Source: ISA verified dataset (SD-5 release) · as of 2026-10-09 · dataset v1.0.0 · N = 95 (dividend events for this name)

COST — Dividend History

Dividend record for COST over the certified span 2004-05-06 to 2026-07-24. Drift is measured from the ex-date. The yield figure is the median trailing yield across the span; special dividends are counted separately and excluded from it.

N = 95 dividend events

Regular dividends 86
Special dividends 9
Initiations 1
Increases 22
Decreases 0
Resumptions 0
Suspensions (inferred) 0
Median trailing yield (N = 86) 1.02%
Span 2004-05-06 to 2026-07-24

Drift after the ex-date (all regular dividends)

HorizonFinished higherMedian moveN counted
1 sessions51.16%0.07%86
5 sessions60.47%0.45%86
20 sessions67.44%1.69%86
60 sessions64.71%4.2%85
120 sessions75.0%8.22%84

Drift after the ex-date (dividend increases)

HorizonFinished higherMedian moveN counted
1 sessions40.91%-0.24%22
5 sessions54.55%0.25%22
20 sessions59.09%1.58%22
60 sessions63.64%5.54%22
120 sessions71.43%12.38%21

Historical base rates, hit-rates, and medians describe past empirical distributions only and do not constitute investment advice or a prediction of future price or earnings outcomes.

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Source: ISA verified dataset (SD-5 release) · as of 2026-10-09 · dataset v1.0.0 · N = 95 (dividend events for this name)