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Verizon Communications (VZ) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Verizon Communications has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.77 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 2.04% to 0.77 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.57 through Mar 2026, up 4.41% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.57 for FY2025, 0.52% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.77 for Q1 2026 at Verizon Communications, up from 0.67 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 2.65 in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.41 in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.55 (2025), against an average of 0.81.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio soared 430.6% in 2022 and then tumbled 58.29% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 1.64 in 2022, then crashed by 58.29% to 0.69 in 2023, then dropped by 22.48% to 0.53 in 2024, then rose by 25.46% to 0.67 in 2025, then increased by 15.33% to 0.77 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for VZ's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.77 (Q1 2026), 0.67 (Q4 2025), and 0.41 (Q3 2025).