Verizon Communications Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
Verizon Communications is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.63%.
Key information
6.6%
Dividend yield
n/a
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | n/a |
| Future Dividend Yield | 6.8% |
| Dividend Growth | 4.2% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$2.710 |
| Payout ratio | 115% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: VZD's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: VZD's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Verizon Communications Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (VZD) | 6.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (AR) | 0.6% |
| Market Top 25% (AR) | 3.3% |
| Industry Average (Telecom) | 3.2% |
| Analyst forecast (VZD) (up to 3 years) | 6.8% |
Notable Dividend: VZD's dividend (6.63%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the AR market (0.63%).
High Dividend: VZD's dividend (6.63%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the AR market (3.26%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (115%), VZD's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (82.5%), VZD's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.