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Verizon (VZ) Dividend History

Verizon Communications Inc. · every payment since 1984

As of Nov 9, 2026, Verizon (VZ) has paid 170 dividends since 1984. The most recent was $0.7080 per share (ex-date Oct 9, 2026, paid Nov 2, 2026). Over the last 12 months VZ paid $2.8140 across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 6.16%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +1.3% versus the 2 before.

Latest dividend

$0.7080

Last ex-date

Oct 9, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$2.81

Trailing yield

6.16%

Frequency

Quarterly

Growth streak

21 yrs

Key facts: VZ dividend history

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Nov 9, 2026, SmarterDividends has 170 dividend payments on record for Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), going back to 1984.
  • VZ's most recent dividend was $0.71 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 9, 2026 and a pay date of Nov 2, 2026.
  • In the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, VZ paid $2.81 per share in dividends across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 6.16%.
  • VZ's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Apr 10, 2026 ex-date, a 2.6% rise to $0.71 per share.
  • No reduction in VZ's regular dividend appears in the 170 payments on record since 1984.
  • VZ paid $2.72 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, up 1.9% from 2024.
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SmarterDividends, "Verizon (VZ) Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VZ/dividend-history

What the record shows

VZ has paid a quarterly dividend since 1984, making its long payment history the central finding. The Communication Services stock has made 170 dividend payments. Over the trailing year, four dividends totaled $2.814 per share and produced a 6.28% trailing yield.

The recent average payment rose 1.3% to $0.708 from $0.699, while the latest dividend was unchanged from its predecessor. Annual totals rose in each of the six recent full years, and each of those years contained four payments.

Across that span, annual dividends increased from $2.473 per share to $2.724 per share. VZ has raised its annual dividend for 21 consecutive years. Its last annual cut occurred in 2000. The dividend safety grade is A.

By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Oct 18, 2026 · editorial policy

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

7.03%

of price a year ago

Price change

+14.1%

$40.03 → $45.69

Approx. total return

+21.2%

before taxes

Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

VZ dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share

VZ dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date4$2.8140—
20254$2.7240+1.9%
20244$2.6730+1.9%
20234$2.6240+2.0%
20224$2.5730+1.9%
20214$2.5240+2.1%
20204$2.4730+2.0%
20194$2.4240+2.1%
20184$2.3730+2.1%
20174$2.3240+2.2%
20164$2.2730+2.6%
20154$2.2150+3.5%
20144$2.1400+3.1%
20134$2.0750+3.0%
20124$2.0150+2.6%
20114$1.9640+5.9%
20104$1.8540+6.6%
20094$1.7398+6.1%
20084$1.6394+6.8%
20074$1.5357+5.4%
20064$1.4569+1.3%
20054$1.4389+3.9%
20044$1.3850+0.0%
20034$1.3850+0.0%
20024$1.3850+0.0%
20014$1.3850-3.0%
20005timing$1.4272+3.0%
19994$1.3859+0.1%
19984$1.3850+38.1%
19973timing$1.0027-22.0%
19964$1.2860+2.5%
19954$1.2546+1.8%
19944$1.2321+37.7%
19933timing$0.8948-22.9%
19924$1.1601+4.0%
19914$1.1152+6.9%
19904$1.0432+40.6%
19893timing$0.7419-19.1%
19884$0.9173+6.3%
19874$0.8633+6.7%
19864$0.8094+36.6%
19854$0.5924-17.7%
19844$0.7195—

Every VZ dividend

39 raises · 0 cuts · 2 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Oct 9, 2026Nov 2, 2026$0.7080+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 10, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.7080+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 10, 2026May 1, 2026$0.7080+2.6%Raise
Jan 12, 2026Feb 2, 2026$0.6900+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 10, 2025Nov 3, 2025$0.6900+1.8%Raise
Jul 10, 2025Aug 1, 2025$0.6780+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 10, 2025May 1, 2025$0.6780+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 10, 2025Feb 3, 2025$0.6780+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 10, 2024Nov 1, 2024$0.6780+2.0%Raise
Jul 10, 2024Aug 1, 2024$0.6650+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 9, 2024May 1, 2024$0.6650+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 9, 2024Feb 1, 2024$0.6650+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 6, 2023Nov 1, 2023$0.6650+1.8%Raise
Jul 7, 2023Aug 1, 2023$0.6530+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2023May 1, 2023$0.6530+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 9, 2023Feb 1, 2023$0.6530+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 6, 2022Nov 1, 2022$0.6530+2.0%Raise
Jul 7, 2022Aug 1, 2022$0.6400+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 7, 2022May 2, 2022$0.6400+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 7, 2022Feb 1, 2022$0.6400+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 7, 2021Nov 1, 2021$0.6400+1.9%Raise
Jul 8, 2021Aug 2, 2021$0.6280+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2021May 3, 2021$0.6280+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 7, 2021Feb 1, 2021$0.6280+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 8, 2020Nov 2, 2020$0.6280+2.1%Raise
Jul 9, 2020Aug 3, 2020$0.6150+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 9, 2020May 1, 2020$0.6150+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 9, 2020Feb 3, 2020$0.6150+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 9, 2019Nov 1, 2019$0.6150+2.0%Raise
Jul 9, 2019Aug 1, 2019$0.6030+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 9, 2019May 1, 2019$0.6030+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 9, 2019Feb 1, 2019$0.6030+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 9, 2018Nov 1, 2018$0.6030+2.2%Raise
Jul 9, 2018Aug 1, 2018$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 9, 2018May 1, 2018$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 9, 2018Feb 1, 2018$0.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 6, 2017Nov 1, 2017$0.5900+2.1%Raise
Jul 6, 2017Aug 1, 2017$0.5780+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2017May 1, 2017$0.5780+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2017Feb 1, 2017$0.5780+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 2016Nov 1, 2016$0.5780+2.3%Raise
Jul 6, 2016Aug 1, 2016$0.5650+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2016May 2, 2016$0.5650+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2016Feb 1, 2016$0.5650+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 7, 2015Nov 2, 2015$0.5650+2.7%Raise
Jul 8, 2015Aug 3, 2015$0.5500+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2015May 1, 2015$0.5500+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 7, 2015Feb 2, 2015$0.5500+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 8, 2014Nov 3, 2014$0.5500+3.8%Raise
Jul 8, 2014Aug 1, 2014$0.5300+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2014May 1, 2014$0.5300+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 8, 2014Feb 3, 2014$0.5300+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 8, 2013Nov 1, 2013$0.5300+2.9%Raise
Jul 8, 2013Aug 1, 2013$0.5150+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2013May 1, 2013$0.5150+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 8, 2013Feb 1, 2013$0.5150+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 2012Nov 1, 2012$0.5150+3.0%Raise
Jul 6, 2012Aug 1, 2012$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 5, 2012May 1, 2012$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2012Feb 1, 2012$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 2011Nov 1, 2011$0.5000+2.5%Raise
Jul 6, 2011Aug 1, 2011$0.4880+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2011May 2, 2011$0.4880+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2011Feb 1, 2011$0.4880+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 6, 2010Nov 1, 2010$0.4880+2.7%Raise
Jul 7, 2010Aug 2, 2010$0.4750+6.6%Raise
Apr 7, 2010May 3, 2010$0.4455+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2010Feb 1, 2010$0.4455+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 7, 2009Nov 2, 2009$0.4455+3.3%Raise
Jul 8, 2009Aug 3, 2009$0.4314+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 7, 2009May 1, 2009$0.4314+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 7, 2009Feb 2, 2009$0.4314+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 8, 2008Nov 3, 2008$0.4314+7.0%Raise
Jul 8, 2008Aug 1, 2008$0.4033+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2008May 1, 2008$0.4033+0.5%Raise
Jan 8, 2008Feb 1, 2008$0.4014+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 2007Nov 1, 2007$0.4014+6.2%Raise
Jul 6, 2007Aug 1, 2007$0.3781+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 5, 2007May 1, 2007$0.3781+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 8, 2007Feb 1, 2007$0.3781+3.8%Raise
Oct 5, 2006Nov 1, 2006$0.3642+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 2006Aug 1, 2006$0.3642+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2006May 1, 2006$0.3642+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2006Feb 1, 2006$0.3642+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 2005Nov 1, 2005$0.3642+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 2005Aug 1, 2005$0.3642+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2005May 2, 2005$0.3642+5.2%Raise
Jan 6, 2005Feb 1, 2005$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 6, 2004Nov 1, 2004$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 7, 2004Aug 2, 2004$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2004May 3, 2004$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 7, 2004Feb 2, 2004$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 8, 2003Nov 3, 2003$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 8, 2003Aug 1, 2003$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2003May 1, 2003$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 8, 2003Feb 3, 2003$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 8, 2002Nov 1, 2002$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 8, 2002Aug 1, 2002$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 2002May 1, 2002$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 8, 2002Feb 1, 2002$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 2001Nov 1, 2001$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 2001Aug 1, 2001$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2001May 1, 2001$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 8, 2001Feb 1, 2001$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 2000Nov 1, 2000$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 2000Aug 1, 2000$0.0423—Special
Jul 3, 2000—$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2000May 1, 2000$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2000Feb 1, 2000$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 6, 1999Nov 1, 1999$0.3462-0.3%Unchanged
Jul 7, 1999Aug 2, 1999$0.3471+0.3%Raise
Apr 7, 1999May 3, 1999$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 1999Feb 1, 1999$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 7, 1998Nov 2, 1998$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 8, 1998Aug 3, 1998$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 7, 1998May 1, 1998$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 7, 1998Feb 2, 1998$0.3462+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 8, 1997Nov 3, 1997$0.3462+4.1%Raise
Apr 8, 1997May 1, 1997$0.3327+2.8%Raise
Jan 8, 1997Feb 3, 1997$0.3238+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 8, 1996Nov 1, 1996$0.3238+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 8, 1996Aug 1, 1996$0.3238+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 8, 1996May 1, 1996$0.3238+2.9%Raise
Jan 8, 1996Feb 1, 1996$0.3148+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 1995Nov 1, 1995$0.3148+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 1995Aug 1, 1995$0.3148+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 4, 1995May 1, 1995$0.3148+1.4%Raise
Jan 4, 1995Feb 1, 1995$0.3103+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 4, 1994Nov 1, 1994$0.3103+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 5, 1994Aug 1, 1994$0.3103+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 5, 1994May 2, 1994$0.3103+3.0%Raise
Jan 4, 1994Feb 1, 1994$0.3013+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 2, 1993Aug 2, 1993$0.3013+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 2, 1993May 3, 1993$0.3013+3.1%Raise
Jan 5, 1993Feb 1, 1993$0.2923+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 1992Nov 2, 1992$0.2923+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 1992Aug 3, 1992$0.2923+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 1992May 1, 1992$0.2923+3.2%Raise
Jan 6, 1992Feb 3, 1992$0.2833+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 4, 1991Nov 1, 1991$0.2833+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 3, 1991Aug 1, 1991$0.2833+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 4, 1991May 1, 1991$0.2833+6.8%Raise
Jan 4, 1991Feb 1, 1991$0.2653+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 3, 1990Nov 1, 1990$0.2653+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 3, 1990Aug 1, 1990$0.2653+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 4, 1990May 1, 1990$0.2653+7.3%Raise
Jan 4, 1990Feb 1, 1990$0.2473+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 3, 1989Nov 1, 1989$0.2473+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 3, 1989Aug 1, 1989$0.2473+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 4, 1989May 1, 1989$0.2473+7.8%Raise
Dec 23, 1988Feb 1, 1989$0.2293+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 1988Nov 1, 1988$0.2293+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 24, 1988Aug 1, 1988$0.2293+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 25, 1988May 1, 1988$0.2293+6.3%Raise
Dec 24, 1987Feb 1, 1988$0.2158+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 24, 1987Nov 1, 1987$0.2158+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 24, 1987Aug 1, 1987$0.2158+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 25, 1987—$0.2158+6.7%Raise
Dec 24, 1986Feb 1, 1987$0.2023+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 24, 1986Nov 1, 1986$0.2023+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 24, 1986Aug 1, 1986$0.2023+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 24, 1986May 1, 1986$0.2023+5.9%Raise
Dec 24, 1985Feb 1, 1986$0.1911+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 24, 1985Nov 1, 1985$0.1911+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 24, 1985Aug 1, 1985$0.0191—Special
Mar 25, 1985May 1, 1985$0.1911+6.2%Raise
Dec 21, 1984Feb 1, 1985$0.1799+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 24, 1984Nov 1, 1984$0.1799+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 25, 1984Aug 1, 1984$0.1799+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 26, 1984May 1, 1984$0.1799—First

VZ dividend history — FAQ

How much is VZ's dividend?

As of Nov 9, 2026, VZ's most recent dividend was $0.7080 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 9, 2026 and a pay date of Nov 2, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $2.8140 per share across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 6.16%.

How often does VZ pay a dividend?

Verizon Communications Inc. pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 4 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.

When is VZ's next dividend?

VZ's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its quarterly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has VZ ever cut its dividend?

No regular-payment reduction appears in the 170 payments on record since 1984.

How much did VZ pay in dividends in 2025?

VZ paid $2.7240 per share across 4 payments in 2025, up 1.9% from 2024.

What was VZ's total return including dividends over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Nov 6, 2026, VZ paid $2.8140 per share, 7.03% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +14.1%. That is an approximate total return of +21.2% before taxes and reinvestment.

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Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to VZ