Costco Wholesale (LTS:0I47) Total Payout Yield % : 2.14 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)

Costco Wholesale Total Payout Yield % Chart

Costco Wholesale Annual Data
	Trend	Aug15	Aug16	Aug17	Aug18	Aug19	Aug20	Aug21	Aug22	Aug23	Aug24
Total Payout Yield %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					1.09	3.12	0.84	0.79	2.47

Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data
	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24	May24	Aug24	Nov24
Total Payout Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.63	8.75	0.77	0.74	0.67

Competitive Comparison of Costco Wholesale's Total Payout Yield %

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Costco Wholesale's Total Payout Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Costco Wholesale's Total Payout Yield % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Costco Wholesale's Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Costco Wholesale's Total Payout Yield % falls into.

Costco Wholesale Total Payout Yield % Calculation

Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.

Costco Wholesale's Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Costco Wholesale's annualized Total Payout Yield % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Costco Wholesale Total Payout Yield % Explanation

Similar to Dividend Yield, Total Payout Yield % is a measurement of shareholder return. Dividends is not the only way that companies are able to distribute their excess cash back to the shareholders. The other way to distribute the cash is a stock repurchase. The stock repurchase buys back the company's own shares from the marketplace. This results in a reduced number of oustanding shares, making each share worth a greater percentage of the corporation.

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