Costco Wholesale Corporation Declares $30 Special Cash Dividend and Reauthorizes Stock Repurchase Program
Key Highlights
- ➤$30 special dividend per share payable December 4, 2026
- ➤Special dividend totals approximately $13.3 billion
- ➤$4 billion stock-repurchase program reauthorized through November 2030
- ➤$3.1 billion purchased under Costco’s current $4 billion program
ISSAQUAH, Wash., Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: COST) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $30 per share on Costco common stock. It is payable December 4, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 24, 2026. The total amount of the payment will be approximately $13.3 billion.
The Company also announced that the Board has reauthorized a common-stock repurchase program of up to $4 billion. This program will expire in November 2030 and replaces the current $4 billion program (adopted in 2023 and scheduled to expire January 2027), under which $3.1 billion had been purchased.
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