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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.
Oct Typical
⛅
Partly Cloudy
+3.4% YTD avg
Midterm Year
☀️
Sunny
+6.0% YTD avg
2026 Now
☀️
Sunny
Above typical
20yr Avg YTD
+3.4%
Day 205 of 252
Midterm Year YTD
+6.0%
Presidential cycle avg
2026 YTD
+8.2%
Above 20yr avg
Typical Vol
30%
Annualized
Monthly Weather Forecast
Jan
20yr
☁️
-0.3%
Midterm
☁️
+0.1%
50% win 24% vol
Feb
20yr
☁️
-1.0%
Midterm
🌧️
-1.0%
55% win 21% vol
Mar
20yr
☀️
+1.2%
Midterm
🌧️
-1.0%
70% win 23% vol
Apr
20yr
⛅
+1.3%
Midterm
🌧️
-3.4%
50% win 21% vol
May
20yr
☁️
+0.7%
Midterm
🌧️
-2.2%
30% win 18% vol
Jun
20yr
☁️
+2.2%
Midterm
☁️
+0.0%
50% win 20% vol
Jul
20yr
☀️
+3.2%
Midterm
⛅
+1.8%
65% win 21% vol
Aug
20yr
☁️
+3.2%
Midterm
⛅
+2.7%
50% win 17% vol
Sep
20yr
☁️
+3.6%
Midterm
⛅
+4.1%
45% win 19% vol
Oct
20yr
☁️
+4.7%
Midterm
☀️
+6.6%
48% win 30% vol
Now: -4.6%
Nov
20yr
☀️
+6.0%
Midterm
☀️
+7.6%
60% win 22% vol
Dec
20yr
⛅
+1.0%
Midterm
⛅
+1.0%
60% win 18% vol
Seasonality (20yr)
Updated: 2026-10-27
YTD: +8.2%

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