Costco Wholesale Corporation Announces an Increase In Its Quarterly Cash Dividend

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Costco Wholesale Corporation has declared a quarterly cash dividend increase from 79 to 90 cents per share, totaling $3.60 annually. This dividend is payable on May 13, 2022, to shareholders on record as of April 29, 2022. The company operates 829 warehouses worldwide, with 573 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico alone. The press release also includes cautionary statements about various risks and uncertainties affecting future performance.

Positive

• Quarterly cash dividend increased from 79 to 90 cents per share.
• Annualized dividend now stands at $3.60.
• Strong operational footprint with 829 warehouses globally.

Negative

• Forward-looking statements highlighted risks including economic conditions, competition, and supply-chain disruptions.

ISSAQUAH, Wash., April 13, 2022 (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 and approved a quarterly increase from 79 to 90 cents per share, $3.60 on an annualized basis. The dividend is payable May 13, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 29, 2022.

Costco currently operates 829 warehouses, including 573 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 105 in Canada, 40 in Mexico, 30 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 16 in Korea, 14 in Taiwan, 13 in Australia, four in Spain, two each in France and China, and one in Iceland. Costco also operates e-commerce sites in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, 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), energy and certain commodities, geopolitical conditions (including tariffs and the Ukraine conflict), the ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, regulatory and other impacts related to climate change, and COVID-19 related factors and challenges, including (among others) the duration of the pandemic, the unknown long-term economic impact, reduced shopping due to illness, travel restrictions or financial hardship, shifts in demand for products, reduced workforces due to illness, quarantine, or government mandates, temporary store closures or operational limitations due to government mandates, or supply-chain disruptions, capacity constraints of third-party logistics suppliers, 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.
        

CONTACTS:        
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Richard Galanti, 425/313-8203
Bob Nelson, 425/313-8255
David Sherwood, 425/313-8239
Josh Dahmen, 425/313-8254

FAQ

What is the new dividend amount for Costco (COST) shareholders?

Costco has increased its quarterly dividend to 90 cents per share.

When will the Costco dividend be paid?

The dividend will be payable on May 13, 2022.

What is the annualized dividend for Costco (COST)?

The annualized dividend for Costco is now $3.60 per share.

Who is eligible for the Costco dividend?

Shareholders on record as of April 29, 2022, are eligible for the dividend.

What risks did Costco mention in their press release?

Risks include economic conditions, competition, and supply-chain disruptions.