Costco Declares $30 Special Cash Dividend and Reauthorizes Stock Repurchase Program
Costco Wholesale Corporation announced on November 10 that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $30 per share and reauthorized a stock repurchase program. The membership warehouse retailer released the announcement through its investor relations channel; record and payment dates for the special dividend are as set out in the company's formal release.
A special dividend is a one-time cash payment made outside a company's regular dividend schedule. Costco's previous special dividend, declared in December 2023, was $15 per share, totaling about $6.7 billion and the largest in the company's history at the time; earlier specials included $10 per share in 2020 and $7 per share in 2017 and 2012. The new $30 per share declaration is twice the previous $15 record.
Separately, Costco's regular quarterly dividend remains in place: on October 14, the company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.47 per share, payable November 13, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 30, 2026.
(Source: Costco Wholesale Corporation)
Source: Costco Wholesale Corporation
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Photo: 图：Costco 仓储式门店外景。Jacob Blanck 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Exterior of a Costco wholesale warehouse. Photo by Jacob Blanck, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
