Dividend Adjusted Return
Aug 14, 2025 - Aug 14, 2026VZ 48.48 (+18.5%)
Communication Services 189.18 (+7.0%)
S&P 500 7785.76 (+21.7%)






Stock Rover estimates Verizon Communications’s intrinsic (fair) value at $51.04, against a recent price of $48.48, a margin of safety of 5%. Quantitative scores (0–100): Value 89, Quality 75, Growth 67, Sentiment 85. Analyst consensus: Buy.







Fair Value | $51.04 | |
Margin of Safety | 5% |
Value Score 89 Value Score: Our value score looks at EV/EBITDA, P/E, P/S, P/TB (Price/Tangible Book) and EPS Predictability. P/S and P/TB are compared within a sector. Other metrics are compared across all stocks | Quality Score 75 Quality Score: Our quality score compares profitability and balance sheet metrics to find high quality companies using ROIC, Net Margin, Gross Margin, Interest Coverage, and Debt / Equity metrics. |
Growth Score 67 Growth Score: Our growth score looks at the 5 year history and the forward estimates for EBITDA, Sales, and EPS growth, ranking the best companies across all stocks. | Sentiment Score 85 Sentiment Score: Our sentiment score finds stocks in favor by analyzing Short Interest, returns in key periods over the last year, Price vs. 52-wk High, Days Since 52-wk High and MACD signals. |
| VZ | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value Score | 89 | 64 | 71 |
| Price / Earnings | 12.6 | 14.9 | 27.9 |
| Price / Sales | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| Price / Free Cash Flow | 10.1 | 12.4 | 37.1 |
| Price / Book | 1.9 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
| Price / Tangible Book | - | - | 393.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.1 | 6.8 | 19.8 |
| EPS Predict. Pctl. | 86 | 59 | 72 |
| Piotroski F Score | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 5‑Year P/E Range | 6.1 20.1 |
| 5‑Year P/B Range | 1.3 3.3 |
| 5‑Year P/S Range | 1.0 1.8 |
| VZ | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Score | 67 | 59 | 77 |
| Sales Growth | |||
| Sales Growth Next Year | 1.9% | 5.3% | 19.0% |
| Sales 1‑Year Chg (%) | 1.4% | -2.9% | 19.3% |
| Sales 3‑Year Avg (%) | 1.0% | 1.7% | 13.3% |
| Sales 5‑Year Avg (%) | 0.9% | 1.5% | 12.6% |
| EPS Growth | |||
| Next Yr. Growth Est. | 5.3% | 5.6% | 19.8% |
| EPS 1‑Year Chg (%) | -10.7% | -22.0% | 32.0% |
| EPS 3‑Year Avg (%) | -8.4% | -2.8% | 17.3% |
| EPS 5‑Year Avg (%) | -4.5% | -1.5% | 14.0% |






VZ | Verizon Communications | $201,423 | 12.6 | 5.8% | 14.2% | 19.1% | 5% | 89 | 67 | 75 |
TMUS | T-Mobile US | $195,880 | 19.1 | 2.2% | -2.4% | -25.7% | -2% | 80 | 84 | 76 |
T | AT&T | $170,555 | 8.2 | 4.5% | 17.0% | -9.4% | -11% | 89 | 53 | 82 |
CMCSA | Comcast | $92,903 | 8.4 | 5.0% | 12.9% | -10.9% | 6% | 96 | 46 | 80 |
AMX | America Movil SAB | $70,667 | 13.5 | 2.5% | -10.4% | 27.4% | 16% | 90 | 70 | 80 |
VOD | Vodafone Group | $36,459 | - | 3.3% | 5.4% | 46.7% | -20% | 70 | 51 | 49 |
CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Co | $32,490 | 27.0 | 3.8% | 2.8% | -1.8% | -15% | 79 | 72 | 92 |
ECHO | EchoStar | $26,680 | - | - | -2.8% | 223.7% | - | 35 | 23 | 36 |
CHTR | Charter Communications | $18,400 | 4.0 | - | 20.6% | -41.4% | 24% | 98 | 54 | 71 |
VIV | Telefonica Brasil | $18,359 | 14.4 | 8.6% | -18.3% | -0.3% | - | 93 | 78 | 85 |
SKM | SK Telecom Co | $14,834 | 60.6 | 0.8% | 22.7% | 75.8% | 4% | 86 | 59 | 65 |
KT | KT | $8,964 | 8.6 | 4.3% | 11.5% | -4.8% | 20% | 99 | 87 | 77 |
| VZ | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 75 | 65 | 76 |
| Gross Margin | 59.3% | 59.7% | 32.6% |
| Operating Margin | 20.5% | 16.4% | 16.6% |
| Net Margin | 11.6% | 9.7% | 13.5% |
| Return on Assets | 4.1% | 4.7% | 14.3% |
| Return on Equity | 15.6% | 18.0% | 38.7% |
| ROIC | 8.0% | 8.9% | 27.5% |
| VZ | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentiment Score | 85 | 48 | 64 |
| 5‑Day Return | 3.0% | 1.2% | 0.4% |
| 1‑Month Return | 14.2% | 2.6% | 3.2% |
| YTD Return | 25.0% | 9.2% | 14.3% |
| 1‑Year Return | 19.1% | 8.7% | 21.7% |
| 3‑Year Return | 76.6% | 50.4% | 80.0% |
| 5‑Year Return | 19.0% | 22.9% | 86.5% |
| Beta 1‑Year | -0.31 | 0.41 | 1.00 |






| VZ | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| Forward Dividend Yield | 5.8% | 3.6% |
| Payout Ratio | 72.8% | 41.7% |
| TTM Yield | 5.8% | - |
| Fwd. Div. Per Share | $2.83 | $1.16 |
| Div. 1Y Chg (%) | 4.4% | - |
| Div. 3Y Avg (%) | 2.7% | - |
| Div. 5Y Avg (%) | 2.4% | - |
| Cons. Growth Years | 10+ | - |
| Div. Coverage Ratio | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Current Ratio | 0.6 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.5 |
| Price | $48.48 |
| Net Cash Per Share | -$44.38 |
| Equity Per Share | $25.01 |
| Debt / Equity | 1.8 |
| Solvency Ratio | 16% |
| Interest Coverage | 3.9 |
| Short % of Float | 2.0% |
| Altman Z‑Score | 1.2 |
| Current Quarter EPS | |
|---|---|
# Up Last 30 days | 4.00 |
# Down Last 30 days | 4.00 |
Mean Estimate | 1.29 |
% Change (30 Days) | -0.79% |
| Next Quarter EPS | |
|---|---|
# Up Last 30 days | 7.00 |
# Down Last 30 days | 1.00 |
Mean Estimate | 1.15 |
% Change (30 Days) | 2.34% |
| Cur Qtr | Next Qtr | Cur Year | Next Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | $1.29 | $1.15 | $5.01 | $5.28 |
| 30 Days Ago | $1.30 | $1.12 | $4.94 | $5.27 |
| 90 Days Ago | $1.29 | $1.13 | $4.96 | $5.27 |
| % Change (90 Days) | -0.7% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| Surprise Type | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Positive Quarters (> 2%) | 7 | 58.3% |
| Negative Quarters (< 2%) | 0 | - |
| In-Line Quarters (within 2%) | 5 | 41.7% |
| Surprise Type | Announce Date | Period End Date | Actual EPS | Est. EPS | Surprise (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 07/24/26 | 06/30/26 | $1.30 | $1.27 | 2.4% |
| Positive | 04/27/26 | 03/31/26 | $1.28 | $1.21 | 5.8% |
| Positive | 01/30/26 | 12/31/25 | $1.09 | $1.06 | 2.7% |
| In-Line | 10/29/25 | 09/30/25 | $1.21 | $1.19 | 1.7% |
| Positive | 07/21/25 | 06/30/25 | $1.22 | $1.19 | 2.5% |
| Positive | 04/22/25 | - | $1.19 | $1.15 | 3.5% |
| VZ | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Monthly Return (5Y) | 12.4% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Worst Monthly Return (5Y) | -11.3% | -12.4% | -9.6% |
| Beta 1‑Year | -0.31 | 0.41 | 1.00 |
| Volatility 1‑Year | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Volatility 1Y Pctl. | 23 | - | - |
| Max Drawdown 1‑Year | -17.0% | -27.8% | -8.8% |
| Max Drawdown 3‑Year | -17.0% | -32.7% | -18.7% |
| Max Drawdown 5‑Year | -38.4% | -40.2% | -24.6% |











AMX | America Movil SAB | 85 | 3.1% | 8.1% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
TMUS | T-Mobile US | 72 | 7.9% | 5.3% | 4.5% | 9.7% | 5.5% | 3.0% |
T | AT&T | 60 | 2.3% | 6.5% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 1.6% | -6.3% |
VZ | Verizon Communications | 22 | -0.7% | -22.0% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
CMCSA | Comcast | 5 | -1.2% | -66.8% | -1.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 2.8% |
CMCSA | Comcast | 91 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 4.1 35.1 |
T | AT&T | 70 | 8.2 | 9.7 | - | 1.4 | 1.5 | 6.5 - |
TMUS | T-Mobile US | 69 | 19.1 | 13.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 17.5 123.9 |
AMX | America Movil SAB | 51 | 13.5 | 11.2 | 48.0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 9.6 43.5 |
VZ | Verizon Communications | 35 | 12.6 | 9.2 | - | 1.5 | 1.9 | 6.1 20.1 |
TMUS | T-Mobile US | 96 | 62.2% | 20.1% | 11.5% | 2.2% 20.0% | 0.7% 5.8% |
T | AT&T | 88 | 59.7% | 20.6% | 16.9% | -8.7% 20.0% | -2.0% 5.6% |
CMCSA | Comcast | 80 | 69.4% | 14.7% | 9.0% | 6.6% 23.6% | 2.0% 8.6% |
AMX | America Movil SAB | 79 | 62.4% | 21.5% | 9.4% | 2.7% 19.2% | -0.1% 1.9% |
VZ | Verizon Communications | 67 | 59.3% | 20.5% | 11.6% | 10.2% 28.6% | 2.6% 6.8% |
TMUS | T-Mobile US | 70 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 53.9% | 19% | 3.8% |
AMX | America Movil SAB | 64 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 16.1% | 16% | 0.4% |
CMCSA | Comcast | 60 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 55.4% | 23% | 2.3% |
T | AT&T | 53 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 46.5% | 20% | 1.9% |
VZ | Verizon Communications | 43 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 49.0% | 16% | 2.0% |
VZ | Verizon Communications | 87 | 5.8% | 5.8% | $48.48 | $2.83 | 10+ | 72.8% |
CMCSA | Comcast | 85 | 5.0% | 5.0% | $26.18 | $1.32 | 10+ | 42.2% |
T | AT&T | 55 | 4.5% | 4.5% | $24.89 | $1.11 | 0 | 36.8% |
AMX | America Movil SAB | 48 | 2.5% | 1.3% | $23.45 | $0.59 | 9 | 35.2% |
TMUS | T-Mobile US | 38 | 2.2% | 2.2% | $182.61 | $4.08 | 2 | 41.1% |
VZ | Verizon Communications | 54 | 14.2% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 25.0% | 19.1% | -0.31 | 0.24 | 93.8% |
T | AT&T | 35 | 17.0% | 2.3% | -11.2% | 3.8% | -9.4% | -0.37 | 0.25 | 83.6% |
CMCSA | Comcast | 34 | 12.9% | 5.4% | -15.0% | -3.0% | -10.9% | 0.12 | 0.30 | 79.7% |
AMX | America Movil SAB | 21 | -10.4% | -12.4% | -0.4% | 14.8% | 27.4% | 0.58 | 0.26 | 82.4% |
TMUS | T-Mobile US | 11 | -2.4% | -2.4% | -16.0% | -9.1% | -25.7% | -0.39 | 0.29 | 69.8% |





2026 Dividends | $2.10 |
07/10/26 | 08/03/26 | Regular | $0.71 |
04/10/26 | 05/01/26 | Regular | $0.71 |
01/12/26 | 02/02/26 | Regular | $0.69 |
2025 Dividends | $2.72 |
10/10/25 | 11/03/25 | Regular | $0.69 |
07/10/25 | 08/01/25 | Regular | $0.68 |
04/10/25 | 05/01/25 | Regular | $0.68 |
01/10/25 | 02/03/25 | Regular | $0.68 |
2024 Dividends | $2.67 |
10/10/24 | 11/01/24 | Regular | $0.68 |
07/10/24 | 08/01/24 | Regular | $0.67 |
04/09/24 | 05/01/24 | Regular | $0.67 |
01/09/24 | 02/01/24 | Regular | $0.67 |
2023 Dividends | $2.62 |
10/06/23 | 11/01/23 | Regular | $0.67 |
07/07/23 | 08/01/23 | Regular | $0.65 |
04/06/23 | 05/01/23 | Regular | $0.65 |
01/09/23 | 02/01/23 | Regular | $0.65 |
2022 Dividends | $2.57 |
10/06/22 | 11/01/22 | Regular | $0.65 |
07/07/22 | 08/01/22 | Regular | $0.64 |
04/07/22 | 05/02/22 | Regular | $0.64 |
01/07/22 | 02/01/22 | Regular | $0.64 |
Ex-Dividend Date | 07/10/26 |
Payment Date | 08/03/26 |
Amount | $0.71 |
Type | Regular |
Regular Dividend | $0.71 |
Forward Dividend Rate | $2.83 |
Forward Dividend Yield | 5.8% |
Trailing 12 Months Dividends | $2.79 |
Trailing 12 Months Yield | 5.8% |
Payout Ratio | 72.8 |
Dividend Coverage Ratio | 1.4 |
Consecutive Growth Years | 10+ |
3 Year Growth Rate | 2.7% |
5 Year Growth Rate | 2.4% |
10 Year Growth Rate | 2.3% |
Price / Earnings | 12.6 | 10.4 | 15.3 | 6.5 | 8.8 |
Price / Cash Flow | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 |
Price / Book | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
Price / Tangible Book | - | - | - | - | - |
Price / Sales | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
EV / EBITDA | 8.1 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 7.8 |
Forward Dividend Yield | 5.8% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 5.7% |
Shareholder Yield | 5.8% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 5.7% |
Gross Margin | 59.3% | 59.4% | 59.8% | 58.1% | 57.4% |
Net Margin | 11.6% | 13.3% | 8.4% | 15.6% | 15.5% |
Return on Assets | 4.1% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
Return on Equity | 15.6% | 17.7% | 11.7% | 22.1% | 24.2% |
ROIC | 8.0% | 9.1% | 6.6% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
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VZ has outperformed its sector by 11.5% in the past year.
The Communication Services sector has underperformed the market by -14.7% in the past year.