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Verizon Communications (VZ) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Verizon Communications (VZ) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.67 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 25.46% to 0.67 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.57 through Dec 2025, up 0.52% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.57 for FY2025, 0.52% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.67 at Verizon Communications, up from 0.41 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 2.65 in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.4 in Q2 2021.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.78, with a median of 0.52 recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Payout Ratio skyrocketed 430.6% in 2022, then crashed 58.29% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.36 in 2021, then increased by 21.19% to 1.64 in 2022, then tumbled by 58.29% to 0.69 in 2023, then fell by 22.48% to 0.53 in 2024, then increased by 25.46% to 0.67 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.67, 0.41, and 0.55 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.