Verizon (VZ) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What VZ does

Verizon (VZ) is a US stock in the Communication Services sector, Telecom Services industry, headquartered in New York, United States. It operates through two segments: Verizon Consumer Group, which provides wireless services under the Verizon and TracFone brands, fixed wireless access broadband, and wireline services via its fiber-optic and copper networks; and Verizon Business Group, which delivers communications, technology, information, and streaming products to businesses and governmental entities worldwide.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 46.52 USD, with a +0.15% change today.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 12.1 compares the price to the last 12 months of earnings; the forward P/E ratio of 8.8 uses expected future earnings, often read as a gauge of how the market prices growth.
• The dividend yield of 6.09% shows the annual dividend as a percentage of the current price, a key metric for income-focused investors.
• The ex-dividend date is Oct 9, 2026; the share of earnings paid out as dividends is 73%, indicating the proportion of profit returned to shareholders.
• The beta of 0.24 suggests the stock tends to move less than the overall market, a measure of price volatility relative to the broad market.
• The 52-week range of 38.39 – 51.68 shows the lowest and highest traded prices over the past year, with the current price sitting below the midpoint.
• The price-to-book ratio of 1.86 compares the market price to the company's book value per share, a way to assess whether the stock trades at a premium or discount to its net assets.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 184.1% indicates that debt financing exceeds equity, a common feature in capital-intensive telecom businesses.

Recent news

• Verizon donated $1 million to Liberty Science Center to champion public access to AI skilling technology.
• Verizon launched a $70 million free AI training program.
• Verizon plans to discontinue a phone service customers rely on.

What to watch

As a large-cap member of the S&P 500, Verizon's performance is often compared with peers such as AT&T (T), Comcast (CMCSA), and other Communication Services names like Alphabet Inc. (Class C) (GOOG), Netflix (NFLX), and Take-Two Interactive (TTWO). Investors typically monitor revenue growth, which is currently -0.7% year over year, alongside profit margins and the debt-to-equity ratio. Dividend sustainability, changes in the ex-dividend date, and upcoming earnings reports — the next is on Oct 20, 2026 — are also common focus areas.