Verizon Communications VZ
NYSE VZ
$49.45 +0.26 (+0.53%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Verizon Communications (VZ) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.09% for Q2 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.09% in Q2 2025, and up 0.52% on a QoQ basis from 0.09% in Q1 2026.

Verizon Communications (VZ) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Verizon Communications has reported Return on Invested Capital for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.09% in Q2 2026.

  • Return on Invested Capital for Q2 2026 came in at 0.09%, changed 0.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.09% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.37%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital improved to 0.09% in Q2 2026, from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.1% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.06% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.09% and a median of 0.09% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Invested Capital slipped 3 bps; it then advanced 4 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.09% in 2022, then retreated by 25 bps to 0.07% in 2023, then jumped by 38 bps to 0.09% in 2024, then rose by 1 bps to 0.09% in 2025, then increased by 1 bps to 0.09% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 0.09% in Q2 2026, 0.09% in Q1 2026, and 0.09% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 205.80 Bn 204.04 Bn 27.03 Bn 0.09%
2 T-Mobile US 197.90 Bn 195.07 Bn 17.74 Bn 0.01%
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 195.16 Bn 193.45 Bn 318.12 Mn -0.72%
4 At&T 175.88 Bn 158.31 Bn 25.25 Bn 0.01%
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.61 Bn 31.03 Bn 728.80 Mn 0.01%
6 EchoStar 25.20 Bn 23.70 Bn 1.65 Bn -0.01%
7 Bce 22.12 Bn 22.12 Bn - -
8 Rogers Communications 19.59 Bn 18.35 Bn 1.77 Bn 0.01%
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.39 Bn 18.39 Bn 1.32 Bn -
10 Charter Communications 18.08 Bn 17.57 Bn - 0.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.09%
Mar 31, 2026 0.09%
Dec 31, 2025 0.09%
Sep 30, 2025 0.10%
Jun 30, 2025 0.09%
Mar 31, 2025 0.09%
Dec 31, 2024 0.09%
Sep 30, 2024 0.06%
Jun 30, 2024 0.07%
Mar 31, 2024 0.07%
Dec 31, 2023 0.07%
Sep 30, 2023 0.09%
Jun 30, 2023 0.09%
Mar 31, 2023 0.09%
Dec 31, 2022 0.09%
Sep 30, 2022 0.09%
Jun 30, 2022 0.08%
Mar 31, 2022 0.08%
Dec 31, 2021 0.08%
Sep 30, 2021 0.08%