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Verizon Communications Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $138.2 billion, up 2.52% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +1.45%
- EPS
- +6.84%
- Free cash flow
- −33.3%
- Total debt
- +13.3%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Return on assets
Verizon Communications Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 4.09%, down 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (4.35%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.06% (fiscal 2023) to 12.0% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Telecom Services industry median of 1.50% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.35% | (0.23) |
| FY2024 | 4.58% | 1.52 |
| FY2023 | 3.06% | (2.64) |
| FY2022 | 5.70% | (0.76) |
| FY2021 | 6.46% | 0.61 |
| FY2020 | 5.85% | (1.07) |
| FY2019 | 6.92% | 0.97 |
| FY2018 | 5.95% | (6.06) |
| FY2017 | 12.0% | 6.63 |
| FY2016 | 5.38% | (2.12) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| ECHO EchoStar Corporation compare | 24.3% |
| CHT Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. compare | 7.16% |
| AMX America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. Unsponsored ADR compare | 5.36% |
| TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. compare | 5.25% |
| CMCSA Comcast Corporation compare | 4.26% |
| VZ Verizon Communications Inc. | 4.09% |
| T AT&T Inc. compare | 2.99% |
| ORANY Orange compare | 0.00% |
| VOD Vodafone Group PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Telecom Services industry median | 1.50% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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