Verizon Communications VZ
NYSE VZ
$49.45 +0.26 (+0.53%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Verizon Communications (VZ) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $6.4 billion for Q2 2026, up 24.37% year-over-year from $5.2 billion in Q2 2025, and up 69.87% on a QoQ basis from $3.8 billion in Q1 2026.

Verizon Communications (VZ) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Verizon Communications has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $6.4 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q2 2026 came in at $6.4 billion, up 24.37% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $21.5 billion (up 6.97% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $20.1 billion, up 1.53% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow advanced to $6.4 billion in Q2 2026, from $3.8 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.
  • A 5-year average of $4.6 billion and a median of $5.2 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow slumped 80.77%; it then soared 144.54% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then soared by 144.54% to $4.1 billion in 2023, then soared by 31.59% to $5.4 billion in 2024, then dropped by 18.56% to $4.4 billion in 2025, then surged by 47.18% to $6.4 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $6.4 billion in Q2 2026, $3.8 billion in Q1 2026, and $4.4 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 205.80 Bn 204.04 Bn 27.03 Bn 6.43 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 197.90 Bn 195.07 Bn 17.74 Bn 4.80 Bn
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 195.16 Bn 193.45 Bn 318.12 Mn -
4 At&T 175.88 Bn 158.31 Bn 25.25 Bn 5.10 Bn
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.61 Bn 31.03 Bn 728.80 Mn 167.60 Mn
6 EchoStar 25.20 Bn 23.70 Bn 1.65 Bn -102.26 Mn
7 Bce 22.12 Bn 22.12 Bn - 782.21 Mn
8 Rogers Communications 19.59 Bn 18.35 Bn 1.77 Bn 401.68 Mn
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.39 Bn 18.39 Bn 1.32 Bn -
10 Charter Communications 18.08 Bn 17.57 Bn - 1.05 Bn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 6.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 6.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 3.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 3.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 4.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 4.37 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.96 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 5.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 5.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.96 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.79 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.79 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.71 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.71 Bn