Verizon Communications VZ
NYSE VZ
$49.22 -0.14 (-0.28%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Verizon Communications (VZ) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 78.91% for Q2 2026, down 79.0% year-over-year from 375.75% in Q2 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 79.19% in Q1 2026.

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

Verizon Communications has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 78.91% in Q2 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 78.91%, down 79.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 78.73% (down 77.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 79.03%, down 20.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin held at 78.91% in Q2 2026, from 79.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 80.57% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 75.67% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 78.75% and a median of 78.81% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin tumbled 368 bps; it then surged 454 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 75.67% in 2022, then gained by 6 bps to 80.21% in 2023, then rose by 0 bps to 80.57% in 2024, then slipped by 4 bps to 77.23% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 78.91% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 78.91% in Q2 2026, 79.19% in Q1 2026, and 77.23% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 205.36 Bn 203.61 Bn 27.03 Bn 78.91%
2 T-Mobile US 196.43 Bn 193.61 Bn 17.74 Bn 77.82%
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 190.22 Bn 188.51 Bn 318.12 Mn 38.75%
4 At&T 174.94 Bn 157.37 Bn 25.25 Bn 80.02%
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.60 Bn 31.03 Bn 728.80 Mn 37.54%
6 EchoStar 25.24 Bn 23.74 Bn 1.65 Bn 46.08%
7 Bce 22.16 Bn 22.16 Bn - -
8 Rogers Communications 19.61 Bn 18.36 Bn 1.77 Bn 43.49%
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.11 Bn 18.11 Bn 1.32 Bn 44.91%
10 Charter Communications 17.77 Bn 17.26 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 78.91%
Mar 31, 2026 84.60%
Dec 31, 2025 30.27%
Sep 30, 2025 80.83%
Jun 30, 2025 80.07%
Mar 31, 2025 85.33%
Dec 31, 2024 85.89%
Sep 30, 2024 81.86%
Jun 30, 2024 96.54%
Mar 31, 2024 96.50%
Dec 31, 2023 146.08%
Sep 30, 2023 80.94%
Jun 30, 2023 78.57%
Mar 31, 2023 78.49%
Dec 31, 2022 145.64%
Sep 30, 2022 78.66%
Jun 30, 2022 77.84%
Mar 31, 2022 78.46%
Dec 31, 2021 136.87%
Sep 30, 2021 76.14%