# Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Diversified Telecommunication Services. Price $50.14, market value $208.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 13.1×** (5-yr avg 8.6×, 3-yr avg 9.9×). Verizon Communications Inc. trades at 13.1× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 8.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Communication Services median in the September 2026 study was 21.1×. Forward P/E is 9.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.5×.
- **Price / book: 2.0×**. The shares trade at 2.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 4.4×**. Enterprise value is 4.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Earnings yield: 7.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 20.5%**. 20.5% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 12.4%**. 12.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 16.2%**. 16.2% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 21.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 21.4%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 4.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.5%** (3-yr 0.3%/yr, 5-yr 1.5%/yr). Revenue grew 2.5% over the last year, against 1.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -1.9%** (3-yr -7.1%/yr, 5-yr -1.1%/yr). Earnings per share fell 1.9%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.18**. Debt is 0.18 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Verizon Communications Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 5.64%** ($2.79 per share, trailing). Verizon Communications Inc. yields 5.64%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 67%**. 67% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 24**. 24 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 2.0%/yr** (1-yr 1.9%). The dividend has grown 2.0% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (22 analysts). 22 analysts cover Verizon Communications Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $51.58 (+3% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 21.2%** (YTD 29.3%, 3-mo 12.4%). The shares are up 21.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -3.0%** (30.6% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 63**. An RSI of 63 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.29** (volatility 25%). Beta of -0.29 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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