verizon communications inc. - VZ

VZ

Close Chg Chg %
44.19 0.78 1.77%

Pre-Market

44.97

+0.78 (1.77%)

Volume: 21.91M

Last Updated:

Mar 27, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: verizon communications inc. - VZ

VZ Key Data

Open

$44.48

Day Range

44.32 - 45.25

52 Week Range

37.59 - 47.36

Market Cap

$185.98B

Shares Outstanding

4.21B

Public Float

4.21B

Beta

0.40

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

10.49

EPS

$4.15

Yield

617.38%

Dividend

$0.68

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Apr 10, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

29.18M

 

VZ Performance

1 Week
 
0.43%
 
1 Month
 
2.51%
 
3 Months
 
10.67%
 
1 Year
 
5.29%
 
5 Years
 
-16.28%
 

VZ Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 27
Full Ratings ➔

About verizon communications inc. - VZ

Verizon Communications, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of communications, information, and entertainment products and services. It operates through the Consumer and Business segments. The Consumer segment provides consumer-focused wireless and wire line communications services and products. The Business segment offers wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and conferencing services, corporate networking solutions, security and managed network services, local and long-distance voice services, and network access to deliver various IoT services and products. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

VZ At a Glance

Verizon Communications, Inc.
1095 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Phone 1-212-395-1000 Revenue 134.79B
Industry Wireless Telecommunications Net Income 17.51B
Sector Communications 2024 Sales Growth 0.608%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 99,600
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VZ Valuation

P/E Current 10.491
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 9.647
Price to Sales Ratio 1.253
Price to Book Ratio 1.696
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 4.575
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 6.888
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.478
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.504

VZ Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 1,353,293.173
Income Per Employee 175,763.052
Receivables Turnover 5.043
Total Asset Turnover 0.352

VZ Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.58
Quick Ratio 0.546
Cash Ratio 0.07

VZ Profitability

Gross Margin 46.591
Operating Margin 22.705
Pretax Margin 17.048
Net Margin 12.988
Return on Assets 4.577
Return on Equity 18.267
Return on Total Capital 6.542
Return on Invested Capital 7.135

VZ Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 169.651
Total Debt to Total Capital 62.915
Total Debt to Total Assets 43.762
Long-Term Debt to Equity 142.395
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 52.807
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Annual Financials for Verizon Communications Inc. - VZ

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
133.61B 136.84B 133.97B 134.79B
Sales Growth
+4.15% +2.41% -2.09% +0.61%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
72.51B 76.23B 72.51B 71.99B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
16.21B 17.10B 17.62B 17.89B
Depreciation
14.12B 14.59B 14.94B 15.11B
Amortization of Intangibles
2.09B 2.51B 2.69B 2.78B
COGS Growth
+6.75% +5.14% -4.88% -0.72%
Gross Income
61.11B 60.60B 61.46B 62.80B
Gross Income Growth
+1.22% -0.82% +1.42% +2.17%
Gross Profit Margin
+45.73% +44.29% +45.88% +46.59%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
29.14B 30.14B 32.63B 32.20B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
29.14B 30.14B 32.63B 32.20B
SGA Growth
-4.47% +3.41% +8.28% -1.34%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
3.75B 1.11B 5.64B 1.53B
EBIT after Unusual Expense
28.21B 29.36B 23.19B 29.07B
Non Operating Income/Expense
4.70B 2.49B (674.00M) 557.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
48.00M 146.00M 354.00M 336.00M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
145.00M 44.00M (53.00M) (53.00M)
Interest Expense
3.50B 3.58B 5.53B 6.65B
Interest Expense Growth
-18.16% +2.40% +54.24% +20.42%
Gross Interest Expense
5.34B 5.61B 7.34B 7.62B
Interest Capitalized
1.84B 2.03B 1.82B 963.00M
Pretax Income
29.42B 28.27B 16.99B 22.98B
Pretax Income Growth
+22.75% -3.91% -39.91% +35.27%
Pretax Margin
+22.02% +20.66% +12.68% +17.05%
Income Tax
6.80B 6.52B 4.89B 5.03B
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
2.29B 3.35B 2.29B 3.98B
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
248.00M 201.00M 219.00M 240.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
4.36B 3.00B 2.36B 819.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(97.00M) (22.00M) 28.00M (4.00M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
145.00M 44.00M (53.00M) (53.00M)
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
22.62B 21.75B 12.10B 17.95B
Minority Interest Expense
553.00M 492.00M 481.00M 443.00M
Net Income
22.07B 21.26B 11.61B 17.51B
Net Income Growth
+23.95% -3.67% -45.36% +50.73%
Net Margin Growth
+16.51% +15.53% +8.67% +12.99%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
22.07B 21.26B 11.61B 17.51B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
22.07B 21.26B 11.61B 17.51B
EPS (Basic)
5.3194 5.0585 2.758 4.1503
EPS (Basic) Growth
+23.71% -4.90% -45.48% +50.48%
Basic Shares Outstanding
4.15B 4.20B 4.21B 4.22B
EPS (Diluted)
5.3169 5.0561 2.7554 4.1454
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+23.72% -4.91% -45.50% +50.45%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
4.15B 4.20B 4.21B 4.22B
EBITDA
48.17B 47.57B 46.45B 48.50B
EBITDA Growth
+3.40% -1.26% -2.34% +4.39%
EBITDA Margin
+36.05% +34.76% +34.67% +35.98%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 46.429
Number of Ratings 28 Current Quarters Estimate 1.146
FY Report Date 03 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 4.673
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.10 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 4.59 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 4.856
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 19 19 22 21
Mean Estimate 1.15 1.19 4.67 4.86
High Estimates 1.18 1.22 4.74 4.99
Low Estimate 1.11 1.15 4.59 4.60
Coefficient of Variance 1.64 1.64 0.82 2.05

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 7 8 8
OVERWEIGHT 4 3 4
HOLD 16 15 15
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 1
SELL 0 0 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Verizon Communications Inc. - VZ

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 21, 2025 Rodney E. Slater Director 94,376 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Joseph Russo EVP&Pres-Global Networks&Tech 38,436 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Vandana Venkatesh EVP - PubPol&ChiefLegalOfficer 45,219 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Sowmyanarayan Sampath EVP and Group CEO-VZ Consumer 99,480 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Samantha Hammock EVP & Chief HR Officer 38,436 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Mary-Lee Stillwell SVP and Controller 25,323 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Kyle J. Malady EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business 88,176 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Caroline A. Litchfield Director 5,948 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Clarence Otis Director 138,248 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Hans Erik Vestberg Chairman and CEO; Director 186,525 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Shellye Louise Archambeau Director 64,596 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Carol B. Tomé Director 21,908 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Vittorio Amedeo Colao Director 17,523 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Laxman Narasimhan Director 26,327 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 81,393 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Mark T. Bertolini Director 57,880 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Daniel H. Schulman Director 38,759 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Roxanne Schuh Austin Director 29,485 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 27, 2025 Vandana Venkatesh EVP-PubPol&ChiefLegalOfficer 14,459 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $43.8 per share 633,304.20
Jul 8, 2024 Shankar Arumugavelu EVP-Verizon Global Services 197,640 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

Verizon Communications Inc. in the News

FCC fines four wireless carriers millions

Four wireless carriers were each hit with multi-million-dollar fines by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). They were AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint.