Verizon Communications VZ
NYSE VZ
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Verizon Communications (VZ) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2015)

Verizon Communications (VZ) posted quarterly Short-term Investments of $350.0 million for Q4 2015, down 36.94% year-over-year from $555.0 million in Q4 2014, and up 14.38% on a QoQ basis from $306.0 million in Q3 2015.

Verizon Communications (VZ) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Verizon Communications has reported Short-term Investments for 7 years, with the latest figure at $350.0 million in Q4 2015.

  • Short-term Investments for Q4 2015 came in at $350.0 million, down 36.94% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2015 was $350.0 million (down 36.94% YoY), and the FY2015 annual result was $350.0 million, down 36.94% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments grew to $350.0 million in Q4 2015, from $306.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Short-term Investments peaked at $777.0 million in Q2 2012 and troughed at $306.0 million in Q3 2015.
  • A 5-year average of $569.8 million and a median of $597.0 million in 2012 frame the typical range for Short-term Investments.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2011, when Short-term Investments jumped 39.04%; it then slumped 52.31% in 2015.
  • A 5-year view of Short-term Investments shows it stood at $592.0 million in 2011, then declined by 20.61% to $470.0 million in 2012, then grew by 27.87% to $601.0 million in 2013, then slipped by 7.65% to $555.0 million in 2014, then tumbled by 36.94% to $350.0 million in 2015.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Short-term Investments figures were $350.0 million in Q4 2015, $306.0 million in Q3 2015, and $309.0 million in Q2 2015.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 205.80 Bn 204.04 Bn 27.03 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 197.90 Bn 195.07 Bn 17.74 Bn
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 195.16 Bn 193.45 Bn 318.12 Mn
4 At&T 175.88 Bn 158.31 Bn 25.25 Bn
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.61 Bn 31.03 Bn 728.80 Mn
6 EchoStar 25.20 Bn 23.70 Bn 1.65 Bn
7 Bce 22.12 Bn 22.12 Bn -
8 Rogers Communications 19.59 Bn 18.35 Bn 1.77 Bn
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.39 Bn 18.39 Bn 1.32 Bn
10 Charter Communications 18.08 Bn 17.57 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2015 350.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 306.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 309.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 547.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 555.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 635.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 648.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 637.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 601.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 631.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 618.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 660.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 470.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 593.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 777.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 623.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 592.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 534.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 588.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 723.00 Mn