Verizon Communications (VZ) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Verizon Communications (VZ) reported Interest Expenses of $1.9 billion for Q1 2026, up 18.87% year-over-year from $1.6 billion in Q1 2025, and up 10.29% quarter-over-quarter from $1.8 billion in Q4 2025.

Verizon Communications (VZ) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Verizon Communications (VZ) has 18 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.9 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $1.9 billion, up 18.87% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $7.0 billion (up 5.36% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $6.7 billion, up 0.68% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses improved to $1.9 billion in Q1 2026 per VZ's latest filing, from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Expenses peaked at $1.9 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $785.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.4 billion and a median of $1.6 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Expenses fell 28.61% in 2022, then surged 63.69% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then surged by 44.71% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then gained by 2.81% to $1.6 billion in 2024, then rose by 7.0% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then climbed by 10.29% to $1.9 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VZ's Interest Expenses at $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, $1.8 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.7 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -323.77 Mn
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn -
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 1.94 Bn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 1.81 Bn
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn 221.80 Mn
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn 674.94 Mn
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn -3.26 Mn
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -150.00 Mn
10 EchoStar 33.61 Bn 33.48 Bn 3.13 Bn -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.94 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.76 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.66 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.63 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.67 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.67 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.60 Bn