Verizon Communications VZ
NYSE VZ
$49.45 +0.26 (+0.53%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Verizon Communications (VZ) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Verizon Communications (VZ) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$4.9 billion for Q2 2026, down 43.31% year-over-year from -$8.7 billion in Q2 2025, and up 63.7% on a QoQ basis from -$13.6 billion in Q1 2026.

Verizon Communications (VZ) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Verizon Communications has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$4.9 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q2 2026 came in at -$4.9 billion, down 43.31% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$28.0 billion (down 66.95% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$16.7 billion, up 10.79% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities grew to -$4.9 billion in Q2 2026, from -$13.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at -$3.4 billion in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$13.6 billion in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of -$5.9 billion and a median of -$5.3 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cash from Investing Activities soared 83.9%; it then plunged 261.75% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$5.3 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 46.46% to -$7.8 billion in 2023, then increased by 28.92% to -$5.6 billion in 2024, then increased by 10.45% to -$5.0 billion in 2025, then climbed by 1.06% to -$4.9 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Cash from Investing Activities figures were -$4.9 billion in Q2 2026, -$13.6 billion in Q1 2026, and -$5.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 205.80 Bn 204.04 Bn 27.03 Bn -4.93 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 197.90 Bn 195.07 Bn 17.74 Bn -3.05 Bn
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 195.16 Bn 193.45 Bn 318.12 Mn -
4 At&T 175.88 Bn 158.31 Bn 25.25 Bn -5.75 Bn
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.61 Bn 31.03 Bn 728.80 Mn -342.65 Mn
6 EchoStar 25.20 Bn 23.70 Bn 1.65 Bn -37.36 Mn
7 Bce 22.12 Bn 22.12 Bn - -814.74 Mn
8 Rogers Communications 19.59 Bn 18.35 Bn 1.77 Bn -597.86 Mn
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.39 Bn 18.39 Bn 1.32 Bn -426.22 Mn
10 Charter Communications 18.08 Bn 17.57 Bn - -3.20 Bn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 -4.93 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 -4.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -13.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -13.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -4.98 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -4.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -3.44 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -3.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -3.75 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -3.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -3.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -3.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -5.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -5.25 Bn