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Verizon Communications (VZ) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Verizon Communications has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 8.65% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 41.0% to 8.65% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 8.65% through Mar 2026, down 41.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 8.81% for FY2025, 22.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 8.65% for Q1 2026 at Verizon Communications, down from 8.76% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 10.16% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 6.87% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.07% (2025), against an average of 8.76%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed crashed -236bps in 2023 and then soared 284bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 9.31% in 2022, then decreased by -25bps to 6.95% in 2023, then grew by 30bps to 9.02% in 2024, then decreased by -3bps to 8.76% in 2025, then fell by -1bps to 8.65% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for VZ's Return on Capital Employed are 8.65% (Q1 2026), 8.76% (Q4 2025), and 9.71% (Q3 2025).