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Costco Wholesale Corp

Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) Dividends

Dividend Summary:

The next Costco Wholesale Corp dividend is expected to go ex in 2 months and to be paid in 3 months.
The previous Costco Wholesale Corp dividend was 65c and it went ex 17 days ago and it was paid 2 days ago.
There are typically 4 dividends per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 3.9.
Country:
United States
Exchange:
NASDAQ
Sector:
Retailers
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Status: Paid Forecast
Type: Quarterly Quarterly
Per Share: 65c Sign Up Required
Ex-div Date: Thu 06 Feb 2020 Thu 07 May 2020
Pay Date: Fri 21 Feb 2020 Fri 22 May 2020
Your Holding: 100 shares 100 shares
Your Payment: $65.00 Sign Up Required

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Declared and Forecast Costco Wholesale Corp Dividends

Ex-Div Date Pay Date Type Amount Currency Status
31 Dec 2006 31 Dec 2006 Final 50.5c USD Paid
31 Dec 2007 31 Dec 2007 Final 56.5c USD Paid
31 Dec 2008 31 Dec 2008 Final 62.5c USD Paid
31 Dec 2009 31 Dec 2009 Final 70c USD Paid
12 Feb 2010 26 Feb 2010 Quarterly 18c USD Paid
07 May 2010 21 May 2010 Quarterly 20.5c USD Paid
06 Aug 2010 20 Aug 2010 Quarterly 20.5c USD Paid
29 Oct 2010 12 Nov 2010 Quarterly 20.5c USD Paid
11 Feb 2011 25 Feb 2011 Quarterly 20.5c USD Paid
13 May 2011 27 May 2011 Quarterly 24c USD Paid
05 Aug 2011 19 Aug 2011 Quarterly 24c USD Paid
11 Nov 2011 25 Nov 2011 Quarterly 24c USD Paid
08 Feb 2012 24 Feb 2012 Quarterly 24c USD Paid
23 May 2012 08 Jun 2012 Quarterly 27.5c USD Paid
08 Aug 2012 24 Aug 2012 Quarterly 27.5c USD Paid
14 Nov 2012 30 Nov 2012 Quarterly 27.5c USD Paid
06 Dec 2012 18 Dec 2012 Special 700c USD Paid
06 Feb 2013 22 Feb 2013 Quarterly 27.5c USD Paid
15 May 2013 31 May 2013 Quarterly 31c USD Paid
07 Aug 2013 23 Aug 2013 Quarterly 31c USD Paid
13 Nov 2013 29 Nov 2013 Quarterly 31c USD Paid
12 Feb 2014 28 Feb 2014 Quarterly 31c USD Paid
14 May 2014 30 May 2014 Quarterly 35.5c USD Paid
09 Jul 2014 25 Jul 2014 Quarterly 35.5c USD Paid
12 Nov 2014 28 Nov 2014 Quarterly 35.5c USD Paid
05 Feb 2015 27 Feb 2015 Special 500c USD Paid
11 Feb 2015 27 Feb 2015 Quarterly 35.5c USD Paid
29 Apr 2015 15 May 2015 Quarterly 40c USD Paid
12 Aug 2015 28 Aug 2015 Quarterly 40c USD Paid
10 Nov 2015 27 Nov 2015 Quarterly 40c USD Paid
10 Feb 2016 26 Feb 2016 Quarterly 40c USD Paid
27 Apr 2016 13 May 2016 Quarterly 45c USD Paid
10 Aug 2016 26 Aug 2016 Quarterly 45c USD Paid
02 Nov 2016 18 Nov 2016 Quarterly 45c USD Paid
08 Feb 2017 24 Feb 2017 Quarterly 45c USD Paid
08 May 2017 26 May 2017 Special 700c USD Paid
10 May 2017 26 May 2017 Quarterly 50c USD Paid
16 Aug 2017 01 Sep 2017 Quarterly 50c USD Paid
16 Nov 2017 01 Dec 2017 Quarterly 50c USD Paid
15 Feb 2018 02 Mar 2018 Quarterly 50c USD Paid
10 May 2018 25 May 2018 Quarterly 57c USD Paid
30 Aug 2018 14 Sep 2018 Quarterly 57c USD Paid
08 Nov 2018 23 Nov 2018 Quarterly 57c USD Paid
07 Feb 2019 22 Feb 2019 Quarterly 57c USD Paid
09 May 2019 24 May 2019 Quarterly 65c USD Paid
29 Aug 2019 13 Sep 2019 Quarterly 65c USD Paid
31 Oct 2019 15 Nov 2019 Quarterly 65c USD Paid
06 Feb 2020 21 Feb 2020 Quarterly 65c USD Paid
07 May 2020 22 May 2020 Quarterly Sign Up Required USD Forecast
27 Aug 2020 11 Sep 2020 Quarterly Sign Up Required USD Forecast
29 Oct 2020 13 Nov 2020 Quarterly Sign Up Required USD Forecast
11 Feb 2021 26 Feb 2021 Quarterly Sign Up Required USD Forecast
06 May 2021 21 May 2021 Quarterly Sign Up Required USD Forecast
26 Aug 2021 10 Sep 2021 Quarterly Sign Up Required USD Forecast
28 Oct 2021 12 Nov 2021 Quarterly Sign Up Required USD Forecast
10 Feb 2022 25 Feb 2022 Quarterly Sign Up Required USD Forecast
05 May 2022 20 May 2022 Quarterly Sign Up Required USD Forecast
25 Aug 2022 09 Sep 2022 Quarterly Sign Up Required USD Forecast

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How accurate are our Costco Wholesale Corp forecasts?

Prediction Date Dividend Date Forecast Amount Actual Amount Accuracy
31 Oct 2019 06 Feb 2020 65c 65c 100% 😄
04 Feb 2019 06 Feb 2020 63c 65c 98% 😃
04 Feb 2019 06 Feb 2020 63c 65c 98% 😃
20 Aug 2018 29 Aug 2019 63c 65c 98% 😃
16 Aug 2018 30 Aug 2018 57c 57c 100% 😄
02 May 2018 30 Aug 2018 57c 57c 100% 😄
02 May 2018 08 Nov 2018 57c 57c 100% 😄
02 May 2018 07 Feb 2019 57c 57c 100% 😄
02 May 2018 06 Feb 2020 63c 65c 98% 😃
02 May 2018 31 Oct 2019 63c 65c 98% 😃
02 May 2018 29 Aug 2019 63c 65c 98% 😃
02 May 2018 09 May 2019 63c 65c 98% 😃
02 May 2018 07 Feb 2019 55c 57c 98% 😃
05 Feb 2018 06 Feb 2020 60c 65c 96% 😃
18 Dec 2017 31 Oct 2019 60c 65c 96% 😃
18 Dec 2017 08 Nov 2018 55c 57c 98% 😃
20 Nov 2017 31 Oct 2019 60c 65c 96% 😃
20 Nov 2017 29 Aug 2019 60c 65c 96% 😃
20 Nov 2017 08 Nov 2018 55c 57c 98% 😃
20 Nov 2017 30 Aug 2018 55c 57c 98% 😃
30 Oct 2017 15 Feb 2018 50c 50c 100% 😄
30 Oct 2017 16 Nov 2017 50c 50c 100% 😄
30 Oct 2017 10 May 2018 55c 57c 98% 😃
27 Apr 2017 09 May 2019 60c 65c 96% 😃
31 Jan 2017 07 Feb 2019 55c 57c 98% 😃
08 Nov 2016 08 Nov 2018 55c 57c 98% 😃
30 Jul 2016 30 Aug 2018 55c 57c 98% 😃
05 May 2016 10 May 2018 55c 57c 98% 😃
04 Aug 2015 16 Aug 2017 50c 50c 100% 😄
04 Aug 2015 10 Aug 2016 45c 45c 100% 😄
02 May 2015 10 May 2017 50c 50c 100% 😄
22 Nov 2014 02 Nov 2016 45c 45c 100% 😄
Average Costco Wholesale Corp Forecast Accuracy 98% 😃

We have an excellent record of predicting dividends since 2011 - typically getting 80% of our forecasts exactly right or within a small margin.

We continually revise our forecasts over time as new information becomes available. Each dividend will have several forecasts, all of which are shown above.

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About Costco Wholesale Corp

Costco's principal activity is to operate membership warehouses. These warehouses offer members very low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and selected private label products in a wide range of merchandise categories and self service warehouse facilities.

The Costco dividend has been consistently raised for over 5 years at impressive above-inflation levels. With a regular quaterly dividend Costco represents a reliable investment with ongoing increases expected by analysts.

Fundamentals

Optimized Dividends

Annual Dividends

Year Amount Change
2006 50.5c
2007 56.5c 11.9%
2008 62.5c 10.6%
2009 70.0c 12.0%
2010 59.0c (15.7%)
2011 89.0c 50.8%
2012 103.0c 15.7%
2013 117.0c 13.6%
2014 133.0c 13.7%
2015 151.0c 13.5%
2016 170.0c 12.6%
2017 190.0c 11.8%
2018 214.0c 12.6%
2019 244.0c 14.0%
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Dividends

Ex-Div Date Pay Date Year Type Frequency Status Amount
12 Feb 2010 26 Feb 2010 2010 Interim Quarterly Paid 18c
07 May 2010 21 May 2010 2010 Interim Quarterly Paid 20.5c
06 Aug 2010 20 Aug 2010 2010 Final Quarterly Paid 20.5c
29 Oct 2010 12 Nov 2010 2011 Interim Quarterly Paid 20.5c
11 Feb 2011 25 Feb 2011 2011 Interim Quarterly Paid 20.5c
13 May 2011 27 May 2011 2011 Interim Quarterly Paid 24c
05 Aug 2011 19 Aug 2011 2011 Final Quarterly Paid 24c
11 Nov 2011 25 Nov 2011 2012 Interim Quarterly Paid 24c
08 Feb 2012 24 Feb 2012 2012 Interim Quarterly Paid 24c
23 May 2012 08 Jun 2012 2012 Interim Quarterly Paid 27.5c
08 Aug 2012 24 Aug 2012 2012 Final Quarterly Paid 27.5c
14 Nov 2012 30 Nov 2012 2013 Interim Quarterly Paid 27.5c
06 Dec 2012 18 Dec 2012 2013 Special Irregularly Paid 700c
06 Feb 2013 22 Feb 2013 2013 Interim Quarterly Paid 27.5c
15 May 2013 31 May 2013 2013 Interim Quarterly Paid 31c
07 Aug 2013 23 Aug 2013 2013 Final Quarterly Paid 31c
13 Nov 2013 29 Nov 2013 2014 Interim Quarterly Paid 31c
12 Feb 2014 28 Feb 2014 2014 Interim Quarterly Paid 31c
14 May 2014 30 May 2014 2014 Interim Quarterly Paid 35.5c
09 Jul 2014 25 Jul 2014 2014 Final Quarterly Paid 35.5c
12 Nov 2014 28 Nov 2014 2015 Interim Quarterly Paid 35.5c
05 Feb 2015 27 Feb 2015 2015 Special Irregularly Paid 500c
11 Feb 2015 27 Feb 2015 2015 Interim Quarterly Paid 35.5c
29 Apr 2015 15 May 2015 2015 Interim Quarterly Paid 40c
12 Aug 2015 28 Aug 2015 2015 Final Quarterly Paid 40c
10 Nov 2015 27 Nov 2015 2016 Interim Quarterly Paid 40c
10 Feb 2016 26 Feb 2016 2016 Interim Quarterly Paid 40c
27 Apr 2016 13 May 2016 2016 Interim Quarterly Paid 45c
10 Aug 2016 26 Aug 2016 2016 Final Quarterly Paid 45c
02 Nov 2016 18 Nov 2016 2017 Interim Quarterly Paid 45c
08 Feb 2017 24 Feb 2017 2017 Interim Quarterly Paid 45c
08 May 2017 26 May 2017 2017 Special Irregularly Paid 700c
10 May 2017 26 May 2017 2017 Interim Quarterly Paid 50c
16 Aug 2017 01 Sep 2017 2017 Final Quarterly Paid 50c
16 Nov 2017 01 Dec 2017 2018 Interim Quarterly Paid 50c
15 Feb 2018 02 Mar 2018 2018 Interim Quarterly Paid 50c
10 May 2018 25 May 2018 2018 Interim Quarterly Paid 57c
30 Aug 2018 14 Sep 2018 2018 Final Quarterly Paid 57c
08 Nov 2018 23 Nov 2018 2019 Interim Quarterly Paid 57c
07 Feb 2019 22 Feb 2019 2019 Interim Quarterly Paid 57c
09 May 2019 24 May 2019 2019 Interim Quarterly Paid 65c
29 Aug 2019 13 Sep 2019 2019 Final Quarterly Paid 65c
31 Oct 2019 15 Nov 2019 2020 Interim Quarterly Paid 65c
06 Feb 2020 21 Feb 2020 2020 Interim Quarterly Paid 65c
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Costco Wholesale Corp optimized dividend - 12 month history