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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |