Is Verizon Communications (VZ) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Verizon Communications's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 9.9, a forward P/E of about 8.5, a price-to-book of about 1.8 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Verizon Communications's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (2.41×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Verizon Communications's revenue?

Verizon Communications reported revenue of $138.2B for FY2025, with net profit of $17.2B, per official filings.

What is the share price of Verizon Communications (VZ)?

Verizon Communications last traded at $44.30 (-1.1% on the day), as of 10/19/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Verizon Communications

VZ · NYSE · Telecom · United States

Snapshot

TickerVZ

ExchangeNYSE

SectorTelecom

IndustryTelecom Services

CountryUnited States

Employees97,600

HeadquartersNew York, United States

Websitewww.verizon.com

Filings tracked25

About Verizon Communications

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.

Who owns it

Insiders0.1%
Institutions71.3%
Public & other28.7%

3,944 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.9.58%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.23%
State Street Corporation5.05%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.3.08%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.57%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC1.86%
Morgan Stanley1.69%
Bank of America Corporation1.46%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion2.41×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend8.7% → 12.4%

Margin has expanded by about 3.8 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity16.2%

Latest ROE of 16.2% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev 2% · PAT 22%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $37.3B · EPS 1.16

Est. earnings growth +6.2%

Next fiscal year

Rev $143.6B · EPS 5.27

Est. earnings growth +5.1%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$138.2B

Net margin

12.4%

ROE

16.2%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+1.6%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+21.6%

EPS (FY2025)

4.06

Net profit (FY2025)

$17.2B

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$138.2B	$17.2B	4.06	12.4%	16.2%
FY2024	$134.8B	$17.5B	4.14	13.0%	17.4%
FY2023	$134.0B	$11.6B	2.75	8.7%	12.4%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$34.3B	$3.8B	0.92	11.2%
2026Q1	$34.4B	$5.0B	1.20	14.6%
2025Q3	$33.8B	$5.0B	1.17	14.6%
2025Q2	$34.5B	$5.0B	1.18	14.5%
2025Q1	$33.5B	$4.9B	1.15	14.6%
2024Q3	$33.3B	$3.3B	0.78	9.9%
2024Q2	$32.8B	$4.6B	1.09	14.0%
2024Q1	$33.0B	$4.6B	1.09	14.0%
2023Q3	$33.3B	$4.8B	1.13	14.3%
2023Q2	$32.6B	$4.6B	1.10	14.3%
2023Q1	$32.9B	$4.9B	1.17	14.9%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC7/31/2026
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC7/24/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/24/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC6/29/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC6/17/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC6/2/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results
SEC5/28/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/14/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/11/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/1/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/27/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC3/13/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/23/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/17/2026
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC2/9/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC2/5/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC1/30/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC1/30/2026material
8-K — Other events
SEC1/20/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC1/12/2026material

2025

8-K/A — Executive/director change
SEC12/5/2025
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC11/20/2025material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC11/10/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC10/29/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC10/29/2025

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