VZ Total Return Analyzer

VZ total return combines two components: the cumulative distributions you received from VZ over the holding period, and the change in NAV (share price) across the same window. Many high-yield funds advertise distribution rates that look spectacular in isolation but mask meaningful NAV erosion. The analyzer above shows exactly how much of your VZ return came from distributions versus price change — a 50% annualized distribution rate paired with a 30% NAV decline is a very different investment than a 50% distribution with flat NAV.

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is issued by Verizon. U.S. telecom — wireless, broadband, and enterprise services. Dividend Contender with 22 consecutive years of increases (still 3 years short of S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat status). Quarterly dividend $0.7075/share, annual $2.83, forward yield ~6%, one of the highest in the S&P 500 large-caps. Free cash flow covers the dividend ~1.7x. The 2021-2022 5G capex cycle compressed the stock and pushed the yield unusually high — often cited as a value-trap risk. That strategy directly shapes the gap between headline yield and real yield: option-premium and covered-call funds tend to show large gaps, while traditional dividend ETFs and index funds usually show small ones.

For the detail behind each payment, see the VZ dividend history. To project how future VZ distributions compound under DRIP, open the VZ dividend calculator.