Latest period
$2.31B
YoY change
-75.9%
5Y CAGR
+8.1%
Peak year (2024)
$9.04B
Latest annual
$2.18B
Dividends Paid history chart for Costco (COST) from 1989 to 2025
Latest: $2.18B
Dividends Paid growth chart for Costco (COST) from 1989 to 2025
Latest: -75.9%
Dividends Paid history table for Costco (COST) from 1989 to 2025
| 2025 | $2.18B | -75.9% | −$6.86B | ||
| 2024 | $9.04B | +622.7% | +$7.79B | ||
| 2023 | $1.25B | -16.5% | −$247.00M | ||
| 2022 | $1.50B | -73.9% | −$4.25B | ||
| 2021 | $5.75B | +288.6% | +$4.27B | ||
| 2020 | $1.48B | +42.5% | +$441.00M | ||
| 2019 | $1.04B | +50.7% | +$349.00M | ||
| 2018 | $689.00M | -82.4% | −$3.21B | ||
| 2017 | $3.90B | +423.3% | +$3.16B | ||
| 2016 | $746.00M | -74.0% | −$2.12B | ||
| 2015 | $2.87B | +390.6% | +$2.28B | ||
| 2014 | $584.00M | -83.6% | −$2.98B | ||
| 2013 | $3.56B | +698.2% | +$3.11B | ||
| 2012 | $446.00M | +14.7% | +$57.00M | ||
| 2011 | $389.00M | +15.1% | +$51.00M | ||
| 2010 | $338.00M | +14.2% | +$42.00M | ||
| 2009 | $296.00M | +11.7% | +$30.97M | ||
| 2008 | $265.03M | +7.8% | +$19.29M | ||
| 2007 | $245.74M | +6.7% | +$15.53M | ||
| 2006 | $230.21M | +12.5% | +$25.64M | ||
| 2005 | $204.57M | +122.0% | +$112.43M | ||
| 2004 | $92.14M | — | +$92.14M | ||
| 2003 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2002 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2001 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2000 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1999 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1998 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1997 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1996 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1995 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1994 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1993 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1992 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1991 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1990 | $0.00 | -100.0% | −$74.60M | ||
| 1989 | $74.60M | — | — |
- 2025$2.18B-75.9%
- 2024$9.04B+622.7%
- 2023$1.25B-16.5%
- 2022$1.50B-73.9%
- 2021$5.75B+288.6%
- 2020$1.48B+42.5%
- 2019$1.04B+50.7%
- 2018$689.00M-82.4%
- 2017$3.90B+423.3%
- 2016$746.00M-74.0%
- 2015$2.87B+390.6%
- 2014$584.00M-83.6%
- 2013$3.56B+698.2%
- 2012$446.00M+14.7%
- 2011$389.00M+15.1%
- 2010$338.00M+14.2%
- 2009$296.00M+11.7%
- 2008$265.03M+7.8%
- 2007$245.74M+6.7%
- 2006$230.21M+12.5%
- 2005$204.57M+122.0%
- 2004$92.14M—
- 2003$0.00—
- 2002$0.00—
- 2001$0.00—
- 2000$0.00—
- 1999$0.00—
- 1998$0.00—
- 1997$0.00—
- 1996$0.00—
- 1995$0.00—
- 1994$0.00—
- 1993$0.00—
- 1992$0.00—
- 1991$0.00—
- 1990$0.00-100.0%
- 1989$74.60M—
Dividends Paid values are taken from Costco's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Dividends Paid at Costco (COST)
Dividends Paid for Costco (COST): headline value $2.31B · YoY -75.9%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Costco (COST) dividends paid is $2.18B – plunged 75.9% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Costco dividends paid compounded at +8.1% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
Costco dividends paid plunged from $9.04B in 2024 to $2.18B in 2025, a 75.9% drawdown.
$9.04B stands as the all-time-high annual dividends paid, posted in 2024, against a low of $0.00 during 1990.
Costco Dividends Paid by Year
Costco Dividends Paid 2025: $2.18B
In 2025, Costco reported dividends paid of $2.18B, plunged 75.9% below 2024.
Costco Dividends Paid 2024: $9.04B
Costco dividends paid in 2024 was $9.04B, surged 622.7% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Costco Dividends Paid 2023: $1.25B
2023's dividends paid for Costco came in at $1.25B, declined 16.5% below 2022.
Costco Dividends Paid 2022: $1.50B
Costco posted dividends paid of $1.50B in 2022, plunged 73.9% below 2021.
Costco Dividends Paid 2021: $5.75B
Costco dividends paid in 2021 was $5.75B.
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