VZ Stock Analysis: Verizon Communications | NYSE
Telecom Services | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 195.607m USD | 12M Return: 13% | US92343V1044 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 990M
EPS Trend: 37.1%
Qual. Beats: 6
Rev. Trend: 94.6%
Qual. Beats: -2
Warnings
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Seasonality 11.7 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is a major U.S. integrated telecommunications provider operating through two main segments: Verizon Consumer Group and Verizon Business Group. The Consumer segment delivers wireless services under the Verizon and TracFone brands, fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband, and wireline services such as Fios fiber-optic internet across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern U.S. The Business segment serves enterprises, government clients, and other carriers with wireless, wireline, broadband, managed networking, security, and IoT solutions both domestically and internationally. Products are distributed via company-operated stores, digital platforms, indirect agents, resellers, and national retailers.
The company was originally incorporated in 1983 as Bell Atlantic Corporation and adopted the Verizon name in June 2000 following the merger that formed the modern entity. As a large-cap stock in the Communication Services sector (GICS Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services), Verizon operates in a capital-intensive industry where sustained network investment in 5G wireless and fiber infrastructure is central to maintaining competitive position and supporting bundled service offerings across consumer and enterprise markets.
- Frontier acquisition closes expanding fiber network and broadband base
- Fixed Wireless Access subscriber growth accelerates Consumer broadband revenue
- T-Mobile competition pressures wireless pricing and postpaid phone net additions
| Net Income: 16.2b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.11 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -17.74% < 20% (prev -16.14%; Δ -1.60% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 38.8b > Net Income 16.2b |
| Net Debt (210b) to EBITDA (48.0b): 4.38 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.60 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (4.17b) vs 12m ago -1.35% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 59.09% > 18% (prev 46.08%; Δ 13.01% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 35.01% > 50% (prev 35.74%; Δ -0.73% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.94 > 6 (EBIT TTM 28.9b / Interest Expense TTM 7.35b) |
| A: -0.06 (Total Current Assets 37.6b - Total Current Liabilities 62.2b) / Total Assets 410b |
| B: 0.24 (Retained Earnings 97.7b / Total Assets 410b) |
| C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 28.9b / Avg Total Assets 397b) |
| D: 0.34 (Book Value of Equity 104b / Total Liabilities 305b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.23 = BB |
| DSRI: 0.99 (Receivables 26.5b/26.3b, Revenue 139b/137b) |
| GMI: 0.78 (GM 46.08% / 59.09%) |
| AQI: 0.99 (AQ_t 0.55 / AQ_t-1 0.55) |
| SGI: 1.01 (Revenue 139b / 137b) |
| TATA: -0.06 (NI 16.2b - CFO 38.8b) / TA 410b) |
| Beneish M = -3.23 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of October 04, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 45.92 with a total of 19,766,694 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -2.46%, over one month by -8.56%, over three months by +9.73% and over the past year by +13.03%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 44.60 (which is 2.9% or 1.4 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 | 51.6 | 12.3% |
P/E Trailing = 12.2604
P/E Forward = 8.726
P/S = 1.4083
P/B = 1.8599
P/EG = 0.8273
Revenue TTM = 139b USD
EBIT TTM = 28.9b USD
EBITDA TTM = 48.0b USD
Long Term Debt = 143b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 26.6b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 212b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 23.2b
Net Debt = 210b USD (calculated: Debt 212b - CCE 1.75b)
Enterprise Value = 406b USD (196b + Debt 212b - CCE 1.75b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.94 (Ebit TTM 28.9b / Interest Expense TTM 7.35b)
EV/FCF = 18.93x (Enterprise Value 406b / FCF TTM 21.4b)
FCF Yield = 5.28% (FCF TTM 21.4b / Enterprise Value 406b)
FCF Margin = 15.43% (FCF TTM 21.4b / Revenue TTM 139b)
Net Margin = 11.64% (Net Income TTM 16.2b / Revenue TTM 139b)
Gross Margin = 59.09% ((Revenue TTM 139b - Cost of Revenue TTM 56.8b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 47.18% (prev 60.30%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.99 (Enterprise Value 406b / Total Assets 410b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.47% (Interest Expense 7.35b / Debt 212b)
Taxrate = 23.32% (5.05b / 21.6b)
NOPAT = 22.2b (EBIT 28.9b * (1 - 23.32%))
Current Ratio = 0.60 (Total Current Assets 37.6b / Total Current Liabilities 62.2b)
Debt / Equity = 2.04 (Debt 212b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 104b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.38 (Net Debt 210b / EBITDA 48.0b)
Debt / FCF = 9.80 (Net Debt 210b / FCF TTM 21.4b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 104b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.08% (Net Income 16.2b / Total Assets 410b)
RoE = 15.52% (Net Income TTM 16.2b / Total Stockholder Equity 104b)
RoCE = 11.68% (EBIT 28.9b / Capital Employed (Equity 104b + L.T.Debt 143b))
RoIC = 5.95% (NOPAT 22.2b / Invested Capital 373b)
WACC = 3.77% (E(196b)/V(407b) * Re(4.97%) + D(212b)/V(407b) * Rd(3.47%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 4.97% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -45.94 | Cagr: -0.51%
[DCF] Terminal Value 76.58% ; FCFF base≈20.7b ; Y1≈22.4b ; Y5≈27.5b
[DCF] Fair Price = 50.81 (EV 421b - Net Debt 210b = Equity 211b / Shares 4.15b; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 9.27% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 37.06 | EPS CAGR: 0.85% | SUE: 1.29 | # QB: 6
Revenue Correlation: 94.63 | Revenue CAGR: 1.59% | SUE: -1.79 | # QB: -2
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.28 | Chg30d=-0.50% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=18
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=5.03 | Chg30d=+0.27% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+6.7% | GrowthRev=+2.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=5.28 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+5.1% | GrowthRev=+1.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +0% (up=1, down=1)