Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Dividends Paid
FinancingCostco Wholesale Dividends Paid increased by 845.9% to $577.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12.0%, from $515.00M to $577.00M.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase signals a commitment to returning capital to shareholders and confidence in long-term cash flow stability, while a decrease may suggest capital preservation.
Detailed definition
The total cash distributed to common and preferred shareholders as a return on their investment during the fiscal period...
Peer comparison
Mature technology peers like Apple or Oracle typically maintain consistent or growing dividend payouts to attract income-oriented investors.
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cf_dividends_paidHistorical Data
16 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $5.05B | $350.00M | $350.00M | $701.00M | $47.00M | $400.00M | $400.00M | $799.00M | $905.00M | $8.01B | $8.53B | $515.00M | $515.00M | $1.03B | $61.00M | $577.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -93.1% | +0.0% | +100.3% | -93.3% | +751.1% | +0.0% | +99.8% | +13.3% | +785.3% | +6.4% | -94.0% | +0.0% | +100.0% | -94.1% | +845.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -86.1% | — | +14.3% | +14.3% | +14.0% | +126.3% | >999% | +967.2% | -43.1% | -93.6% | -87.9% | — | +12.0% |
Range$47.00M – $8.53B
CAGR-43.9%
Avg YoY Growth+249.1%
Median YoY Growth+14.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's dividends paid?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported dividends paid of $577.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's dividends paid changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's dividends paid increased by 12.0% year-over-year, from $515.00M to $577.00M.
- What does dividends paid mean?
- The total amount of cash a company paid out to its shareholders as dividends.