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$46.36 -0.19 (-0.41%) At close · Nov 13
Market Cap
$192.14B
Shares
4.14B
Volume · Nov 13 19.87M Avg daily vol (3M) 23.43M

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$46.36 Open$46.87 Day$46.25–46.89 52W close$38.91–51.45 Avg vol 30d27.8M Short int84.4M · 2.0% of shares · 2.9d Short vol52% Last earningsOct 26, 2026 DataJan 2020–Nov 2026 Filing10-Q · Oct 29

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Latest documents

2026
Oct 29
Quarterly report 10-Q FY2026 Q3, ended Sep 30
Revenue rises 1.5% as adjusted EBITDA reaches $13,802 million

Verizon Communications Inc reported consolidated operating revenues of $34,313 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, up 1.5%, and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $13,802 million.

Revenue $34.31B ▲ 1.5% Net income $5.2B ▲ 5.0% Diluted EPS $1.25 ▲ 6.8%
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6 source passages
Verizon Communications Inc. (the Company) is a holding company that, acting through its subsidiaries (together with the Company, collectively, Verizon), is one of the world's leading providers of communications, technology, information and streaming products and services to consumers, businesses and government entities. Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 Consolidated Operating Revenues | 34,313 | 33,821 | 492 | 1.5 | 103,006 | 101,810 | 1,196 | 1.2 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA | 13,802 | 12,775 | 40,920 | 38,137 *All values are in US Dollars. (dollars in millions) Open the document at this passage
Oct 26
Earnings call
Q3 2026 earnings call

Verizon raised full-year adjusted EPS growth guidance to 7% to 7.5% and free cash flow growth guidance to approach 12%, while signing contracts totaling approximately $4 billion that will begin impacting results in 2027.

Oct 26
Current report 8-K
Financial results

Verizon reported record third-quarter 2026 results, with Adjusted EBITDA of $13.8 billion, Adjusted EPS of $1.31 and free cash flow of $7.8 billion, raised full-year guidance for the third consecutive quarter, and signed a $2.0+ billion AWS agreement.

Oct 20
Registration statement S-4
Registration statement

Verizon Communications Inc. is offering to exchange up to $161,391,000 of outstanding Original Notes for registered Exchange Notes with identical terms except for transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional interest provisions.

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Sep 29
Current report 8-K Events of Sep 25
Director or officer change, or executive pay

Verizon Communications Inc. elected Charles Phillips, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Recognize Partners LP, as a director effective September 25, 2026. He will join the non-employee director compensation program but has not yet been assigned to a Board committee.

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Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$139.39B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$16.42B
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+1.5%
Year over year
Operating margin
20.9%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
11.8
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 8.5%
FCF yield
—
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
9.1%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$139.10B
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
6.1%
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
-1.7%
Year over year · fewer shares
Price change (1Y)
+12.8%
Trailing year
Short interest
2.0%
Latest settlement · 2.9 days to cover
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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Neutral Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 19.3 · elevated Equity put/call 0.63
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −2%
below
Price vs 50-day avg +0%
above
RSI (14) 56
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 59%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Neutral
1-month return +4%
trailing
6-month return −4%
trailing
YTD return +14%
this year
Relative strength −5%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bearish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $46 › 200d $47 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
2,946 of 3,192 funds reported for Sep 30 · net -22.5M sh shares · +153 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
2.04% of shares out · ▲ +1.3% MoM · 2.9 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
3,192 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 48
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Weak
Revenue growth +3%
Y/Y
EPS growth −2%
Y/Y
Valuation P/E 11.8
in line
Buyback $21.0B
remaining
Balance sheet $139.1B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 28%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −19%
past year
ATR 2.4%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Oct 26, 2026
Q4
Mobility and broadband service revenue growth 4%
2026 full-year
Adjusted EPS growth Non-GAAP Raised 7% – 7.5%
Apr 27, 2026 5% – 6% changed to Oct 26, 2026 7% – 7.5%
full year
Free cash flow growth 12%
Cost reduction plan across our OPEX and CAPEX $9B
this year
Operating cost efficiency program $5B
for the full year
Postpaid phone net ads $1.1M – $1.2M
Free cash flow 12%
Share repurchase up to $4.5B
by 2028
Run rate operating cost synergies at least $1B
full-year guide
Capital expenditures Maintained $16B – $16.5B
Jul 24, 2026 $16B – $16.5B changed to Oct 26, 2026 $16B – $16.5B
Previous outlook earlier release · from the Earnings Call filed Jul 24, 2026

Still-open targets the latest release did not restate under the same label.

Revenues · full year 2.5% – 3%
Free cash flow growth · full year 9% – 10%
Full-year buyback target · full year up to $4.5B
Mobility and Broadband Service Revenue · full year 2026 2.5% – 3%
Adjusted EPS · full year 2026 6% – 7%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
0 · 4 · 2
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−2% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
+0% Bullish
RSI (14)
56 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
59% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $46 › 200d $47 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
2,946 of 3,192 funds reported for Sep 30 · net -22.5M sh shares · +153 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
2.04% of shares out · ▲ +1.3% MoM · 2.9 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
3,192 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $39 Now $46 · 59% Range high $51
vs 200-day avg -2% vs 50-day avg +0%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
Average debt outstanding $170.1B the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Average price paid per share $46.97 the quarter ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $13.72B the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
GAAP Consolidated EBITDA 12.27B
-36M Other income, net
-44M Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated businesses
+397M Severance charges
+135M Acquisition and integration related charges
+258M Asset rationalization
+746M Loss on disposition of business
= Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA 13.72B
Consolidated EBITDA non-GAAP $12.27B the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
GAAP Consolidated Net Income $3.95B
+$1.33B Provision for income taxes
+$1.99B Interest expense
+$5.01B Depreciation and amortization expense
= Consolidated EBITDA $12.27B
Effective interest rate 5% the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Fiber broadband 155K the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
FWA broadband 193K the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Total broadband 348K the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Upgrade rate 2.6% the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Wireless retail 223K the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Wireless retail core prepaid 73K the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Wireless retail core prepaid ARPU $33.37 the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Wireless retail core prepaid churn 3.59% the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Wireless retail core prepaid phone 24K the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Wireless retail postpaid 188K the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Wireless retail postpaid ARPA $168.35 the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Wireless retail postpaid phone 184K the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Wireless retail postpaid phone churn 0.92% the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —

Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

Versus peers

Telecom Services — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc
this stock
$192.14B +13.8% +2.5% 11.8 2.0%
TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
$180.02B -16.3% +8.3% 16.4 1.5%
T
At&T Inc.
$149.41B -10.7% +2.7% 12.1 2.0%
DTEGY
Deutsche Telekom AG
$139.60B -10.7% — — 0.0%
SFTBF
Softbank Group Corp.
$125.04B -22.2% — — 0.3%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
3,243
% held
70.6%
Reported
2,946 of 3,192
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
1,234
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
84.4M
Days to cover
2.9d
Change
+1.1M sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
52%
As of
Nov 13, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
264.4K
Value
$11.5M
As of
Oct 14, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
43.6%
Week of
Oct 5, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Pete Sessions
Amount
$15.0K–$50.0K
Traded
Oct 2, 2026
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$138.2B
Net income (FY)
$17.2B
EPS diluted
$4.06
View
Buybacks
Authorized
$25.0B
Remaining
$21.0B
Spent Remaining
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
10-Q
Filed
Oct 29, 2026
This year
29

Verizon Communications Inc reported consolidated operating revenues of $34,313 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, up 1.5%, and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $13,802 million.

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Proposed Sales
Value
$50.7K
Shares
1.1K
Filed
Nov 10, 2026
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Earnings & Events
Webcasts
Last webcast
Oct 26, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
Verizon Delivers Another Record-B…
Published
Oct 26, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
VZ +1.5% +3.5% -4.4% +3.6% +13.8%
SPY +2.6% -1.2% +0.5% -0.2% +10.6%
vs SPY -1.1% +4.7% -4.9% +3.8% +3.2%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.708 / share · ex Oct 9, 2026
Raised 2.6%
Paid (TTM)
$2.814 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
6.07%
Full dividend history
Buyback program · as of Sep 30, 2026
Authorized
$25.00B
Spent (derived)
$4.00B
Remaining
$21.00B
Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

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