Verizon Communications Dividends Paid Growth & History (VZ)

Verizon Communications paid $11.48B in dividends during fiscal 2025.

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Verizon Communications annual dividends paid history

Verizon Communications annual dividends paid

Fiscal yearPeriod endedDividends paidChangeGrowth
20252025-12-31$11.48B$232.0M+2.06%
20242024-12-31$11.25B$224.0M+2.03%
20232023-12-31$11.03B$220.0M+2.04%
20222022-12-31$10.80B$360.0M+3.45%
20212021-12-31$10.45B$213.0M+2.08%
20202020-12-31$10.23B$216.0M+2.16%
20192019-12-31$10.02B$244.0M+2.50%
20182018-12-31$9.77B$300.0M+3.17%
20172017-12-31$9.47B$210.0M+2.27%
20162016-12-31$9.26B$724.0M+8.48%
20152015-12-31$8.54B$735.0M+9.42%
20142014-12-31$7.80B$1.87B+31.45%
20132013-12-31$5.94B$706.0M+13.50%
20122012-12-31$5.23B−$325.0M−5.85%
20112011-12-31$5.55B$143.0M+2.64%
20102010-12-31$5.41B$141.0M+2.68%
20092009-12-31$5.27B$277.0M+5.55%
20082008-12-31$4.99B$221.0M+4.63%
20072007-12-31$4.77B

Verizon Communications dividends paid trends

Over the last five fiscal years, Verizon Communications's dividends paid increased from $10.23B to $11.48B, a change of $1.25B. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $2.95B.

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What dividends paid mean

Dividends paid are cash distributions made to shareholders. The history shows the company’s aggregate cash outflow for dividends, not the dividend per share, dividend yield, or the date an investor receives a payment.

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Reported cash dividends paid

TickerStat standardizes cash dividends paid to common or ordinary shareholders from official cash-flow filings. Reported zero-dividend periods remain zero and are not treated as missing data. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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