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Verizon Communications (VZ) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Verizon Communications has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $3.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 4.01% to $3.8 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $20.3 billion through Mar 2026, down 2.31% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $20.1 billion for FY2025, 1.53% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $3.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Verizon Communications, down from $4.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $7.0 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at $1.0 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $5.2 billion (2025), against an average of $4.5 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow plummeted 80.77% in 2022 and then surged 144.54% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then surged by 144.54% to $4.1 billion in 2023, then surged by 31.59% to $5.4 billion in 2024, then fell by 18.56% to $4.4 billion in 2025, then dropped by 13.35% to $3.8 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for VZ's Free Cash Flow are $3.8 billion (Q1 2026), $4.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $7.0 billion (Q3 2025).