Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports June Sales Results and Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

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ISSAQUAH, Wash., July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: COST) today reported net sales of $29.24 billion for the retail month of June, the five weeks ended July 5, 2026, an increase of 10.6 percent from $26.44 billion last year. Net sales for the first 44 weeks were $250.43 billion, an increase of 10.1 percent from $227.46 billion last year. Comparable sales for the periods ended July 5, 2026, were as follows: 5 Weeks 44 WeeksU.S.10.6% 7.9%Canada3.7% 8.5%Other International4.7% 10.1%    Total Company8.8% 8.3%Digitally-Enabled20.9% 21.5%     Comparable sales excluding the impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange were as follows: 5 Weeks 44 WeeksU.S.7.6% 6.7%Canada4.9% 7.2%Other International5.6% 6.5%    Total Company7.0% 6.7%Digitally-Enabled21.5% 21.1%     Additional discussion of these results is available in a pre-recorded message. It can be accessed by visiting investor.costco.com (click on “Events & Presentations”). This message will be available through 4:00 p.m. (PT) on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. The Company also announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on Costco common stock of $1.47 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable August 7, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 24, 2026. Costco currently operates 933 warehouses, including 641 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 115 in Canada, 43 in Mexico, 37 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 20 in Korea, 15 in Australia, 14 in Taiwan, seven in China, five in Spain, three in France, two in Sweden, and one each in Iceland, and New Zealand. Costco also operates e-commerce sites in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, and China. Certain statements contained in this document and the pre-recorded message constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For these purposes, forward-looking statements are statements that address activities, events, conditions or developments that the Company expects or anticipates may occur in the future. In some cases forward-looking statements can be identified because they con...

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