VZ dividend 2026 dates, payout and yield

VZ dividend for 2026 dey follow Verizon quarterly schedule: four cash payments every year, and each one get im own declaration date, ex-dividend date, record date and payment date. The panel below show every 2026 dividend wey Verizon don formally declare, with the per share rate beside each set of dates. Nothing for this page na forecast. Any quarter wey board never declare no dey inside the table.

Verizon 2026 dividend calendar, quarter by quarter

For now, 2026 calendar get 4 declared dividends. The first one get ex-dividend date of January 12, 2026 and payment date of February 2, 2026. The latest one for the calendar get ex-dividend date of October 9, 2026, payable on November 2, 2026, at $0.7075 per share.

SELECT
    toString(ex_dividend_date) AS ex_date,
    concat(monthName(ex_dividend_date), ' ', toString(toDayOfMonth(ex_dividend_date)), ', ', toString(toYear(ex_dividend_date))) AS ex_date_label,
    concat(monthName(max(declaration_date)), ' ', toString(toDayOfMonth(max(declaration_date))), ', ', toString(toYear(max(declaration_date)))) AS declared_date,
    concat(monthName(max(record_date)), ' ', toString(toDayOfMonth(max(record_date))), ', ', toString(toYear(max(record_date)))) AS record_date,
    concat(monthName(max(pay_date)), ' ', toString(toDayOfMonth(max(pay_date))), ', ', toString(toYear(max(pay_date)))) AS pay_date,
    round(max(toFloat64(cash_amount)), 4) AS rate_usd,
    if(ex_dividend_date > today(), 'upcoming', 'passed') AS status
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'VZ'
  AND ex_dividend_date >= '2026-01-01'
  AND ex_dividend_date <  '2027-01-01'
  AND cash_amount > 0
GROUP BY ex_dividend_date
ORDER BY ex_dividend_date

Four dates dey inside every row, and each one get different work. Na only one decide who go collect payment.

• Declaration date na the day Verizon board approve the payment and publish the other three dates.
• Ex-dividend date na the first trading session wey stock dey trade without the coming payment attached. Buyer wey trade execute on or after that date no go collect am.
• Record date na the day company check its share register to know who the holders be.
• Payment date na the day the cash enter.

Compare the ex-dividend and record columns for the panel above, and you go see say dem normally fall on the same day. This pairing follow the move to T+1 settlement for May 2024. Purchase wey person make on ex-dividend date now settle one business day later, after the company don read the register. The difference, and wetin change, dey explained for record date vs ex-dividend date. The longer payment history dey for the Verizon dividend guide.

Wetin be the current VZ dividend per share?

The latest declared quarterly rate na $0.7075 per share. E come with the increase wey dem declare on January 30, 2026, moving up from $0.69, na increase of 2.54%. The panel below rebuild every different quarterly rate since 2015 from the payment records themselves.

WITH paid AS
(
    SELECT
        ex_dividend_date AS ex_date,
        max(toFloat64(cash_amount)) AS rate,
        max(declaration_date) AS declared
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'VZ'
      AND ex_dividend_date >= '2015-01-01'
      AND ex_dividend_date <  '2027-01-01'
      AND cash_amount > 0
    GROUP BY ex_dividend_date
),
steps AS
(
    SELECT
        rate,
        min(ex_date) AS first_ex,
        min(declared) AS first_declared
    FROM paid
    GROUP BY rate
)
SELECT
    toString(first_ex) AS step_date,
    concat(monthName(first_declared), ' ', toString(toDayOfMonth(first_declared)), ', ', toString(toYear(first_declared))) AS declared_date,
    round(rate, 4) AS rate_usd,
    round(prior, 4) AS prior_rate_usd,
    round(100 * (rate - prior) / prior, 2) AS increase_pct
FROM
(
    SELECT
        rate,
        first_ex,
        first_declared,
        lagInFrame(rate) OVER (ORDER BY first_ex ASC ROWS BETWEEN 1 PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW) AS prior
    FROM steps
)
WHERE prior > 0
ORDER BY first_ex

Each row show one rate, the ex-dividend date wey the rate first apply, the rate immediately before am, and the size of the move in percent. Read the chart from left to right, and the shape na staircase of small, regular steps wey dey about one year apart, no be series of jumps. The panel count 12 changes for the period. The full record, including the years before 2015, dey for Verizon dividend increase history, while the same payout beside the closest peer dey for VZ vs T dividend.

VZ dividend yield na wetin?

Dividend yield na one number divided by another: dividends wey dem pay for the past twelve months, divided by the share price, then write the result as percent. Both sides dey move, so yield wey dem quote without price and date nearly no get meaning. Verizon close at $45.92 on October 2, 2026. When dem compare am with dividends wey their ex-dividend dates fall inside the twelve months up to that trading session, that closing price give trailing yield of 6.09%.

WITH
months AS
(
    SELECT
        toStartOfMonth(date) AS month_start,
        argMax(toFloat64(close), date) AS px,
        max(date) AS last_session
    FROM global_markets.stocks_daily_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'VZ'
      AND date >= '2024-10-01'
    GROUP BY month_start
),
paid AS
(
    SELECT
        ex_dividend_date AS ex_date,
        max(toFloat64(cash_amount)) AS amt
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'VZ'
      AND ex_dividend_date >= '2023-09-01'
      AND cash_amount > 0
    GROUP BY ex_dividend_date
)
SELECT
    toString(m.month_start) AS month,
    concat(monthName(any(m.last_session)), ' ', toString(toDayOfMonth(any(m.last_session))), ', ', toString(toYear(any(m.last_session)))) AS close_taken_date,
    round(any(m.px), 2) AS close_usd,
    round(100 * sum(p.amt) / any(m.px), 2) AS trailing_yield_pct
FROM months AS m
CROSS JOIN paid AS p
WHERE p.ex_date >  addYears(m.last_session, -1)
  AND p.ex_date <= m.last_session
GROUP BY m.month_start
ORDER BY m.month_start

Each point na that month final close and the trailing yield measured for that close. For the left edge of the series, October 31, 2024, the close na $42.13 and the same calculation give 6.34%. The dividend side of that ratio dey change once every year in small steps. The price side dey change every trading session, and the yield line dey follow am across all 25 months.

When be the next Verizon ex-dividend date?

The last row for the 2026 calendar above na October 9, 2026 ex-dividend date. Its status column show upcoming as at the day wey generate this page. Once ex-dividend date pass, the next quarter go enter the calendar only after the board declare am. Before that declaration, any date wey dem quote na estimate based on the pattern below, no be scheduled event.

WITH paid AS
(
    SELECT
        ex_dividend_date AS ex_date,
        max(pay_date) AS pay_on
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'VZ'
      AND ex_dividend_date >= '2020-01-01'
      AND ex_dividend_date <  '2027-01-01'
      AND cash_amount > 0
    GROUP BY ex_dividend_date
)
SELECT
    toString(ex_date) AS ex_on,
    concat(monthName(ex_date), ' ', toString(toDayOfMonth(ex_date)), ', ', toString(toYear(ex_date))) AS ex_date_label,
    concat(monthName(pay_on), ' ', toString(toDayOfMonth(pay_on)), ', ', toString(toYear(pay_on))) AS pay_date,
    dateDiff('day', prev_ex, ex_date) AS days_since_prior_ex,
    dateDiff('day', ex_date, pay_on) AS days_ex_to_pay
FROM
(
    SELECT
        ex_date,
        pay_on,
        lagInFrame(ex_date) OVER (ORDER BY ex_date ASC ROWS BETWEEN 1 PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW) AS prev_ex
    FROM paid
)
WHERE prev_ex >= '2020-01-01'
ORDER BY ex_date

Two numbers dey show for each row: the number of days between the previous ex-dividend date and this one, plus the number of days from this ex-dividend date to when the cash arrive. The latest row, October 9, 2026, dey 91 days after the one before am. 24 days dey between its ex-dividend date and payment date. Across 27 payments, the spacing remain close to one quarter. Na this regular pattern make cadence estimate reasonable, but e still remain estimate. For declared dates across the rest of the market, see upcoming ex-dividend dates.

Another thing to know before ex-dividend date reach: the share go open that morning without the upcoming payment attached. The opening reference price go reduce by roughly the dividend amount. You fit see the arithmetic behind this adjustment for why stocks drop on the ex-dividend date.

FAQ

Verizon go pay im dividend when for 2026?

Verizon dey pay every quarter. All the declared 2026 payment dates dey for calendar panel wey dey top this page. The latest one na November 2, 2026. Cash normally dey enter brokerage account on the payment date itself.

Wetin be VZ dividend per share?

The latest declared quarterly rate na $0.7075 per share. Person wey hold 100 shares on the record date go collect 100 times that amount on the payment date, before any tax withholding.

Wetin be Verizon dividend yield now?

Based on the October 2, 2026 close of $45.92, the trailing twelve month yield na 6.09%. Any yield figure dey move with price, so the date wey dey attached to am matter as much as the number.

Verizon increase im dividend for 2026?

The latest rate change on record na the one declared January 30, 2026. E carry the quarterly rate go $0.7075 from $0.69. The complete step-by-step record dey for the rate panel above.

I need hold VZ on the payment date before dem go pay me?

No. Na ownership on the record date dey determine entitlement. For practice, that mean say you need own the shares before the ex-dividend date. Person wey sell the day after the ex-dividend date still go receive the payment weeks later.

Every panel for here come with the exact SQL underneath am. Open one to see which records dem count. If you wan pull the same dividend calendar for another ticker, ask for am in plain English on the Strasmore terminal.