VZ
Verizon Communications Inc
45.90$
-0.1%
vs. previous close
Closing price · As of: Oct 2, 2026
Statements
Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.9 | 26.1 | 25.8 | 36.6 | 10.4 | 299.8 | 23.9 | 29.1 | 13.2 | 10.3 | 16.5 | 21.4 | 14.1 | 24.2 | 39.8 | 47.4 | 141.6 | 12.3 | 19.4 | 10.6 | 16.6 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 13.7 | 9.6 | 10.0 | |
| 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | |
| 2.1 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 15.1 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
| 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
| 2.7 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | |
| 4.4 | 28.8 | 9.3 | 19.6 | – | 54.1 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 14.6 | 12.7 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 10.9 | 6.5 | 14.2 | 8.9 | 53.3 | 33.3 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 15.9 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.6 | |
| 22.6% | 3.5% | 10.7% | 5.1% | -1.5% | 1.8% | 10.4% | 11.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 11.3% | 16.3% | 16.7% | 11.9% | 9.2% | 15.3% | 7.0% | 11.2% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 7.0% | 6.7% | 8.8% | 8.9% | 6.3% | 11.8% | 11.2% | 11.7% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 74.0% | 72.0% | 68.9% | 42.0% | 39.0% | 69.2% | 70.4% | 67.8% | 52.0% | 45.6% | 43.8% | 44.5% | 45.1% | 45.4% | 45.3% | 43.7% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 47.7% | 47.9% | 46.5% | 45.6% | 44.5% | 45.8% | 47.1% | 45.7% | 44.3% | 45.9% | 46.6% | 45.6% | |
| 20.8% | 17.7% | 21.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% | 17.2% | 22.2% | 11.0% | 19.8% | 17.8% | 16.1% | 17.9% | 18.6% | 18.1% | 17.8% | 17.0% | 18.1% | 26.3% | 14.9% | 24.9% | 20.6% | 21.0% | 22.9% | 23.5% | 23.3% | 23.9% | 22.3% | 21.5% | 22.7% | 21.2% | |
| 6.0% | 8.1% | 9.4% | 7.2% | 18.2% | 0.6% | 6.1% | 4.6% | 11.9% | 10.6% | 7.0% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 9.5% | 7.6% | 13.6% | 10.4% | 23.9% | 11.9% | 14.6% | 13.9% | 16.5% | 15.5% | 8.7% | 13.0% | 12.4% | |
| 21.4% | 7.4% | 26.0% | 13.5% | -2.8% | 3.2% | 15.1% | 15.7% | 13.0% | 9.6% | 7.9% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 13.3% | 15.9% | 12.2% | 9.8% | 17.9% | 10.3% | 16.1% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 12.4% | 12.8% | 16.7% | 14.4% | 7.6% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.6% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13.3% | 18.9% | 22.4% | 15.9% | 34.1% | 1.2% | 12.5% | 9.2% | 20.8% | 18.6% | 12.8% | 10.9% | 15.4% | 8.8% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 2.6% | 29.6% | 78.3% | 108.8% | 58.3% | 69.8% | 29.2% | 31.4% | 26.2% | 27.0% | 23.3% | 12.6% | 17.6% | 16.4% | |
| 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 3.7% | 7.2% | 0.2% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 7.3% | 5.4% | 11.7% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 5.6% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 4.2% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2,635 | 6,020 | 2,751 | 13,030 | 56,572 | 63,347 | 52,636 | 44,711 | 36,977 | 37,797 | 33,142 | 30,004 | 42,170 | 60,247 | 46,126 | 41,790 | 48,894 | 40,063 | 102,673 | 105,259 | 105,198 | 115,016 | 110,318 | 111,376 | 110,376 | 151,806 | 152,168 | 152,875 | 144,235 | 143,644 | |
| 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 24.6% | 24.1% | 24.0% | 23.4% | 21.0% | 19.1% | 19.5% | 20.2% | 22.6% | 23.6% | 25.7% | 27.1% | 20.6% | 18.2% | 17.5% | 15.6% | 14.7% | 14.2% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 9.2% | 16.8% | 20.1% | 21.0% | 21.4% | 22.3% | 24.0% | 24.3% | 25.8% | 25.8% | |
| 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.84 | 1.57 | 1.88 | 1.51 | 4.31 | 0.14 | 1.46 | 1.09 | 2.77 | 2.63 | 2.11 | 1.90 | 2.26 | 1.29 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 0.31 | 4.00 | 2.42 | 4.37 | 3.21 | 7.36 | 3.76 | 4.65 | 4.30 | 5.32 | 5.06 | 2.76 | 4.15 | 4.06 | |
| 30.80 | 19.31 | 20.00 | 20.96 | 23.66 | 24.44 | 24.04 | 23.82 | 23.23 | 24.68 | 30.01 | 32.21 | 34.16 | 37.95 | 37.62 | 39.05 | 40.48 | 41.95 | 31.92 | 32.16 | 30.83 | 30.82 | 31.67 | 31.85 | 30.97 | 32.20 | 32.55 | 31.79 | 31.96 | 32.66 | |
| 13.86 | 8.31 | 8.38 | 9.50 | 12.64 | 11.92 | 11.69 | 11.82 | 13.27 | 14.09 | 16.52 | 17.43 | 14.63 | 14.57 | 13.61 | 12.67 | 11.59 | 13.51 | 3.09 | 4.01 | 5.51 | 10.54 | 12.86 | 14.83 | 16.38 | 19.71 | 21.68 | 21.93 | 23.53 | 24.69 | |
| 6.58 | 1.42 | 5.21 | 2.82 | -0.66 | 0.79 | 3.62 | 3.74 | 3.01 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 3.21 | 3.58 | 5.05 | 5.97 | 4.77 | 3.97 | 7.53 | 3.29 | 5.19 | 1.00 | 1.59 | 3.93 | 4.08 | 5.18 | 4.64 | 2.47 | 4.44 | 4.49 | 4.76 | |
Data as of: October 2, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.