Costco dividend history

Costco's dividend was $5.54 a share in fiscal 2026, up 12.6% on the year before. That was 26.6% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q4 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $848M
Dividends (TTM): $2.5B
Returned to shareholders: 35%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $2.5B
Diluted share count: −0.1%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 0.7%; dividends 0.5% + buybacks 0.2% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 27%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 9.0%; of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Costco: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2010Aug 2010	2011Aug 2011	2012Sept 2012	2013Sept 2013	2014Aug 2014	2015Aug 2015	2016Aug 2016	2017Sept 2017	2018Sept 2018	2019Sept 2019	2020Aug 2020	2021Aug 2021	2022Aug 2022	2023Sept 2023	2024Sept 2024	2025Aug 2025	2026Aug 2026
Dividend per share	$0.770	$0.890	$1.03	$8.17	$1.33	$6.51	$1.70	$8.90	$2.14	$2.44	—	—	—	$3.84	$19.36	$4.92	$5.54
Dividend per share growth	—	+15.6%	+15.7%	+693.2%	−83.7%	+389.5%	−73.9%	+423.5%	−76.0%	+14.0%	—	—	—	—	+404.2%	−74.6%	+12.6%
Dividends paid	338	389	446	3,560	584	2,865	746	3,904	689	1,038	1,479	5,748	1,498	1,251	9,041	2,183	2,458
Share buybacks	551	624	632	36	334	481	486	469	328	247	196	496	439	676	700	903	848
Dividends ÷ net income	25.9%	26.6%	26.1%	174.6%	28.4%	120.5%	31.7%	145.7%	22.0%	28.4%	37.0%	114.8%	25.6%	19.9%	122.7%	27.0%	26.6%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	19.6%	20.4%	28.3%	262.9%	29.3%	151.4%	116.0%	92.4%	24.6%	30.9%	24.4%	107.0%	42.8%	18.5%	136.4%	27.9%	26.2%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

October 14, 2026 Costco declares quarterly dividend of $1.47 per share Source

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Figures from Costco's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Costco.