VZ

🇺🇸 US

Verizon Communications Inc.

Communication Services

42

Price

49.97 USD

Market cap

$207.61B

Current yield

5.6%

Avg yield

6.2%

P/E

13.0

Net debt / EBITDA

3.76

5Y EPS growth

-6.9%

1Y return

14.3%

Score breakdown

Current yield

Current dividend yield must be at least 8% to match the Börsdata screen.

5.6%

≥ 8%

Avg yield

Long-term average yield (5-year proxy) must also be at least 8%.

6.2%

≥ 8%

Net debt / EBITDA

Net debt below 2x EBITDA keeps leverage from eating the dividend.

3.76

< 2

Return metric

ROE ≥ 15% signals the business earns well on equity. Falls back to ROI, ROIC or ROA when ROE is unavailable.

15.8% (ROE)

≥ 15%

P/E ratio

P/E below 15 aims to avoid overpaying for the income stream.

13.0

< 15

5Y EPS growth

5-year EPS growth ≥ 10% suggests the dividend has some underlying growth support.

-6.9%

≥ 10%

1Y performance

1-year performance ≥ 0% filters out stocks in severe near-term downtrends.

14.3%

≥ 0%

Total score42
Dividend history

Current yield (last 12 months paid): 5.6%. Bars show each calendar year; the latest bar is year-to-date.

20174.4%(2.324 USD)
20184.2%(2.373 USD)
20193.9%(2.424 USD)
20204.2%(2.473 USD)
20214.9%(2.524 USD)
20226.5%(2.573 USD)
20237.0%(2.624 USD)
20246.7%(2.673 USD)
20256.7%(2.724 USD)
2026 YTD4.2%(2.106 USD)

Return metric shown: 15.8% (ROE). Yahoo does not always provide ROE; ROI, ROIC or ROA is used as a fallback.