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Also trades as: VZ.NE (NEO) · $vol 0M · BAC.DE (XETRA) · $vol 0M · VZ.TO (TSX) · $vol 0M · VERIZ.BR (BRU)

VZ NYSE

Verizon Communications Inc.
1W: -2.4% 1M: -7.0% 3M: -10.5% YTD: +8.2% 1Y: +12.3% 3Y: +55.6% 5Y: +7.2%
$43.91
+0.81 (+1.89%)
After Hours: $43.86 (-0.05, -0.13%)
Weekly Expected Move ±5.6%
$40 $42 $45 $47 $50
NYSE · Communication Services · Telecommunications Services · Tech Score Sell · Power 42 · $179.1B mcap · 4.15B float · 0.635% daily turnover · Short 45% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 57% of companies Debt: 51.3% of company value Bonds: $2.55B held by 817 funds, 100 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the middle of the pack, about 1 in 580 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $2.19 (down 95%), Verizon Communications Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $188.46B against a stock market value of $179.07B.
Distance to default 5.88 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $98.34B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 27.2%; Altman Z'' 1.21. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$37.1B +0.6% ▲
5Y CAGR: -2.3%
Capital Expenditures
$17.0B +5.4% ▲
5Y CAGR: -3.5%
Free Cash Flow
$20.1B +6.4% ▲
5Y CAGR: -1.3%
Dividends Paid
$11.5B -2.1% ▼
Buybacks
$0 +0.0% ▲
Net Change in Cash
$14.5B +1177.2% ▲

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$22.6B$21.7B$12.1B$17.9B$17.2B
Depreciation & Amort.$16.2B$17.1B$17.6B$17.9B$18.3B
Stock-Based Comp.$0$609M$0$0$0
Change in Working Capital-$890M-$456M-$267M-$2.3B-$2.3B
Other Non-Cash Items-$2.7B-$4.8B$5.6B$2.5B$1.6B
Operating Cash Flow$39.5B$37.1B$37.5B$36.9B$37.1B
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$20.3B-$26.7B-$24.6B-$18.0B-$17.5B
Acquisitions (Net)$57M$281M-$30M$0$0
Investment Purchases-$21M-$2.3B$0$0$0
Investment Sales$21M$0$0$0$0
Other Investing-$46.9B$62M$1.2B-$684M$801M
Investing Cash Flow-$67.2B-$28.7B-$23.4B-$18.7B-$16.7B
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance$22.6B$4.3B-$2.2B-$4.8B$7.8B
Stock Repurchased$0$0$0$0$0
Dividends Paid-$10.4B-$10.8B-$11.0B-$11.2B-$11.5B
Other Financing-$3.8B-$2.1B-$1.5B-$1.1B-$1.9B
Financing Cash Flow$8.3B-$8.5B-$14.7B-$17.1B-$5.6B
Net Change in Cash-$19.3B-$50M-$614M$1.1B$14.5B
Cash End of Period$4.2B$4.1B$3.5B$4.6B$19.0B
Free Cash Flow$19.3B$10.4B$18.7B$18.9B$20.1B

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