VZ Verizon Communications Inc. Common Stock

NYSE · Telecommunication · View on SEC EDGAR ↗
$47.94
Price · May 20, 2026
Fundamentals as of May 1, 2026

VZ Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$47.94
Market Cap
$174.79B
P/E (TTM)
10.0
EPS (TTM)
$4.06
Revenue (TTM)
$138.19B
Div Yield
6.6%
ROE
16.7%
Debt/Equity
0.2
52W Range
$38 – $52

VZ Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $138.19B
10-point trend, +9.7%
2016-12-31 2025-12-31
EPS $4.06
10-point trend, +26.5%
2016-12-31 2025-12-31
Free Cash Flow
3-point trend, +212.6%
2016-12-31 2018-12-31
Margins 12.4%

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
VZ
Peer Median
P/E (TTM)
5-point trend, +2.7%
10.0
8.5
P/S (TTM)
3-point trend, +4.7%
1.3
1.1
P/B
3-point trend, -4.2%
1.7
1.6
EV / EBITDA
3-point trend, -20.9%
6.0

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
VZ
Peer Median
Operating Margin
5-point trend, -12.8%
21.2%
Net Profit Margin
5-point trend, -24.7%
12.4%
9.5%
ROA
5-point trend, -32.7%
4.3%
5.3%
ROE
5-point trend, -39.0%
16.7%
20.4%
ROIC
5-point trend, -33.8%
18.2%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
VZ
Peer Median
Debt / Equity
5-point trend, +101.3%
0.2
89.4
Current Ratio
5-point trend, +17.2%
0.9
0.9
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, -46.2%
0.3

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
VZ
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
5-point trend, +3.4%
2.5%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
5-point trend, +3.4%
0.33%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
5-point trend, +3.4%
1.5%
EPS YoY
5-point trend, -23.7%
-1.9%
Net Income YoY
5-point trend, -22.2%
-1.9%

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
VZ
Peer Median
EPS (Diluted)
5-point trend, -23.7%
$4.06

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
VZ
Peer Median
Payout Ratio
5-point trend, +41.2%
66.8%

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield
6.6%
Payout Ratio
66.8%
5Y Div CAGR
Ex-dateAmount
April 10, 2026$0.7080
Jan. 12, 2026$0.6900
Oct. 10, 2025$0.6900
July 10, 2025$0.6780
April 10, 2025$0.6780
Jan. 10, 2025$0.6780
Oct. 10, 2024$0.6780
July 10, 2024$0.6650
April 9, 2024$0.6650
Jan. 9, 2024$0.6650
Oct. 6, 2023$0.6650
July 7, 2023$0.6530
April 6, 2023$0.6530
Jan. 9, 2023$0.6530
Oct. 6, 2022$0.6530
July 7, 2022$0.6400
April 7, 2022$0.6400
Jan. 7, 2022$0.6400
Oct. 7, 2021$0.6400
July 8, 2021$0.6280

VZ Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

BUY 35 analysts
  • Strong Buy 7 20.0%
  • Buy 11 31.4%
  • Hold 17 48.6%
  • Sell 0 0.0%
  • Strong Sell 0 0.0%

12-Month Price Target

22 analysts · 2026-05-17
Median target $50.50 +5.3%
Mean target $51.85 +8.2%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
0.01%
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $1.28 $1.23 0.05%
Dec. 31, 2025 $1.09 $1.09 0.00%
Sept. 30, 2025 $1.21 $1.22 -0.01%
June 30, 2025 $1.22 $1.22 0.00%
March 31, 2025 $1.19 $1.18 0.01%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
VZ $174.79B 10.0 2.5% 12.4% 16.7%
T $189.31B 8.2 2.7% 17.5% 17.7%
CMCSA 5.2 -0.02% 16.2% 21.9%
UNIT $1.64B 1.4 91.5% 58.4% -125.9%
IDT 19.6 2.1% 6.2% 27.6% 36.2%
GLIBA -3.7 2.9% -29.5% -19.9%
SHEN $635M -16.3 9.1% -9.2% -3.7%
ATNI $348M -16.5 -0.15% -2.1% -3.2%

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 15
Annual Income Statement data for VZ
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920192018201820172016
Revenue 10-point trend, +9.7% $138.19B $134.79B $133.97B $136.84B $133.61B $128.29B $131.87B · $130.86B · $126.03B $125.98B
Cost of Revenue 2-point trend, -0.4% · · · · · · · · · · $22.15B $22.24B
SG&A Expense 10-point trend, +20.3% $33.82B $34.11B $32.74B $30.14B $28.66B $31.57B $29.90B · $31.08B · $28.59B $28.10B
Operating Expenses 10-point trend, +12.6% $108.93B $106.10B $111.10B $106.37B $101.17B $99.49B $101.49B · $108.58B · $98.61B $96.73B
Operating Income 10-point trend, +0.0% $29.26B $28.69B $22.88B $30.47B $32.45B $28.80B $30.38B · $22.28B · $27.43B $29.25B
Interest Expense 8-point trend, +26.2% · · $5.52B $3.61B $3.48B $4.25B $4.73B · $4.83B · $4.73B $4.38B
Other Non-op 10-point trend, +102.8% $107M $995M $-313M $1.37B $312M $-539M $-2.90B · $2.36B · $-2.02B $-3.79B
Pretax Income 10-point trend, +8.0% $22.67B $22.98B $16.99B $28.27B $29.42B $23.97B $22.73B · $19.62B · $20.59B $20.99B
Income Tax 10-point trend, -31.4% $5.06B $5.03B $4.89B $6.52B $6.80B $5.62B $2.94B · $3.58B · $-9.96B $7.38B
Net Income 10-point trend, +30.8% $17.17B $17.51B $11.61B $21.26B $22.07B $17.80B $19.27B · $15.53B · $30.10B $13.13B
EPS (Basic) 10-point trend, +26.1% $4.06 $4.15 $2.76 $5.06 $5.32 $4.30 $4.66 · $3.76 · $7.37 $3.22
EPS (Diluted) 10-point trend, +26.5% $4.06 $4.14 $2.75 $5.06 $5.32 $4.30 $4.65 · $3.76 · $7.36 $3.21
Shares (Basic) 10-point trend, +3.6% 4,226,000,000 4,218,000,000 4,211,000,000 4,202,000,000 4,148,000,000 4,140,000,000 4,138,000,000 · 4,128,000,000 · 4,084,000,000 4,080,000,000
Shares (Diluted) 10-point trend, +3.5% 4,231,000,000 4,223,000,000 4,215,000,000 4,204,000,000 4,150,000,000 4,142,000,000 4,140,000,000 · 4,132,000,000 · 4,089,000,000 4,086,000,000
EBITDA 10-point trend, +8.1% $29.26B $28.69B $22.88B $30.47B $32.45B $28.80B $30.38B · $22.28B · $27.41B $27.06B
Balance Sheet 28
Annual Balance Sheet data for VZ
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920192018201820172016
Cash & Equivalents 10-point trend, +561.4% $19.05B $4.19B $2.06B $2.60B $2.92B $22.17B $2.59B · $2.75B · $2.08B $2.88B
Receivables 7-point trend, +36.2% · · · · $23.85B $23.92B $25.43B · $25.10B $23.55B $23.49B $17.51B
Inventory 10-point trend, +103.1% $2.44B $2.25B $2.06B $2.39B $3.06B $1.80B $1.42B · $1.34B · $1.03B $1.20B
Prepaid Expense 12-point trend, +112.8% $8.34B $7.97B $7.61B $8.36B $6.91B $6.71B $8.03B $5.12B $5.45B $5.32B $3.31B $3.92B
Current Assets 10-point trend, +115.7% $56.92B $40.52B $36.81B $37.86B $36.73B $54.59B $37.47B · $34.64B · $29.91B $26.39B
PP&E (Net) 10-point trend, +29.2% $109.47B $108.52B $108.31B $107.43B $99.70B $94.83B $91.92B · $89.29B · $88.57B $84.75B
PP&E (Gross) 10-point trend, +45.6% $337.99B $331.41B $320.11B $307.69B $289.90B $279.74B $265.73B · $252.84B · $246.50B $232.22B
Accum. Depreciation 10-point trend, +55.0% $228.52B $222.88B $211.80B $200.25B $190.20B $184.90B $173.82B · $163.55B · $157.93B $147.46B
Goodwill 10-point trend, -16.0% $22.84B $22.84B $22.84B $28.67B $28.60B $24.77B $24.39B · $24.61B · $29.17B $27.20B
Intangibles 10-point trend, +17.5% $10.46B $11.13B $11.06B $11.46B $11.68B $9.41B $9.50B · $9.78B · $10.25B $8.90B
Other Non-current Assets 12-point trend, +172.4% $23.25B $19.77B $19.89B $17.26B $13.33B $10.88B $10.14B $9.67B $11.72B $10.97B $9.79B $8.54B
Total Assets 10-point trend, +65.6% $404.26B $384.71B $380.25B $379.68B $366.60B $316.48B $291.73B · $264.83B · $257.14B $244.18B
Accounts Payable 11-point trend, +252.6% $24.98B $10.43B $10.02B $8.75B $8.04B $6.67B $7.72B $22.50B $7.23B · $7.06B $7.08B
Accrued Liabilities 10-point trend, -20.7% $4.53B $5.06B $5.19B $7.82B $9.12B $6.05B $5.98B · $5.95B · $6.76B $5.72B
Short-term Debt 10-point trend, +162.5% $441M $65M $0 $150M $0 $320M $0 · $150M · $150M $168M
Current Liabilities 10-point trend, +105.6% $62.37B $64.77B $53.22B $50.17B $47.16B $39.66B $44.87B · $37.93B · $33.04B $30.34B
Capital Leases 11-point trend, +2981.5% $18.95B $19.93B $20.00B $21.56B $23.20B $18.00B $18.39B $19.20B $589M · $638M $615M
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, +6.0% $48.72B $46.73B $45.78B $43.44B $40.69B $35.71B $34.70B $33.93B $33.80B $32.21B $31.23B $45.96B
Other Non-current Liabilities 12-point trend, +45.8% $17.85B $19.33B $16.56B $18.40B $13.51B $12.01B $12.26B $12.11B $13.92B $12.34B $12.43B $12.24B
Total Debt 9-point trend, +12606.0% $19.06B $22.70B $12.97B $10.11B $7.44B $6.21B $0 · $150M · $150M ·
Common Stock 7-point trend, +1.2% · · · $429M $429M $429M $429M · $429M · $424M $424M
Paid-in Capital 10-point trend, +19.6% $13.37B $13.47B $13.63B $13.42B $13.86B $13.40B $13.42B · $13.44B · $11.10B $11.18B
Retained Earnings 12-point trend, +529.2% $94.74B $89.11B $82.92B $82.38B $71.99B $60.46B $53.15B $43.95B $43.54B $37.87B $35.63B $15.06B
Treasury Stock 10-point trend, -55.2% $3.25B $3.58B $3.82B $4.01B $4.10B $6.72B $6.82B · $6.99B · $7.14B $7.26B
AOCI 11-point trend, -164.6% $-1.73B $-923M $-1.38B $-1.86B $-927M $-71M $998M · $2.37B $3.29B $2.66B $2.67B
Stockholders' Equity 10-point trend, +340.0% $105.74B $100.58B $93.80B $92.46B $83.20B $69.27B $62.84B · $54.71B · $44.69B $24.03B
Liabilities + Equity 10-point trend, +65.6% $404.26B $384.71B $380.25B $379.68B $366.60B $316.48B $291.73B · $264.83B · $257.14B $244.18B
Shares Outstanding Flat — no change across 6 periods 4,291,434,000 4,291,434,000 4,291,434,000 4,291,434,000 4,291,434,000 4,291,434,000 · · · · · ·
Cash Flow 18
Annual Cash Flow data for VZ
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920192018201820172016
D&A 10-point trend, +15.2% $18.35B $17.89B $17.62B $17.10B $16.21B $16.72B $16.68B · $17.40B · $16.95B $15.93B
Stock-based Comp · · · · · · · · · · · $400M
Deferred Tax 10-point trend, +320.1% $2.34B $815M $2.39B $2.97B $4.26B $1.55B $1.23B · $389M · $-14.46B $-1.06B
Amort. of Intangibles 10-point trend, +76.3% $3.00B $2.78B $2.69B $2.51B $2.09B $2.44B $2.31B · $2.22B · $2.21B $1.70B
Operating Cash Flow 10-point trend, +71.2% $37.14B $36.91B $37.48B $37.14B $39.54B $41.77B $35.75B · $34.34B · $24.32B $21.69B
CapEx 3-point trend, -2.4% · · · · · · · · $16.66B · $17.25B $17.06B
Investing Cash Flow 10-point trend, -68.7% $-16.66B $-18.67B $-23.43B $-28.66B $-67.15B $-23.51B $-17.58B · $-17.93B · $-18.46B $-9.87B
Debt Issued 10-point trend, +112.9% $27.60B $15.60B $8.60B $17.80B $41.40B $31.50B $18.70B · $10.80B · $32.00B $12.96B
Net Debt Issued 10-point trend, +112.9% $27.60B $15.60B $8.60B $17.80B $41.40B $31.50B $18.70B · $10.80B · $27.71B $12.96B
Stock Issued · · · · · · · · · · · $3M
Stock Repurchased Flat — no change across 2 periods · · · · · · · · · · $0 $0
Net Stock Activity 2-point trend, -100.0% · · · · · · · · · · $0 $3M
Dividends Paid 10-point trend, +24.0% $11.48B $11.25B $11.03B $10.80B $10.45B $10.23B $10.02B · $9.77B · $9.47B $9.26B
Financing Cash Flow 10-point trend, +58.0% $-5.61B $-17.10B $-14.66B $-8.53B $8.28B $1.32B $-18.16B · $-15.38B · $-6.15B $-13.38B
Net Change in Cash 10-point trend, +1052.2% $14.86B $1.14B $-614M $-50M $-19.34B $19.58B $1M · $1.03B · $-289M $-1.56B
Taxes Paid 10-point trend, -62.6% $3.58B $5.63B $2.34B $2.74B $3.04B $2.73B $3.58B · $2.21B · $4.43B $9.58B
Free Cash Flow 3-point trend, +212.6% · · · · · · · · $17.68B · $8.06B $5.66B
Levered FCF 3-point trend, +387.2% · · · · · · · · $13.73B · $1.04B $2.82B
Profitability 7
Annual Profitability data for VZ
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920192018201820172016
Operating Margin 10-point trend, -1.4% 21.2% 21.3% 17.1% 22.3% 24.3% 22.4% 23.0% · 17.0% · 21.8% 21.5%
Net Margin 10-point trend, +19.3% 12.4% 13.0% 8.7% 15.5% 16.5% 13.9% 14.6% · 11.9% · 23.9% 10.4%
Pretax Margin 10-point trend, -1.5% 16.4% 17.1% 12.7% 20.7% 22.0% 18.7% 17.2% · 15.0% · 16.3% 16.7%
EBITDA Margin 10-point trend, -1.4% 21.2% 21.3% 17.1% 22.3% 24.3% 22.4% 23.0% · 17.0% · 21.8% 21.5%
ROA 10-point trend, -19.1% 4.3% 4.6% 3.1% 5.7% 6.5% 5.9% 6.9% · 5.9% · 12.0% 5.4%
ROE 10-point trend, -73.4% 16.7% 17.7% 12.0% 23.5% 27.3% 26.2% 31.3% · 28.0% · 87.6% 62.7%
ROIC 10-point trend, -75.1% 18.2% 18.2% 15.3% 22.9% 27.5% 29.2% 42.1% · 33.2% · 90.7% 73.0%
Liquidity & Solvency 4
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for VZ
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920192018201820172016
Current Ratio 10-point trend, +4.9% 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.4 0.8 · 0.9 · 0.9 0.9
Quick Ratio 10-point trend, -54.6% 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.2 0.6 · 0.7 · 0.8 0.7
Debt / Equity 9-point trend, +5200.0% 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 · 0.0 · 0.0 ·
Interest Coverage 8-point trend, -33.0% · · 4.1 8.4 9.3 6.8 6.4 · 4.6 · 5.8 6.2
Efficiency 3
Annual Efficiency data for VZ
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920192018201820172016
Asset Turnover 10-point trend, -32.1% 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 · 0.5 · 0.5 0.5
Inventory Turnover 2-point trend, +9.3% · · · · · · · · · · 19.8 18.1
Receivables Turnover 6-point trend, -31.2% · · · · 5.6 5.2 5.2 · 5.4 · 6.1 8.1
Per Share 6
Annual Per Share data for VZ
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920192018201820172016
Book Value / Share 3-point trend, +12.7% $24.64 $23.44 $21.86 · · · · · · · · ·
Revenue / Share 10-point trend, +5.9% $32.66 $31.92 $31.79 $32.55 $32.20 $30.97 $31.85 · $31.67 · $30.82 $30.83
Cash Flow / Share 10-point trend, +57.9% $8.78 $8.74 $8.89 $8.83 $9.53 $10.08 $8.63 · $8.31 · $6.19 $5.56
Cash / Share 3-point trend, +822.4% $4.44 $0.98 $0.48 · · · · · · · · ·
Dividend / Share 10-point trend, +19.7% $3 $3 $3 $3 $3 $2 $2 · $2 · $2 $2
EPS (TTM) 10-point trend, +26.5% $4.06 $4.14 $2.75 $5.06 $5.32 $4.30 $4.65 · $3.76 · $7.36 $3.21
Growth Rates 10
Annual Growth Rates data for VZ
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920192018201820172016
Revenue YoY 5-point trend, -39.3% 2.5% 0.61% -2.1% 2.4% 4.2% · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -77.4% 0.33% 0.29% 1.5% · · · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 5Y 1.5% · · · · · · · · · · ·
EPS YoY 5-point trend, -108.1% -1.9% 50.5% -45.6% -4.9% 23.7% · · · · · · ·
EPS CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, +48.8% -7.1% -8.0% -13.8% · · · · · · · · ·
EPS CAGR 5Y -1.1% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income YoY 5-point trend, -107.9% -1.9% 50.7% -45.4% -3.7% 23.9% · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, +48.3% -6.9% -7.4% -13.3% · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 5Y -0.71% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Dividend CAGR 5Y 2.3% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 15
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for VZ
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920192018201820172016
Revenue TTM 10-point trend, +9.7% $138.19B $134.79B $133.97B $136.84B $133.61B $128.29B $131.87B · $130.86B · $126.03B $125.98B
Net Income TTM 10-point trend, +30.8% $17.17B $17.51B $11.61B $21.26B $22.07B $17.80B $19.27B · $15.53B · $30.10B $13.13B
Market Cap 3-point trend, +8.0% $174.79B $171.61B $161.79B · · · · · · · · ·
Enterprise Value 3-point trend, +1.2% $174.80B $190.12B $172.70B · · · · · · · · ·
P/E 10-point trend, -39.7% 10.0 9.7 13.7 7.8 9.8 13.7 13.2 · 15.0 · 7.2 16.6
P/S 3-point trend, +4.7% 1.3 1.3 1.2 · · · · · · · · ·
P/B 3-point trend, -4.2% 1.7 1.7 1.7 · · · · · · · · ·
P / Tangible Book 3-point trend, -10.7% 2.4 2.6 2.7 · · · · · · · · ·
P / Cash Flow 3-point trend, +9.0% 4.7 4.6 4.3 · · · · · · · · ·
EV / EBITDA 3-point trend, -20.9% 6.0 6.6 7.5 · · · · · · · · ·
EV / Revenue 3-point trend, -1.9% 1.3 1.4 1.3 · · · · · · · · ·
Dividend Yield 3-point trend, -3.5% 6.6% 6.6% 6.8% · · · · · · · · ·
Earnings Yield 10-point trend, +65.9% 10.0% 10.3% 7.3% 12.8% 10.2% 7.3% 7.6% · 6.7% · 13.9% 6.0%
Payout Ratio 10-point trend, -5.3% 66.8% 64.3% 94.9% 50.8% 47.3% 57.5% 52.0% · 62.9% · 31.5% 70.6%
Annual Payout 10-point trend, +24.0% $11.48B $11.25B $11.03B $10.80B $10.45B $10.23B $10.02B · $9.77B · $9.47B $9.26B

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Revenue $138.19B$134.79B$133.97B$136.84B$133.61B
Operating Margin % 21.2%21.3%17.1%22.3%24.3%
Net Income $17.17B$17.51B$11.61B$21.26B$22.07B
Diluted EPS $4.06$4.14$2.75$5.06$5.32
Balance Sheet
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Debt / Equity 0.20.20.10.10.1
Current Ratio 0.90.60.70.80.8
Quick Ratio 0.30.10.00.10.6

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