Costco declares USD 1.47 dividend: Costco Wholesale stock yields 0.60 percent

Published on 10/26/2026 at 11:18 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Costco Wholesale stock costs EUR 898.25 on October 26, 2026. The USD 1.47 dividend pays on November 13 after the October 30 record date.

Dividend and operating results

Costco declared a USD 1.47 quarterly dividend on October 14, 2026.
Fiscal 2026 net sales rose 10.10 percent to USD 297.20 billion.
Costco Wholesale stock traded at EUR 898.25 at 11:12 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 26, 2026.
The record date is October 30, 2026, and payment follows on November 13, 2026.

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Costco Wholesale (ISIN US22160K1051) declared a quarterly dividend of USD 1.47 per share on October 14, 2026, giving the stock a defined near-term income event. The payment is scheduled for November 13, while the record date falls on October 30, according to Costco Wholesale.

Three dated operating signals

On September 24, 2026, Costco reported fourth-quarter net sales of USD 93.90 billion, up 11.20 percent year over year, and fiscal-year net sales of USD 297.20 billion, up 10.10 percent, according to Last10K. On October 7, 2026, September net sales reached USD 30.02 billion, 13.00 percent above the prior year, as reported by Stock Analysis. On October 14, Costco announced the USD 1.47 dividend and its November 13 payment date, according to Costco Wholesale.

What does the dividend mean for income?

The quarterly payment annualizes to USD 5.88 per share. MarketBeat put the annualized yield at 0.60 percent and the payout ratio at 28.32 percent in its October 26, 2026 market report, while its average analyst target stood at USD 1,086.19, according to MarketBeat. The dividend is therefore a modest cash-return component beside a business whose latest annual net income reached USD 9.226 billion, compared with USD 8.099 billion in fiscal 2025.

Dates for the next cash return

October 30, 2026 is the record date for the USD 1.47 payment. November 13, 2026 is the scheduled payment date. Costco's release also reported 939 warehouses worldwide, including 647 in the United States and Puerto Rico, showing the operating footprint behind the dividend policy.

Stock price and investor context

Costco Wholesale stock was trading at EUR 898.25 at Lang & Schwarz on October 26, 2026 at 11:12 a.m. CEST. The primary listing is Nasdaq, where the company trades under COST, and the market capitalization was USD 444.6 billion as of October 23, 2026. The 52-week range was USD 844.06 to USD 1,096.50 in the October 26, 2026 market data.

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