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Communication Services · Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)
Verizon (VZ) is a communication services company in the Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) industry, with a market capitalization of $210.2 billion. Shares last traded at $50.59, near their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 14.3%. VZ trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.00, below the Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) median of 13.33. Net profit margin is 11.6%, above the peer median of 3.9%. Revenue grew 2.5% year over year. The shares yield 5.5% in dividends.
Performance
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Technicals
Financials
Latest reported annual period ending 2026-06-30 · SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
VZ Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $11.48B | $2.71 | 65% |
| 2024-12-31 | $11.25B | $2.66 | 63% |
| 2023-12-31 | $11.03B | $2.62 | 91% |
| 2022-12-31 | $10.80B | $2.57 | 50% |
| 2021-12-31 | $10.45B | $2.52 | 46% |
| 2020-12-31 | $10.23B | $2.47 | 57% |
| 2019-12-31 | $10.02B | $2.42 | 52% |
| 2018-12-31 | $9.77B | $2.36 | 63% |
| 2017-12-31 | $9.47B | $2.32 | 31% |
| 2016-12-31 | $9.26B | $2.27 | 71% |
| 2015-12-31 | $8.54B | $2.09 | 48% |
| 2014-12-31 | $7.80B | $1.96 | 81% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.12 | 2026-07-31 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.20 | 2026-05-01 |
| FY 2025 | $4.06 | 2026-02-17 |
| Q3 2025 | $3.51 | 2025-10-29 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.34 | 2026-07-31 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.15 | 2026-05-01 |
Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) peers
VZ vs 14 industry peers (Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)), by market cap. Updated
| VZ | Verizon | $210.2B | 13.00 | 1.51 | 11.6% | +0.73% |
| T | AT&T | $179.4B | 8.32 | 1.41 | 16.9% | +0.79% |
| LUMN | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | $7.1B | -6.95 | 0.67 | -9.6% | +1.32% |
| TDS | Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/ | $4.4B | 10.43 | 4.15 | 39.8% | +5.48% |
| UNIT | Uniti Group Inc. | $2.5B | 2.29 | 0.70 | 30.4% | +3.14% |
| IDT | Idt Corp | $1.7B | 21.04 | 1.40 | 6.6% | -0.15% |
| ATEX | Anterix Inc. | $1.7B | 25.91 | 241.77 | — | -0.14% |
| SHEN | SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO/VA/ | $694M | -17.55 | 1.92 | -10.9% | -0.59% |
| ATNI | ATN International, Inc. | $478M | -20.33 | 0.71 | -3.5% | +0.55% |
| CXDO | Crexendo, Inc. | $197M | 45.81 | 2.43 | 5.3% | -0.34% |
| NXPL | NextPlat Corp | $25M | 13.66 | 0.53 | 3.9% | -0.90% |
| IQST | iQSTEL Inc | $10M | -1.13 | 0.03 | -2.2% | -0.42% |
| SURG | SurgePays, Inc. | $9M | -0.27 | 0.13 | -47.9% | -0.54% |
| CTGG | QWEST CORP | — | — | — | -42.5% | -1.22% |
🇨🇦 Verizon also trades on Cboe Canada as a CAD-hedged Canadian Depositary Receipt (CDR) under VZ. A CDR represents the same underlying VZ shares in Canadian dollars with the currency exposure hedged; this page tracks the US-listed shares.
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.