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VZ · Verizon Communications
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. - Real Time Price • USD
Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.
Telecommunication
$43.58
-0.97
(-2.19%)
● At close: October 21 at 4:00:00 PM EDT
$43.56
+0.00
(+0.00%)
After-Hours:
7:09:46 PM EDT
DAY'S RANGE
$43.58
$43.04
$44.04
52-WEEK RANGE
$43.58
$38.39
$51.68
What's happening
- VZ is down 2.19% today, trading at $43.58. — Live quote
- Volume today (1,769,062) is well below its 3-month average of 25,908,990. (Finnhub fundamentals)
- Reports earnings on 2026-10-26 (before market open), 5 days away. (Finnhub earnings calendar)
- Last quarter's EPS missed estimates: $1.30 actual vs. $1.30 estimated (-0.2%). (Finnhub earnings history)
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the same sourced figures shown elsewhere on this page -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Key Statistics
Analyst Recommendations
Strong buy 7
Buy 10
Hold 18
Sell 0
Strong sell 0
Aggregate ratings for 2026-10-01 (35 analysts polled by Finnhub) — consensus count.
Performance Overview (Trailing returns vs S&P 500 benchmark)
YTD RETURN
VZ
+9.35%
vs S&P 500
-3.42%
1-YEAR RETURN
VZ
+9.17%
vs S&P 500
-5.39%
6-MONTH RETURN
VZ
-4.79%
3-MONTH RETURN
VZ
+1.74%
Earnings Trends (Quarterly EPS Actual vs Estimate)
2026-07-26 (Q2 2026)
$1.30
Est. $1.30
MISS -0.2%
2026-04-26 (Q1 2026)
$1.28
Est. $1.23
BEAT +3.8%
2026-01-26 (Q4 2025)
$1.09
Est. $1.09
BEAT +0.4%
2025-10-26 (Q3 2025)
$1.21
Est. $1.22
MISS -1.2%
Valuation Measures & Ratios
Enterprise Value4$351.15B
Forward P/E58.92
PEG Ratio62.58
Price / Sales (TTM1)1.35
Price / Book71.70
EV4 / Revenue2.53
EV4 / EBITDA7.37
Profit Margin11.64%
Operating Margin20.59%
Return on Equity (ROE8)15.52%
Return on Assets (ROA9)3.99%
Avg Volume (3M)25,908,990
Quarterly history (5 periods)
| Measure | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $170.82B | $201.17B | $171.22B | $166.29B | $171.74B |
| P/E | 9.07 | 10.12 | 9.44 | 9.35 | 9.88 |
| Price/Sales | 1.25 | 1.48 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.30 |
| EV/Revenue | 1.39 | 1.62 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.45 |
| ROA | 4.59% | 4.76% | 4.67% | 4.64% | 4.57% |
Trailing-twelve-month ratios computed from SEC EDGAR quarterly figures and historical daily close prices (Alpaca). Diluted shares are derived from Net income ÷ EPS (diluted) for each quarter, not separately reported. Forward P/E/PEG unavailable (no free data source).
Glossary — what these abbreviations mean
- 1. TTM
- Trailing twelve months — the sum of the last four reported quarters, not a calendar year or the single latest quarter.
- 2. EPS
- Earnings per share — net income divided by diluted shares outstanding.
- 3. Beta
- A stock's historical volatility relative to the overall market. Above 1 means it has moved more than the market; below 1, less.
- 4. EV (Enterprise Value)
- Market cap plus total debt minus cash — roughly what it would cost to buy the whole company, debt included.
- 5. Forward P/E
- Price divided by analysts' estimated earnings for the next 12 months, instead of trailing actual earnings.
- 6. PEG Ratio
- P/E divided by expected earnings growth rate. A lower number can indicate a stock is cheap relative to how fast it's expected to grow.
- 7. Price / Book
- Share price divided by book value (assets minus liabilities) per share.
- 8. ROE
- Return on equity — net income divided by shareholders' equity, a measure of how efficiently a company turns equity into profit.
- 9. ROA
- Return on assets — net income divided by total assets, a measure of how efficiently a company turns assets into profit.
- 10. MRQ
- Most recent quarter — the single latest reported period, as opposed to TTM. The Financials section's "Quarterly" view below shows MRQ-style figures.
- 11. YoY
- Year over year — percent change versus the same period one year earlier, used for growth figures like those on Compare cards and the Screener.
Short Interest
Shares Short88,896,054
Change from Prior Settlement+5.73%
% of Float—
Days to Cover (Short Ratio)3.72
Source: FINRA Rule 4560 consolidated short interest, settlement date 2026-09-30. Reported bi-monthly with a reporting lag — not real-time.
Quotes and the 1-day extended-hours chart: Yahoo Finance. Longer historical charts: Alpaca (IEX feed) — real-time but IEX-only volume (~2.5% of consolidated market volume). Fundamentals + earnings: Finnhub.
Price history
Events
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Technical signal summary
Calculating from the latest year of daily price history…
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Peer and sector context
No reviewed peer group is available for this symbol.
Balanced evidence
A deterministic summary of sourced facts—not an AI verdict.
Potential strengths
- Net profit margin is 11.6%. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Trailing 52-week price return is +9.2%. Finnhub market metrics ↗
Potential concerns
- Revenue growth is -0.7% on the provider's reported measure. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Latest SEC filing is Form 4, filed 2026-10-21; review it for current changes and risks. SEC EDGAR ↗
Rule-based facts only; absence from either side is not evidence, and this is not a recommendation.
More on VZ
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Financials
Fundamental trends
Visualized from the same SEC figures in the tables below.
Income statement
| Line item | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $34.25B | $34.44B | $33.82B | $34.50B | $33.48B | $33.33B | $32.80B | $32.98B |
| Operating income | $7.18B | $8.24B | $8.11B | $8.17B | $7.98B | $5.93B | $7.82B | $7.52B |
| Net income | $3.83B | $5.04B | $4.95B | $5.00B | $4.88B | $3.31B | $4.59B | $4.60B |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.92 | $1.20 | $1.17 | $1.18 | $1.15 | $0.78 | $1.09 | $1.09 |
| EPS (basic) | $0.92 | $1.20 | $1.17 | $1.18 | $1.16 | $0.78 | $1.09 | $1.09 |
| Operating margin | $21 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $18 | $24 | $23 |
| Net margin | $11 | $15 | $15 | $14 | $15 | $10 | $14 | $14 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $410.19B | $417.88B | $404.26B | $388.33B | $383.29B | $380.36B | $384.71B | $381.16B |
| Total current assets | $37.57B | $44.72B | $56.92B | $44.01B | $38.85B | $37.35B | $40.52B | $40.64B |
| Total current liabilities | $62.21B | $69.88B | $62.37B | $59.56B | $60.95B | $61.07B | $64.77B | $61.82B |
| Cash & equivalents | $1.75B | $8.37B | $19.05B | $7.71B | $3.44B | $2.26B | $4.19B | $4.99B |
| Marketable securities (current) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accounts receivable | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inventory | $2.04B | $2.32B | $2.44B | $2.70B | $2.14B | $2.20B | $2.25B | $2.52B |
| Other current assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Property, plant & equipment | $125.50B | $125.97B | $109.47B | $108.47B | $108.07B | $107.92B | $108.52B | $107.53B |
| Goodwill | $30.66B | $30.63B | $22.84B | $22.84B | $22.84B | $22.84B | $22.84B | $22.84B |
| Intangible assets | $12.32B | $12.80B | $10.46B | $10.52B | $10.63B | $10.85B | $11.13B | $10.67B |
| Other non-current assets | $22.04B | $22.55B | $23.25B | $21.01B | $21.32B | $19.68B | $19.77B | $18.52B |
| Accounts payable | — | — | $12.15B | — | — | — | $10.43B | — |
| Accrued liabilities | — | — | $4.53B | — | — | — | $5.06B | — |
| Deferred revenue (current) | $7.55B | $7.82B | $7.58B | $7.50B | $7.53B | $7.54B | $7.49B | $7.22B |
| Short-term debt | $21.78B | $28.23B | $18.62B | $20.15B | $22.07B | $22.63B | $22.63B | $21.76B |
| Other current liabilities | $15.17B | $15.00B | $14.23B | $14.22B | $14.27B | $14.34B | $14.35B | $13.52B |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other non-current liabilities | $18.95B | $19.12B | $17.85B | $17.32B | $17.14B | $18.43B | $19.33B | $14.95B |
| Common stock & paid-in capital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Retained earnings | $97.73B | $96.82B | $94.74B | $95.32B | $93.28B | $91.13B | $89.11B | $86.96B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | -$1.78B | -$2.37B | -$1.73B | -$1.65B | -$1.48B | -$1.49B | -$923.0M | -$1.67B |
Cash flow
| Line item | Jun '26 | Apr '26 | Mar '26 | Feb '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $10.44B | — | $7.98B | — | $9.11B | $11.27B | $8.97B | $7.78B |
| Investing cash flow | -$4.93B | — | -$13.57B | — | -$4.98B | -$4.49B | -$3.44B | -$3.75B |
| Financing cash flow | -$11.84B | — | -$5.28B | — | $7.21B | -$2.55B | -$4.38B | -$5.89B |
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deferred income taxes | $730.0M | — | $703.0M | — | $531.0M | $1.71B | -$37.0M | $132.0M |
| Change in accounts receivable | — | — | — | — | $2.51B | — | — | — |
| Change in inventory | — | — | — | — | $232.0M | — | — | — |
| Other investing activities | -$154.0M | — | -$191.0M | — | $122.0M | $74.0M | -$482.0M | -$515.0M |
| Dividends paid | $2.95B | — | $2.91B | — | $2.91B | $2.86B | $2.86B | $2.86B |
| Share repurchases | $1.00B | $1.00B | $2.50B | $2.50B | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Debt issued | — | — | — | — | $27.60B | — | — | — |
| Debt repaid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other financing activities | -$469.0M | — | -$911.0M | — | -$370.0M | -$424.0M | -$372.0M | -$783.0M |
Income statement
| Line item | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $138.19B | $134.79B | $133.97B | $136.84B | $133.61B |
| Operating income | $29.26B | $28.69B | $22.88B | $30.47B | $32.45B |
| Net income | $17.17B | $17.51B | $11.61B | $21.26B | $22.07B |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.06 | $4.14 | $2.75 | $5.06 | $5.32 |
| EPS (basic) | $4.06 | $4.15 | $2.76 | $5.06 | $5.32 |
| Operating margin | $21 | $21 | $17 | $22 | $24 |
| Net margin | $12 | $13 | $9 | $16 | $17 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $404.26B | $384.71B | $380.25B | $379.68B | $366.60B |
| Total current assets | $56.92B | $40.52B | $36.81B | $37.86B | $36.73B |
| Total current liabilities | $62.37B | $64.77B | $53.22B | $50.17B | $47.16B |
| Cash & equivalents | $19.05B | $4.19B | $2.06B | $2.60B | $2.92B |
| Marketable securities (current) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accounts receivable | — | — | — | — | $23.85B |
| Inventory | $2.44B | $2.25B | $2.06B | $2.39B | $3.06B |
| Other current assets | — | — | — | — | — |
| Property, plant & equipment | $109.47B | $108.52B | $108.31B | $107.43B | $99.70B |
| Goodwill | $22.84B | $22.84B | $22.84B | $28.67B | $28.60B |
| Intangible assets | $10.46B | $11.13B | $11.06B | $11.46B | $11.68B |
| Other non-current assets | $23.25B | $19.77B | $19.89B | $17.26B | $13.33B |
| Accounts payable | $12.15B | $10.43B | $10.02B | $8.75B | $8.04B |
| Accrued liabilities | $4.53B | $5.06B | $5.19B | $7.82B | $9.12B |
| Deferred revenue (current) | $7.58B | $7.49B | $6.96B | $6.58B | $6.05B |
| Short-term debt | $18.62B | $22.63B | $12.97B | $9.96B | $7.44B |
| Other current liabilities | $14.23B | $14.35B | $12.53B | $12.10B | $11.03B |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other non-current liabilities | $17.85B | $19.33B | $16.56B | $18.40B | $13.51B |
| Common stock & paid-in capital | — | — | — | $429.0M | $429.0M |
| Retained earnings | $94.74B | $89.11B | $82.92B | $82.38B | $71.99B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | -$1.73B | -$923.0M | -$1.38B | -$1.86B | -$927.0M |
Cash flow
| Line item | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $37.14B | $36.91B | $37.48B | $37.14B | $39.54B |
| Investing cash flow | -$16.66B | -$18.67B | -$23.43B | -$28.66B | -$67.15B |
| Financing cash flow | -$5.61B | -$17.10B | -$14.66B | -$8.53B | $8.28B |
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deferred income taxes | $2.34B | $815.0M | $2.39B | $2.97B | $4.26B |
| Change in accounts receivable | $2.51B | $2.56B | $2.20B | $1.98B | $1.59B |
| Change in inventory | $232.0M | $196.0M | -$287.0M | -$627.0M | $905.0M |
| Other investing activities | -$801.0M | $684.0M | -$1.16B | -$62.0M | -$693.0M |
| Dividends paid | $11.48B | $11.25B | $11.03B | $10.80B | $10.45B |
| Share repurchases | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt issued | $27.60B | $15.60B | $8.60B | $17.80B | $41.40B |
| Debt repaid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other financing activities | -$1.95B | -$1.07B | -$1.62B | -$2.07B | -$3.83B |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (10-Q/10-K), as originally tagged by the company. Quarterly cash flow is reconstructed by de-cumulating fiscal-year-to-date figures (how cash flow is tagged in 10-Qs); other quarterly lines are reported directly.
Institutional holders
SEC Form 13F filers holding VZ as of the latest reported quarter. 13F only covers investment managers with $100M+ in assets — this is not a complete ownership picture, and does not include insiders (see Recent SEC filings below) or non-13F-eligible holders.
Source: Business Quant SEC Form 13F · report period 2026-06-30 · 31 filers
Held by These Filers49.4%
Shares Outstanding4,168,000,000
| Filer | Shares | Value | % Out | Qtr Change | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 398,216,158 | $16.86B | 9.55% | +8.2% | 2026-08-07 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 258,996,106 | $10.97B | 6.21% | -0.5% | 2026-06-30 |
| State Street Corp | 209,676,274 | $8.88B | 5.03% | -2.4% | 2026-08-07 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 127,774,822 | $5.41B | 3.07% | +13.1% | 2026-08-14 |
| Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. | 127,774,822 | $5.41B | 3.07% | +0.0% | 2026-08-13 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 106,820,018 | $4.51B | 2.56% | +0.6% | 2026-08-12 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 77,434,092 | $3.28B | 1.86% | +0.8% | 2026-06-30 |
| Morgan Stanley | 70,302,870 | $2.98B | 1.69% | -5.1% | 2026-08-11 |
| Bank Of America Corp /De/ | 60,860,766 | $2.58B | 1.46% | -2.0% | 2026-08-14 |
| NORGES BANK | 54,307,400 | $2.30B | 1.30% | +0.0% | 2026-08-12 |
| Northern Trust Corp | 43,831,966 | $1.86B | 1.05% | -1.1% | 2026-08-12 |
| Jpmorgan Chase & Co | 41,184,848 | $1.82B | 0.99% | +25.1% | 2026-08-12 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | 41,173,226 | $1.74B | 0.99% | +14.1% | 2026-08-13 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 38,103,828 | $1.61B | 0.91% | +5.6% | 2026-08-14 |
| GQG Partners LLC | 35,877,241 | $1.52B | 0.86% | -21.5% | 2026-08-10 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 33,633,551 | $1.42B | 0.81% | +2.7% | 2026-08-11 |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 31,692,986 | $1.34B | 0.76% | +8.0% | 2026-08-14 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 30,357,757 | $1.29B | 0.73% | -20.5% | 2026-08-06 |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 27,344,618 | $1.16B | 0.66% | -2.7% | 2026-08-14 |
| FMR LLC | 25,976,622 | $1.10B | 0.62% | -16.7% | 2026-08-13 |
| Royal Bank Of Canada | 23,785,315 | $1.01B | 0.57% | -3.4% | 2026-08-13 |
| UBS Group AG | 23,236,455 | $983.8M | 0.56% | +10.4% | 2026-08-13 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 23,117,525 | $978.8M | 0.55% | -1.2% | 2026-06-30 |
| Invesco Ltd. | 22,277,231 | $943.2M | 0.53% | +0.1% | 2026-08-13 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | 20,882,074 | $884.1M | 0.50% | +6.7% | 2026-08-07 |
Insider activity
Directors, officers, and 10%+ owners' reported transactions from SEC Form 4. A filing reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings · checked 25 most recent filings · covers 2026-09-15 to 2026-10-13
Recent transactions
- Insiders have net sold 5,500 shares over the last 182 days, across 0 purchases and 5 sales.
- Most recent: Malady Kyle (EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business) — Open market sale of 1,100 shares on 2026-10-13.
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the SEC Form 4 figures in the tables below -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Insider purchases & sales, last 6 months
Purchases (open market)0 sh(0 txns)
Sales (open market)5,500 sh(5 txns)
Net Shares-5,500
Counts only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) — grants, option exercises, tax withholding, and gifts are excluded since they aren't a market buy/sell decision.
Insider roster
| Name | Title | Most Recent Transaction | Date | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | Open market sale | 2026-10-13 | 1,100 |
Recent transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | Open market sale | 1,100 | $42.93 |
| 2026-10-06 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | Open market sale | 1,100 | $45.75 |
| 2026-09-29 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | Open market sale | 1,100 | $46.40 |
| 2026-09-22 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | Open market sale | 1,100 | $47.65 |
| 2026-09-15 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | Open market sale | 1,100 | $51.19 |
Recent SEC filings
Official company reports and insider transaction filings. Form 4 reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR submissions · updated 2026-10-21 23:14 UTC
| Filed | Form | Report period | Official filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 4 | 2026-10-20 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-10-14 | 4 | 2026-10-13 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-10-09 | 4 | 2026-10-08 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-10-09 | 4 | 2026-10-08 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-10-09 | 4 | 2026-10-08 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-10-09 | 4 | 2026-10-08 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-10-09 | 4 | 2026-10-08 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-10-09 | 4 | 2026-10-08 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-10-09 | 4 | 2026-10-08 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-10-07 | 4 | 2026-10-06 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-09-30 | 4 | 2026-09-29 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-09-29 | 4 | 2026-09-25 | View on SEC.gov → |
Recent news
Headlines about VZ (Verizon Communications). Links open the publisher — we don’t host full articles.
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