$44.42
+0.89
(+2.04%)
As of Oct 15, 2026, 1:32 AM EDT
Price history
Today's analyst average
Analyst average over timeIndividual analyst targets
Analyst history starts Jul 13, 2026, the first target we tracked for VZ.
Verizon (VZ) is trading up at $44.42 (+2.04%) on NYSE/NASDAQ, as of the latest quote. It is a S&P 500 constituent in the Communication Services sector.
Analyst price targets on VZ
Current price targets from 6 firms average $48, median $47, ranging from $46 to $52 — the average is 8% above the current $44.4. Each is tracked to its date and scored the same way a member's call is.
- Scotiabank $41.6 → $50 by Oct 2027 Oct 9, 2026 via Yahoo Finance · Scotiabank's track record
- Scotiabank $41.6 → $51.5 by Oct 2027 Oct 9, 2026 via Yahoo Finance · Scotiabank's track record
- Scotiabank $45.9 → $51.5 by Oct 2027 Oct 2, 2026 via GuruFocus · Scotiabank's track record
- Morgan Stanley $47.3 → $52 by Jul 2027 Jul 27, 2026 via MarketBeat · Morgan Stanley's track record
- Wells Fargo $47.3 → $47 by Jul 2027 Jul 27, 2026 via MarketBeat · Wells Fargo's track record
- Scotiabank $47.3 → $52.5 by Jul 2027 Jul 27, 2026 via Investing.com · Scotiabank's track record
- Barclays $47.3 → $46 by Jul 2027 Jul 27, 2026 via MarketBeat · Barclays's track record
- Bernstein $47.3 → $47 by Jul 2027 Jul 27, 2026 via Investing.com · Bernstein's track record
- Bernstein $46.4 → $44 by Jul 2027 Jul 24, 2026 via Investing.com Canada · Bernstein's track record
- RBC Capital Markets $43.5 → $46 by Jul 2027 Jul 20, 2026 via MarketBeat · RBC Capital Markets's track record
- Bernstein $42.7 → $44 by Jul 2027 Jul 13, 2026 via Investor's Business Daily · Bernstein's track record
Targets published by research firms, extracted from the news, checked against independent reporting, and linked to their source. Where a firm did not state a horizon the target is tracked as 12 months, the industry convention; the rows where the firm set its own horizon are marked. Reported here as facts about what was published — not recommendations from Dalsna Finance, and no firm listed is affiliated with this site.
Verizon revenue & net income history (FY2016–FY2025)
RevenueNet incomeNet margin (right axis, %)
| FY2016Dec 2016 | FY2017Dec 2017 | FY2018Dec 2018 | FY2019Dec 2019 | FY2020Dec 2020 | FY2021Dec 2021 | FY2022Dec 2022 | FY2023Dec 2023 | FY2024Dec 2024 | FY2025Dec 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $126.0B | $126.0B | $130.9B | $131.9B | $128.3B | $133.6B | $136.8B | $134.0B | $134.8B | $138.2B |
| Growth (year over year) | −4.3% | +0.0% | +3.8% | +0.8% | −2.7% | +4.1% | +2.4% | −2.1% | +0.6% | +2.5% |
| Gross profit | $103.7B | $103.9B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross margin | 82.3% | 82.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $29.2B | $27.4B | $22.3B | $30.4B | $28.8B | $32.4B | $30.5B | $22.9B | $28.7B | $29.3B |
| Operating margin | 23.2% | 21.8% | 17.0% | 23.0% | 22.4% | 24.3% | 22.3% | 17.1% | 21.3% | 21.2% |
| Net income | $13.1B | $30.1B | $15.5B | $19.3B | $17.8B | $22.1B | $21.3B | $11.6B | $17.5B | $17.2B |
| Net margin | 10.4% | 23.9% | 11.9% | 14.6% | 13.9% | 16.5% | 15.5% | 8.7% | 13.0% | 12.4% |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.21 | $7.36 | $3.76 | $4.65 | $4.30 | $5.32 | $5.06 | $2.75 | $4.14 | $4.06 |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $2.88B | $2.08B | $2.75B | $2.59B | $22.2B | $2.92B | $2.60B | $2.06B | $4.19B | $19.0B |
| Total assets | $244.2B | $257.1B | $264.8B | $291.7B | $316.5B | $366.6B | $379.7B | $380.3B | $384.7B | $404.3B |
| Total liabilities | $220.1B | $212.5B | $210.1B | $228.9B | $247.2B | $283.4B | $287.2B | $286.5B | $284.1B | $298.5B |
| Long-term debt | $105.4B | $113.6B | $105.9B | $100.7B | $123.2B | $143.4B | $140.7B | $137.7B | $121.4B | $139.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | $24.0B | $44.7B | $54.7B | $62.8B | $69.3B | $83.2B | $92.5B | $93.8B | $100.6B | $105.7B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $21.7B | $24.3B | $34.3B | $35.7B | $41.8B | $39.5B | $37.1B | $37.5B | $36.9B | $37.1B |
| Capital expenditure | $17.1B | $17.2B | $16.7B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow | $4.63B | $7.07B | $17.7B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends paid | $9.26B | $9.47B | $9.77B | $10.0B | $10.2B | $10.4B | $10.8B | $11.0B | $11.2B | $11.5B |
| Share buybacks | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
RevenueNet incomeNet margin (right axis, %)
| Q3 FY24Sep 2024 | Q4 FY24†Dec 2024 | Q1 FY25Mar 2025 | Q2 FY25Jun 2025 | Q3 FY25Sep 2025 | Q4 FY25†Dec 2025 | Q1 FY26Mar 2026 | Q2 FY26Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||
| Revenue | $33.3B | $35.7B | $33.5B | $34.5B | $33.8B | $36.4B | $34.4B | $34.3B |
| Growth (year over year) | −0.0% | +1.6% | +1.5% | +5.2% | +1.5% | +2.0% | +2.9% | −0.7% |
| Operating income | $5.93B | $7.42B | $7.98B | $8.17B | $8.11B | $5.00B | $8.24B | $7.18B |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 20.8% | 23.8% | 23.7% | 24.0% | 13.8% | 23.9% | 21.0% |
| Net income | $3.31B | $5.00B | $4.88B | $5.00B | $4.95B | $2.34B | $5.04B | $3.83B |
| Net margin | 9.9% | 14.0% | 14.6% | 14.5% | 14.6% | 6.4% | 14.6% | 11.2% |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.78 | $1.18 | $1.15 | $1.18 | $1.17 | $0.56 | $1.20 | $0.92 |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $4.99B | $4.19B | $2.26B | $3.44B | $7.71B | $19.0B | $8.37B | $1.75B |
| Total assets | $381.2B | $384.7B | $380.4B | $383.3B | $388.3B | $404.3B | $417.9B | $410.2B |
| Total liabilities | $283.5B | $284.1B | $278.3B | $278.9B | $282.0B | $298.5B | $313.3B | $305.0B |
| Long-term debt | $128.9B | $121.4B | $121.0B | $123.9B | $126.6B | $139.5B | $144.2B | $143.4B |
| Shareholders' equity | $97.7B | $100.6B | $102.0B | $104.4B | $106.3B | $105.7B | $104.6B | $105.2B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $9.91B | $10.4B | $7.78B | $8.97B | $11.3B | $9.11B | $7.98B | $10.4B |
| Dividends paid | $2.80B | $2.85B | $2.86B | $2.86B | $2.86B | $2.91B | $2.91B | $2.95B |
| Share buybacks | — | — | $0 | $0 | — | — | $2.50B | $1.00B |
From Verizon's 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC; its fiscal year ends in December. Each period shows the latest figure the company has reported for it, including restatements. Net margin is our own calculation from those reported figures (net income ÷ revenue); it is left blank where revenue is zero or missing. † Quarter derived from the company's year-to-date or full-year totals. Filings on SEC EDGAR →
About Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc. is an American telecommunications company headquartered in New York City. It is the world's second-largest telecommunications company by revenue and its mobile network is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 146.8 million subscribers as of March 31, 2026. The company was founded as Bell Atlantic Corporation and renamed to Verizon on June 30, 2000 as a result of a merger with GTE.
- Headquarters
- New York, New York From SEC filings, Oct 2026
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