Verizon Communications (VZ) dividend history
Verizon Communications paid $11.5B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $2.71 per share.
Dividends per share grew 2.4% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 11 years.
At today's price the trailing yield is 6.02%.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Verizon Communications's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.71 | +1.9% | $11.5B | — | 67% |
| 2024 | $2.66 | +1.8% | $11.2B | — | 64% |
| 2023 | $2.62 | +1.8% | $11.0B | — | 95% |
| 2022 | $2.57 | +2.1% | $10.8B | — | 51% |
| 2021 | $2.52 | +1.9% | $10.4B | — | 47% |
| 2020 | $2.47 | +2.1% | $10.2B | — | 57% |
| 2019 | $2.42 | +2.3% | $10.0B | — | 52% |
| 2018 | $2.36 | +2.1% | $9.8B | 55% | 63% |
| 2017 | $2.32 | +2.2% | $9.5B | 134% | 31% |
| 2016 | $2.27 | +8.7% | $9.3B | 200% | 71% |
| 2015 | $2.09 | +6.4% | $8.5B | 40% | 48% |
| 2014 | $1.96 | -5.1% | $7.8B | 58% | 81% |
| 2013 | $2.07 | +13.0% | $5.9B | 27% | 52% |
| 2012 | $1.83 | -6.6% | $5.2B | 34% | 598% |
| 2011 | $1.96 | — | $5.6B | 41% | 231% |
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Questions
Does Verizon Communications pay a dividend?
Verizon Communications paid $11.5B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $2.71 per share.
How fast has Verizon Communications's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 2.4% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 11 years.
From Verizon Communications's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.