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VZShares · US-listed

Verizon Communications

21 yrs of growthPaid for 42 yrs
6.1%
dividend yield · $2.81 in the last 12 months · price $45.89
Forward yield
6.3%
$2.91 declared + forecast, next 12 months
Next ex-dividend date
11 Jan 2027
~ Forecast
5-year dividend growth
+2.0%
a year, compound · 10y +2.1%
Payments a year
4
paid every year for 42 yrs

When it goes ex-dividend

Filled: went ex in the last 12 months. Dashed: expected in the next 12.

Feb
Mar
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

Dividends per share by year

Price $45.89
$0.000$1.00$2.00$3.00'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
Yearly totals as a table
YearDividends per share
2026 (so far)$2.81
2025$2.72
2024$2.67
2023$2.62
2022$2.57
2021$2.52
2020$2.47
2019$2.42
2018$2.37
2017$2.32
2016$2.27
2015$2.21
2014$2.14
2013$2.08
2012$2.02
2011$1.96
2010$1.85
2009$1.74
2008$1.64
2007$1.54
2006$1.46
2005$1.44
2004$1.38
2003$1.38
2002$1.38
2001$1.38
2000$1.43
1999$1.39
1998$1.38
1997$1.00
1996$1.29
1995$1.25
1994$1.23
1993$0.895
1992$1.16
1991$1.12
1990$1.04
1989$0.742
1988$0.917
1987$0.863
1986$0.809
1985$0.592
1984$0.719

Coming up

  • 11
    Jan
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 63 days · paid around 4 Feb
    Forecast · high
    $0.713
  • 9
    Apr
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 151 days · paid around 3 May
    Forecast · high
    $0.731
  • 9
    Jul
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 242 days · paid around 2 Aug
    Forecast · high
    $0.731
  • 8
    Oct
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 333 days · paid around 1 Nov
    Forecast · high
    $0.731

Forecasts repeat last year's payments with recent growth, until the company declares. How accurate are they? No dividend declaration from this company in our records yet: we read the press releases it files with the SEC (8-K), and not every company files them.

Dividend history

170 payments since 1984
Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
9 Oct 2026$0.708
10 Jul 2026$0.708
10 Apr 2026$0.708
12 Jan 2026$0.690
10 Oct 2025$0.690
10 Jul 2025$0.678
10 Apr 2025$0.678
10 Jan 2025$0.678
10 Oct 2024$0.678
10 Jul 2024$0.665
9 Apr 2024$0.665
9 Jan 2024$0.665
All 170 payments
6 Oct 2023$0.665
7 Jul 2023$0.653
6 Apr 2023$0.653
9 Jan 2023$0.653
6 Oct 2022$0.653
7 Jul 2022$0.640
7 Apr 2022$0.640
7 Jan 2022$0.640
7 Oct 2021$0.640
8 Jul 2021$0.628
8 Apr 2021$0.628
7 Jan 2021$0.628
8 Oct 2020$0.628
9 Jul 2020$0.615
9 Apr 2020$0.615
9 Jan 2020$0.615
9 Oct 2019$0.615
9 Jul 2019$0.603
9 Apr 2019$0.603
9 Jan 2019$0.603
9 Oct 2018$0.603
9 Jul 2018$0.590
9 Apr 2018$0.590
9 Jan 2018$0.590
6 Oct 2017$0.590
6 Jul 2017$0.578
6 Apr 2017$0.578
6 Jan 2017$0.578
5 Oct 2016$0.578
6 Jul 2016$0.565
6 Apr 2016$0.565
6 Jan 2016$0.565
7 Oct 2015$0.565
8 Jul 2015$0.550
8 Apr 2015$0.550
7 Jan 2015$0.550
8 Oct 2014$0.550
8 Jul 2014$0.530
8 Apr 2014$0.530
8 Jan 2014$0.530
8 Oct 2013$0.530
8 Jul 2013$0.515
8 Apr 2013$0.515
8 Jan 2013$0.515
5 Oct 2012$0.515
6 Jul 2012$0.500
5 Apr 2012$0.500
6 Jan 2012$0.500
5 Oct 2011$0.500
6 Jul 2011$0.488
6 Apr 2011$0.488
6 Jan 2011$0.488
6 Oct 2010$0.488
7 Jul 2010$0.475
7 Apr 2010$0.445
6 Jan 2010$0.445
7 Oct 2009$0.445
8 Jul 2009$0.431
7 Apr 2009$0.431
7 Jan 2009$0.431
8 Oct 2008$0.431
8 Jul 2008$0.403
8 Apr 2008$0.403
8 Jan 2008$0.401
5 Oct 2007$0.401
6 Jul 2007$0.378
5 Apr 2007$0.378
8 Jan 2007$0.378
5 Oct 2006$0.364
6 Jul 2006$0.364
6 Apr 2006$0.364
6 Jan 2006$0.364
5 Oct 2005$0.364
6 Jul 2005$0.364
6 Apr 2005$0.364
6 Jan 2005$0.346
6 Oct 2004$0.346
7 Jul 2004$0.346
6 Apr 2004$0.346
7 Jan 2004$0.346
8 Oct 2003$0.346
8 Jul 2003$0.346
8 Apr 2003$0.346
8 Jan 2003$0.346
8 Oct 2002$0.346
8 Jul 2002$0.346
8 Apr 2002$0.346
8 Jan 2002$0.346
5 Oct 2001$0.346
6 Jul 2001$0.346
6 Apr 2001$0.346
8 Jan 2001$0.346
5 Oct 2000$0.346
6 Jul 2000$0.042
3 Jul 2000$0.346
6 Apr 2000$0.346
6 Jan 2000$0.346
6 Oct 1999$0.346
7 Jul 1999$0.347
7 Apr 1999$0.346
6 Jan 1999$0.346
7 Oct 1998$0.346
8 Jul 1998$0.346
7 Apr 1998$0.346
7 Jan 1998$0.346
8 Oct 1997$0.346
8 Apr 1997$0.333
8 Jan 1997$0.324
8 Oct 1996$0.324
8 Jul 1996$0.324
8 Apr 1996$0.324
8 Jan 1996$0.315
5 Oct 1995$0.315
6 Jul 1995$0.315
4 Apr 1995$0.315
4 Jan 1995$0.310
4 Oct 1994$0.310
5 Jul 1994$0.310
5 Apr 1994$0.310
4 Jan 1994$0.301
2 Jul 1993$0.301
2 Apr 1993$0.301
5 Jan 1993$0.292
5 Oct 1992$0.292
6 Jul 1992$0.292
6 Apr 1992$0.292
6 Jan 1992$0.283
4 Oct 1991$0.283
3 Jul 1991$0.283
4 Apr 1991$0.283
4 Jan 1991$0.265
3 Oct 1990$0.265
3 Jul 1990$0.265
4 Apr 1990$0.265
4 Jan 1990$0.247
3 Oct 1989$0.247
3 Jul 1989$0.247
4 Apr 1989$0.247
23 Dec 1988$0.229
26 Sept 1988$0.229
24 Jun 1988$0.229
25 Mar 1988$0.229
24 Dec 1987$0.216
24 Sept 1987$0.216
24 Jun 1987$0.216
25 Mar 1987$0.216
24 Dec 1986$0.202
24 Sept 1986$0.202
24 Jun 1986$0.202
24 Mar 1986$0.202
24 Dec 1985$0.191
24 Sept 1985$0.191
24 Jun 1985$0.019
25 Mar 1985$0.191
21 Dec 1984$0.180
24 Sept 1984$0.180
25 Jun 1984$0.180
26 Mar 1984$0.180

Amounts are adjusted for share splits and consolidations. Specials count in the history but not in yields or streaks.