Verizon Communications (VZ) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Verizon Communications (VZ) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.4 for Q2 2026, up 5.75% year-over-year from 0.38 in Q2 2025, and down 2.39% on a QoQ basis from 0.41 in Q1 2026.
Verizon Communications (VZ) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Verizon Communications has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.4 in Q2 2026.
- Debt Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 0.4, up 5.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.4 (up 5.75% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.39, up 4.51% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio slipped to 0.4 in Q2 2026, from 0.41 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 widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt Ratio decreased 8.56%; it then climbed 9.28% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.4 in 2022, then declined by 0.13% to 0.4 in 2023, then retreated by 5.53% to 0.37 in 2024, then grew by 4.51% to 0.39 in 2025, then climbed by 2.97% to 0.4 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Debt Ratio figures were 0.4 in Q2 2026, 0.41 in Q1 2026, and 0.39 in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 205.80 Bn | 204.04 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 0.40 |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 197.90 Bn | 195.07 Bn | 17.74 Bn | 0.42 |
| 3 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 195.16 Bn | 193.45 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 0.34 |
| 4 | At&T | 175.88 Bn | 158.31 Bn | 25.25 Bn | 0.34 |
| 5 | Chunghwa Telecom | 33.61 Bn | 31.03 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 0.01 |
| 6 | EchoStar | 25.20 Bn | 23.70 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 0.44 |
| 7 | Bce | 22.12 Bn | 22.12 Bn | - | 0.52 |
| 8 | Rogers Communications | 19.59 Bn | 18.35 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 0.44 |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.39 Bn | 18.39 Bn | 1.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | Charter Communications | 18.08 Bn | 17.57 Bn | - | 0.61 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.40 |
| 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 |