V dividend analysis

V dividend deep dive

V pays a trailing-twelve-month yield of 7.70%, with a payout ratio of 77% of earnings. The yield band reads high-yield, and the company has compounded the distribution at 14.7% per year over the past five.

On the safety line, V scores 71/100. The metric is built from the Quality pillar (82/100) with a payout-ratio adjustment; the band is fair-safety and the practical implication is the distribution is durable on the trailing fundamentals.

On the simple DRIP framework, V's 7.70% yield growing at 14.7% per year compounds to roughly 52.7% (5y), 133.1% (10y), and 443.4% (20y) cumulative income return.

Three peers for V: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). Average yield 3.13% versus 7.70% on the name. The active question on relative income is whether the gap is justified by the underlying Quality and Risk pillar reads.

V dividend schedule: most recent ex-date 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. The forward path depends on whether management raises the next declaration; the 58-year growth streak makes the directional read straightforward.

Wrap-up on V for income allocators: 7.70% TTM yield is the entry, 14.7% the growth, 71/100 the safety. The next 10-Q's free-cash-flow line is the practical leading indicator on the next hike.