VZ Stock Analysis: Verizon Communications | NYSE
Telecom Services | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 175.666m USD | 12M Return: 7.1% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 1.43B
EPS Trend: -22.8%
Qual. Beats: 5
Rev. Trend: 86.4%
Qual. Beats: -1
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Seasonality 10.5 years of data
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Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is a U.S.-based integrated telecommunications provider operating in the Communication Services sector. The company is structured around two segments: Verizon Consumer Group, which offers wireless services under the Verizon and TracFone brands, fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband, and wireline services through its Fios fiber-optic network; and Verizon Business Group, which delivers wireless, wireline, broadband, managed networking, and IoT services to enterprise, government, and carrier customers domestically and internationally.
Distribution occurs through direct sales, company-operated retail stores, digital and omnichannel platforms, indirect agents, and national retailers. The company was incorporated in 1983 as Bell Atlantic Corporation, adopted the Verizon name in June 2000, and is headquartered in New York, New York. As a Large Cap stock in the Integrated Telecommunication Services sub-industry, Verizon sits among the largest publicly traded U.S. carriers, with a business model anchored by recurring wireless service revenue supplemented by fiber-based broadband and enterprise connectivity services.
- Frontier acquisition expands fiber footprint but raises leverage concerns
- Fixed wireless access broadband adds accelerate as fiber alternative
- T-Mobile competition pressures consumer wireless postpaid margins
| Net Income: 17.3b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.51 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -18.08% < 20% (prev -17.53%; Δ -0.55% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 37.3b > Net Income 17.3b |
| Net Debt (211b) to EBITDA (48.6b): 4.34 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.64 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (4.21b) vs 12m ago -0.38% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 58.85% > 18% (prev 46.56%; Δ 12.30% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 34.86% > 50% (prev 35.57%; Δ -0.71% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.28 > 6 (EBIT TTM 30.0b / Interest Expense TTM 7.00b) |
| A: -0.06 (Total Current Assets 44.7b - Total Current Liabilities 69.9b) / Total Assets 418b |
| B: 0.23 (Retained Earnings 96.8b / Total Assets 418b) |
| C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 30.0b / Avg Total Assets 399b) |
| D: 0.33 (Book Value of Equity 103b / Total Liabilities 313b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.21 = BB |
| DSRI: 0.96 (Receivables 26.7b/27.0b, Revenue 139b/135b) |
| GMI: 0.79 (GM 46.56% / 58.85%) |
| AQI: 0.96 (AQ_t 0.59 / AQ_t-1 0.62) |
| SGI: 1.03 (Revenue 139b / 135b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 17.3b - CFO 37.3b) / TA 418b) |
| Beneish M = -3.26 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of July 12, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 42.12 with a total of 27,000,891 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.65%, over one month by -8.76%, over three months by -6.96% and over the past year by +7.06%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 40.10 (which is 4.8% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).
Verizon Communications has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.73. Therefore, it is recommended to hold VZ.
- StrongBuy: 6
- Buy: 7
- Hold: 13
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 51.9 | 23.2% |
P/E Trailing = 10.261
P/E Forward = 8.5837
P/S = 1.2625
P/B = 1.7202
P/EG = 0.7982
Revenue TTM = 139b USD
EBIT TTM = 30.0b USD
EBITDA TTM = 48.6b USD
Long Term Debt = 144b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 32.9b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 219b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 23.4b
Net Debt = 211b USD (calculated: Debt 219b - CCE 8.37b)
Enterprise Value = 387b USD (176b + Debt 219b - CCE 8.37b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.28 (Ebit TTM 30.0b / Interest Expense TTM 7.00b)
EV/FCF = 19.28x (Enterprise Value 387b / FCF TTM 20.1b)
FCF Yield = 5.19% (FCF TTM 20.1b / Enterprise Value 387b)
FCF Margin = 14.41% (FCF TTM 20.1b / Revenue TTM 139b)
Net Margin = 12.46% (Net Income TTM 17.3b / Revenue TTM 139b)
Gross Margin = 58.85% ((Revenue TTM 139b - Cost of Revenue TTM 57.3b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 60.30% (prev 80.49%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.93 (Enterprise Value 387b / Total Assets 418b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.19% (Interest Expense 7.00b / Debt 219b)
Taxrate = 22.68% (5.21b / 23.0b)
NOPAT = 23.2b (EBIT 30.0b * (1 - 22.68%))
Current Ratio = 0.64 (Total Current Assets 44.7b / Total Current Liabilities 69.9b)
Debt / Equity = 2.12 (Debt 219b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 103b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.34 (Net Debt 211b / EBITDA 48.6b)
Debt / FCF = 10.52 (Net Debt 211b / FCF TTM 20.1b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 104b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.34% (Net Income 17.3b / Total Assets 418b)
RoE = 16.68% (Net Income TTM 17.3b / Total Stockholder Equity 104b)
RoCE = 12.08% (EBIT 30.0b / Capital Employed (Equity 104b + L.T.Debt 144b))
RoIC = 6.20% (NOPAT 23.2b / Invested Capital 374b)
WACC = 3.95% (E(176b)/V(395b) * Re(5.80%) + D(219b)/V(395b) * Rd(3.19%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 5.80% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 51.11 | Cagr: -0.04%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.36% ; FCFF base≈20.1b ; Y1≈20.1b ; Y5≈21.1b
[DCF] Fair Price = 28.01 (EV 328b - Net Debt 211b = Equity 117b / Shares 4.18b; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -0.61% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -22.84 | EPS CAGR: -0.56% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 5
Revenue Correlation: 86.38 | Revenue CAGR: 1.30% | SUE: -0.93 | # QB: -1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=1.26 | Chg30d=-0.63% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=20
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.29 | Chg30d=-0.01% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=18
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.94 | Chg30d=-0.58% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+4.9% | GrowthRev=+3.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=5.27 | Chg30d=-0.14% | Revisions=-17% | GrowthEPS=+6.6% | GrowthRev=+1.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +0% (up=3, down=3)