NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 66.50 cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous two quarters. The quarterly dividend is payable on May 1, 2024, to Verizon shareholders of record at the close of business on April 10, 2024.
"We are one of the strongest cash generating companies in the industry, and we are proud to have raised our dividend 17 years in a row," said Chairman and CEO Hans Vestberg. “We continue to focus on maximizing value for our shareholders and executing our network-as-a-service strategy.” Verizon has approximately 4.2 billion shares of common stock outstanding. The company made more than $11.0 billion in cash dividend payments in 2023.