Costco Wholesale Corporation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

Rhea-AI Summary

Costco (Nasdaq: COST) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $1.30 per share. The dividend is payable November 14, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2025. The company noted it currently operates 914 warehouses across multiple countries and maintains e-commerce sites in several markets.

The release includes customary forward-looking statement cautions and contact information for investor inquiries.

Positive

• Dividend declared of $1.30 per share
• Payment date set for November 14, 2025
• Record date set for October 31, 2025

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• Cash outflow implied by dividend payment (amount depends on shares outstanding)

ISSAQUAH, Wash., Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: COST) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on Costco common stock of $1.30 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable November 14, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2025.

Costco currently operates 914 warehouses, including 629 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 110 in Canada, 42 in Mexico, 37 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 20 in Korea, 15 in Australia, 14 in Taiwan, seven in China, five in Spain, two in France, two in Sweden, and one each in Iceland, and New Zealand. We also operate e-commerce sites in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia.

Certain statements contained in this document constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For these purposes, forward-looking statements are statements that address activities, events, conditions or developments that the Company expects or anticipates may occur in the future. In some cases forward-looking statements can be identified because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, domestic and international economic conditions, including exchange rates, inflation or deflation, the effects of competition and regulation, uncertainties in the financial markets, consumer and small business spending patterns and debt levels, breaches of security or privacy of member or business information, conditions affecting the acquisition, development, ownership or use of real estate, capital spending, actions of vendors, rising costs associated with employees (generally including health-care costs and wages), workforce interruptions, energy and certain commodities, geopolitical conditions (including tariffs), the ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, regulatory and other impacts related to environmental and social matters, public-health related factors, and other risks identified from time to time in the Company’s public statements and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company does not undertake to update these statements, except as required by law. Comparable sales and comparable sales excluding impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange are intended as supplemental information and are not a substitute for net sales presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

CONTACTS:	Costco Wholesale Corporation
	Josh Dahmen, 425/313-8254
	Andrew Yoon, 425/313-6305

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FAQ

What dividend did Costco (COST) declare on October 15, 2025?

Costco declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.30 per share on October 15, 2025.

When is the Costco (COST) dividend payable and who is eligible?

The dividend is payable November 14, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2025.

How many Costco warehouses were reported in the October 15, 2025 announcement?

The company reported operating 914 warehouses across its global footprint.

Will Costco (COST) update its forward-looking statements after October 15, 2025?

The company said forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and it does not undertake to update them except as required by law.

Where can investors direct questions about the Costco dividend announced October 15, 2025?

Investor contacts listed include Josh Dahmen at 425/313-8254 and Andrew Yoon at 425/313-6305.