Verizon Communications (VZ) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Verizon Communications (VZ) reported Cost of Revenue of $6.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 6.53% year-over-year from $6.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 100.83% quarter-over-quarter from $3.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Verizon Communications (VZ) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Verizon Communications (VZ) has 18 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $6.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 came in at $6.5 billion, up 6.53% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $17.8 billion (down 25.07% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $23.9 billion, down 8.31% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue rose to $6.5 billion in Q1 2026 per VZ's latest filing, from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cost of Revenue peaked at $12.1 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$16.1 billion in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $4.6 billion and a median of $6.1 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cost of Revenue tumbled 630.15% in 2022, then jumped 135.04% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at -$16.1 billion in 2022, then jumped by 135.04% to $5.6 billion in 2023, then surged by 114.05% to $12.1 billion in 2024, then slumped by 73.16% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then soared by 100.83% to $6.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VZ's Cost of Revenue at $6.5 billion in Q1 2026, $3.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 5.49 Bn
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 6.51 Bn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 6.26 Bn
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn 682.34 Mn
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn 3.36 Bn
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 1.18 Bn
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 EchoStar 33.61 Bn 33.48 Bn 3.13 Bn 536.91 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.51 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 6.51 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 6.88 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 6.88 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 6.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 6.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 12.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 12.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 5.91 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 5.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.64 Bn