What is Verizon Communications's dividends paid?

Verizon Communications (VZ) reported dividends paid of $2.91B in Q1 2026.

How has Verizon Communications's dividends paid changed year-over-year?

Verizon Communications's dividends paid increased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $2.86B to $2.91B.

What is the long-term trend for Verizon Communications's dividends paid?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Verizon Communications's dividends paid has grown at a 2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $10.45B to $11.48B.

What does dividends paid mean?

Total cash dividends paid to common stockholders, reflecting the company's capital return policy.

Verizon Communications VZ Dividends Paid

Dividends Paid at other companies

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$2B-4.5%

SBA CommunicationsSBAC

$135.2M+10.6%

Crown CastleCCI

$473M-31.4%

TDS

Telephone and Data SystemsTDS

$21.86M-0.2%

Cogent Communications HoldingsCCOI

$1.3M-97.4%

ComcastCMCSA

$1.25B+2.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$34.4B+2.9%

Operating income$8.2B+3.3%

Net income$5.0B+3.4%

EPS (diluted)$1.20+4.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$8.6B+211%

Total debt$51.6B-69.2%

Total equity$104.62B+2.5%

Total assets$417.88B+9.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$8.0B+2.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$192.37B+9.4%

Enterprise value$235.38B-30.9%

P/E11.1×+1.2×

P/S1.4×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin82.3%—

Operating margin21.2%-0.3pp

Net margin12.5%-0.7pp

FCF margin13.6%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16.8%-1.2pp

Debt / equity0.5×-1.2×

Current ratio0.6×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Verizon Communications in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividends.

The official record: Verizon Communications’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Verizon Communications's dividends paid?: Verizon Communications (VZ) reported dividends paid of $2.91B in Q1 2026.
How has Verizon Communications's dividends paid changed year-over-year?: Verizon Communications's dividends paid increased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $2.86B to $2.91B.
What is the long-term trend for Verizon Communications's dividends paid?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Verizon Communications's dividends paid has grown at a 2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $10.45B to $11.48B.
What does dividends paid mean?: Total cash dividends paid to common stockholders, reflecting the company's capital return policy.