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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC VZ
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC dividends
Dividend yield5.88%
Dividend payout66.9%
Safetystretched
Per share (TTM)$2.78
Years paying (in our data)10 · rising
Dividends by year
Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.
By fiscal year
| FY | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total dividends paid | $11.5B | $11.2B | $11.0B | $10.8B | $10.4B | $10.2B | $10.0B | $9.8B | $9.5B | $9.3B |
| Per share | $2.71 | $2.66 | $2.62 | $2.57 | $2.52 | $2.47 | $2.42 | $2.36 | $2.32 | $2.27 |
| Yield then (approx) | 6.10% | 6.76% | 6.18% | 6.18% | 4.73% | 4.51% | 4.07% | 4.30% | 4.28% | 4.63% |
Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.
Per-share dividends by quarter · as declared
| Period end | Dividend / share | Yield then (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $0.7075 | 6.05% |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.7075 | 5.89% |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.69 | 6.95% |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.6775 | 6.34% |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.6775 | 6.15% |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.6775 | 6.43% |
| 2024-06-30 | $0.665 | 6.56% |
| 2024-03-31 | $0.665 | 6.74% |
| 2023-09-30 | $0.665 | 7.57% |
| 2023-06-30 | $0.6525 | 7.66% |
| 2023-03-31 | $0.6525 | 6.72% |
| 2022-09-30 | $0.6525 | 6.98% |
Per-share amounts are declared dividends tagged to each fiscal quarter (exact ex-/pay-dates aren't in the filings). “Yield then” annualises that quarter's dividend over the month-end share price at the time — approximate.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.