Verizon Communications (VZ) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026)
Verizon Communications (VZ) recorded Short term Debt of $21.78 billion in Q2 2026, down 1.3% from $22.07 billion a year earlier and down 22.8% from the prior quarter.
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Verizon Communications (VZ) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Verizon Communications reported Short term Debt of $18.62 billion, down 17.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Short term Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 25.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Short term Debt came in at $22.63 billion in FY2024 (+74.5%), $12.97 billion in FY2023 (+30.2%), $9.96 billion in FY2022 (+33.9%) and $7.44 billion in FY2021 (+26.4%).
- Quarterly Short term Debt has ranged from $7.44 billion in Q4 2021 to $28.23 billion in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short term Debt rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 22.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short term Debt in the last five years was growth of 96.7% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 17.7% in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $28.23 billion (Q1 2026), $18.62 billion (Q4 2025) and $20.15 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 186.37 Bn | 149.50 Bn | 27.03 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 172.07 Bn | 156.81 Bn | 14.76 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 162.52 Bn | 94.48 Bn | 25.82 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 155.17 Bn | 146.91 Bn | 318.12 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 78.07 Bn | 42.13 Bn | - |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.75 Bn | 8.15 Bn | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 36.94 Bn | 28.95 Bn | 728.80 Mn |
| 8 | EchoStar | 24.82 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.65 Bn |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.19 Bn | 14.21 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
| 10 | Bce | 18.89 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 3.38 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.78 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.62 Bn |
API Access
Verizon Communications Short term Debt API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-debt&ticker=VZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "ticker": "VZ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-debt&ticker=VZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();