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VerizonVZ

Integrated Telecommunication Services · New York City, New York · In the S&P 500
Solid businessCheaper than peers
$44.73+2.45%After hours: $44.84 (+0.25%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 11.2% over 1 year
Verizon over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$40$50Nov2026MarMayJulSep$44.73$40$50NovMarJul$44.73
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$185B
Price to earnings11.4x
Forward P/E8.8x
Dividend yield6.33%
Year to date+9.8%
One year+11.2%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorCommunication Services
52-week range (closes)
$38.91$51.45

Quality and valuation

How Verizon compares with other communication services stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Verizon and 6 integrated telecommunication services peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: cheaper than most

An average business among communication services companies, priced below most of them.

Verizon trades at 8.8 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 14.8x for the 28 communication services stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +1.4% vs +10.8%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 20.9% vs 18.6%
VZ trades at 8.8x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Integrated Telecommunication Services peers
T8.8xVZ8.8xTMUS12.4xDIS14.7xNFLX18.3xMETA21.0xGOOGL21.2xSPOT39.9xSector median 14.8xT8.8xVZ8.8xTMUS12.4xDIS14.7xNFLX18.3xMETA21.0xGOOGL21.2xSPOT39.9xSector median 14.8x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 11.4x earnings, VZ is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
10x15xAverage 11.7x2025202611.4x10x15xAverage 11.7x2025202611.4x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Verizon's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 1.5% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$10bn$20bn$30bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$34.3bnQ3 ’26$0bn$20bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$34.3bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +1.5% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%2%4%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’251.5%Q3 ’260%2%4%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’251.5%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 25.2% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2525.2%Q3 ’260%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2525.2%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Diluted EPS was $1.25 last quarterQuarterly diluted earnings per share, $
$0.0$0.5$1.0Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.25Q3 ’26$0.0$0.5$1.0Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.25Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsVZSector median
Revenue growth+1.4%+10.8%
Operating margin20.9%18.6%
Price to earnings11.4x17.9x

Stories on Verizon

Friday, 23 October
Why it moved

AT&T (T) Shares Slide After Report SpaceX Is Seeking 80,000 Cell Sites

AT&T slid 8.0% and T-Mobile 7.7% on Friday after Bloomberg reported SpaceX is in talks for at least 80,000 US cell sites for a phone network. Crown Castle soared 9.1%.

T▼ 8.0%
A cell tower at dusk

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