Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) Dividends

Dividend Summary:

The next Costco Wholesale Corp dividend is expected to go ex in 1 month and to be paid in 2 months.
The previous Costco Wholesale Corp dividend was 65c and it went ex 2 months ago and it was paid 1 month 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

	Previous Dividend	Next Dividend
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

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% 😃

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.

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Fundamentals

Sector
Retailers
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Share Price
$288.65 yesterday's close
Shares in Issue
432m
Market Cap
$124.8bn
Dividend Cover
3.9
CADI
9
Market Indices
NASDAQ 100, S&P 100, S&P 500
Home Page URL
https://www.costco.com/
Investor Relations URL
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Dividend History URL
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Financial Calendar URL
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Optimized Dividends

Dividend Yield Today
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Optimized Yield
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52 Week High
1.5% on 08 May 2019
52 Week Low
0.9% on 07 November 2019
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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%
2020	Login required
2021	Login required
2022	Login required

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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