Communication Services
Live Price
Offline$45.37
-1.03% today
1Y Change
+13.57%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 12, 2026
Coverage: 245 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → 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 $45.37 and up 13.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → 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.
Benchmark Comparison
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VZ
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Normalized return
SPY
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Relative to SPY
VZ Max Drawdown
-14.78%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for VZ and SPY.
Powered by FMP stock_dividend. Includes historical ex-dates, pay dates, and payout amounts.
Dividend Yield
5.81%
Trailing 12M Payout
$2.76
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | Apr 10, 2026 | May 1, 2026 | $0.71 | $0.71 | Quarterly |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Jan 12, 2026 | Feb 2, 2026 | $0.69 | $0.69 | Quarterly |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 | Nov 3, 2025 | $0.69 | $0.69 | Quarterly |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | $0.68 | $0.68 | Quarterly |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Apr 10, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | $0.68 | $0.68 | Quarterly |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Jan 10, 2025 | Feb 3, 2025 | $0.68 | $0.68 | Quarterly |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 | $0.68 | $0.68 | Quarterly |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Jul 10, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | $0.67 | $0.67 | Quarterly |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 | May 1, 2024 | $0.67 | $0.67 | Quarterly |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Jan 10, 2024 | Feb 1, 2024 | $0.67 | $0.67 | Quarterly |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Oct 10, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | $0.67 | $0.67 | Quarterly |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Jul 10, 2023 | Aug 1, 2023 | $0.65 | $0.65 | Quarterly |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Apr 10, 2023 | May 1, 2023 | $0.65 | $0.65 | Quarterly |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Jan 10, 2023 | Feb 1, 2023 | $0.65 | $0.65 | Quarterly |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Oct 7, 2022 | Nov 1, 2022 | $0.65 | $0.65 | Quarterly |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Jul 8, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 | $0.64 | $0.64 | Quarterly |
| Apr 7, 2022 | Apr 8, 2022 | May 2, 2022 | $0.64 | $0.64 | Quarterly |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Jan 10, 2022 | Feb 1, 2022 | $0.64 | $0.64 | Quarterly |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Oct 8, 2021 | Nov 1, 2021 | $0.64 | $0.64 | Quarterly |
| Jul 8, 2021 | Jul 9, 2021 | Aug 2, 2021 | $0.63 | $0.63 | Quarterly |
| Apr 8, 2021 | Apr 9, 2021 | May 3, 2021 | $0.63 | $0.63 | Quarterly |
| Jan 7, 2021 | Jan 8, 2021 | Feb 1, 2021 | $0.63 | $0.63 | Quarterly |
| Oct 8, 2020 | Oct 9, 2020 | Nov 2, 2020 | $0.63 | $0.63 | Quarterly |
| Jul 9, 2020 | Jul 10, 2020 | Aug 3, 2020 | $0.61 | $0.61 | Quarterly |
| Apr 9, 2020 | Apr 13, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | $0.61 | $0.61 | Quarterly |
| Jan 9, 2020 | Jan 10, 2020 | Feb 3, 2020 | $0.61 | $0.61 | Quarterly |
| Oct 9, 2019 | Oct 10, 2019 | Nov 1, 2019 | $0.61 | $0.61 | Quarterly |
| Jul 9, 2019 | Jul 10, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 | $0.60 | $0.60 | Quarterly |
| Apr 9, 2019 | Apr 10, 2019 | May 1, 2019 | $0.60 | $0.60 | Quarterly |
| Jan 9, 2019 | Jan 10, 2019 | Feb 1, 2019 | $0.60 | $0.60 | Quarterly |
| Oct 9, 2018 | Oct 10, 2018 | Nov 1, 2018 | $0.60 | $0.60 | Quarterly |
| Jul 9, 2018 | Jul 10, 2018 | Aug 1, 2018 | $0.59 | $0.59 | Quarterly |
| Apr 9, 2018 | Apr 10, 2018 | May 1, 2018 | $0.59 | $0.59 | Quarterly |
| Jan 9, 2018 | Jan 10, 2018 | Feb 1, 2018 | $0.59 | $0.59 | Quarterly |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Oct 10, 2017 | Nov 1, 2017 | $0.59 | $0.59 | Quarterly |
| Jul 6, 2017 | Jul 10, 2017 | Aug 1, 2017 | $0.58 | $0.58 | Quarterly |
| Apr 6, 2017 | Apr 10, 2017 | May 1, 2017 | $0.58 | $0.58 | Quarterly |
| Jan 6, 2017 | Jan 10, 2017 | Feb 1, 2017 | $0.58 | $0.58 | Quarterly |
| Oct 5, 2016 | Oct 7, 2016 | Nov 1, 2016 | $0.58 | $0.58 | Quarterly |
| Jul 6, 2016 | Jul 8, 2016 | Aug 1, 2016 | $0.56 | $0.56 | Quarterly |
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