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■ Stock · 168 payments on record · since 1984
VZ Dividend History
Verizon Communications Inc.. Every per-share payment since 1984, split-adjusted, with annual totals, growth rates and the next estimated payment.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026
TTM Dividend$2.80per share, last 12 mo
TTM Yield6.37%at $43.88
FrequencyQuarterly4 / year
3-yr CAGR1.9%dividend growth
5-yr CAGR2.0%dividend growth
10-yr CAGR2.1%dividend growth
Next payment estimate: around Oct 10, 2026 based on the quarterly pattern.
Last confirmed: $0.7080 on Jul 10, 2026.
Full ex-dividend date details →
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Payment by payment
Dividend per share at each ex-dividend date, split-adjusted. Hover for exact amounts.
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Annual totals & growth
2026 shown in gray: year in progress.
| Year | Total / share | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | $2.1060 | |
| 2025 | $2.7240 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | $2.6730 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | $2.6240 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | $2.5730 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | $2.5240 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | $2.4730 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | $2.4240 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | $2.3730 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | $2.3240 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | $2.2730 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | $2.2150 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | $2.1400 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | $2.0750 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | $2.0150 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | $1.9640 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | $1.8540 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | $1.7398 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | $1.6394 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | $1.5357 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | $1.4569 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | $1.4389 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | $1.3850 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | $1.3850 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | $1.3850 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | $1.3850 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | $1.4272 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | $1.3859 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | $1.3850 | +38.1% |
| 1997 | $1.0027 | -22.0% |
| 1996 | $1.2860 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | $1.2546 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | $1.2321 | +37.7% |
| 1993 | $0.8948 | -22.9% |
| 1992 | $1.1601 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | $1.1152 | +6.9% |
| 1990 | $1.0432 | +40.6% |
| 1989 | $0.7419 | -19.1% |
| 1988 | $0.9173 | +6.3% |
| 1987 | $0.8633 | +6.7% |
| 1986 | $0.8094 | +36.6% |
| 1985 | $0.5924 | +9.8% |
| 1984 | $0.5396 |
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Complete payment record
| # | Ex-dividend date | Amount / share | vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| 168 | Jul 10, 2026 | $0.7080 | 0.0% |
| 167 | Apr 10, 2026 | $0.7080 | +2.6% |
| 166 | Jan 12, 2026 | $0.6900 | 0.0% |
| 165 | Oct 10, 2025 | $0.6900 | +1.8% |
| 164 | Jul 10, 2025 | $0.6780 | 0.0% |
| 163 | Apr 10, 2025 | $0.6780 | 0.0% |
| 162 | Jan 10, 2025 | $0.6780 | 0.0% |
| 161 | Oct 10, 2024 | $0.6780 | +2.0% |
| 160 | Jul 10, 2024 | $0.6650 | 0.0% |
| 159 | Apr 9, 2024 | $0.6650 | 0.0% |
| 158 | Jan 9, 2024 | $0.6650 | 0.0% |
| 157 | Oct 6, 2023 | $0.6650 | +1.8% |
| 156 | Jul 7, 2023 | $0.6530 | 0.0% |
| 155 | Apr 6, 2023 | $0.6530 | 0.0% |
| 154 | Jan 9, 2023 | $0.6530 | 0.0% |
| 153 | Oct 6, 2022 | $0.6530 | +2.0% |
| 152 | Jul 7, 2022 | $0.6400 | 0.0% |
| 151 | Apr 7, 2022 | $0.6400 | 0.0% |
| 150 | Jan 7, 2022 | $0.6400 | 0.0% |
| 149 | Oct 7, 2021 | $0.6400 | +1.9% |
| 148 | Jul 8, 2021 | $0.6280 | 0.0% |
| 147 | Apr 8, 2021 | $0.6280 | 0.0% |
| 146 | Jan 7, 2021 | $0.6280 | 0.0% |
| 145 | Oct 8, 2020 | $0.6280 | +2.1% |
| 144 | Jul 9, 2020 | $0.6150 | 0.0% |
| 143 | Apr 9, 2020 | $0.6150 | 0.0% |
| 142 | Jan 9, 2020 | $0.6150 | 0.0% |
| 141 | Oct 9, 2019 | $0.6150 | +2.0% |
| 140 | Jul 9, 2019 | $0.6030 | 0.0% |
| 139 | Apr 9, 2019 | $0.6030 | 0.0% |
| 138 | Jan 9, 2019 | $0.6030 | 0.0% |
| 137 | Oct 9, 2018 | $0.6030 | +2.2% |
| 136 | Jul 9, 2018 | $0.5900 | 0.0% |
| 135 | Apr 9, 2018 | $0.5900 | 0.0% |
| 134 | Jan 9, 2018 | $0.5900 | 0.0% |
| 133 | Oct 6, 2017 | $0.5900 | +2.1% |
| 132 | Jul 6, 2017 | $0.5780 | 0.0% |
| 131 | Apr 6, 2017 | $0.5780 | 0.0% |
| 130 | Jan 6, 2017 | $0.5780 | 0.0% |
| 129 | Oct 5, 2016 | $0.5780 | +2.3% |
| 128 | Jul 6, 2016 | $0.5650 | 0.0% |
| 127 | Apr 6, 2016 | $0.5650 | 0.0% |
| 126 | Jan 6, 2016 | $0.5650 | 0.0% |
| 125 | Oct 7, 2015 | $0.5650 | +2.7% |
| 124 | Jul 8, 2015 | $0.5500 | 0.0% |
| 123 | Apr 8, 2015 | $0.5500 | 0.0% |
| 122 | Jan 7, 2015 | $0.5500 | 0.0% |
| 121 | Oct 8, 2014 | $0.5500 | +3.8% |
| 120 | Jul 8, 2014 | $0.5300 | 0.0% |
| 119 | Apr 8, 2014 | $0.5300 | 0.0% |
| 118 | Jan 8, 2014 | $0.5300 | 0.0% |
| 117 | Oct 8, 2013 | $0.5300 | +2.9% |
| 116 | Jul 8, 2013 | $0.5150 | 0.0% |
| 115 | Apr 8, 2013 | $0.5150 | 0.0% |
| 114 | Jan 8, 2013 | $0.5150 | 0.0% |
| 113 | Oct 5, 2012 | $0.5150 | +3.0% |
| 112 | Jul 6, 2012 | $0.5000 | 0.0% |
| 111 | Apr 5, 2012 | $0.5000 | 0.0% |
| 110 | Jan 6, 2012 | $0.5000 | 0.0% |
| 109 | Oct 5, 2011 | $0.5000 | +2.5% |
| 108 | Jul 6, 2011 | $0.4880 | 0.0% |
| 107 | Apr 6, 2011 | $0.4880 | 0.0% |
| 106 | Jan 6, 2011 | $0.4880 | 0.0% |
| 105 | Oct 6, 2010 | $0.4880 | +2.7% |
| 104 | Jul 7, 2010 | $0.4750 | +6.6% |
| 103 | Apr 7, 2010 | $0.4455 | 0.0% |
| 102 | Jan 6, 2010 | $0.4455 | 0.0% |
| 101 | Oct 7, 2009 | $0.4455 | +3.3% |
| 100 | Jul 8, 2009 | $0.4314 | 0.0% |
| 99 | Apr 7, 2009 | $0.4314 | 0.0% |
| 98 | Jan 7, 2009 | $0.4314 | 0.0% |
| 97 | Oct 8, 2008 | $0.4314 | +7.0% |
| 96 | Jul 8, 2008 | $0.4033 | 0.0% |
| 95 | Apr 8, 2008 | $0.4033 | +0.5% |
| 94 | Jan 8, 2008 | $0.4014 | 0.0% |
| 93 | Oct 5, 2007 | $0.4014 | +6.2% |
| 92 | Jul 6, 2007 | $0.3781 | 0.0% |
| 91 | Apr 5, 2007 | $0.3781 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Jan 8, 2007 | $0.3781 | +3.8% |
| 89 | Oct 5, 2006 | $0.3642 | 0.0% |
| 88 | Jul 6, 2006 | $0.3642 | 0.0% |
| 87 | Apr 6, 2006 | $0.3642 | 0.0% |
| 86 | Jan 6, 2006 | $0.3642 | 0.0% |
| 85 | Oct 5, 2005 | $0.3642 | 0.0% |
| 84 | Jul 6, 2005 | $0.3642 | 0.0% |
| 83 | Apr 6, 2005 | $0.3642 | +5.2% |
| 82 | Jan 6, 2005 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 81 | Oct 6, 2004 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 80 | Jul 7, 2004 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 79 | Apr 6, 2004 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 78 | Jan 7, 2004 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 77 | Oct 8, 2003 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 76 | Jul 8, 2003 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 75 | Apr 8, 2003 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 74 | Jan 8, 2003 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 73 | Oct 8, 2002 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 72 | Jul 8, 2002 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 71 | Apr 8, 2002 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 70 | Jan 8, 2002 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 69 | Oct 5, 2001 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 68 | Jul 6, 2001 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 67 | Apr 6, 2001 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 66 | Jan 8, 2001 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 65 | Oct 5, 2000 | $0.3462 | +719.2% |
| 64 | Jul 6, 2000 | $0.0423 | -87.8% |
| 63 | Jul 3, 2000 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 62 | Apr 6, 2000 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 61 | Jan 6, 2000 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 60 | Oct 6, 1999 | $0.3462 | -0.3% |
| 59 | Jul 7, 1999 | $0.3471 | +0.3% |
| 58 | Apr 7, 1999 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 57 | Jan 6, 1999 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 56 | Oct 7, 1998 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 55 | Jul 8, 1998 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 54 | Apr 7, 1998 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 53 | Jan 7, 1998 | $0.3462 | 0.0% |
| 52 | Oct 8, 1997 | $0.3462 | +4.1% |
| 51 | Apr 8, 1997 | $0.3327 | +2.8% |
| 50 | Jan 8, 1997 | $0.3238 | 0.0% |
| 49 | Oct 8, 1996 | $0.3238 | 0.0% |
| 48 | Jul 8, 1996 | $0.3238 | 0.0% |
| 47 | Apr 8, 1996 | $0.3238 | +2.9% |
| 46 | Jan 8, 1996 | $0.3148 | 0.0% |
| 45 | Oct 5, 1995 | $0.3148 | 0.0% |
| 44 | Jul 6, 1995 | $0.3148 | 0.0% |
| 43 | Apr 4, 1995 | $0.3148 | +1.4% |
| 42 | Jan 4, 1995 | $0.3103 | 0.0% |
| 41 | Oct 4, 1994 | $0.3103 | 0.0% |
| 40 | Jul 5, 1994 | $0.3103 | 0.0% |
| 39 | Apr 5, 1994 | $0.3103 | +3.0% |
| 38 | Jan 4, 1994 | $0.3013 | 0.0% |
| 37 | Jul 2, 1993 | $0.3013 | 0.0% |
| 36 | Apr 2, 1993 | $0.3013 | +3.1% |
| 35 | Jan 5, 1993 | $0.2923 | 0.0% |
| 34 | Oct 5, 1992 | $0.2923 | 0.0% |
| 33 | Jul 6, 1992 | $0.2923 | 0.0% |
| 32 | Apr 6, 1992 | $0.2923 | +3.2% |
| 31 | Jan 6, 1992 | $0.2833 | 0.0% |
| 30 | Oct 4, 1991 | $0.2833 | 0.0% |
| 29 | Jul 3, 1991 | $0.2833 | 0.0% |
| 28 | Apr 4, 1991 | $0.2833 | +6.8% |
| 27 | Jan 4, 1991 | $0.2653 | 0.0% |
| 26 | Oct 3, 1990 | $0.2653 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Jul 3, 1990 | $0.2653 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Apr 4, 1990 | $0.2653 | +7.3% |
| 23 | Jan 4, 1990 | $0.2473 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Oct 3, 1989 | $0.2473 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Jul 3, 1989 | $0.2473 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Apr 4, 1989 | $0.2473 | +7.8% |
| 19 | Dec 23, 1988 | $0.2293 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Sep 26, 1988 | $0.2293 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Jun 24, 1988 | $0.2293 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Mar 25, 1988 | $0.2293 | +6.3% |
| 15 | Dec 24, 1987 | $0.2158 | 0.0% |
| 14 | Sep 24, 1987 | $0.2158 | 0.0% |
| 13 | Jun 24, 1987 | $0.2158 | 0.0% |
| 12 | Mar 25, 1987 | $0.2158 | +6.7% |
| 11 | Dec 24, 1986 | $0.2023 | 0.0% |
| 10 | Sep 24, 1986 | $0.2023 | 0.0% |
| 9 | Jun 24, 1986 | $0.2023 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Mar 24, 1986 | $0.2023 | +5.9% |
| 7 | Dec 24, 1985 | $0.1911 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Sep 24, 1985 | $0.1911 | +900.0% |
| 5 | Jun 24, 1985 | $0.0191 | -90.0% |
| 4 | Mar 25, 1985 | $0.1911 | +6.2% |
| 3 | Dec 21, 1984 | $0.1799 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Sep 24, 1984 | $0.1799 | 0.0% |
| 1 | Jun 25, 1984 | $0.1799 |
168 payments · source: consolidated market data, split-adjusted · refreshed daily.
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VZ dividend FAQ
How often does VZ pay dividends?
VZ pays dividends on a quarterly schedule, 4 times per year. The most recent payment was $0.7080 per share with ex-dividend date Jul 10, 2026.
When is the next VZ dividend payment?
Based on the historical pattern, the next ex-dividend date is estimated around Oct 10, 2026. Fund sponsors declare the official date shortly before payment; treat this as an estimate.
Has VZ ever cut its dividend?
The complete record above shows every per-share payment since 1984. The annual payout has increased for 21 consecutive years in our data.
What is the VZ dividend yield right now?
Over the trailing twelve months VZ paid $2.80 per share. At the current price of $43.88 that is a 6.37% TTM yield.
Are these amounts adjusted for splits?
Yes. Historical amounts come from split-adjusted market data, so per-share figures are directly comparable across the entire history.