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Verizon Communications (VZ) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Verizon Communications (VZ) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 17 consecutive years, with $581.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 211.52% to $581.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.0 billion through Dec 2025, up 2071.15% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.0 billion for FY2025, 2071.15% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 was $581.0 million at Verizon Communications, up from $113.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $1.0 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at -$2.5 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is -$162.9 million, with a median of $58.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Share-based Compensation plummeted 25200.0% in 2021, then surged 650.46% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at -$1.5 billion in 2021, then plummeted by 72.59% to -$2.5 billion in 2022, then soared by 141.39% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 149.86% to -$521.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 211.52% to $581.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods came in at $581.0 million, $113.0 million, and $188.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.