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Verizon Communications Inc. VZ

Communication Services  —  Telecom Services
47.08 (0.24) (0.51%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$197.0B
P/E
12.3×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Champion (10y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Return on invested capital

Verizon Communications Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 6.64%, down 0.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.47%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.90% (fiscal 2023) to 16.8% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Telecom Services industry median of 3.41% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 7.47% 0.01
FY2024 7.46% 1.56
FY2023 5.90% (2.02)
FY2022 7.92% (0.85)
FY2021 8.77% (1.45)
FY2020 10.2% (0.84)
FY2019 11.1% 1.32
FY2018 9.74% (0.99)
FY2017 10.7% (3.42)
FY2016 14.2% (2.68)

Against its own ten years

Low 5.90% High 16.8%
Ten-year median 9.74%
Current reading's percentile 27

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
AMX America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. Unsponsored ADR compare 15.4%
CHT Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. compare 9.58%
TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. compare 8.36%
CMCSA Comcast Corporation compare 6.64%
VZ Verizon Communications Inc. 6.64%
T AT&T Inc. compare 6.33%
VOD Vodafone Group PLC compare 0.00%
ORANY Orange compare 0.00%
ECHO EchoStar Corporation compare −34.3%
Telecom Services industry median 3.41%
Communication Services sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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