VZ dividend analysis

VZ dividend deep dive

VZ pays a trailing-twelve-month yield of 7.30%, with a payout ratio of 53% of earnings. The yield band reads high-yield, and the company has compounded the distribution at 7.3% per year over the past five.

On the safety line, VZ scores 57/100. The metric is built from the Quality pillar (58/100) with a payout-ratio adjustment; the band is watchlist and the practical implication is the distribution is data-dependent and worth a closer read on the next 10-Q.

On the simple DRIP framework, VZ's 7.30% yield growing at 7.3% per year compounds to roughly 45.8% (5y), 112.6% (10y), and 351.9% (20y) cumulative income return.

Three peers for VZ: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). Average yield 3.13% versus 7.30% on the name. The active question on relative income is whether the gap is justified by the underlying Quality and Risk pillar reads.

VZ 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 14-year growth streak makes the directional read straightforward.

Wrap-up on VZ for income allocators: 7.30% TTM yield is the entry, 7.3% the growth, 57/100 the safety. The next 10-Q's free-cash-flow line is the practical leading indicator on the next hike.