Finance
Head-to-head financial comparison for AT&T Inc (T) and Verizon Communications Inc (VZ).
Both assets indexed to 0.0% at the period start: ((Price_t - Price_0) / Price_0 * 100)
Direct quantitative comparison across valuation, margins, growth, and returns.
| Financial Metric | T | VZ | Showdown Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation & Multiples | |||
| Price Current market price per share / unit | $21.91 | $43.58 | — |
| Market Capitalization Total aggregate market value of equity | $160.48B | $186.09B | 👑 VZ Larger |
| P/E Ratio (Trailing TTM) Price-to-earnings multiple (lower positive is cheaper) | 7.49x | 11.60x | 👑 T Cheaper |
| Forward P/E Price-to-projected next year earnings multiple | 10.01x | 8.92x | 👑 VZ Lower |
| PEG Ratio P/E divided by earnings growth rate (<1.0 considered undervalued) | 0.77 | 2.58 | 👑 T Lower |
| Price to Sales (P/S) Price relative to trailing revenue | 1.27x | 1.35x | 👑 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 | -14.39% | -11.13% | 👑 VZ Higher |
| 6-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 180 days | -15.42% | -4.25% | 👑 VZ Higher |
| 1-Year % Return Historical total price return over the past 52 weeks | -12.34% | +15.19% | 👑 VZ Higher |
| 5-Year % Return Historical total price return over 5 years | +49.08% | +13.42% | 👑 T Higher |
| Dividends & Risk | |||
| Dividend Yield Annual dividend distributions relative to current price | 6.85% | 7.11% | 👑 VZ Higher |
| Beta (Volatility vs S&P 500) Market sensitivity (1.0 = equal to market, <1.0 = lower volatility) | 0.27 | 0.27 | — |
| 52-Week High & Low Extreme trading boundaries over trailing year | $19.89 – $29.44 | $38.39 – $51.68 | — |
