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

Verizon Communications has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$117.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 181.82% year-over-year to -$117.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $765.0 million (up 2537.93% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.0 billion, up 2071.15% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation fell to -$117.0 million in Q1 2026, 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.
• The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $89.0 million (2022), against an average of $941176.5.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation jumped 650.46% — and 2026, when it slumped 181.82%.
• A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at -$2.5 billion in 2022, then jumped by 141.39% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 149.86% to -$521.0 million in 2024, then surged by 211.52% to $581.0 million in 2025, then sank by 120.14% to -$117.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered -$117.0 million, $581.0 million, and $113.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.