Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) dividends paid
Costco Wholesale paid $2,458m in dividends in fiscal 2026, 12.6% more than in fiscal 2025 ($2,183m). That was 26.6% of its net income for the year. It is the total cash paid according to its cash flow statement, not the dividend per share.
Dividends paid by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Dividends paid | Change | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $2,458m | +12.6% | 26.6% |
| 2025 | $2,183m | −75.9% | 27.0% |
| 2024 | $9,041m | +622.7% | 122.7% |
| 2023 | $1,251m | −16.5% | 19.9% |
| 2022 | $1,498m | −73.9% | 25.6% |
| 2021 | $5,748m | +288.6% | 114.8% |
| 2020 | $1,479m | +42.5% | 37.0% |
| 2019 | $1,038m | +50.7% | 28.4% |
| 2018 | $689.0m | −82.4% | 22.0% |
| 2017 | $3,904m | — | 145.7% |
The figure for each fiscal year is the total cash paid in dividends according to the cash flow statement in the annual accounts. It is not the dividend per share and may include amounts paid to minority shareholders of subsidiaries. It covers closed fiscal years and is not a forecast. The change compares each fiscal year with the one before and is not shown when the amount paid is more than ten times the previous one. The payout ratio divides dividends paid by net income for the same fiscal year and is not calculated when net income was not positive. Figures are in millions of US dollars.
Questions about the dividends of Costco Wholesale
- How much did Costco Wholesale pay in dividends in fiscal 2026?
- Costco Wholesale paid $2,458m in dividends in fiscal 2026, according to its cash flow statement; in fiscal 2025 it paid $2,183m.
- What share of its profit did Costco Wholesale pay out?
- In fiscal 2026 dividends paid were 26.6% of its net income, which was $9,226m.
- In which year did Costco Wholesale pay the most in dividends?
- Of its last 10 fiscal years with the figure, fiscal 2024, with $9,041m paid in dividends.
- Where do the figures for Costco Wholesale come from?
- From the annual report (Form 10-K) that Costco Wholesale files with the SEC, the US securities regulator. Each fiscal year links to its filing.
Where each figure comes from
From the annual report (Form 10-K) that Costco Wholesale files with the SEC. The filing for each fiscal year: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017. More on Costco Wholesale: the Costco Wholesale page · annual accounts · revenue · net income · insider transactions.
Dividend per share of Costco Wholesale by fiscal year, with the filing behind every figure: Costco Wholesale dividend history.
Information prepared from the accounts the company files with the regulator, for information purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. Updated on 12 November 2026.