Verizon Communications's last quarterly dividend of $0.64 per share was on Apr 7, 2022 (ex-date). The annualized dividend payment of $2.55 per share represents a current dividend yield of 4.93%.
Verizon Communications's dividend yield of 4.93% is higher than the Communication Services sector, the industry and its peers average.
Verizon Communications has a history of paying dividends since 1994. Our records of VZ show that the company has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has grown by 2% since one year ago. And with the stock price down by 8% from a year ago, the dividend yield has grown by 11%.
Ex-date | Payment date | Declared on | Amount | Type |
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Apr 7, 2022 | May 2, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 | $0.64 | normal |
Jan 7, 2022 | Feb 1, 2022 | Dec 2, 2021 | $0.64 | normal |
Oct 7, 2021 | Nov 1, 2021 | Sep 2, 2021 | $0.64 | normal |
Jul 8, 2021 | Aug 2, 2021 | Jun 2, 2021 | $0.628 | normal |
Apr 8, 2021 | May 3, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 | $0.628 | normal |
Jan 7, 2021 | Feb 1, 2021 | Dec 3, 2020 | $0.628 | normal |
Oct 8, 2020 | Nov 2, 2020 | Sep 3, 2020 | $0.628 | normal |
Jul 9, 2020 | Aug 3, 2020 | Jun 4, 2020 | $0.615 | normal |
Apr 9, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | Mar 5, 2020 | $0.615 | normal |
Jan 9, 2020 | Feb 3, 2020 | Dec 5, 2019 | $0.615 | normal |
Oct 9, 2019 | Nov 1, 2019 | Sep 5, 2019 | $0.615 | normal |
Jul 9, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 | Jun 6, 2019 | $0.603 | normal |
Apr 9, 2019 | May 1, 2019 | Mar 8, 2019 | $0.603 | normal |
Jan 9, 2019 | Feb 1, 2019 | Dec 6, 2018 | $0.603 | normal |
Oct 9, 2018 | Nov 1, 2018 | Sep 6, 2018 | $0.603 | normal |
Jul 9, 2018 | Aug 1, 2018 | Jun 7, 2018 | $0.59 | normal |
Apr 9, 2018 | May 1, 2018 | Mar 6, 2018 | $0.59 | normal |
Jan 9, 2018 | Feb 1, 2018 | Dec 7, 2017 | $0.59 | normal |
Oct 6, 2017 | Nov 1, 2017 | Sep 7, 2017 | $0.59 | normal |
Jul 6, 2017 | Aug 1, 2017 | Jun 1, 2017 | $0.578 | normal |
Apr 6, 2017 | May 1, 2017 | Mar 3, 2017 | $0.578 | normal |
Jan 6, 2017 | Feb 1, 2017 | Dec 1, 2016 | $0.578 | normal |
Oct 5, 2016 | Nov 1, 2016 | Sep 1, 2016 | $0.578 | normal |
Jul 6, 2016 | Aug 1, 2016 | Jun 2, 2016 | $0.565 | normal |
Apr 6, 2016 | May 2, 2016 | Mar 4, 2016 | $0.565 | normal |
Jan 6, 2016 | Feb 1, 2016 | Dec 3, 2015 | $0.565 | normal |
Oct 7, 2015 | Nov 2, 2015 | Sep 3, 2015 | $0.565 | normal |
Jul 8, 2015 | Aug 3, 2015 | Jun 4, 2015 | $0.55 | normal |
Verizon Communications's payout ratio of 49.5% is above the Communication Services sector, the industry and its peers average.
Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
---|---|---|---|
SPOK Spok Holdings Inc | 13.99% | $0.88 | N/A |
T At&T Inc | 8.63% | $1.84 | 76.9% |
VZ Verizon Communications Inc | 4.93% | $2.55 | 49.5% |
TDS Telephone & Data Systems Inc | 4.42% | $0.71 | 77.2% |
AAPL Apple Inc | 0.64% | $0.89 | 14.3% |
SHEN Shenandoah Telecommunications Co | 0.3% | $0.07 | 0.4% |