Communication Services
Verizon Communications Inc.(VZ)
Live Price
Offline$48.11
+2.49% today
1Y Change
+13.57%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $200.64B
- Revenue Growth
- +2.5%
- EPS Growth
- -2.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 5.8%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $200.64B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $48.11 and up 13.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +2.5%, EPS growth of -2.2%, a dividend yield of 5.8%. What stands out right now is revenue +2.5%, EPS -2.2%, free cash flow +6.4% with operating margin 21.2% and ROIC 6.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 5.8%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 11.5 and price/sales 1.4. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines VZ price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+2.5% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+21.2% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 27, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +2.5% and EPS is at -2.2%, with operating margin around 21.2%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 5.8%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 27, 2026 | โ | +0.3% | +1.0% | +3.0% |
2026 Jan 30, 2026 | +3.8% | +0.2% | +4.0% | +12.3% |
2025 Oct 29, 2025 | +1.7% | -3.1% | -1.3% | +1.7% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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VZ Max Drawdown
-14.78%
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Company Overview
Verizon Communications Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. Its Consumer segment provides postpaid and prepaid service plans; internet access on notebook computers and tablets; wireless equipment, including smartphones and other handsets; and wireless-enabled internet devices, such as tablets, and other wireless-enabled connected devices comprising smart watches. It also provides residential fixed connectivity solutions, such as internet, video, and voice services; and sells network access to mobile virtual network operators. As of December 31, 2021, it had approximately 115 million wireless retail connections, 7 million wireline broadband connections, and 4 million Fios video connections. The company's Business segment provides network connectivity products, including private networking, private cloud connectivity, virtual and software defined networking, and internet access services; and internet protocol-based voice and video services, unified communications and collaboration tools, and customer contact center solutions. This segment also offers a suite of management and data security services; domestic and global voice and data solutions, such as voice calling, messaging services, conferencing, contact center solutions, and private line and data access networks; customer premises equipment; installation, maintenance, and site services; and Internet of Things products and services. As of December 31, 2021, it had approximately 27 million wireless retail postpaid connections and 477 thousand wireline broadband connections. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
- Leadership
- Daniel H. Schulman
- IPO Date
- Nov 21, 1983
- Employees
- 99.4k
- Street Address
- 1095 Avenue of the Americas
- Mailing
- New York City, NY, 10036
- Region
- New York City, NY, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 212 395 1000
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 11.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 8.0
- Price/Sales
- 1.4
- Price/Book
- 1.9
Growth
- Revenue
- +2.5%
- EPS
- -2.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- +6.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 58.9%
- Operating Margin
- 21.2%
- Net Margin
- 12.5%
- ROE
- 16.7%
- ROIC
- 6.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.90
- Current Ratio
- 0.64
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