Since Five Star Cooperative is member owned, the members are entitled to share in the profits of the cooperative. Excess profits, or margins, are used to maintain and improve our facilities and equipment to ensure your service is the very best possible. When margins build, these profits are distributed back to the membership in the form of patronage dividends. This puts cash back into your business and community. We have a history of decades of paying patronage to our members. Your patronage dividend is allocated to you with respect to your purchases.