Verizon Communications Inc.VZ

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5 good· Earnings beat
1 to watch· Growing slower than rivals

$46.59−0.01 (−0.02%)

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NYSE · Communication Services · Telecom Services · Large company

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What would change it

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Yahoo Finance daily closes to Nov 11

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Compared with the S&P 500

9 points
worse in one day
20 points
worse in five trading days

+22.1% in a yearsince Nov 11, 2025

Earnings report

The news behind our call

written Oct 9, 10:29 AM ETOct 9, 10:29 AM ET · 17 articles · 9 sources

SpaceX creates a new competitive threat to Verizon’s value case
Verizon trades at a large discount to comparable companies.
Verizon’s healthy operating margin shows the business still converts service revenue into profit.

What changed

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Nov 2
Analyst ratings shifted: 1 more buy, 3 fewer hold
12 buy, 12 hold, 0 sell, against 11 buy, 15 hold, 0 sell the month before.
Analysts · Last month

Overview

In plain numbers

Revenue grew 1.4% from a year earlier, to $139.4B in the last twelve months.
It keeps 23 cents of every revenue dollar as operating profit, down from 27 cents in FY 2021.
It turned 16.1% of revenue into free cash flow: $22.4B in the last twelve months.
It owes $195.3B and holds $4.9B in cash and investments, so net debt is $190.4B.

Key figures

Revenue (TTM): $139B
Revenue growth, 1 year: +1.4%
Net income: $16.4B
EPS (diluted): $3.92
Gross margin: 59.8%
Operating margin: 23.4%

Return on equity: 15.8%
Return on capital: 8.4%
Debt / equity: 1.82
Current ratio: 0.63
Dividend yield: 6.07%
Buyback yield: 0.82%

Revenue by business

period ending Sep 30, 2026

Consumer$108B · 79%
Business$28.4B · 21%

Key facts

Company value: $189B
Price / last year's earnings: 12.3×
Today's range: 46.3347.14
Past year's range: 37.1250.66

Yesterday's close: $46.60
Swings vs the market: 0.2×smaller
Dividend yield: 6.07%$2.83 a year

What would change it

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