In the world of consumer staples and retail stocks, Costco (NASDAQ:COST) remains one of the best growth stocks in the market. Indeed, looking at the stock chart below, it’s clear that long-term ...

Costco Wholesale (COST 0.51%) has captured the spotlight with its $15 special dividend, which will be paid to shareholders as of record at the close of business on Dec. 28. At first glance, a $15 ...

This week's dividend activity included increased payouts from Citigroup (NYSE:C) and Duke Energy (DUK) as well as ...

On Wednesday, Costco released its March sales results, revealing a 9.4% increase from the prior year to $23.48 billion.Included in the report was news of a 13.7% increase to its quarterly dividend ...

Membership-based wholesale retailer Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) said on Wednesday it is increasing its quarterly dividend. This increased payout adds to a growing history of cash payments to ...

Indeed, the average dividend yield of stocks in the S&P 500 is about 1.7% at the time of this writing -- well ahead of Costco's. But there's more to the story when it comes to the membership-based ...

One part of owning Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) that many investors overlook is the dividend. Also, the company will periodically reward its shareholders with special dividends, the most recent ...

Warehouse giant Costco (NASDAQ: COST) just gave shareholders another reason to cheer, announcing a 14% increase to its dividend. In addition, the company reauthorized a $4 billion repurchase program.

Over the past decade, Costco paid a special dividend at varying intervals (2015, 2017, 2020 and 2024). COST is a strong buy with shares trading just shy of $1,000.

Costco has paid a quarterly dividend to shareholders consistently since May 2004. It has also paid out two larger special dividends, in December 2012 and February 2015. Shareholders who have held ...

In total, Costco has paid four special dividends. A $7.00 payout in 2012, $5.00 in 2015, $7.00 in 2017, and $10.00 in 2020. Another special dividend is highly likely ...

If Costco was just a boring dividend stock without strong growth and the share price was flat over the past five years, its dividend yield would now be around 1.8% -- above the S&P 500's current ...