Costco Declares Quarterly $1.47-per-Share Dividend

Costco's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.47 per share on October 14, 2026. It is payable November 13, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business October 30, 2026. Shares closed the regular session that day at $982, up 2.87 percent, and moved after hours to $982.22. The company operates 939 warehouses worldwide, including 647 in the United States and Puerto Rico, plus sites in Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Sweden, Iceland, and New Zealand. E-commerce runs in nine markets. September net sales for the five weeks ended October 4 rose 13 percent year over year to $30.02 billion, from $26.58 billion a year earlier; digitally enabled sales rose 19.0 percent. Benzinga lists market capitalization at $435.15 billion, a 52-week high of $1,096.50, and a 52-week low of $844.06. Contested: none found. Rated coverage is one center outlet (Benzinga); left-leaning and right-leaning rated coverage is absent. No dispute appears over the dividend, dates, sales figures, or warehouse count.