Current Yield
1.23%
TTM Dividend/Share
$3.16
Payment Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
34.9%
Consecutive Growth Years
0
Key takeaways
- VeriSign (VRSN) currently yields 1.23%, paying $3.16 per share over the trailing twelve months, distributed quarterly.
- Payout ratio is 34.9% — the share of earnings distributed as dividends.
- 5 of 6 dividend safety checks passed.
Dividend health for VeriSign (VRSN)
Cash-flow, leverage and returns metrics that signal whether the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.
Chowder score | N/A |
FCF payout ratio | 7.1% |
Net debt / EBITDA | 1.1x |
Interest coverage | 15.12x |
ROIC (TTM) | -291.5% |
Dividend safety score for VeriSign (VRSN)
Checks covering payout coverage, free-cash-flow support, leverage and dividend-growth durability.
5 of 6 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is 34.9%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
TTM FCF after dividends is $615M — FCF fully covers the payout.
No dividend cuts in 3 years
1 dividend cut(s) in 3 years of data.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have grown over the past 5 years.
3+ years of consecutive growth
N/A — only 3 years of data available (need 10+).
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 7.1%, below the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 1.1x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
N/A — insufficient data for 5Y comparison.
This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Safety scores and comparisons reflect historical data and do not predict future performance.
Per-payment dividend history
7 payments from 2010 to 2026 · Adj. Dividend is split-adjusted
| May 19, 2026 | May 27, 2026 | $0.8100 | $0.8100 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | $0.8100 | $0.8100 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Nov 25, 2025 | $0.7700 | $0.7700 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Aug 27, 2025 | $0.7700 | $0.7700 |
| May 19, 2025 | May 28, 2025 | $0.7700 | $0.7700 |
| May 5, 2011 | May 18, 2011 | $2.7500 | $2.7500 |
| Dec 16, 2010 | Dec 28, 2010 | $3.0000 | $3.0000 |
- May 19, 2026$0.8100
- Feb 19, 2026$0.8100
- Nov 18, 2025$0.7700
- Aug 19, 2025$0.7700
- May 19, 2025$0.7700
- May 5, 2011$2.7500
- Dec 16, 2010$3.0000
Historical dividend yield for VeriSign (VRSN)
Mean trailing dividend yield using one ratio snapshot per calendar year.Mean yield1Y: 0.96%
Dividend per share for VeriSign (VRSN)
| Year | Total ($/share) | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $3.00 | 1 |
| 2011 | $2.75 | 1 |
| 2025 | $2.31 | 3 |
| 2026 | $1.62 | 2 |
Dividend growth for VeriSign (VRSN)
Year-over-year change in total annual dividend per share (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend year). Green is an increase, red a cut.
The table shows 0 year-over-year increases across 15 calendar years of data (2011–2025).
2011 has fewer payments than typical later years; its annual total may be a partial calendar year or the start of our history — treat the next row's change vs that year cautiously.
Dividend Increase Track Record
Year-over-year change in total annual DPS (dividends per share, split-adjusted), based on ex-dividend date.
| 2026 | $2.3100 | — | — |
| 2025 | $2.7500 | $2.3100 | -16.0% |
| 2011 | — | $2.7500 | — |
- 2026—
- 2025$2.3100
- 2011$2.7500
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
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