Costco declares $30/share special dividend totaling about $13.3B and reauthorizes $4B buyback

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW

Declared a $30 per share special cash dividend, payable Dec. 4, 2026, to shareholders of record Nov. 24, 2026; total payment about $13.3 billion.
Board reauthorized up to $4 billion stock repurchase program expiring November 2030; replaces 2023 $4 billion program expiring January 2027, under which $3.1 billion was bought.
Helena B. Foulkes resigned from the board effective Nov. 7, 2026; served since Aug. 16, 2023 on Audit and Nominating/Governance; no disagreement cited; recently elected Rhode Island governor.

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