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Verizon Communications (VZ) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Verizon Communications (VZ) has disclosed Return on Equity for 17 consecutive years, with 0.17% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity fell 2.0% to 0.17% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.17% through Dec 2025, down 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.17% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q4 2025 was 0.17% at Verizon Communications, down from 0.38% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 25.23% in Q1 2023, with the low at 11.95% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 1.26%, with a median of 0.38% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity skyrocketed 3718bps in 2023, then crashed -2510bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.61% in 2021, then decreased by -21bps to 0.48% in 2022, then crashed by -74bps to 0.13% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 44bps to 0.18% in 2024, then dropped by -8bps to 0.17% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.17%, 0.38%, and 0.41% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.