VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
Business
Verizon Communications Inc. is a communications holding company providing wireless services, wireline broadband over fiber and copper networks, fixed wireless access, video, and voice services to consumers and businesses. The company operates wireless and wireline network infrastructure including spectrum licenses and fiber-optic systems. It serves retail customers through Consumer Group and enterprises and public sector through Business Group, offering postpaid and prepaid wireless subscriptions, broadband connectivity, managed services, and IoT solutions.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-17
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenues | 138,191 | 134,788 | 133,974 | 136,835 | 133,613 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 33,818 | 34,113 | 32,745 | 30,136 | 28,658 | |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 18,349 | 17,892 | 17,624 | 17,099 | 16,206 | |
| Verizon Business Group goodwill impairment | 0 | 0 | 5,800 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Operating Expenses | 108,932 | 106,102 | 111,097 | 106,368 | 101,165 | |
| Operating Income | 29,259 | 28,686 | 22,877 | 30,467 | 32,448 | |
| Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated businesses | 0 | −53 | −53 | 44 | 145 | |
| Other income (expense), net | 107 | 995 | −313 | 1,373 | 312 | |
| Interest expense | −6,694 | −6,649 | −5,524 | −3,613 | — | |
| Income Before Provision For Income Taxes | 22,672 | 22,979 | 16,987 | 28,271 | 29,420 | |
| Provision for income taxes | −5,064 | −5,030 | −4,892 | −6,523 | −6,802 | |
| Net Income | 17,608 | 17,949 | 12,095 | 21,748 | 22,618 | |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 434 | 443 | 481 | 492 | 553 | |
| Net income attributable to Verizon | 17,174 | 17,506 | 11,614 | 21,256 | 22,065 | |
| Net income attributable to Verizon (in USD per share) | 4.06 | 4.15 | 2.76 | 5.06 | 5.32 | |
| Weighted-average shares outstanding (in shares) | 4,226 | 4,218 | 4,211 | 4,202 | 4,148 | |
| Net income attributable to Verizon (in USD per share) | 4.06 | 4.14 | 2.75 | 5.06 | 5.32 | |
| Weighted-average shares outstanding (in shares) | 4,231 | 4,223 | 4,215 | 4,204 | 4,150 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 19,048 | 4,194 | 2,065 | 2,605 | 2,921 | |
| Accounts receivable | 28,347 | 27,261 | 26,102 | 25,332 | 24,742 | |
| Less Allowance for credit losses | 1,250 | 1,152 | 1,017 | 826 | 896 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 27,097 | 26,109 | 25,085 | 24,506 | 23,846 | |
| Inventories | 2,441 | 2,247 | 2,057 | 2,388 | 3,055 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other | 8,336 | 7,973 | 7,607 | 8,358 | 6,906 | |
| Total current assets | 56,922 | 40,523 | 36,814 | 37,857 | 36,728 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | 337,991 | 331,406 | 320,108 | 307,689 | 289,897 | |
| Less Accumulated depreciation | 228,524 | 222,884 | 211,798 | 200,255 | 190,201 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 109,467 | 108,522 | 108,310 | 107,434 | 99,696 | |
| Investments in unconsolidated businesses | 785 | 842 | 953 | 1,071 | 1,061 | |
| Wireless licenses | 157,039 | 156,613 | 155,667 | 149,796 | 147,619 | |
| Goodwill | 22,841 | 22,841 | 22,843 | 28,671 | 28,603 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 10,458 | 11,129 | 11,057 | 11,461 | 11,677 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 23,498 | 24,472 | 24,726 | 26,130 | 27,883 | |
| Other assets | 23,248 | 19,769 | 19,885 | 17,260 | 13,329 | |
| Total assets | 404,258 | 384,711 | 380,255 | 379,680 | 366,596 | |
| Debt maturing within one year | 18,618 | 22,633 | 12,973 | 9,963 | 7,443 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 24,981 | 23,374 | 23,453 | 23,977 | 24,833 | |
| Current operating lease liabilities | 4,542 | 4,415 | 4,266 | 4,134 | 3,859 | |
| Other current liabilities | 14,229 | 14,349 | 12,531 | 12,097 | 11,025 | |
| Total current liabilities | 62,370 | 64,771 | 53,223 | 50,171 | 47,160 | |
| Long-term debt | 139,532 | 121,381 | 137,701 | 140,676 | 143,425 | |
| Employee benefit obligations | 11,099 | 11,997 | 13,189 | 12,974 | 15,410 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 48,717 | 46,732 | 45,781 | 43,441 | 40,685 | |
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 18,951 | 19,928 | 20,002 | 21,558 | 23,203 | |
| Other liabilities | 17,848 | 19,327 | 16,560 | 18,397 | 13,513 | |
| Total long-term liabilities | 236,147 | 219,365 | 233,233 | 237,046 | 236,236 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Series preferred stock ($0.10 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; none issued) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock ($0.10 par value; 6,250,000,000 shares authorized in each period; 4,291,433,646 shares issued in each period) | 429 | 429 | 429 | 429 | — | |
| Additional paid in capital | 13,372 | 13,466 | 13,631 | 13,420 | 13,861 | |
| Retained earnings | 94,744 | 89,110 | 82,915 | 82,380 | 71,993 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −1,727 | −923 | −1,380 | −1,865 | −927 | |
| Common stock in treasury, at cost (74,258,296 and 81,753,488 shares outstanding) | −3,255 | −3,583 | −3,821 | −4,013 | −4,104 | |
| Deferred compensation employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and other | 897 | 738 | 656 | 793 | 538 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 1,281 | 1,338 | 1,369 | 1,319 | 1,410 | |
| Total equity | 105,741 | 100,575 | 93,799 | 92,463 | 83,200 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 404,258 | 384,711 | 380,255 | 379,680 | 366,596 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee retirement benefits | 1,025 | −52 | 1,206 | −2,046 | −3,391 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 2,340 | 815 | 2,388 | 2,973 | 4,264 | |
| Provision for expected credit losses | 2,349 | 2,338 | 2,214 | 1,611 | 789 | |
| Equity in losses of unconsolidated businesses, inclusive of dividends received | 42 | 75 | 84 | −10 | 36 | |
| Accounts receivable | −2,513 | −2,565 | −2,198 | −1,978 | −1,592 | |
| Inventories | −232 | −196 | 287 | 627 | −905 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other | −1,394 | −626 | −435 | 928 | 150 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and Other current liabilities | 1,819 | 1,109 | 2,079 | −33 | 1,457 | |
| Other, net | −2,256 | 173 | −3,710 | −3,778 | −93 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 37,137 | 36,912 | 37,475 | 37,141 | 39,539 | |
| Capital expenditures (including capitalized software) | −17,011 | −17,090 | −18,767 | −23,087 | −20,286 | |
| Cash paid related to acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired | 0 | 0 | −30 | 248 | −4,065 | |
| Acquisitions of wireless licenses | −450 | −900 | −5,796 | −3,653 | −47,596 | |
| Other, net | 801 | −684 | 1,161 | 62 | 693 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −16,660 | −18,674 | −23,432 | −28,662 | −67,153 | |
| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 18,268 | 3,146 | 2,018 | 7,074 | 33,034 | |
| Proceeds from asset-backed long-term borrowings | 9,338 | 12,422 | 6,594 | 10,732 | 8,383 | |
| Repayments of long-term borrowings and finance lease obligations | −11,352 | −11,854 | −6,181 | −8,616 | −14,063 | |
| Repayments of asset-backed long-term borrowings | −8,437 | −8,490 | −4,443 | −4,948 | −4,800 | |
| Dividends paid | −11,481 | −11,249 | −11,025 | −10,805 | −10,445 | |
| Other, net | −1,949 | −1,075 | −1,620 | −2,072 | −3,832 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −5,613 | −17,100 | −14,657 | −8,529 | 8,277 | |
| Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 14,864 | 1,138 | −614 | −50 | −19,337 |
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Portfolio as of 2013-09-30 · 1 positions
Top sectors
| Sector | Value | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | $69.64M | 100.0% |
Top holdings
| Issuer | Ticker | Shares | Value | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc. | — | 1.49M | $69.64M | 100.0% |
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What is VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC's CIK number?
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC's SEC CIK number is 0000732712 (732712). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.
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When did VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC last report earnings?
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC (VZ) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on Apr 27, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0000732712-26-000019). This is VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC's most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
What is VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC's most recent earnings 8-K?
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC's latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed Apr 27, 2026 under accession 0000732712-26-000019. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.
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