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

Verizon Communications (VZ) has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 consecutive years, with $152.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 19.15% year-over-year to $152.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $729.0 million, a 1072.0% 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 was $152.0 million for Q2 2026 at Verizon Communications, up from -$117.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $1.0 billion in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$2.5 billion in Q4 2022.
• A 5-year average of $9.3 million and a median of $101.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
• Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation soared 650.46% in 2022 and sank 181.82% in 2026, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at -$2.5 billion in 2022, then soared by 141.39% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then slumped by 149.86% to -$521.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 211.52% to $581.0 million in 2025, then sank by 73.84% to $152.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $152.0 million (Q2 2026), -$117.0 million (Q1 2026), and $581.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.