$COST (COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW) — 8-K: Costco declares $30 per share special dividend totaling about $13.3 billion

Costco's board declared a special cash dividend of $30 per share, payable December 4, 2026, to shareholders of record as of November 24, 2026. The total payment will be approximately $13.3 billion. The board also reauthorized a common-stock repurchase program of up to $4 billion, expiring November 2030, replacing the current $4 billion program adopted in 2023 and scheduled to expire January 2027, under which $3.1 billion had been purchased.

Costco's board declared a special cash dividend of $30 per share, payable December 4, 2026, to shareholders of record as of November 24, 2026. The total payment will be approximately $13.3 billion. Th