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

Verizon Communications (VZ) reported Share-based Compensation of -$117.0 million for Q1 2026, down 181.82% year-over-year from $143.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 120.14% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at -$117.0 million, down 181.82% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $765.0 million (up 2537.93% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.0 billion, up 2071.15% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation eased to -$117.0 million in Q1 2026 per VZ's latest filing, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $941176.5 and a median of $89.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Share-based Compensation jumped 650.46% in 2022, then plunged 181.82% in 2026.
  • 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 sank by 149.86% to -$521.0 million in 2024, then surged by 211.52% to $581.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 120.14% to -$117.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VZ's Share-based Compensation at -$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 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 209.00 Mn
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn -117.00 Mn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn -
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn -
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn -
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - 1.00 Mn
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 EchoStar 33.61 Bn 33.48 Bn 3.13 Bn 10.23 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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