Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 169 recorded VZ dividend payments, running from March 26, 1984 to July 10, 2026 — 43 calendar years. Together those payments total $70.54 per share. VZ has most often paid quarterly.
VZ has increased its payment rate for 19 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the VZ payment rate compounded at +2.0% a year, and +2.1% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 43 years of recorded history, VZ's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
VZ dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.72 | 4 | $0.678 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | $2.67 | 4 | $0.665 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | $2.62 | 4 | $0.653 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | $2.57 | 4 | $0.640 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | $2.52 | 4 | $0.628 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | $2.47 | 4 | $0.615 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | $2.42 | 4 | $0.603 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | $2.37 | 4 | $0.590 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | $2.32 | 4 | $0.578 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | $2.27 | 4 | $0.565 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | $2.21 | 4 | $0.550 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | $2.14 | 4 | $0.530 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | $2.08 | 4 | $0.515 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | $2.02 | 4 | $0.500 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.488 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | $1.85 | 4 | $0.460 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | $1.74 | 4 | $0.431 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | $1.64 | 4 | $0.403 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | $1.54 | 4 | $0.378 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | $1.46 | 4 | $0.364 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | $1.44 | 4 | $0.364 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | $1.38 | 4 | $0.346 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | $1.38 | 4 | $0.346 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | $1.38 | 4 | $0.346 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $1.38 | 4 | $0.346 | — |
| 2000 | $1.43 | 5 (timing) | $0.346 | — |
| 1999 | $1.39 | 4 | $0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | $1.38 | 4 | $0.346 | — |
| 1997 | $1.00 | 3 (timing) | $0.333 | — |
| 1996 | $1.29 | 4 | $0.324 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | $1.25 | 4 | $0.315 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | $1.23 | 4 | $0.310 | — |
| 1993 | $0.895 | 3 (timing) | $0.301 | — |
| 1992 | $1.16 | 4 | $0.292 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | $1.12 | 4 | $0.283 | +6.8% |
| 1990 | $1.04 | 4 | $0.265 | — |
| 1989 | $0.742 | 3 (timing) | $0.247 | — |
| 1988 | $0.917 | 4 | $0.229 | +6.3% |
| 1987 | $0.863 | 4 | $0.216 | +6.7% |
| 1986 | $0.809 | 4 | $0.202 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | $0.592 | 4 | $0.191 | +6.2% |
| 1984 | $0.719 | 4 | $0.180 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than VZ's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent VZ dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 10, 2026 | $0.708 |
| April 10, 2026 | $0.708 |
| January 12, 2026 | $0.690 |
| October 10, 2025 | $0.690 |
| July 10, 2025 | $0.678 |
| April 10, 2025 | $0.678 |
| January 10, 2025 | $0.678 |
| October 10, 2024 | $0.678 |
| July 10, 2024 | $0.665 |
| April 9, 2024 | $0.665 |
| January 9, 2024 | $0.665 |
| October 6, 2023 | $0.665 |
| July 7, 2023 | $0.653 |
| April 6, 2023 | $0.653 |
| January 9, 2023 | $0.653 |
| October 6, 2022 | $0.653 |
| July 7, 2022 | $0.640 |
| April 7, 2022 | $0.640 |
| January 7, 2022 | $0.640 |
| October 7, 2021 | $0.640 |
| July 8, 2021 | $0.628 |
| April 8, 2021 | $0.628 |
| January 7, 2021 | $0.628 |
| October 8, 2020 | $0.628 |
| July 9, 2020 | $0.615 |
| April 9, 2020 | $0.615 |
| January 9, 2020 | $0.615 |
| October 9, 2019 | $0.615 |
| July 9, 2019 | $0.603 |
| April 9, 2019 | $0.603 |
| January 9, 2019 | $0.603 |
| October 9, 2018 | $0.603 |
| July 9, 2018 | $0.590 |
| April 9, 2018 | $0.590 |
| January 9, 2018 | $0.590 |
| October 6, 2017 | $0.590 |
| July 6, 2017 | $0.578 |
| April 6, 2017 | $0.578 |
| January 6, 2017 | $0.578 |
| October 5, 2016 | $0.578 |
| July 6, 2016 | $0.565 |
| April 6, 2016 | $0.565 |
| January 6, 2016 | $0.565 |
| October 7, 2015 | $0.565 |
| July 8, 2015 | $0.550 |
| April 8, 2015 | $0.550 |
| January 7, 2015 | $0.550 |
| October 8, 2014 | $0.550 |
| July 8, 2014 | $0.530 |
| April 8, 2014 | $0.530 |
| January 8, 2014 | $0.530 |
| October 8, 2013 | $0.530 |
| July 8, 2013 | $0.515 |
| April 8, 2013 | $0.515 |
| January 8, 2013 | $0.515 |
| October 5, 2012 | $0.515 |
| July 6, 2012 | $0.500 |
| April 5, 2012 | $0.500 |
| January 6, 2012 | $0.500 |
| October 5, 2011 | $0.500 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 169 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
VZ dividend history questions
How many dividends has VZ paid?
DivTrkr has 169 recorded VZ dividend payments between March 26, 1984 and July 10, 2026, totalling $70.54 per share across 43 calendar years.
Has VZ ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 43 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the VZ dividend growing?
The VZ payment rate compounded at +2.0% a year over the last five complete years and +2.1% a year over the last ten.
How often does VZ pay a dividend?
VZ has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current VZ dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track VZ free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.