Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)

VZ · Communication Services · United States United States

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is a US company in the Communication Services sector. The stock has its largest weight in XUCM (MSCI USA Communication Services), at 7.31%. Anyone who holds an ETF containing Verizon Communications also has an indirect stake in the company.

Data and Charts: Verizon Communications

Key Data for Verizon Communications

Held in26 ETFs
Highest weight7.31%
Indices14
SectorCommunication Services
CountryUnited States
ISINUS92343V1044
WKN868402

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Verizon Communications Stock Price Chart

The Verizon Communications chart shows daily closing prices and is set to the current year by default. The stock is up 9.8% year to date and up 14.8% over twelve months. The last recorded close on October 30, 2026, was $44.73, at 46% of the 52-week range.

Price series from our database since Jul 30, 2024, 567 daily values.

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Verizon Communications Stock Performance

Verizon Communications stock performance
Year to date+9.8%1 year+14.8%
1 month-2.5%3 months-4.4%
Calendar year 2025+1.9%
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Measured in euros, Verizon Communications is up 15.5% year to date and up 18.7% over twelve months. The difference from the dollar figures above comes from the exchange rate alone. Each daily price is converted at the ECB euro reference rate for that day.

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Alysly Data Analysis: Verizon Communications

Verizon Communications Connections

The map shows how Verizon Communications connects to ETFs, indices and other names. Each link is based on measured data and is not a recommendation.

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What ETF Is Verizon Communications In?

Verizon Communications has very high ETF coverage and is held by 26 of the 104 ETFs we track, which together follow 14 indices. That puts the stock in more ETFs than 94.3% of the 4,341 stocks we track.

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What ETF is Verizon Communications in
ETFIndexWeightper €1,000 in the ETF
XUCMMSCI USA Communication Services7.31%€73.14
XWTSMSCI World Communication Services4.48%€44.76
WTELMSCI World Communication Services4.35%€43.47
SPYDS&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats2.76%€27.63
2B7KMSCI World SRI2.28%€22.80
WVALMSCI World Value2.18%€21.80
XDEVMSCI World Value1.99%€19.88
ZPD3S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats1.93%€19.34
ZPRGS&P Global Dividend Aristocrats1.80%€17.98
XDEBMSCI World Minimum Volatility0.99%€9.89
XD9U / XD9DMSCI USA0.27%€2.73
SPYL / SPY5S&P 5000.27%€2.72
SXR8S&P 5000.27%€2.70
XDWD / XDWLMSCI World0.20%€2.00
EUNLMSCI World0.20%€2.00
SWWDMSCI World0.20%€1.98
SPPWMSCI World0.20%€1.98
IUSQMSCI ACWI0.18%€1.80
WIMIMSCI World IMI0.18%€1.79
SPYYMSCI ACWI0.18%€1.78
XDEWS&P 500 Equal Weight0.17%€1.71
SPYI / SPSAMSCI ACWI IMI0.14%€1.38

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The last column shows how much of €1,000 in one of these funds goes to Verizon Communications, based on each fund's latest holdings list.

US-listed ETFs holding Verizon Communications (weight per latest SEC filing): SCHD 3.96%, VYM 0.80%, IVV 0.27%, SPY 0.27%, VOO 0.27%, VTI 0.22%. These funds are registered in the US; retail investors in the EU usually cannot buy them.

Verizon Communications Weight in iShares Core MSCI World (EUNL) Since 2019

Sep 30, 2019Oct 29, 2026

In iShares Core MSCI World (EUNL), Verizon Communications had a weight of 0.60% on Sep 30, 2019 and 0.20% on Oct 29, 2026. The fund tracks the MSCI World. Its share peaked at 0.63% on Mar 31, 2020. The weight rises and falls with the stock's price performance relative to the other index members. It can also change when the index provider adjusts the index composition.

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What's Inside Your ETF Portfolio and the ETF overlap check show how much Verizon Communications overlaps with the rest of a portfolio.

Which Tracked Investors Hold Verizon Communications?

Verizon Communications is not among the largest purchases in the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026. The list is led by GOOGL, DAL and NEBIUS GROUP N.V. Of the 2 tracked managers holding the stock, 1 added.

Tracked investors holding this stock
InvestorSharesValueQuarter
Bridgewater Associates980,458$42Mincreased by 545,629
Soros Fund Management43,292$2Munchanged

As of Jun 30, 2026. Based on quarterly filings with the US securities regulator, submitted up to 45 days after the reference date. The change counts shares, not price gains.

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What Verizon Communications Executives and Directors Traded Recently

Trades by executives and directors
DatePersonTypeSharesPrice
Oct 27, 2026Malady Kyle Officer, EVP and Group CEO-VZ BusinessSell (plan)1,100$43.00
Oct 20, 2026Malady Kyle Officer, EVP and Group CEO-VZ BusinessSell (plan)1,100$44.48
Oct 13, 2026Malady Kyle Officer, EVP and Group CEO-VZ BusinessSell (plan)1,100$42.93
Oct 6, 2026Malady Kyle Officer, EVP and Group CEO-VZ BusinessSell (plan)1,100$45.75
Sep 29, 2026Malady Kyle Officer, EVP and Group CEO-VZ BusinessSell (plan)1,100$46.40
Sep 22, 2026Malady Kyle Officer, EVP and Group CEO-VZ BusinessSell (plan)1,100$47.65

The table shows open-market purchases and sales reported over the past 90 days. Directors, officers and shareholders owning more than ten percent must report such transactions within two trading days. Awards and option exercises are excluded.

“Plan” means the transaction follows a schedule set up in advance under Rule 10b5-1. Sales consistently outnumber purchases in these filings because a large part of executive pay is granted in shares. For comparison: over the period covered, executives and directors reported sales at 271 of 350 tracked companies and purchases at 32.

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Stocks With ETF Exposure Similar to Verizon Communications

Stocks with ETF exposure similar to Verizon Communications
StockShared ETFsr1 yearAnnualized volatilityNet marginRevenue growth
Verizon Communications––+14.8%24.5%12.4%+2.5%
Fox Corporation22–-4.5%30.5%––
Fox Corporation22–-3.5%31.1%9.8%+5.1%
Omnicom Group Inc22–+8.3%32.5%-0.3%+10.1%
Charter Communications21–-51.7%46.1%9.1%-0.6%
Comcast Corporation23+0.43-15.0%29.8%16.2%+0.0%
Amcor PLC21–+20.7%28.1%4.7%+56.6%
Walt Disney Company20–-0.8%27.4%13.1%+3.4%
General Mills22–-27.1%25.9%-0.5%-5.4%

These stocks reach a portfolio through largely the same funds as Verizon Communications. “Shared ETFs” counts the funds that hold both.

Return and volatility are calculated from our daily closing prices in US dollars. Margin and growth come from each company's latest SEC annual filing. Because fiscal years do not end on the same date for every company, the underlying periods are not fully identical.

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Fundamental Analysis: Verizon Communications

Verizon Communications Key Financials

Revenue$138.2B
Net income$17.2B
Diluted EPS$4.06
Net margin12.4%
Revenue growth+2.5%

Figures come from the SEC annual filing for the latest reported fiscal year (period end Dec 31, 2025).

Revenue and profit by fiscal year
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeMargin
FY ended Dec 2023134.011.68.7%
FY ended Dec 2024134.817.513.0%
FY ended Dec 2025138.217.212.4%

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Technical Analysis: Verizon Communications

Verizon Communications Risk Metrics

Max drawdown-19.0%
Annualized volatility24.5%

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Below peak-13.1%
Beta to S&P 500-0.45
Correlation to S&P 500-0.21

The close on Oct 30, 2026, was 13.1% below the highest close since Jul 30, 2024. That high was reached on Sep 15, 2026. When the S&P 500 rose or fell 1%, Verizon Communications moved 0.45% on average in the opposite direction (past 252 trading days). The correlation of -0.21, however, shows only a moderate link to the broad market. Accordingly, moves in the S&P 500 explain only a small part of the daily price moves of Verizon Communications.

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What Verizon Communications Correlates With

What Verizon Communications Correlates With
Instrumentr−1 … +1
T-Mobile US Inc.+0.72
BCE Inc.+0.65
PepsiCo Inc.+0.47
CoStar Group Inc.+0.45
Comcast Corporation Class A+0.43
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MAGIC-0.49
Amphenol Corporation Class A-0.48

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