Verizon Communications (VZ) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Verizon Communications has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.8 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 4.01% year-over-year to $3.8 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $20.3 billion (down 2.31% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $20.1 billion, up 1.53% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow eased to $3.8 billion in Q1 2026, from $4.4 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for VZ reached as high as $7.0 billion in Q3 2025 and fell as low as $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.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 80.77% — and 2023, when it surged 144.54%.
• 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 slipped by 18.56% to $4.4 billion in 2025, then retreated by 13.35% to $3.8 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $3.8 billion, $4.4 billion, and $7.0 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.