Current Liabilities
Dividends payable
Costco Wholesale Dividends payable decreased by 100.0% to $0.00 in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 100.0%, from $515.00M to $0.00.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ2 2015
Last reportedQ2 2026Mar 11, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a recent declaration of dividends, while a decrease suggests recent payment or a change in dividend policy.
Detailed definition
This represents the total amount of cash dividends that have been formally declared by the board of directors but have n...
Peer comparison
Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, typically reflecting the frequency of dividend cycles.
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dividends_payableHistorical Data
11 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $349.00M | $0.00 | $351.00M | $398.00M | $399.00M | $452.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $515.00M | $577.00M | $0.00 |
| QoQ Change | — | -100.0% | — | +13.4% | +0.3% | +13.3% | -100.0% | — | — | +12.0% | -100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +14.0% | +13.7% | +13.6% | -100.0% | -100.0% | — | — | -100.0% |
Range$0.00 – $577.00M
CAGR-100.0%
Avg YoY Growth-43.1%
Median YoY Growth-43.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's dividends payable?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported dividends payable of $0.00 in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's dividends payable changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's dividends payable decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $515.00M to $0.00.
- What does dividends payable mean?
- The amount of declared dividends that the company owes to shareholders but has not yet paid.