VZ · NYQ
S&P 500
Verizon Communications Inc.
Communication services · Telecom Services
$46.31
+$0.25 (+0.54%) today
Closing price on Nov 10, 2026 · Source: Yahoo Finance
Consensus of 24 analysts
Buy
Median price target $50.00 +8.0%
- Open
- $46.18
- Day range
- 45.48 – $46.41
- 52-week range
- 38.68 – $51.68
- Volume
- 15,519,531
- Market cap
- $191,936M
- P/E (TTM)
- 11.8x
- EPS (TTM)
- $3.92
- EPS est. 2026
- $5.06
- P/E est. 2026
- 9.2x
- Dividend yield
- 6.1%
- Beta
- 0.26
- Payout
- 72%
The analysis of this company is being prepared and will appear in the next update.
Verizon financials
Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
| Metric | Q3 2026 | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $34,313M | +1.5% |
| Net income | $5,198M | +5.0% |
| Earnings per share | $1.25 | +6.8% |
| Net margin | 15.1% | +0.5 pp |
| Free cash flow | $4,572M | −33.3% |
| Debt / equity | 1.78 | +9.9% |
Revenue and net income ($M)
Total revenueNet income
| Quarter | Total revenue | Net income |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $33,821M | $4,950M |
| Q4 2025 | $36,381M | $2,342M |
| Q1 2026 | $34,440M | $5,045M |
| Q2 2026 | $34,253M | $3,835M |
| Q3 2026 | $34,313M | $5,198M |
Verizon earnings per share (EPS)
Consensus estimates
| Period | EPS est. | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 18 | $1.1531.08 – 1.18 | +5.7%$1.090 |
| Next quarterQ1 2027 · Analysts: 11 | $1.3191.24 – 1.41 | +3.0%$1.280 |
| Current year2026 · Analysts: 24 | $5.0554.91 – 5.29 | +7.3%$4.710 |
| Next year2027 · Analysts: 23 | $5.3065.10 – 5.73 | +5.0%$5.055 |
Forward P/E: 9.2x (2026) and 8.7x (2027) at the current price.
Actual and estimated EPS ($)
Actual EPSEstimated EPS
| Quarter | Actual EPS | Estimated EPS |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $1.170 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $1.090 | $1.055 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.280 | $1.210 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.300 | $1.266 |
| Q3 2026 | $1.310 | $1.274 |
| Q4 2026 | — | $1.153 |
| Q1 2027 | — | $1.319 |
| Year | Actual EPS | Estimated EPS |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $5.060 | — |
| 2023 | $2.750 | — |
| 2024 | $4.140 | — |
| 2025 | $4.060 | — |
| 2026 | — | $5.055 |
| 2027 | — | $5.306 |
EPS trend
| Quarter | EPS | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027Estimated | $1.319 | +3.0% |
| Q4 2026Estimated | $1.153 | +5.7% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.310est. $1.274 · surprise +2.8% | +12.0% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.300est. $1.266 · surprise +2.7% | n/a |
| Q1 2026 | $1.280est. $1.210 · surprise +5.8% | n/a |
| Q4 2025 | $1.090est. $1.055 · surprise +3.3% | n/a |
| Q3 2025 | $1.170 | n/a |
| Year | EPS | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| 2027Estimated | $5.306 | +5.0% |
| 2026Estimated | $5.055 | +24.5% |
| 2025 | $4.060 | −1.9% |
| 2024 | $4.140 | +50.5% |
| 2023 | $2.750 | −45.7% |
| 2022 | $5.060 | n/a |
Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.
Verizon dividend
Yield and payments
| Dividend yield (TTM) | 6.1% |
| Forward yield (next 12m) | 6.1% |
| Dividend per share (TTM) | $2.81 |
| Forward dividend (next 12m) | $2.83 |
| Payout (TTM) | 72% |
| Last dividend | $0.708Oct 9, 2026 |
| Next ex-dividend date | n/a |
Dividend per share by year ($)
PaidEstimated
| Year | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $2.42 |
| 2020 | $2.47 |
| 2021 | $2.52 |
| 2022 | $2.57 |
| 2023 | $2.62 |
| 2024 | $2.67 |
| 2025 | $2.72 |
| est. 12m | $2.83 |
Verizon forecasts
24 analyst ratings
Consensus: Buy · 12 buy, 12 hold, 0 sell
1-year price forecast
Share price
Price target (high, median, low)
| Target | Price | Upside |
|---|---|---|
| High | $62.00 | +33.9% |
| Median | $50.00 | +8.0% |
| Low | $44.00 | −5.0% |
| Date | Close |
|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2025 | $41.11 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $40.73 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $44.52 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $50.14 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $50.20 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $48.03 |
| May 29, 2026 | $47.81 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $42.34 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $46.81 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $50.02 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $45.87 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $44.73 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $46.31 |
Verizon peers
| Ticker | Company | Market cap ($M) | P/E | Price ($) | 1-day change | 52-week range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VZ | Verizon | 191,936 | 11.8x | 46.31 | +0.54% | 38.6851.68 |
| TMUS | T-Mobile US | 179,102 | 16.3x | 169.08 | +0.22% | 143.75224.75 |
| T | AT&T | 147,798 | 11.7x | 21.94 | +0.64% | 19.8929.44 |
| CMCSA | Comcast | 87,887 | 7.8x | 24.75 | +0.98% | 20.4832.86 |
| ECHO | EchoStar | 30,308 | 3.8x | 104.16 | +2.94% | 65.76147.25 |
| CHTR | Charter Communications | 24,004 | 12.6x | 134.06 | +10.61% | 101.11254.11 |
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