Verizon Communications (VZ) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Verizon Communications (VZ) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.77 in Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 2.04% year-over-year to 0.77 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.57, a 4.41% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.57, up 0.52% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.77, up from 0.67 in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for VZ reached as high as 2.65 in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 0.41 in Q3 2023.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.81 across 5 years, with a median of 0.55 in 2025.
• Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 430.6% in 2022 and plunged 58.29% in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.64 in 2022, then plunged by 58.29% to 0.69 in 2023, then dropped by 22.48% to 0.53 in 2024, then climbed by 25.46% to 0.67 in 2025, then advanced by 15.33% to 0.77 in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.77 in Q1 2026, 0.67 in Q4 2025, and 0.41 in Q3 2025.