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Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) Will Trade Ex-Div on 8/3/11

By Dividend Channel Staff, Monday, August 1, 11:21 AM ET
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On 8/3/11, Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ:COST) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.24, payable on 8/19/11. As a percentage of COST's recent stock price of $77.75, this dividend works out to approximately 0.31%.

Below is a dividend history chart for COST, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.24 declared by Costco Wholesale Corp:

COST Dividend History
Date Div*
05/11/11 0.240
02/09/11 0.205
10/27/10 0.205
08/04/10 0.205
05/05/10 0.205
02/10/10 0.180
10/21/09 0.180
08/12/09 0.180
05/13/09 0.180
02/11/09 0.160
11/12/08 0.160
08/06/08 0.160
05/14/08 0.160
02/13/08 0.145
11/28/07 0.145
07/25/07 0.145
04/25/07 0.145
02/12/07 0.130
11/15/06 0.130
07/28/06 0.130
05/08/06 0.130
02/07/06 0.115
11/16/05 0.115
08/03/05 0.115
05/04/05 0.115
02/04/05 0.100
11/03/04 0.100
07/21/04 0.100
05/06/04 0.100
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from COST is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.23% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

COST operates in the Department Stores sector, among companies like Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) which is off about 0.9% today, and Genuine Parts Co. (NYSE:GPC) trading lower by about 1.4%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of COST, versus DLTR and GPC.

COST,DLTR,GPC Relative Performance Chart In Monday trading, Costco Wholesale Corp shares are currently off about 0.6% on the day.

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