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Verizon Communications (VZ) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Verizon Communications has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 18 years, most recently at -$117.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 181.82% to -$117.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $765.0 million through Mar 2026, up 2537.93% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.0 billion for FY2025, 2071.15% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was -$117.0 million for Q1 2026 at Verizon Communications, down from $581.0 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.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $89.0 million (2022), against an average of $941176.5.
  • Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation skyrocketed 650.46% in 2022 and then crashed 181.82% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at -$2.5 billion in 2022, then skyrocketed by 141.39% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then crashed by 149.86% to -$521.0 million in 2024, then surged by 211.52% to $581.0 million in 2025, then plummeted by 120.14% to -$117.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for VZ's Share-based Compensation are -$117.0 million (Q1 2026), $581.0 million (Q4 2025), and $113.0 million (Q3 2025).