Costco board hikes dividend nearly 13%

Costco Wholesale Corp. said late Thursday its board hiked the company’s dividend by nearly 13%. The board raised the quarterly dividend to 45 cents a share from 40 cents a share. The new dividend is payable May 13 to shareholders of record as of April 29. Costco shares advanced 0.2% to $151.68 after hours.

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