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Verizon Communications (VZ) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Verizon Communications (VZ) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 17 consecutive years, with 0.21% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% to 0.21% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.21% through Dec 2025, down 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.21% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.21% at Verizon Communications, down from 0.43% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 13.75% in Q1 2021, with the low at 22.87% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.61%, with a median of 0.41% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital tumbled -3662bps in 2022, then skyrocketed 3354bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.66% in 2021, then fell by -24bps to 0.51% in 2022, then tumbled by -68bps to 0.16% in 2023, then surged by 37bps to 0.22% in 2024, then decreased by -7bps to 0.21% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.21%, 0.43%, and 0.46% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.