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Data last updated: Oct 16, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 16, 2026): Visa Inc. (V) pays a $2.68 annual dividend ($0.67 quarterly), yielding 0.68% at $399.75/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-11. 16+ consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.68%
Annual Dividend: $2.68 per share
Payout Ratio: 22.1%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-11
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 19
Visa Inc. runs VisaNet, one of the world's largest payment processing networks, handling authorization, clearing, and settlement for transactions across credit, debit, and prepaid products. The Visa Inc. dividend currently yields 0.7%, with a trailing annual rate of $2.68 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is August 11, 2026. A beta of 0.771 points to below-market price swings, which suits investors who want dividend growth without sharp volatility.
Visa Inc. pays out 22.1% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout reflects a business built on transaction fees across VisaNet rather than capital-intensive operations, leaving substantial earnings headroom above the dividend. Visa Inc. dividend safety looks strong at current payout levels, though any structural shift in global payment volumes or regulatory pressure on interchange fees would be the most direct threat to that cushion.
Visa Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 21.1% per year from 2011 to 2025. The per-share dividend grew from $0.1675 to $2.44 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 9.4% in 2021, which still outpaces most dividend payers in any given year.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +15.7% | $1.57 (2022) | $2.44 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +14.9% | $1.22 (2020) | $2.44 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +17.2% | $0.50 (2015) | $2.44 (2025) |
V stock fits growth-and-income investors who want a fast-compounding dividend and can accept a low current yield. At 0.7%, the yield is low (below 2%) and sits in line with its 5-year average of 0.71%, so there is no meaningful yield expansion on offer. What the stock delivers instead is a 21.1% annualized dividend growth rate over 14 years and 16 consecutive years of increases, backed by a 22.1% payout ratio that leaves room for further raises. The trade-off is straightforward: an investor gets a payment that has grown rapidly but starts small, making total income today modest while the long-run compounding case is strong.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | $0.6700 |
| 2026-05-12 | $0.6700 |
| 2026-02-10 | $0.6700 |
| 2025-11-12 | $0.6700 |
| 2025-08-12 | $0.5900 |
| 2025-05-13 | $0.5900 |
| 2025-02-11 | $0.5900 |
| 2024-11-12 | $0.5900 |
| 2024-08-09 | $0.5200 |
| 2024-05-16 | $0.5200 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.0100 |
| 2025 | $2.4400 |
| 2024 | $2.1500 |
| 2023 | $1.8700 |
| 2022 | $1.5750 |
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