Verizon Communications (VZ) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
Verizon Communications (VZ) reported Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $2.95 billion for Q2 2026, up 3.4% from $2.86 billion a year earlier and up 1.5% from the prior quarter.
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Verizon Communications (VZ) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Verizon Communications' Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $11.63 billion, up 2.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $11.48 billion, up 2.1% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for 13 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $11.25 billion in FY2024 (+2.0%), $11.03 billion in FY2023 (+2.0%), $10.81 billion in FY2022 (+3.4%) and $10.45 billion in FY2021 (+2.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd since Q1 2012.
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now increased in each of the last 52 quarters, with growth averaging 2.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has ranged between 0.7% (Q2 2023) and 4.9% (Q2 2022) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $2.91 billion (Q1 2026), $2.91 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.86 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 187.75 Bn | 152.16 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 2.95 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 170.67 Bn | 155.42 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 153.32 Bn | 110.77 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 1.95 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 148.71 Bn | 141.01 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 80.85 Bn | 46.81 Bn | - | 1.17 Bn |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 39.22 Bn | 12.89 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.80 Bn | 30.30 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 24.89 Bn | 16.03 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.92 Bn | 14.94 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | Bce | 19.40 Bn | 17.74 Bn | 3.38 Bn | -294.95 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.80 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.69 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.60 Bn |
API Access
Verizon Communications Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=VZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "ticker": "VZ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=VZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();