{"slug":"vz-dividend-increase-history","qid":"raise_cadence","label":"Verizon (VZ) dividend increases: declaration date, ex dividend date, and step size","post_title":"Verizon's Dividend Increase History","post_url":"/blog/vz-dividend-increase-history#q-raise_cadence","columns":["year","declared_label","ex_date_label","new_quarterly_usd","raise_cents"],"rows":[{"year":2013,"declared_label":"Sep 2","ex_date_label":"Oct 8","new_quarterly_usd":0.53,"raise_cents":1.5},{"year":2014,"declared_label":"Sep 4","ex_date_label":"Oct 8","new_quarterly_usd":0.55,"raise_cents":2},{"year":2015,"declared_label":"Sep 3","ex_date_label":"Oct 7","new_quarterly_usd":0.565,"raise_cents":1.5},{"year":2016,"declared_label":"Sep 1","ex_date_label":"Oct 5","new_quarterly_usd":0.5775,"raise_cents":1.25},{"year":2017,"declared_label":"Sep 7","ex_date_label":"Oct 6","new_quarterly_usd":0.59,"raise_cents":1.25},{"year":2018,"declared_label":"Sep 6","ex_date_label":"Oct 9","new_quarterly_usd":0.6025,"raise_cents":1.25},{"year":2019,"declared_label":"Sep 5","ex_date_label":"Oct 9","new_quarterly_usd":0.615,"raise_cents":1.25},{"year":2020,"declared_label":"Sep 3","ex_date_label":"Oct 8","new_quarterly_usd":0.6275,"raise_cents":1.25},{"year":2021,"declared_label":"Sep 2","ex_date_label":"Oct 7","new_quarterly_usd":0.64,"raise_cents":1.25},{"year":2022,"declared_label":"Sep 6","ex_date_label":"Oct 6","new_quarterly_usd":0.6525,"raise_cents":1.25},{"year":2023,"declared_label":"Sep 7","ex_date_label":"Oct 6","new_quarterly_usd":0.665,"raise_cents":1.25},{"year":2024,"declared_label":"Sep 4","ex_date_label":"Oct 10","new_quarterly_usd":0.6775,"raise_cents":1.25},{"year":2025,"declared_label":"Sep 5","ex_date_label":"Oct 10","new_quarterly_usd":0.69,"raise_cents":1.25}],"shape":"table","sql":"WITH yearly AS (\n    SELECT toYear(ex_dividend_date) AS year,\n           max(cash_amount) AS top_amount,\n           argMax(ex_dividend_date, cash_amount) AS ex_date,\n           argMax(declaration_date, cash_amount) AS declared_date\n    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends\n    WHERE ticker = 'VZ'\n      AND distribution_type = 'recurring'\n      AND cash_amount > 0\n      AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2012-01-01')\n      AND ex_dividend_date < toDate('2026-01-01')\n    GROUP BY year\n),\nprior AS (\n    SELECT year + 1 AS year,\n           top_amount AS prior_top\n    FROM yearly\n)\nSELECT year,\n       formatDateTime(yearly.declared_date, '%b %e') AS declared_label,\n       formatDateTime(yearly.ex_date, '%b %e') AS ex_date_label,\n       round(yearly.top_amount, 4) AS new_quarterly_usd,\n       round((yearly.top_amount - prior.prior_top) * 100, 2) AS raise_cents\nFROM yearly\nINNER JOIN prior USING (year)\nWHERE yearly.top_amount > prior.prior_top\n  AND yearly.declared_date > toDate('2005-01-01')\nORDER BY year","computed_at":"2026-08-02T08:10:03.447699+00:00","elapsed":0.003173509}