Verizon Communications Inc.

$45.27 ▼ -2.17%

2026-04-22 10:12:13

Explore Verizon Communications Inc. stock price, valuation, financial statements, dividend history, analyst estimates, and long-term business fundamentals on StockSifting.

Market Cap

$189.69 B

Current Price

$45.27

52W High / Low

$51.68 / $38.39

Stock P/E

11.14

Book Value

$24.77

Dividend Yield

6.09%

ROCE

8.56%

ROE

17.07%

Face Value

—

EPS

$4.06

Exp Qtr EPS

—

Sector

Communication Services

Industry

Telecom Services

Employees

89,900

Beta

0.27

Debt / Equity

174.78

Current Ratio

0.91

Quick Ratio

0.87

Forward P/E

8.76

Price / Sales

1.41

Enterprise Value

$361.23 B

EV / EBITDA

7.22

EV / Revenue

2.61

Rating

Buy

Target Price

$51.58

EPS Forecast (FY)

—

ABOUT

In essence, verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, is actively involved in the provision of communications, technology, information, and streaming products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. In essence, it conducts business across two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business). In essence, the Consumer segment delivers a broad range of wireless services across the wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon and TracFone brands and through wholesale and other arrangements; and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its wireless networks, as well as related equipment and devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other wireless-enabled connected devices. In essence, the segment also delivers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D.C. In essence, through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio, and a copper-based network. In essence, the Business segment delivers a broad range of wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA and wireline broadband, advanced communication services, corporate networking, security and managed network, local and long-distance voice, and network access services to deliver various IoT services and products to businesses, government customers, and wireless and wireline carriers in the United States and internationally. In essence, this organization distributes its products and services through direct channels, This organization-operated stores, digital and omnichannel platforms, indirect agents, business solution resellers, and national retailers. In essence, this organization was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. In June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. In essence, was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Mega-cap company with significant market presence. ROE at 16.86% based on the latest available annual data. ROCE at 8.56% using operating income and capital employed. Debt to equity stands at 1.74x. Operating margin is 20.99% on trailing numbers. Trailing twelve month sales are available in the dataset.

Pros

Healthy return on equity.
Strong operating margin profile.
Net margin remains healthy.
Valuation is not stretched on P/E basis.
Meaningful dividend yield is available.

Cons

Leverage is relatively high.
Current ratio suggests tighter short-term liquidity.

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Quarterly Results

Figures shown in M / B

	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024
Sales	36.38 B	33.82 B	34.5 B	33.48 B	35.68 B
Operating Profit	5 B	8.11 B	8.17 B	7.98 B	7.42 B
Net Profit	2.34 B	4.95 B	5 B	4.88 B	5 B
EPS in Rs	0.56	1.18	1.2	1.17	1.2

Profit & Loss

Figures shown in M / B

	2025	2024	2023	2022
Sales	138.19 B	134.79 B	133.97 B	136.84 B
Operating Profit	29.26 B	28.69 B	28.72 B	30.47 B
Net Profit	17.17 B	17.51 B	11.61 B	21.26 B
EPS in Rs	4.11	4.19	2.78	5.09

Balance Sheet

Figures shown in M / B

	2025	2024	2023	2022
Total Assets	404.26 B	384.71 B	380.25 B	379.68 B
Total Liabilities	298.52 B	284.14 B	286.46 B	287.22 B
Equity	104.46 B	99.24 B	92.43 B	91.14 B
Current Assets	56.92 B	40.52 B	36.81 B	37.86 B
Current Liabilities	62.37 B	64.77 B	53.22 B	50.17 B

Cash Flow

Last available yearly cash flow history

	2025	2024	2023	2022
Operating CF	37.14 B	36.91 B	37.48 B	37.14 B
Investing CF	-16.66 B	-18.67 B	-23.43 B	-28.66 B
Financing CF	-5.61 B	-17.1 B	-14.66 B	-8.53 B
Free CF	19.68 B	18.92 B	12.91 B	10.4 B
Capex	-17.46 B	-17.99 B	-24.56 B	-26.74 B

5Y Margin & Growth History

Last 5 year derived history from yfinance annual statements

	2025	2024	2023	2022
Revenue Growth %	2.52%	0.61%	-2.09%	—
Earnings Growth %	-1.9%	50.73%	-45.36%	—
Profit Margin %	12.43%	12.99%	8.67%	15.53%
Operating Margin %	21.17%	21.28%	21.44%	22.27%
Gross Margin %	58.92%	59.87%	59.03%	56.79%
EBITDA Margin %	34.53%	35.26%	29.96%	35.8%

Dividend & Split History

Latest dividend and stock split events stored from yfinance

Dividend History

Ex Date	Dividend
2026-04-10	$0.708
2026-01-12	$0.69
2025-10-10	$0.69
2025-07-10	$0.678
2025-04-10	$0.678
2025-01-10	$0.678
2024-10-10	$0.678
2024-07-10	$0.665
2024-04-09	$0.665
2024-01-09	$0.665
2023-10-06	$0.665
2023-07-07	$0.653
2023-04-06	$0.653
2023-01-09	$0.653
2022-10-06	$0.653
2022-07-07	$0.64
2022-04-07	$0.64
2022-01-07	$0.64
2021-10-07	$0.64
2021-07-08	$0.628

Stock Splits

No stock split history available.

Shareholding Pattern

Shares and value shown in M / B

Holder Name	Type	Shares	Value	% Out	Report Date
Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund	Mutual Fund	53.66 M	$2.65 B	0.01%	2026-02-28
iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	Mutual Fund	54.26 M	$2.68 B	0.01%	2026-01-31
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	Mutual Fund	50.55 M	$2.5 B	0.01%	2026-01-31
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRT-State Street Communication Services Select Sect	Mutual Fund	30.57 M	$1.51 B	0.01%	2026-01-31
VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS-Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund	Mutual Fund	16.99 M	$839.51 M	0%	2026-01-31
Vanguard Group Inc	Institutional	379.4 M	$18.74 B	0.09%	2025-12-31
Blackrock Inc.	Institutional	369.06 M	$18.23 B	0.09%	2025-12-31
State Street Corporation	Institutional	222.95 M	$11.01 B	0.05%	2025-12-31
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund	Mutual Fund	119.22 M	$5.89 B	0.03%	2025-12-31
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.	Institutional	116.57 M	$5.76 B	0.03%	2025-12-31
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund	Mutual Fund	106.32 M	$5.25 B	0.03%	2025-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC	Institutional	102.63 M	$5.07 B	0.02%	2025-12-31
Morgan Stanley	Institutional	65 M	$3.21 B	0.02%	2025-12-31
NORGES BANK	Institutional	57.87 M	$2.86 B	0.01%	2025-12-31
Bank of America Corporation	Institutional	53.81 M	$2.66 B	0.01%	2025-12-31