verizon communications inc. - VZ

VZ

Close Chg Chg %
50.61 0.76 1.50%

Closed Market

51.37

+0.76 (1.50%)

Volume: 21.78M

Last Updated:

Mar 13, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: verizon communications inc. - VZ

VZ Key Data

Open

$50.95

Day Range

50.95 - 51.67

52 Week Range

10.60 - 51.67

Market Cap

$213.54B

Shares Outstanding

4.22B

Public Float

4.22B

Beta

0.29

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

12.47

EPS

$4.06

Yield

540.19%

Dividend

$0.71

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Apr 10, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

25.66M

 

VZ Performance

1 Week
 
0.51%
 
1 Month
 
4.84%
 
3 Months
 
25.65%
 
1 Year
 
17.93%
 
5 Years
 
-7.64%
 

VZ Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 28
Full Ratings ➔

About verizon communications inc. - VZ

Verizon Communications, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of communications, information, and entertainment products and services. It operates through the Consumer and Business segments. The Consumer segment provides consumer-focused wireless and wire line communications services and products. The Business segment offers wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and conferencing services, corporate networking solutions, security and managed network services, local and long-distance voice services, and network access to deliver various IoT services and products. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

VZ At a Glance

Verizon Communications, Inc.
1095 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Phone 1-212-395-1000 Revenue 138.19B
Industry Wireless Telecommunications Net Income 17.17B
Sector Communications 2025 Sales Growth 2.525%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 89,900
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VZ Valuation

P/E Current 12.473
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 10.034
Price to Sales Ratio 1.247
Price to Book Ratio 1.644
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 4.64
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 6.718
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.43
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.541

VZ Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 1,537,163.515
Income Per Employee 191,034.483
Receivables Turnover 5.004
Total Asset Turnover 0.35

VZ Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.859
Quick Ratio 0.82
Cash Ratio 0.311

VZ Profitability

Gross Margin 45.793
Operating Margin 22.902
Pretax Margin 16.406
Net Margin 12.428
Return on Assets 4.354
Return on Equity 16.862
Return on Total Capital 6.003
Return on Invested Capital 6.822

VZ Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 173.888
Total Debt to Total Capital 63.489
Total Debt to Total Assets 44.932
Long-Term Debt to Equity 151.716
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 55.394
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Annual Financials for Verizon Communications Inc. - VZ

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
136.84B 133.97B 134.79B 138.19B
Sales Growth
+2.41% -2.09% +0.61% +2.52%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
76.23B 72.51B 71.99B 74.91B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
17.10B 17.62B 17.89B 18.35B
Depreciation
14.59B 14.94B 15.11B 15.35B
Amortization of Intangibles
2.51B 2.69B 2.78B 3.00B
COGS Growth
+5.14% -4.88% -0.72% +4.06%
Gross Income
60.60B 61.46B 62.80B 63.28B
Gross Income Growth
-0.82% +1.42% +2.17% +0.77%
Gross Profit Margin
+44.29% +45.88% +46.59% +45.79%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
30.14B 32.63B 32.20B 31.63B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
30.14B 32.63B 32.20B 31.63B
SGA Growth
+3.41% +8.28% -1.34% -1.74%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
1.11B 5.64B 1.53B 1.98B
EBIT after Unusual Expense
29.36B 23.19B 29.07B 29.67B
Non Operating Income/Expense
2.49B (674.00M) 557.00M (336.00M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
146.00M 354.00M 336.00M 329.00M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- 44.00M (53.00M) (53.00M)
Interest Expense
3.58B 5.53B 6.65B 6.66B
Interest Expense Growth
+2.40% +54.24% +20.42% +0.11%
Gross Interest Expense
5.61B 7.34B 7.62B 7.40B
Interest Capitalized
2.03B 1.82B 963.00M 740.00M
Pretax Income
28.27B 16.99B 22.98B 22.67B
Pretax Income Growth
-3.91% -39.91% +35.27% -1.34%
Pretax Margin
+20.66% +12.68% +17.05% +16.41%
Income Tax
6.52B 4.89B 5.03B 5.06B
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
3.35B 2.29B 3.98B 2.40B
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
201.00M 219.00M 240.00M 323.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
3.00B 2.36B 819.00M 2.32B
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(22.00M) 28.00M (4.00M) 19.00M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- 44.00M (53.00M) (53.00M)
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
21.75B 12.10B 17.95B 17.61B
Minority Interest Expense
492.00M 481.00M 443.00M 434.00M
Net Income
21.26B 11.61B 17.51B 17.17B
Net Income Growth
-3.67% -45.36% +50.73% -1.90%
Net Margin Growth
+15.53% +8.67% +12.99% +12.43%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
21.26B 11.61B 17.51B 17.17B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
21.26B 11.61B 17.51B 17.17B
EPS (Basic)
5.0585 2.758 4.1503 4.0639
EPS (Basic) Growth
-4.90% -45.48% +50.48% -2.08%
Basic Shares Outstanding
4.20B 4.21B 4.22B 4.23B
EPS (Diluted)
5.0561 2.7554 4.1454 4.0591
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-4.91% -45.50% +50.45% -2.08%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
4.20B 4.21B 4.22B 4.23B
EBITDA
47.57B 46.45B 48.50B 50.00B
EBITDA Growth
-1.26% -2.34% +4.39% +3.10%
EBITDA Margin
+34.76% +34.67% +35.98% +36.18%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 50.467
Number of Ratings 28 Current Quarters Estimate 1.212
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 4.907
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.09 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 4.71 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 5.21
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 20 19 24 23
Mean Estimate 1.21 1.26 4.91 5.21
High Estimates 1.33 1.31 4.95 5.51
Low Estimate 1.03 1.10 4.78 4.65
Coefficient of Variance 5.46 3.79 0.90 3.85

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 9 8 6
OVERWEIGHT 2 2 4
HOLD 15 16 15
UNDERWEIGHT 2 2 1
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Verizon Communications Inc. - VZ

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 4, 2026 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 4, 2026 Hans Erik Vestberg Director 197,082 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $50.14 per share 9,881,691.48
Mar 4, 2026 Hans Erik Vestberg Director 227,380 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 4, 2026 Hans Erik Vestberg Director 172,616 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $50.14 per share 8,654,966.24
Mar 4, 2026 Hans Erik Vestberg Director 206,730 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 4, 2026 Hans Erik Vestberg Director 263,358 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 4, 2026 Hans Erik Vestberg Director 226,693 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $50.14 per share 11,366,387.02
Mar 4, 2026 Hans Erik Vestberg Director N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 4, 2026 Kyle J. Malady EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business 95,407 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 4, 2026 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 57,841 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 4, 2026 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 32,104 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 4, 2026 Hans Erik Vestberg Director 132,553 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 4, 2026 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 209,387 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $50.14 per share 10,498,664.18
Mar 4, 2026 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 225,132 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 4, 2026 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 196,211 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $50.14 per share 9,838,019.54
Mar 4, 2026 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 211,878 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 4, 2026 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 179,774 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $50.14 per share 9,013,868.36
Mar 4, 2026 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 197,457 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 4, 2026 Kyle J. Malady EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business 78,805 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $50.14 per share 3,951,282.70
Mar 4, 2026 Joseph Russo EVP&Pres-Global Networks&Tech 27,314 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00

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