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

Verizon Communications (VZ) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$13.6 billion for Q1 2026, down 261.75% year-over-year from $8.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 172.55% quarter-over-quarter from -$5.0 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Verizon Communications (VZ) has 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$13.6 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$13.6 billion, down 261.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$26.5 billion (down 54.13% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$16.7 billion, up 10.79% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities declined to -$13.6 billion in Q1 2026 per VZ's latest filing, from -$5.0 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 sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Cash from Investing Activities surged 83.9% in 2022, 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 plunged by 46.46% to -$7.8 billion in 2023, then grew by 28.92% to -$5.6 billion in 2024, then grew by 10.45% to -$5.0 billion in 2025, then sank by 172.55% to -$13.6 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VZ's Cash from Investing Activities at -$13.6 billion in Q1 2026, -$5.0 billion in Q4 2025, and -$4.5 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -659.20 Mn
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn -2.85 Bn
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn -13.57 Bn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn -7.48 Bn
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -426.22 Mn
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn -
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn -459.79 Mn
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -1.05 Bn
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -295.00 Mn
10 EchoStar 33.61 Bn 33.48 Bn 3.13 Bn 849.10 Mn

Historic Data

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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
Dec 31, 2023 -7.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -7.82 Bn