Verizon Communications (VZ) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Verizon Communications (VZ) reported Gross Margin of 81.11% for Q1 2026, down 65.0% year-over-year from 231.75% in Q1 2025, and down 10.96% quarter-over-quarter from 91.1% in Q4 2025.

Verizon Communications (VZ) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Verizon Communications (VZ) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 81.11% in Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 81.11%, down 65.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 87.18% (up 478.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 82.68%, up 205.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin declined to 81.11% in Q1 2026 per VZ's latest filing, from 91.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 145.64% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 66.18% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 86.48% and a median of 81.76% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin surged 5455 bps in 2022, then sank 6169 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 145.64% in 2022, then plunged by 42 bps to 83.95% in 2023, then slipped by 21 bps to 66.18% in 2024, then surged by 38 bps to 91.1% in 2025, then retreated by 11 bps to 81.11% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VZ's Gross Margin at 81.11% in Q1 2026, 91.1% in Q4 2025, and 96.41% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 76.25%
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 81.11%
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 80.13%
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn 44.91%
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn 75.12%
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 37.92%
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 EchoStar 33.61 Bn 33.48 Bn 3.13 Bn 85.36%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 81.11%
Dec 31, 2025 91.10%
Sep 30, 2025 96.41%
Jun 30, 2025 80.07%
Mar 31, 2025 81.76%
Dec 31, 2024 66.18%
Sep 30, 2024 96.41%
Jun 30, 2024 86.49%
Mar 31, 2024 82.10%
Dec 31, 2023 83.95%
Sep 30, 2023 80.94%
Jun 30, 2023 82.27%
Mar 31, 2023 80.48%
Dec 31, 2022 145.64%
Sep 30, 2022 78.66%
Jun 30, 2022 77.84%
Mar 31, 2022 78.77%
Dec 31, 2021 91.09%
Sep 30, 2021 76.14%
Jun 30, 2021 82.43%