Verizon Communications Inc. VZ
At closeNov 4, 2026, 7:59 PM EST
After hours · Nov 4, 7:59 PM ET
- YTD
- +13.36%
- 1 year
- +17.42%
- Market cap
- 191.36B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 139.39B
- Profit margin
- 11.78%
- EPS (ttm)
- 4.00
- Shares out
- 4.14B
- P/E ratio
- 11.54
- Forward P/E
- 8.70
- Dividend
- 2.83 (6.26%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Oct 8, 2026
- YTD return
- +13.36%
- 1-year return
- +17.42%
- Volume
- 25.18M
- Avg volume
- 23.45M
- Open
- 45.99
- Previous close
- 45.24
- Day's range
- 45.50 – 46.55
- 52-week range
- 38.68 – 51.68
- Beta
- 0.26
- Analysts
- Buy
- Price target
- 50.65 (+9.7%)
- Earnings date
- Jan 29, 2027
YTD +5.65 (+13.94%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 379.57B
- PEG ratio
- 0.96
- Price / sales
- 1.37
- Price / book
- 1.81
- Dividend yield
- 6.26%
- Payout ratio
- 71.75%
- Revenue growth
- 1.50%
- Free cash flow
- 15.99B
- Total cash
- 4.54B
- Total debt
- 195.29B
- Return on equity
- 15.79%
- Short % of float
- 2.01%
- 50-day average
- 46.86
- 200-day average
- 46.88
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 44.00
- Target (mean)
- 50.65
- Target (high)
- 62.00
- Strong buy3
- Buy9
- Hold12
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Jan 29, 2027
Expected Jan 29, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 1.15.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 1.15 | — | — | — |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 1.27 | 1.31 | +0.04 | +3.15% |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 1.28 | 1.30 | +0.02 | +1.56% |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 1.21 | 1.28 | +0.07 | +5.79% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 1.05 | 1.09 | +0.04 | +3.81% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 1.19 | 1.21 | +0.02 | +1.68% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Freedom Broker | up | Hold | Buy |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Citigroup | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 27, 2026 | TD Cowen | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Barclays | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Scotiabank | main | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform |
About Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and streaming products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business). The Consumer segment provides 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. The segment also offers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D.C. through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio, and a copper-based network. The Business segment provides 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. The company distributes its products and services through direct channels, company-operated stores, digital and omnichannel platforms, indirect agents, business solution resellers, and national retailers. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Telecom Services
- Country
- United States
- Website
- verizon.com
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Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 9.61% | 398,216,158 | 18.39B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.25% | 258,996,106 | 11.96B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 5.06% | 209,676,274 | 9.68B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | 3.08% | 127,774,822 | 5.90B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.58% | 106,820,018 | 4.93B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 1.87% | 77,434,092 | 3.58B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.88% | 119,301,466 | 5.51B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.61% | 108,188,545 | 5.00B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUST-Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | 2.15% | 88,979,831 | 4.11B | Aug 30, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.34% | 55,361,928 | 2.56B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 1.30% | 53,995,314 | 2.49B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 1.24% | 51,372,029 | 2.37B | Sep 29, 2026 |
Dividends
| Ex-dividend date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | 0.7075 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | 0.7075 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 0.7075 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 0.69 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | 0.69 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | 0.6775 |
Splits
| Date | Ratio |
|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2010 | 1000000:937889 |
| Jul 1, 2010 | 1.06622:1 |
| Apr 1, 2008 | 100000:99537 |
| Mar 31, 2008 | 1.00465:1 |
| Nov 20, 2006 | 100000:96334 |
| Nov 19, 2006 | 1.03806:1 |
