NASDAQ:COST | Dividend Payout | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW

Matching-period dividends paid divided by positive earnings and free cash flow. Values above 100% are retained; absent dividends are not assumed zero.

Available history
2008-08-31 to 2025-11-23
Data captured

Historical Dividend Payout

DateDividends paidEarnings payoutFCF payout
2025-11-23$577M28.84%18.25%
2025-08-31$1.15B44.18%60.65%
2024-11-24$515M28.64%25.80%
2024-09-01$514M21.84%37.22%
2023-11-26$905M56.95%25.06%
2023-09-03$452M20.93%20.84%
2022-11-20$400M29.33%25.76%
2022-08-28$797M42.67%63.91%
2021-11-21$350M26.44%15.89%
2021-08-29$698M41.80%37.81%
2020-11-22$310M26.59%17.67%
2020-08-30$619M44.56%18.26%
2019-11-24$573M67.89%41.31%
2019-09-01$286M26.07%22.27%
2018-11-25$501M65.32%34.62%
2018-09-02$250M23.97%50.20%
2017-11-26$0.000.00%0.00%
2017-09-03$3.51B381.72%332.51%
2016-11-20$198M36.33%9.31%
2016-08-28$394M50.58%
2015-11-22$0.000.00%0.00%
2015-08-30$351M45.76%157.40%
2015-05-10$2.36B456.98%
2015-02-15$2.36B394.31%
2014-08-31$311M44.62%113.09%
2013-09-01$271M43.92%
2012-09-02$237M38.92%158.00%
2011-11-20$0.000.00%0.00%
2011-08-28$210M43.93%44.78%
2010-11-21$89M28.53%21.50%
2010-08-29$180M41.67%90.00%
2009-11-22$79M29.70%18.04%
2008-11-23$0.000.00%

Annual Dividend Payout

DateDividends paidEarnings payoutFCF payout
2025-08-31$2.18B26.95%27.86%
2024-09-01$9.04B122.72%136.39%
2023-09-03$1.25B19.88%18.55%
2022-08-28$1.5B25.63%42.79%
2021-08-29$5.75B114.80%107.04%
2020-08-30$1.48B36.96%24.44%
2019-09-01$1.04B28.37%30.91%
2018-09-02$689M21.98%24.56%
2017-09-03$3.9B145.73%92.42%
2016-08-28$746M31.74%116.02%
2015-08-30$2.87B120.53%151.43%
2014-08-31$584M28.38%29.33%
2013-09-01$3.56B174.60%262.92%
2012-09-02$446M26.10%28.28%
2011-08-28$389M26.61%20.39%
2010-08-29$338M25.94%19.59%
2009-08-30$296M27.26%35.15%
2008-08-31$265M20.65%43.66%