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

Verizon Communications has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 8.65% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 41.0% year-over-year to 8.65%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.65% (down 41.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.81%, down 22.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed slipped to 8.65% in Q1 2026, 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.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.07% (2025), against an average of 8.76%.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 236 bps — and 2025, when it soared 284 bps.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 9.31% in 2022, then declined by 25 bps to 6.95% in 2023, then gained by 30 bps to 9.02% in 2024, then decreased by 3 bps to 8.76% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 8.65% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 8.65%, 8.76%, and 9.71% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.