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Verizon

NYQ:VZ · US92343V1044
Diversified Telecommunication ServicesLarge

360

38
EV / EBIT71
Price / Owner Earnings59
Owner Earnings Yield66
Dividend Yield97
Price/Sales38
EV / Gross Profit59
Price/Book59
Return on Capital67
Cash Return on Capital53
Return on Equity65
EBIT Margin75
Gross Profitability55
Cash Conversion25
Accruals10
Owner Earnings Margin57
Sales growth50
Profit Growth98
Long-Term EPS Growth59
Owner Earnings Growth34
Reinvestment30
Price momentum49
Debt load28
Refinancing53
Debt Payback29
Liquidity69
Analyst ratings31
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside50
Market mood31
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Verizon clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryDiversified Telecommunication Services
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1983
Employees76,683
ISINUS92343V1044
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Enterprise Voip and TelephonyNetwork Backbone5GOptical InfrastructureCloud StorageData Centers and FacilitiesNetwork SecurityCloud InfrastructureVoIPStreaming MediaCommunications InfrastructureInformation TechnologyMobileTelecommunications

Description

Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon), through its subsidiaries, provides communications, technology, information and streaming products and services to consumers, businesses and government entities around the world. The company offers data, video,…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Verizon Communications Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 10.3×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -3% a year, against analyst forecasts of 8%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
73
2023202420252026

All-time high

92

Mar 2026

All-time low

45

Jan 2023

Average rank

81

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
38
31
40
49
Price/Earnings
78
76
67
71
Price/Book
59
46
46
34
Dividend Yield
97
94
94
94
Value (overall)
82
78
85
82

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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