Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 95 recorded COST dividend payments, running from May 6, 2004 to July 24, 2026 — 23 calendar years. Together those payments total $89.56 per share. COST has most often paid quarterly.
COST has increased its payment rate for 21 consecutive complete years.
Across 23 years of recorded history, COST's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
COST dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.06 | 4 | $1.30 | +12.1% |
| 2024 | $4.50 | 4 | $1.16 | — |
| 2023 | $18.96 | 5 (timing) | $1.02 | — |
| 2022 | $3.49 | 4 | $0.900 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | $3.07 | 4 | $0.790 | — |
| 2020 | $12.75 | 5 (timing) | $0.700 | — |
| 2019 | $2.52 | 4 | $0.650 | +14.0% |
| 2018 | $2.21 | 4 | $0.570 | — |
| 2017 | $8.95 | 5 (timing) | $0.500 | — |
| 2016 | $1.75 | 4 | $0.450 | — |
| 2015 | $6.56 | 5 (timing) | $0.400 | — |
| 2014 | $1.38 | 4 | $0.355 | +14.5% |
| 2013 | $1.21 | 4 | $0.310 | — |
| 2012 | $8.06 | 5 (timing) | $0.275 | — |
| 2011 | $0.925 | 4 | $0.240 | +17.1% |
| 2010 | $0.795 | 4 | $0.205 | +13.9% |
| 2009 | $0.700 | 4 | $0.180 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | $0.625 | 4 | $0.160 | +10.3% |
| 2007 | $0.565 | 4 | $0.145 | +11.5% |
| 2006 | $0.505 | 4 | $0.130 | +13.0% |
| 2005 | $0.445 | 4 | $0.115 | — |
| 2004 | $0.300 | 3 (timing) | $0.100 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than COST's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent COST dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | $1.47 |
| May 1, 2026 | $1.47 |
| January 30, 2026 | $1.30 |
| October 31, 2025 | $1.30 |
| August 1, 2025 | $1.30 |
| May 2, 2025 | $1.30 |
| February 7, 2025 | $1.16 |
| November 1, 2024 | $1.16 |
| July 26, 2024 | $1.16 |
| April 25, 2024 | $1.16 |
| February 1, 2024 | $1.02 |
| December 27, 2023 | $15.00 |
| November 2, 2023 | $1.02 |
| August 24, 2023 | $1.02 |
| May 4, 2023 | $1.02 |
| February 2, 2023 | $0.900 |
| October 27, 2022 | $0.900 |
| July 28, 2022 | $0.900 |
| April 28, 2022 | $0.900 |
| February 3, 2022 | $0.790 |
| October 28, 2021 | $0.790 |
| July 29, 2021 | $0.790 |
| April 29, 2021 | $0.790 |
| February 4, 2021 | $0.700 |
| December 1, 2020 | $10.00 |
| October 29, 2020 | $0.700 |
| July 30, 2020 | $0.700 |
| April 30, 2020 | $0.700 |
| February 6, 2020 | $0.650 |
| October 31, 2019 | $0.650 |
| August 29, 2019 | $0.650 |
| May 9, 2019 | $0.650 |
| February 7, 2019 | $0.570 |
| November 8, 2018 | $0.570 |
| August 30, 2018 | $0.570 |
| May 10, 2018 | $0.570 |
| February 15, 2018 | $0.500 |
| November 16, 2017 | $0.500 |
| August 16, 2017 | $0.500 |
| May 10, 2017 | $0.500 |
| May 8, 2017 | $7.00 |
| February 8, 2017 | $0.450 |
| November 2, 2016 | $0.450 |
| August 10, 2016 | $0.450 |
| April 27, 2016 | $0.450 |
| February 10, 2016 | $0.400 |
| November 10, 2015 | $0.400 |
| August 12, 2015 | $0.400 |
| April 29, 2015 | $0.400 |
| February 11, 2015 | $0.355 |
| February 5, 2015 | $5.00 |
| November 12, 2014 | $0.355 |
| July 9, 2014 | $0.355 |
| May 14, 2014 | $0.355 |
| February 12, 2014 | $0.310 |
| November 13, 2013 | $0.310 |
| August 7, 2013 | $0.310 |
| May 15, 2013 | $0.310 |
| February 6, 2013 | $0.275 |
| December 6, 2012 | $7.00 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 95 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
COST dividend history questions
How many dividends has COST paid?
DivTrkr has 95 recorded COST dividend payments between May 6, 2004 and July 24, 2026, totalling $89.56 per share across 23 calendar years.
Has COST ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 23 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the COST dividend growing?
There is not yet five full years of COST payment history to measure a five-year growth rate.
How often does COST pay a dividend?
COST has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current COST dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track COST free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.