V Stock β Visa Inc.
Visa Inc. (V)
V is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.71%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.71%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Scoreβ’ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 2956.4% over the past 18.5 years, 2223.4 points ahead of SPY at 733.0%.
At the current 0.71% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $71 per year, or $5.92 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.
Visa Inc. operates a global payment technology network that processes credit, debit, and prepaid card transactions, while also offering related services including money movement platforms, fraud prevention, and advisory solutions for consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities. The company distributes a modest quarterly dividend and trades as an equity security with no ongoing expense ratio. This appeals to investors seeking exposure to payment processing and financial technology with some income component.
V dividend yield and income
Data as of September 3, 2026.
The distribution rate (0.71%) is the latest posted forward yield, paid quarterly. Trailing-12-month yield (0.71%) is the last year of payments divided by the current price. The last dividend was $0.67. The last ex-dividend date was 08/11/2026. It was paid on 09/01/2026. At 0.71%, $10,000 would generate about $71 a year ($5.92 monthly-equivalent).
| Ex-date | As paid | Per current share | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | $0.67 | $0.67 | 0.0% |
| 2026-05-12 | $0.67 | $0.67 | 0.0% |
| 2026-02-10 | $0.67 | $0.67 | 0.0% |
| 2025-11-12 | $0.67 | $0.67 | 13.6% |
| 2025-08-12 | $0.59 | $0.59 | 0.0% |
| 2025-05-13 | $0.59 | $0.59 | 0.0% |
| 2025-02-11 | $0.59 | $0.59 | 0.0% |
| 2024-11-12 | $0.59 | $0.59 | 13.5% |
| 2024-08-09 | $0.52 | $0.52 | 0.0% |
| 2024-05-16 | $0.52 | $0.52 | 0.0% |
| 2024-02-08 | $0.52 | $0.52 | 0.0% |
| 2023-11-08 | $0.52 | $0.52 | 15.6% |
| 2023-08-10 | $0.45 | $0.45 | 0.0% |
| 2023-05-11 | $0.45 | $0.45 | 0.0% |
| 2023-02-09 | $0.45 | $0.45 | 0.0% |
| 2022-11-09 | $0.45 | $0.45 | 20.0% |
| 2022-08-11 | $0.375 | $0.375 | 0.0% |
| 2022-05-12 | $0.375 | $0.375 | 0.0% |
| 2022-02-10 | $0.375 | $0.375 | 0.0% |
| 2021-11-10 | $0.375 | $0.375 | 17.2% |
| 2021-08-12 | $0.32 | $0.32 | 0.0% |
| 2021-05-13 | $0.32 | $0.32 | 0.0% |
| 2021-02-11 | $0.32 | $0.32 | 0.0% |
| 2020-11-12 | $0.32 | $0.32 | 6.7% |
| 2020-08-13 | $0.3 | $0.3 | 0.0% |
| 2020-05-13 | $0.3 | $0.3 | 0.0% |
| 2020-02-13 | $0.3 | $0.3 | 0.0% |
| 2019-11-14 | $0.3 | $0.3 | 20.0% |
| 2019-08-15 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 0.0% |
| 2019-05-16 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 0.0% |
| 2019-02-14 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 0.0% |
| 2018-11-15 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 19.0% |
| 2018-08-16 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 0.0% |
| 2018-05-17 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 0.0% |
| 2018-02-15 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 7.7% |
| 2017-11-16 | $0.195 | $0.195 | 18.2% |
| 2017-08-16 | $0.165 | $0.165 | 0.0% |
| 2017-05-17 | $0.165 | $0.165 | 0.0% |
| 2017-02-15 | $0.165 | $0.165 | 0.0% |
| 2016-11-16 | $0.165 | $0.165 | 17.9% |
| 2016-08-17 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 0.0% |
| 2016-05-11 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 0.0% |
| 2016-02-17 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 0.0% |
| 2015-11-10 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 16.7% |
| 2015-08-12 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 0.0% |
| 2015-05-13 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 0.0% |
| 2015-02-11 | $0.48 | $0.12 | 0.0% |
| 2014-11-12 | $0.48 | $0.12 | 20.0% |
| 2014-08-13 | $0.4 | $0.1 | 0.0% |
| 2014-05-14 | $0.4 | $0.1 | 0.0% |
| 2014-02-12 | $0.4 | $0.1 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-13 | $0.4 | $0.1 | 21.2% |
| 2013-08-14 | $0.33 | $0.0825 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-15 | $0.33 | $0.0825 | 0.0% |
| 2013-02-13 | $0.33 | $0.0825 | 0.0% |
| 2012-11-14 | $0.33 | $0.0825 | 50.0% |
| 2012-08-15 | $0.22 | $0.055 | 0.0% |
| 2012-05-16 | $0.22 | $0.055 | 0.0% |
| 2012-02-15 | $0.22 | $0.055 | 0.0% |
| 2011-11-16 | $0.22 | $0.055 | 46.7% |
| 2011-08-17 | $0.15 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 2011-05-18 | $0.15 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 2011-02-09 | $0.15 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 2010-11-17 | $0.15 | $0.0375 | 20.0% |
| 2010-08-11 | $0.125 | $0.0313 | 0.0% |
| 2010-05-12 | $0.125 | $0.0313 | 0.0% |
| 2010-02-10 | $0.125 | $0.0313 | 0.0% |
| 2009-11-12 | $0.125 | $0.0313 | 19.0% |
| 2009-08-12 | $0.105 | $0.0262 | 0.0% |
| 2009-05-13 | $0.105 | $0.0262 | 0.0% |
| 2009-02-11 | $0.105 | $0.0262 | 0.0% |
| 2008-11-12 | $0.105 | $0.0262 | 0.0% |
| 2008-08-13 | $0.105 | $0.0262 | β |
| 2008 total (partial launch year) | $0.21 | β | |
| 2009 total | $0.44 | β | |
| 2010 total | $0.525 | 19.3% | |
| 2011 total | $0.67 | 27.6% | |
| 2012 total | $0.99 | 47.8% | |
| 2013 total | $1.39 | 40.4% | |
| 2014 total | $1.68 | 20.9% | |
| 2015 total | $0.86 | 19.0% | |
| 2016 total | $0.585 | 17.0% | |
| 2017 total | $0.69 | 17.9% | |
| 2018 total | $0.88 | 27.5% | |
| 2019 total | $1.05 | 19.3% | |
| 2020 total | $1.22 | 16.2% | |
| 2021 total | $1.335 | 9.4% | |
| 2022 total | $1.575 | 18.0% | |
| 2023 total | $1.87 | 18.7% | |
| 2024 total | $2.15 | 15.0% | |
| 2025 total | $2.44 | 13.5% | |
| 2026 YTD total | $2.01 | 13.6% vs prior-year YTD |
V dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +13.6%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +13.6% |
| 3Y | 48.9% |
| 5Y | 109.4% |
| 10Y | 378.6% |
V performance versus SPY
Data as of September 3, 2026.
Total return is 2956.4% over the past 18.5 years, 2223.4 points ahead of SPY at 733.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.2%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| Since inception (18.5 years) | 2956.4% | 20.40% |
| 3Y CAGR | β | 16.00% |
| 5Y CAGR | β | 11.80% |
| 10Y CAGR | β | 17.40% |
V key facts
Data as of September 3, 2026.
- Distribution Safety Scoreβ’
- 100 Β· Safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 0.71%
- Asset type
- Stock
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 03/19/2008
- Distribution rate
- 0.71%
- Distribution frequency
- Quarterly
- Trailing yield
- 0.71%
- 5-year average yield
- 0.71
- Last close
- $378.75
- Market cap
- $645,432,682,852
- Average volume
- 3868482.0
- Last dividend
- $0.67
- Last ex-dividend date
- 08/11/2026
- Last payment date
- 09/01/2026
- Beta
- 0.759
- Payout ratio
- 0.2097
- P/E ratio
- 31.77
- Forward P/E
- 24.8139
- EPS
- $11.92
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (0.71%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as βDistribution Rateβ on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.71%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date β all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.
Distribution rate methodology Β· Distribution Safety Score methodology Β· SEC yield
Sources and review
Data as of September 3, 2026.
Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
V risks and drawbacks
V's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout β the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 17.2%.
Who may consider V β and who may not
V may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (V pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
Compare V
V vs similar funds:
Frequently asked questions
Does V pay monthly?
No. V currently pays quarterly, not monthly.
What is V's dividend yield?
V currently yields 0.71%, paid quarterly.
How has V's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +13.6%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does V pay a dividend?
V pays quarterly. The last dividend was $0.67. The last ex-dividend date was 08/11/2026. It was paid on 09/01/2026.
How has V performed?
Total return is 2956.4% over the past 18.5 years, 2223.4 points ahead of SPY at 733.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.2%.
Is V a good investment?
V's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 100 (Safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. It currently yields 0.71%. Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
Tickers
| Ticker | Name | Weight |
|---|