---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000909832-26-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COST"
cik: "0000909832"
company_name: "COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW"
filed_at: "2026-01-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T09:27:10.469299+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Costco declares quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share, payable Feb 13, 2026

## Summary
- Quarterly cash dividend of $1.30 per share; payable Feb 13, 2026, record Jan 30, 2026.
- All 10 director nominees were elected at the Jan 15 annual meeting.
- Shareholders ratified KPMG LLP as independent auditors for fiscal 2026.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation for fiscal 2025 passed with 251M for vs 34M against.
- Shareholder proposal on greenwashing risk audit failed with 4M for vs 280M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000909832-26-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COST
- cik: 0000909832
- company_name: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
- filed_at: 2026-01-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983226000016/0000909832-26-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983226000016/cost-20260115.htm

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