Verizon Communications (VZ) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Verizon Communications (VZ) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.65% in Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 41.0% year-over-year to 8.65% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 8.65%, a 41.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.81%, down 22.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 8.65%, down from 8.76% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for VZ reached as high as 10.16% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 6.87% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.76% across 5 years, with a median of 9.07% in 2025.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 236 bps in 2023 and jumped 284 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.31% in 2022, then decreased by 25 bps to 6.95% in 2023, then grew by 30 bps to 9.02% in 2024, then declined by 3 bps to 8.76% in 2025, then slipped by 1 bps to 8.65% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 8.65% in Q1 2026, 8.76% in Q4 2025, and 9.71% in Q3 2025.