Financing
Dividends Paid
Costco Wholesale Dividends Paid increased by 100.0% to $1.15B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 124.1%, from $515.00M to $1.15B. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Consistent or growing dividend payments signal financial stability and a mature, reliable business model.
Detailed definition
The total cash distributed to shareholders as a return on their investment. This metric is a key indicator of the compan...
Peer comparison
Highly comparable across blue-chip companies; dividend yield and payout ratios are standard peer benchmarks.
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dividends_paidHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q1 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $5.05B | $350.00M | $350.00M | $701.00M | $97.00M | $400.00M | $400.00M | $799.00M | $905.00M | $8.01B | $8.53B | $515.00M | $515.00M | $1.03B | $123.00M | $577.00M | $1.15B |
| QoQ Change | — | -93.1% | +0.0% | +100.3% | -86.2% | +312.4% | +0.0% | +99.8% | +13.3% | +785.3% | +6.4% | -94.0% | +0.0% | +100.0% | -88.1% | +369.1% | +100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -86.1% | — | +14.3% | +14.3% | +14.0% | +126.3% | >999% | +967.2% | -43.1% | -93.6% | -87.9% | — | +12.0% | +124.1% |
Range$97.00M – $8.53B
CAGR-30.9%
Avg YoY Growth+238.7%
Median YoY Growth+14.1%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's dividends paid?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported dividends paid of $1.15B in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's dividends paid changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's dividends paid increased by 124.1% year-over-year, from $515.00M to $1.15B.
- What does dividends paid mean?
- Cash payments made to shareholders as dividends.