Verizon Communications Financials Overview

VZ Stock  USD 47.08  0.70  1.51%   
Verizon Communications' reported results frame the relationship between revenue growth, cost structure, and capital allocation. Verizon Communications reported 138.19 Billion in revenue and 17.17 Billion in net income, with a profit margin of 12.43%. On the balance sheet, cash sits at 19.05 Billion with debt at 200.59 Billion. Verizon Communications shows serviceable financial positioning across liquidity, leverage, and earnings quality. Return on assets remains in positive territory, consistent with the company's business model and scale.
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Balance Sheet Account Activities

Total Assets stood at 404.26 Billion as of December 31, 2025. As of the week of April 27, Short and Long Term Debt Total is approximately 210.6 B based on the most recent filings, while Other Current Liabilities is about 11.8 B.

Key Financial Indicators for Verizon Communications

 Operating Margin
21.0%
 Short Term Coverage Ratios
1.52
 Short Long Term Debt Total
210.6 B
 Other Current Liab
11.8 B
 Price Earnings Ratio
9.52
For Verizon Communications, balance-sheet leverage, cash flow conversion, and margin trends together define its current financial health. How well Verizon Communications pays suppliers, services interest, and allocates excess cash reflects operational discipline. Latest disclosures for Verizon Communications show $0.51 in Cash Per Share, $2.74 in Free Cash Flow Per Share, and a Cash Ratio of 0.32.

Net Working Capital

-5.72 Billion

Earnings links to analyst estimate history and revisions, Ownership shows shareholder mix, Profitability focuses on margin and return ratios, Liquidity covers cash-flow strength and short-term funding capacity, and Fundamentals groups the broader financial ratio set.

Verizon Communications Stock Summary

Verizon Communications is commonly compared to ATT, Comcast Corp, T Mobile, Disney, and Charter Communications. Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Verizon Communications operates under Telecom Services classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 119500 people.
Foreign Associates
Specialization
Communication Services, Telecommunication Services
InstrumentUSA Stock View All
ExchangeNew York Stock Exchange
ISINUS92343V1044
Business Address1095 Avenue of
SectorDiversified Telecommunication Services
IndustryCommunication Services
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial
Websitewww.verizon.com
Phone212 395 1000
CurrencyUSD - US Dollar
Revenue, margins, and capital structure at Verizon Communications are presented below from the most recent reporting periods. The breakdown separates capital structure from operating performance from cash generation - three distinct signals that often diverge. Sequential and year-over-year changes in these accounts track the direction of Verizon Communications financial trajectory.

Key Financial Ratios

Return on equity, debt-to-equity, and margin ratios from Verizon Communications's statements reveal whether the business is generating adequate returns on the capital it employs.

Financial Ratio Analysis

Return On Equity stood at 18.00% as of December 31, 2025. Related reported metric: Return On Asset at 3.42% as of December 31, 2025.

Core Fundamental Drivers

Verizon Communications' fundamental indicators are interdependent - margins, leverage, and asset efficiency reinforce the overall financial profile. Verizon Communications reports revenue of 138.19 B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.48, and an operating margin of 20.99% on a trailing twelve-month basis, compared to 16.0% in the last reported annual period.
 2023 2024 2025 2026 (projected)
Gross Profit61.5B62.8B63.1B40.8B
Total Revenue134.0B134.8B138.2B83.5B

Key Balance Sheet Account Correlations

Strong positive correlations among Verizon Communications' balance sheet accounts mean those line items respond to the same business conditions - when one moves, the other follows. Negative correlations are equally informative: they expose accounts that offset each other, which matters for stress-testing scenarios where one leg of the business weakens. Relationships between total assets and total liabilities reveal how changes in leverage affect the overall financial position.

Balance Sheet Account Relationship Matchups

Financial Metrics, Fundamentals & Methodology

Verizon Communications's core fundamentals cover profitability, capital efficiency, and funding structure. Profitability indicators are currently positive. Overall market capitalization tier is large-cap. Verizon Communications financial statements report revenue of 138.19 B, positive EPS of 4.06, operating margin of 20.99%, current ratio of 0.75 as of the latest reporting period.

Verizon Communications metrics are compiled from periodic company reporting and market reference feeds and normalized before display. Professional analyst research is incorporated when coverage is available. Financial statement fields are presented under issuer-reported GAAP or IFRS accounting conventions.

Editorial review and methodology oversight provided by: Ellen Johnson, Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board