Verizon Communications (VZ) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Verizon Communications' (VZ) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at -$117.0 million in Q1 2026, down 181.82% year-on-year from $143.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 120.14% on a QoQ basis from $581.0 million in Q4 2025.

Verizon Communications (VZ) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Verizon Communications (VZ) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at -$117.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 181.82% year-over-year to -$117.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $765.0 million, a 2537.93% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.0 billion, up 2071.15% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at -$117.0 million, down from $581.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for VZ reached as high as $1.0 billion in Q4 2023 and fell as low as -$2.5 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $941176.5 across 5 years, with a median of $89.0 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation surged 650.46% in 2022 and slumped 181.82% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at -$2.5 billion in 2022, then jumped by 141.39% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then slumped by 149.86% to -$521.0 million in 2024, then surged by 211.52% to $581.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 120.14% to -$117.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Share-based Compensation figures were -$117.0 million in Q1 2026, $581.0 million in Q4 2025, and $113.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 America Movil Sab De Cv 1,543.97 Bn 1,543.97 Bn 7.08 Bn -
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 -
4 Chunghwa Telecom 334.17 Bn 331.99 Bn 719.92 Mn -
5 Verizon Communications 198.41 Bn 190.05 Bn 29.14 Bn -117.00 Mn
6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn 214.00 Mn
7 At&T 169.04 Bn 151.47 Bn 25.25 Bn -
8 Veon 90.84 Bn 90.84 Bn - -
9 Tim 50.18 Bn 50.03 Bn 677.20 Mn -
10 Telefonica Brasil 45.44 Bn 43.70 Bn 1.32 Bn -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -117.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -117.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 581.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 581.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 113.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 113.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 188.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 188.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 143.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 143.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -521.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -521.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 115.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 115.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 292.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 292.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 62.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 62.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.05 Bn