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Data last updated: Jul 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 06, 2026): Telefónica, S.A. (TELFY) pays a $0.30 annual dividend ($0.07 quarterly), yielding 8.47% at $4.08/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-17. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 8.47%
Annual Dividend: $0.30 per share
Payout Ratio: -57.8%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-17
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Communication Services
Years of Dividend History: 35
Telefónica, S.A. dividend investors are looking at one of the largest telecommunications operators in Europe and Latin America, offering mobile, broadband, and TV services across dozens of markets. The current yield stands at 8.47%, paid quarterly, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.30 per share and the next ex-dividend date set for June 17, 2026. TELFY carries a beta of 0.291, meaning the stock moves far less than the broader market, which suits income-focused investors who prioritize price stability over capital gains.
Telefónica, S.A. pays out -57.8% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%) on a cash-flow-adjusted basis. The company's broad base of mobile, broadband, and managed services across Europe and Latin America generates recurring demand that supports the current $0.30 annual rate. Telefónica, S.A. dividend safety faces its clearest pressure from the long-term downward trend in per-share payments, which have fallen from $0.6883 in 2006 to $0.3490 in 2025, reflecting structural headwinds in the business even as the payout ratio itself remains low.
Telefónica, S.A. dividend history shows a CAGR of -3.5% per year from 2006 to 2025. Per-share payments declined from $0.6883 at the start of the window to $0.3490 by 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest single-year increase in the window was 38.3% in 2008, but the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, and the overall direction over nearly two decades has been down. Growth is slow, and for income investors focused on rising payouts, that limits upside.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +3.7% | $0.31 (2022) | $0.35 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -5.1% | $0.45 (2020) | $0.35 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -9.8% | $0.98 (2015) | $0.35 (2025) |
TELFY fits income-focused investors who want a high current yield from a large, diversified telecom operator and can accept that the dividend has not grown over time. The yield classification is high (above 4%), currently at 8.47%, which sits just above the 5-year average of 8.39%, so the income on offer today is broadly in line with what long-term holders have received. The payout ratio is conservative, which means the current payment level is not stretched. The trade-off is clear: Telefónica, S.A. stock delivers meaningful income today, but the 19-year CAGR of -3.5% means the purchasing power of that income has eroded steadily.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | $0.1747 |
| 2025-12-17 | $0.1760 |
| 2025-06-18 | $0.1730 |
| 2024-12-18 | $0.1550 |
| 2024-06-18 | $0.1630 |
| 2023-12-12 | $0.1590 |
| 2023-06-13 | $0.1650 |
| 2022-12-13 | $0.1550 |
| 2022-06-01 | $0.1580 |
| 2021-12-01 | $0.1660 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1747 |
| 2025 | $0.3490 |
| 2024 | $0.3180 |
| 2023 | $0.3240 |
| 2022 | $0.3130 |
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