Costco Wholesale Dividend Increase
On 16 April, Costco Wholesale (COST) increased its dividend by 12.1%, from $1.16 to $1.30¢ per share.
The dividend is payable on 16 May to shareholders of record on 2
May.
COST’s forward yield is 0.53% at $977.16 per share.
I own 25 COST shares at an average cost of $431.78 per share. COST’s contribution
to DivGro’s projected annual dividend income will increase by $14 to
$130.
My yield on cost is now 1.20%.
Since I opened my position in August 2019, the stock has generated a total return of 134%, including
$792.80 in dividend income. That’s a spectacular annualized rate of
return of 28.8%!
outlay.
5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | • | 2025 |
| $2.75 | $3.07 | $3.49 | $3.96 | $4.50 | ⬆ | $5.06✝ |
| 9.13% | 11.64% | 13.68% | 13.47% | 13.64% | ⬇ | 12.44% |
| 5-year DGR: | 12.30% | ⬆ | 12.97% | |||
✝projected, assuming no further changes
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