Verizon Communications (VZ) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Verizon Communications' (VZ) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.09% in Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from 0.09% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 0.09% in Q4 2025.
Verizon Communications (VZ) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Verizon Communications (VZ) has 18 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.09% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.09% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.09%, a 0.0% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.37%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.09%, roughly flat from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for VZ reached as high as 0.1% in Q3 2025 and fell as low as 0.06% in Q3 2024.
- Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.09% across 5 years, with a median of 0.09% in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital slipped 3 bps in 2024 and advanced 4 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.09% in 2022, then slipped by 25 bps to 0.07% in 2023, then soared by 38 bps to 0.09% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 0.09% in 2025, then increased by 0 bps to 0.09% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 0.09% in Q1 2026, 0.09% in Q4 2025, and 0.1% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | America Movil Sab De Cv | 1,543.97 Bn | 1,543.97 Bn | 7.08 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk | 1,427.96 Bn | -8,564.04 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 958.85 Bn | 957.15 Bn | 317.18 Mn | -0.13% |
| 4 | Chunghwa Telecom | 334.17 Bn | 331.99 Bn | 719.92 Mn | 0.02% |
| 5 | Verizon Communications | 198.41 Bn | 190.05 Bn | 29.14 Bn | 0.09% |
| 6 | T-Mobile US | 192.12 Bn | 189.29 Bn | 17.74 Bn | 0.01% |
| 7 | At&T | 169.04 Bn | 151.47 Bn | 25.25 Bn | 0.01% |
| 8 | Veon | 90.84 Bn | 90.84 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 9 | Tim | 50.18 Bn | 50.03 Bn | 677.20 Mn | 0.02% |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 45.44 Bn | 43.70 Bn | 1.32 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.08% |