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Data last updated: Sep 28, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 28, 2026): Paramount Global (VIAC) pays a $0.96 annual dividend ($0.24 quarterly), yielding 3.25% at $29.58/share. Next ex-dividend date 2022-03-14. 12 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 3.25%
Annual Dividend: $0.96 per share
Payout Ratio: 10.6%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2022-03-14
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Communication Services
Years of Dividend History: 20
Paramount Global dividend income comes from one of the largest media companies in the United States, operating the CBS Television Network, 29 broadcast stations, and a portfolio of cable and streaming properties. VIAC currently pays $0.96 per share annually, with quarterly payments of $0.24 and an ex-dividend date of March 14, 2022. The yield sits at 3.25%, a moderate figure for the entertainment sector. With a beta of 1.476, this is not a low-volatility holding, which makes it better suited to income-focused investors who can tolerate price swings in exchange for a meaningful quarterly payout.
Paramount Global pays out 10.6% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low figure means the company retains the vast majority of its earnings, leaving substantial room to maintain the current payment even if profits decline. Paramount Global dividend safety is further supported by the breadth of the business: revenue flows from broadcast television, cable networks, subscription streaming, and filmed entertainment across multiple platforms. The most significant data-supported pressure point is the stock's beta of 1.476, which reflects above-average price volatility and signals that the underlying business operates in a cyclical, competitive industry where earnings can shift.
Paramount Global dividend history shows a CAGR of 1.8% per year from 2006 to 2021. Per-share payments grew from $0.74 to $0.96 over that window (2022 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation, as noted in Paramount Global dividend 2026 tracking). The largest single-year jump was 75.0% in 2011, though the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear. At 1.8% annually, dividend growth is slow, and income investors relying on this payout to keep pace with inflation will find the rate underwhelming.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | -19.7% | $0.72 (2017) | $0.24 (2022) |
| 10-Year | -5.9% | $0.44 (2012) | $0.24 (2022) |
Paramount Global fits income-focused investors who want a moderate yield backed by a very low payout ratio. The 3.25% yield falls squarely in the moderate (2-4%) range, and the 10.6% payout ratio means the dividend consumes only a small fraction of earnings. The 12-year streak of consecutive increases adds a degree of reliability to the income stream. The trade-off is growth: at 1.8% per year over 15 years, the dividend has barely outpaced low inflation environments, and the stock's beta above 1.4 means the share price can move sharply. VIAC stock offers income with a conservative payout structure, but investors accept slow dividend growth and meaningful price volatility as part of that arrangement.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2022-03-14 | $0.2400 |
| 2021-12-14 | $0.2400 |
| 2021-09-14 | $0.2400 |
| 2021-06-14 | $0.2400 |
| 2021-03-12 | $0.2400 |
| 2020-12-14 | $0.2400 |
| 2020-09-14 | $0.2400 |
| 2020-06-12 | $0.2400 |
| 2020-03-13 | $0.2400 |
| 2019-12-27 | $0.2400 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $0.2400 |
| 2021 | $0.9600 |
| 2020 | $0.9600 |
| 2019 | $0.7800 |
| 2018 | $0.7200 |
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