⚡ Asset Showdown Engine

T vs VZ

Head-to-head financial comparison for AT&T Inc (T) and Verizon Communications Inc (VZ).

🏆 Showdown Verdict

T leads VZ in 12 of 17 key financial metrics.

T: 12 wins · VZ: 5 wins
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. · Telecommunication

T

AT&T Inc
$25.96
-0.21%
Pre-market
52-Week Range 61.3% of High
Low: $19.89 High: $29.79
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Valuation Winner Lower P/E & Multiples
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Profitability Winner Higher Operating & Net Margins
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Income Winner Higher Dividend Yield
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Performance Winner Higher Historical Returns
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. · Telecommunication

VZ

Verizon Communications Inc
$25.96
-0.21%
🌅 Pre-market
🌅 Pre-Market: $25.95 (-0.04%)
52-Week Range 61.3% of High
Low: $19.89 High: $29.79
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Valuation Winner Lower P/E & Multiples
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Profitability Winner Higher Operating & Net Margins
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Income Winner Higher Dividend Yield
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Performance Winner Higher Historical Returns
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. · Telecommunication

VZ

Verizon Communications Inc
$50.22
-0.20%
🌅 Pre-market
🌅 Pre-Market: $50.23 (+0.02%)
52-Week Range 89.0% of High
Low: $38.39 High: $51.68
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Scale Leader Larger Market Cap

Normalized % Return Comparison

Both assets indexed to 0.0% at the period start: ((Price_t - Price_0) / Price_0 * 100)

T (AT&T Inc) -7.25%
VZ (Verizon Communications Inc) +21.30%
VZ leads by +28.55%
-35.1%-19.1%-3.1%+12.9%+28.9% Aug '25Nov '25Mar '26Jun '26Sep '26

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Direct quantitative comparison across valuation, margins, growth, and returns.

Financial Metric T VZ Showdown Advantage
Valuation & Multiples
Price Current market price per share / unit $25.96 $50.22
Market Capitalization Total aggregate market value of equity $177.82B $191.59B 👑 VZ Larger
P/E Ratio (Trailing TTM) Price-to-earnings multiple (lower positive is cheaper) 7.75x 12.07x 👑 T Cheaper
Forward P/E Price-to-projected next year earnings multiple 9.39x 8.96x 👑 VZ Lower
PEG Ratio P/E divided by earnings growth rate (<1.0 considered undervalued) 0.71 2.16 👑 T Lower
Price to Sales (P/S) Price relative to trailing revenue 1.31x 1.41x 👑 T Lower
Price to Book (P/B) Stock price relative to book equity per share 1.30x 1.70x 👑 T Lower
Profitability & Margins
Gross Profit Margin Gross revenue retained after cost of goods sold 59.72% 59.41% 👑 T Higher
Operating Margin Operating income generated per dollar of revenue 20.12% 20.59% 👑 VZ Higher
Net Profit Margin Net bottom-line profit generated per dollar of revenue 16.94% 11.64% 👑 T Higher
Return on Equity (ROE) Net income earned per dollar of shareholders' equity 19.54% 15.52% 👑 T Higher
Historical Performance & Growth
Revenue Growth (YoY) Year-over-year top-line revenue expansion rate +2.30% -0.73% 👑 T Higher
1-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 30 days +11.85% +8.89% 👑 T Higher
6-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 180 days -5.05% +5.26% 👑 VZ Higher
1-Year % Return Historical total price return over the past 52 weeks -7.25% +21.30% 👑 VZ Higher
5-Year % Return Historical total price return over 5 years +64.72% +24.31% 👑 T Higher
Dividends & Risk
Dividend Yield Annual dividend distributions relative to current price 6.85% 6.14% 👑 T Higher
Beta (Volatility vs S&P 500) Market sensitivity (1.0 = equal to market, <1.0 = lower volatility) 0.27 0.26
52-Week High & Low Extreme trading boundaries over trailing year $19.89 – $29.79 $38.39 – $51.68