report date

Sep 25, 2025
COST next annual earnings announcement is scheduled for Sep 25, 2025

OtherCOSTdividend metrics

Annual dividend per share

$20.38
COST annual dividend per share is $20.38

annual dividend yield

2.08%
COST annual dividend yield is 2.08%

Annual dividends paid

-$9.04B
COST annual dividends paid is -$9.04 billion

annual net income

$7.37B
COST annual net profit is $7.37 billion

TTM Payout Ratio:

27.91%0.00%(0.00%)
August 18, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 18, 2025), COST TTM payout ratio is 27.91%, unchanged on August 18, 2025.
  • Over the past year, COST TTM payout ratio has dropped by -95.08% (-77.31%).
  • COST TTM payout ratio is now -86.21% below its all-time high of 202.43%.

Performance

3-month change

+2.95%

1-year change

-77.31%

3-year change

+4.89%

5-year change

-30.35%

COST TTM Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector rank

77.48%
COST TTM payout ratio is higher than 77.48% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Range

All-time high

202.43%
COST TTM payout ratio is currently -86.21% below its historical high of 202.43%

3-year low

19.74%
COST TTM payout ratio is currently +41.39% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last quarterly earnings report date

N/A
COST has not yet announced its earnings

Next quarterly earnings report date

N/A
COST next earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherCOSTdividend metrics

TTM Dividend per share

$4.92
COST TTM dividend per share is $4.92

TTM Dividend yield

0.50%
COST TTM dividend yield is 0.50%

TTM dividends paid

-$1.54B
COST TTM dividends paid is -$1.54 billion

TTM net income

$7.84B
COST TTM net profit is $7.84 billion

Quarterly Payout Ratio:

-27.06%-27.06%(-100.00%)
May 1, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 18, 2025), COST quarterly payout ratio is -27.06%, with the most recent change of -27.06% (-100.00%) on May 1, 2025.
  • Over the past year, COST quarterly payout ratio has increased by +3.58% (+11.68%).

Performance

3-month change

-100%

1-year change

+11.68%

3-year change

-5.79%

5-year change

+19.68%

COST Quarterly Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector rank

11.05%
COST quarterly payout ratio is higher than 11.05% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Range

All-time high

0.00%
COST quarterly payout ratio is currently <-9900.00% below its historical high of 0.00%

3-year low

-407.75%

Earnings dates

Last quarterly earnings report date

May 1, 2025
COST previous earnings announcement was published on May 1, 2025

Next quarterly earnings report date

Sep 25, 2025
COST next earnings announcement is scheduled for Sep 25, 2025

OtherCOSTdividend metrics

Dividend per share

$1.30
COST last dividend was $1.30 per share, with an ex-dividend date of August 1, 2025

TTM Dividend yield

0.50%
COST TTM dividend yield is 0.50%

quarterly dividends paid

-$515.00M
COST quarterly dividends paid is -$515.00 million

quarterly net income

$1.90B
COST quarterly net profit is $1.90 billion

Payout ratio Formula

Payout Ratio =  Dividends Paid
Net Income x 100%

Annual Payout Ratio

-122.72%
COST annual payout ratio is -122.72%

Annual dividends paid

-$9.04B
COST annual dividends paid is -$9.04 billion

annual net income

$7.37B
COST annual net profit is $7.37 billion

COST Payout ratio Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualTTMTTMQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year-517.3%-77.3%+11.7%
3 y3 years-8.4%+4.9%-5.8%
5 y5 years-338.0%-30.4%+19.7%

COST Payout ratio Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowTTM vs highTTM vs highTTM vs lowTTM vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-year-517.3%at low-79.5%+41.4%<-9999.0%+93.4%
5 y5-year-517.3%at low-79.9%+41.4%<-9999.0%+94.1%
alltimeall time<-9999.0%+28.9%-86.2%>+9999.0%<-9999.0%+95.3%

COST Payout ratio History

DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Aug 2025
-
27.91%(+41.4%)
-
May 2025
-
19.74%(-27.1%)
-27.06%(<-9900.0%)
Feb 2025
-
27.09%(-76.3%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Nov 2024
-
114.50%(-6.9%)
-28.64%(+31.1%)
Aug 2024
-122.72%(+517.3%)
122.99%(+3.3%)
-21.84%(-28.7%)
May 2024
-
119.08%(-4.6%)
-30.64%(-92.5%)
Feb 2024
-
124.79%(+362.4%)
-407.75%(+616.0%)
Nov 2023
-
26.99%(-0.5%)
-56.95%(+172.1%)
Aug 2023
-
27.12%(+29.8%)
-20.93%(-31.7%)
Aug 2023
-19.88%(-21.5%)
20.89%(-21.7%)
-
Apr 2023
-
26.67%(-21.7%)
-30.65%(<-9900.0%)
Feb 2023
-
34.06%(+29.1%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Nov 2022
-
26.38%(+2.6%)
-29.33%(-30.9%)
Aug 2022
-25.33%(-77.6%)
25.72%(+3.4%)
-42.44%(+65.9%)
Apr 2022
-
24.88%(-2.3%)
-25.58%(<-9900.0%)
Feb 2022
-
25.46%(-77.3%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Nov 2021
-
112.38%(-2.4%)
-26.02%(-36.8%)
Aug 2021
-113.17%(+210.6%)
115.17%(-4.9%)
-41.20%(+63.9%)
Apr 2021
-
121.15%(-7.4%)
-25.14%(-94.5%)
Feb 2021
-
130.88%(+363.6%)
-456.23%(+1638.0%)
Nov 2020
-
28.23%(-5.7%)
-26.25%(-40.5%)
Aug 2020
-36.44%(+30.0%)
29.93%(-5.6%)
-44.09%(+30.9%)
May 2020
-
31.70%(+3.9%)
-33.69%(<-9900.0%)
Feb 2020
-
30.52%(+2.1%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Nov 2019
-
29.89%(+4.6%)
-66.94%(+159.8%)
Aug 2019
-28.02%(+29.3%)
28.57%(-1.3%)
-25.77%(-5.9%)
May 2019
-
28.96%(-0.9%)
-27.40%(<-9900.0%)
Feb 2019
-
29.23%(-2.4%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Nov 2018
-
29.95%(+2.7%)
-64.48%(+171.6%)
Aug 2018
-21.67%(-84.9%)
29.15%(-4.0%)
-23.74%(-17.4%)
May 2018
-
30.35%(-77.4%)
-28.74%(-6.9%)
Feb 2018
-
134.13%(-5.7%)
-30.86%(<-9900.0%)
Nov 2017
-
142.29%(-2.2%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Aug 2017
-143.85%(+358.1%)
145.56%(+366.5%)
-376.39%(+1241.9%)
Apr 2017
-
31.20%(-6.1%)
-28.05%(<-9900.0%)
Feb 2017
-
33.21%(+4.2%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Nov 2016
-
31.88%(+0.1%)
-35.68%(-28.9%)
Aug 2016
-31.40%(-73.6%)
31.84%(+28.8%)
-50.19%(+56.6%)
Apr 2016
-
24.73%(-19.2%)
-32.06%(+1.1%)
Feb 2016
-
30.59%(-75.1%)
-31.71%(<-9900.0%)
Nov 2015
-
122.75%(+1.3%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Aug 2015
-118.93%(+325.2%)
121.23%(-7.2%)
-45.12%(-90.1%)
May 2015
-
130.65%(+4.2%)
-454.34%(+1667.9%)
Feb 2015
-
125.39%(+339.5%)
-25.70%(<-9900.0%)
Nov 2014
-
28.53%(-0.0%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Aug 2014
-27.97%(-83.8%)
28.54%(+3.1%)
-44.11%(+55.4%)
May 2014
-
27.68%(-0.7%)
-28.39%(-2.0%)
Feb 2014
-
27.87%(-84.2%)
-28.96%(<-9900.0%)
Nov 2013
-
176.83%(+0.6%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Aug 2013
-172.73%(+584.4%)
175.70%(+0.2%)
-43.57%(+68.5%)
May 2013
-
175.32%(-3.5%)
-25.86%(-95.5%)
Feb 2013
-
181.61%(+602.6%)
-572.02%(<-9900.0%)
Nov 2012
-
25.85%(+1.3%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Aug 2012
-25.24%(+0.0%)
25.51%(-4.6%)
-38.10%(+48.4%)
Apr 2012
-
26.74%(-4.2%)
-25.68%(+0.7%)
Feb 2012
-
27.91%(+0.5%)
-25.49%(<-9900.0%)
Nov 2011
-
27.78%(+3.3%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Aug 2011
-25.23%(-1.3%)
26.89%(+4.9%)
-42.00%(+59.2%)
Apr 2011
-
25.63%(-1.5%)
-26.39%(<-9900.0%)
Feb 2011
-
26.03%(-0.8%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Nov 2010
-
26.24%(-0.5%)
-26.81%(-34.9%)
DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Aug 2010
-25.55%(-6.3%)
26.37%(+20.1%)
-41.19%(+62.2%)
Apr 2010
-
21.95%(-20.7%)
-25.40%(<-9900.0%)
Feb 2010
-
27.69%(-1.9%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Nov 2009
-
28.23%(+3.0%)
-29.26%(-30.3%)
Aug 2009
-27.26%(+31.9%)
27.42%(+8.4%)
-41.98%(+26.0%)
May 2009
-
25.30%(+7.5%)
-33.33%(+15.4%)
Feb 2009
-
23.53%(-11.1%)
-28.87%(<-9900.0%)
Nov 2008
-
26.46%(+25.8%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Aug 2008
-20.66%(-9.0%)
21.03%(+36.8%)
-34.94%(+63.7%)
May 2008
-
15.37%(-29.8%)
-21.35%(+11.0%)
Feb 2008
-
21.89%(+27.7%)
-19.23%(<-9900.0%)
Nov 2007
-
17.14%(-26.2%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Aug 2007
-22.70%(+8.8%)
23.21%(-0.6%)
-34.40%(+32.2%)
May 2007
-
23.36%(+2.9%)
-26.02%(+9.4%)
Feb 2007
-
22.71%(+6.6%)
-23.79%(<-9900.0%)
Nov 2006
-
21.31%(-18.6%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Aug 2006
-20.87%(+8.5%)
26.19%(+72.0%)
-34.13%(+48.6%)
Apr 2006
-
15.23%(-2.0%)
-22.96%(+24.2%)
Feb 2006
-
15.54%(+3.4%)
-18.49%(<-9900.0%)
Nov 2005
-
15.03%(+1.7%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Aug 2005
-19.24%(+84.3%)
14.78%(-0.3%)
-30.94%(0.0%)
Jul 2005
-
14.82%(-23.3%)
-30.94%(+36.0%)
Apr 2005
-
19.32%(-0.5%)
-22.75%(+47.5%)
Feb 2005
-
19.42%(+24.2%)
-15.42%(<-9900.0%)
Nov 2004
-
15.63%(+45.4%)
0.00%(-100.0%)
Aug 2004
-10.44%(<-9900.0%)
10.75%(>+9900.0%)
-31.05%(<-9900.0%)
Apr 2004
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Feb 2004
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Nov 2003
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Aug 2003
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
May 2003
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Feb 2003
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Nov 2002
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Aug 2002
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
May 2002
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Feb 2002
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Nov 2001
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Aug 2001
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
May 2001
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Feb 2001
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Nov 2000
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Aug 2000
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Apr 2000
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Feb 2000
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Nov 1999
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Aug 1999
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Apr 1999
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Feb 1999
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Nov 1998
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Aug 1998
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
May 1998
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Feb 1998
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Nov 1997
-
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%
Aug 1996
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Aug 1995
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Aug 1994
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Aug 1993
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Aug 1992
0.00%(0.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Aug 1990
0.00%(-100.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Aug 1989
-51.80%(<-9900.0%)
0.00%(0.0%)
-
Aug 1988
0.00%
0.00%
-

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  • What is Costco Wholesale Corporation TTM payout ratio?
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What is Costco Wholesale Corporation annual payout ratio?

The current annual payout ratio of COST is -122.72%

What is the all time high annual payout ratio for Costco Wholesale Corporation?

Costco Wholesale Corporation all-time high annual payout ratio is 0.00%

What is Costco Wholesale Corporation annual payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, COST annual payout ratio has changed by -102.84% (-517.30%)

What is Costco Wholesale Corporation TTM payout ratio?

The current TTM payout ratio of COST is 27.91%

What is the all time high TTM payout ratio for Costco Wholesale Corporation?

Costco Wholesale Corporation all-time high TTM payout ratio is 202.43%

What is COST TTM payout ratio year-to-date change?

Costco Wholesale Corporation TTM payout ratio has changed by +1.49% (+5.64%) since the beginning of the year

What is Costco Wholesale Corporation TTM payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, COST TTM payout ratio has changed by -95.08% (-77.31%)

What is Costco Wholesale Corporation quarterly payout ratio?

The current quarterly payout ratio of COST is -27.06%

What is the all time high quarterly payout ratio for Costco Wholesale Corporation?

Costco Wholesale Corporation all-time high quarterly payout ratio is 0.00%

What is Costco Wholesale Corporation quarterly payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, COST quarterly payout ratio has changed by +3.58% (+11.68%)
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