Verizon Communications (VZ) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Verizon Communications (VZ) reported Debt Ratio of 0.41 for Q1 2026, up 9.28% year-over-year from 0.38 in Q1 2025, and up 5.49% quarter-over-quarter from 0.39 in Q4 2025.

Verizon Communications (VZ) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Verizon Communications (VZ) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.41 in Q1 2026.

  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.41, up 9.28% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.41 (up 9.28% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.39, up 4.51% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio climbed to 0.41 in Q1 2026 per VZ's latest filing, from 0.39 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.42 in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.37 in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.39 and a median of 0.4 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Debt Ratio dropped 8.56% in 2022, then increased 9.28% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.4 in 2022, then dropped by 0.13% to 0.4 in 2023, then fell by 5.53% to 0.37 in 2024, then climbed by 4.51% to 0.39 in 2025, then gained by 5.49% to 0.41 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VZ's Debt Ratio at 0.41 in Q1 2026, 0.39 in Q4 2025, and 0.38 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - 0.53
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 0.40
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 0.41
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 0.33
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -
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 0.01
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - 0.36
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 EchoStar 33.61 Bn 33.48 Bn 3.13 Bn 0.59

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.41
Dec 31, 2025 0.39
Sep 30, 2025 0.38
Jun 30, 2025 0.38
Mar 31, 2025 0.38
Dec 31, 2024 0.37
Sep 30, 2024 0.40
Jun 30, 2024 0.39
Mar 31, 2024 0.40
Dec 31, 2023 0.40
Sep 30, 2023 0.38
Jun 30, 2023 0.40
Mar 31, 2023 0.40
Dec 31, 2022 0.40
Sep 30, 2022 0.39
Jun 30, 2022 0.40
Mar 31, 2022 0.42
Dec 31, 2021 0.41
Sep 30, 2021 0.43
Jun 30, 2021 0.44