Verizon dividend increase history and yearly raises

Verizon dividend increase history na long run of very small steps. The company don raise its payout for each of the last 12 calendar years, and na genuine streak, but e still dey well below the 50 consecutive years wey dividend king require. This page dey show the per share payout since 2005, how much each raise be for cents, and the declaration cadence wey the increase follow.

Verizon increase history for dividend, year by year

Every number for here come from dividend records wey dem file: na cash amount wey join each ex-dividend date, arranged by calendar year. Verizon dey pay every quarter, so normal year get four ex-dividend dates and four payments.

WITH yearly AS (
    SELECT toYear(ex_dividend_date) AS year,
           sum(cash_amount) AS annual,
           count() AS payments
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'VZ'
      AND distribution_type = 'recurring'
      AND cash_amount > 0
      AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2005-01-01')
      AND ex_dividend_date < toDate('2026-01-01')
    GROUP BY year
),
base AS (
    SELECT annual AS first_annual
    FROM yearly
    ORDER BY year ASC
    LIMIT 1
)
SELECT yearly.year AS year,
       round(yearly.annual, 4) AS annual_dividend_usd,
       yearly.payments AS payments,
       round((toFloat64(yearly.annual) / toFloat64(base.first_annual) - 1) * 100, 1) AS pct_above_first_year
FROM yearly
CROSS JOIN base
ORDER BY year

The payments for 2005 total $1.6 per share. For 2025, the total na $2.7225, or 70.2% higher than the starting year, across 21 calendar years and 4 payments for the final one. The line never dey go down. E no dey jump too: the shape na gentle ramp, no be the compounding curve wey fast grower dey form.

Verizon dey increase dividend for how long?

Streak dey count the calendar years wey payout increase one after another. The count depend on the rule wey dem use define increase. The rule for here be say: the biggest single quarterly payment for the year pass the biggest one for the previous year. Comparing the highest quarterly rates dey make the count correct when one calendar year get five ex dividend dates instead of four.

WITH yearly AS (
    SELECT ticker,
           toYear(ex_dividend_date) AS year,
           max(cash_amount) AS top_amount
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker IN ('VZ', 'KO', 'JNJ', 'PG', 'MCD', 'MMM')
      AND distribution_type = 'recurring'
      AND cash_amount > 0
      AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2001-01-01')
      AND ex_dividend_date < toDate('2026-01-01')
    GROUP BY ticker, year
),
prior AS (
    SELECT ticker,
           year + 1 AS year,
           top_amount AS prior_top
    FROM yearly
),
flagged AS (
    SELECT yearly.ticker AS ticker,
           year,
           yearly.top_amount > prior.prior_top AS raised
    FROM yearly
    INNER JOIN prior USING (ticker, year)
)
SELECT ticker,
       max(year) - greatest(maxIf(year, raised = 0), min(year) - 1) AS consecutive_increase_years,
       toString(min(year)) AS first_year_compared,
       toString(max(year)) AS last_year_compared
FROM flagged
GROUP BY ticker
ORDER BY consecutive_increase_years ASC, ticker ASC

If dem arrange am from the shortest run go up, MMM dey at 0: the biggest quarterly payment for 2025 come lower than the previous year's own, and that end the run under this rule. KO follow with 12 consecutive years. The other names reach 21 years, wey be the limit for this window: the first year wey dem compare na 2005, and their runs start before that year. Verizon's streak dey inside the window with years still remain, so 12 na the complete count, no be truncated figure.

Verizon na dividend king or dividend aristocrat?

Neither one, and both labels get fixed rules, no be matter of opinion. A dividend king don increase im dividend for 50 years without break. A dividend aristocrat na S&P 500 member wey don increase dividend for at least 25 years without break, plus the index size and liquidity screens. Verizon's 12 years no reach any of the two levels. Dividend growth champions dey check the streak across the whole market, na there the names wey dey top this panel show how long their streak really be.

How big each Verizon dividend raise be?

Two figures dey describe a raise: the cents wey dem add, and the percentage wey those cents represent. Verizon cent figure don barely move. The percentage attached to am dey fall as the base wey e divide become bigger.

WITH yearly AS (
    SELECT toYear(ex_dividend_date) AS year,
           sum(cash_amount) AS annual
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'VZ'
      AND distribution_type = 'recurring'
      AND cash_amount > 0
      AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2009-01-01')
      AND ex_dividend_date < toDate('2026-01-01')
    GROUP BY year
),
prior AS (
    SELECT year + 1 AS year,
           annual AS prior_annual
    FROM yearly
)
SELECT year,
       round((yearly.annual - prior.prior_annual) * 100, 2) AS increase_cents,
       round((toFloat64(yearly.annual) / toFloat64(prior.prior_annual) - 1) * 100, 2) AS growth_pct
FROM yearly
INNER JOIN prior USING (year)
WHERE year >= 2010
ORDER BY year

For 2010, annual payout rise by 5.75 cents per share, wey be gain of 3.1%. For 2025, e rise by 5 cents, wey be gain of 1.87%. Read both series together across the 16 years for the chart: the cents line dey almost flat, while the percentage line dey gradually go down beside am. Na the arithmetic of fixed-size raise wey dem apply to growing base be this, and na this part of the record headline yield no dey show.

When Verizon dey announce im dividend increase?

Verizon board dey announce each quarterly dividend. One announcement every year dey come with the increase. The board dey record each one: announcement date, ex-dividend date for the first payment under the new rate, new quarterly amount, and how many cents the increase add.

WITH yearly AS (
    SELECT toYear(ex_dividend_date) AS year,
           max(cash_amount) AS top_amount,
           argMax(ex_dividend_date, cash_amount) AS ex_date,
           argMax(declaration_date, cash_amount) AS declared_date
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'VZ'
      AND distribution_type = 'recurring'
      AND cash_amount > 0
      AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2012-01-01')
      AND ex_dividend_date < toDate('2026-01-01')
    GROUP BY year
),
prior AS (
    SELECT year + 1 AS year,
           top_amount AS prior_top
    FROM yearly
)
SELECT year,
       formatDateTime(yearly.declared_date, '%b %e') AS declared_label,
       formatDateTime(yearly.ex_date, '%b %e') AS ex_date_label,
       round(yearly.top_amount, 4) AS new_quarterly_usd,
       round((yearly.top_amount - prior.prior_top) * 100, 2) AS raise_cents
FROM yearly
INNER JOIN prior USING (year)
WHERE yearly.top_amount > prior.prior_top
  AND yearly.declared_date > toDate('2005-01-01')
ORDER BY year

Across the 13 increases from 2013 reach now, the announcement don dey happen around the same period for the calendar every year. The first payment under the new rate dey go ex few weeks later. The latest increase dem announce Sep 5, with ex-dividend date of Oct 10. E carry the quarterly rate reach $0.69 and add 1.25 cents. This pattern na only wetin happen before. No board must follow am, and na only official announcement make increase real.

If you hold the shares before that ex-dividend date, you go qualify for the payment. The ex-dividend date explained dey show the four-date timeline, while upcoming ex-dividend dates list wetin go ex across the market for the next two weeks.

Wetin slow growth dey do to a high yield

Dividend yield na annual payout wey dem divide by the price. The history above don set the numerator path: e dey go up every year, by steps of some cents. Everything else for the ratio dey come from the denominator, wey dey move every trading session. Yield fit rise while payout dey crawl, and to separate the two paths na the work wey screener no do. Verizon dividend page carry the current yield and the next payment date. Dividend increases and cuts dey track announcements across the market as dem land.

Verizon dividend increase FAQ

Verizon na dividend king?

No. Dividend king na company wey don increase dividend for 50 years straight. Verizon run of 12 years straight, based on dividend records wey dem file up to 2025, still far below that level.

How many years straight Verizon don increase dividend?

12 calendar years straight up to 2025. We count year as increase when the biggest quarterly payment pass the biggest payment for the year before.

When Verizon dey usually announce dividend increase?

The last 13 increases all happen for the same part of the year. Dem announce the latest one on Sep 5, and the first payment for the new rate get ex dividend date of Oct 10.

How much Verizon dey increase dividend every year?

The latest increase add 1.25 cents to the quarterly rate, taking am to $0.69. For the full-year total, 2025 come 1.87% above the year before.

Verizon na dividend aristocrat?

No. That label need at least 25 years straight of increases, plus S&P 500 membership and the index size and liquidity screens. Verizon streak stand at 12 years.

Every panel here na stored query from filed dividend records, and the SQL behind am dey open underneath. Run the same history for any other payer on the Strasmore terminal.