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Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 1.15Revenue estimate 37.07B
Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 1.15Revenue estimate 37.07B
Verizon Communications cash flow statement 1989–2026What is a cash flow statement? The cash flow statement shows the cash that came into a company and went out over a period, split into operating, investing and financing activities.
Verizon Communications's free cash flow over the last twelve months was 21.11B USD: operating cash flow of 39.05B USD less 17.94B USD of capital spending. That is 15.1% of its revenue and 5.03 a share.
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
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| Fiscal year | TTM 30 Sept 2026 | FY2025 31 Dec 2025 | FY2024 31 Dec 2024 | FY2023 31 Dec 2023 | FY2022 31 Dec 2022 | FY2021 31 Dec 2021 | FY2020 31 Dec 2020 | FY2019 31 Dec 2019 | FY2018 31 Dec 2018 | FY2017 31 Dec 2017 | FY2016 31 Dec 2016 | FY2015 31 Dec 2015 | FY2014 31 Dec 2014 | FY2013 31 Dec 2013 | FY2012 31 Dec 2012 | FY2011 31 Dec 2011 | FY2010 31 Dec 2010 | FY2009 31 Dec 2009 | FY2008 31 Dec 2008 | FY2007 31 Dec 2007 | FY2006 31 Dec 2006 | FY2005 31 Dec 2005 | FY2004 31 Dec 2004 | FY2003 31 Dec 2003 | FY2002 31 Dec 2002 | FY2001 31 Dec 2001 | FY2000 31 Dec 2000 | FY1999 31 Dec 1999 | FY1998 31 Dec 1998 | FY1997 31 Dec 1997 | FY1996 31 Dec 1996 | FY1995 31 Dec 1995 | FY1994 31 Dec 1994 | FY1993 31 Dec 1993 | FY1992 31 Dec 1992 | FY1991 31 Dec 1991 | FY1990 31 Dec 1990 | FY1989 31 Dec 1989 |
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Net income | 16.74B | 17.61B | 17.95B | 12.10B | 21.75B | 22.62B | 18.35B | 19.79B | 16.04B | 30.55B | 13.61B | 17.88B | 11.96B | 23.55B | 10.56B | 10.20B | 10.22B | 11.60B | 3.96B | 10.71B | 6.20B | 7.40B | 7.83B | 3.08B | 4.59B | 584.00M | 10.81B | 8.30B | 5.33B | 2.45B | 3.13B | 2.83B | 1.40B | 1.48B | 1.38B | 1.33B | 1.31B | 1.07B |
Depreciation and amortization | 19.51B | 18.35B | 17.89B | 17.62B | 17.10B | 16.21B | 16.72B | 16.68B | 17.40B | 16.95B | 15.93B | 16.02B | 16.53B | 16.61B | 16.46B | 16.50B | 16.41B | 16.53B | 14.61B | 14.38B | 14.55B | 13.62B | 13.50B | 13.61B | 13.28B | 13.52B | 12.26B | 9.89B | 9.65B | 5.75B | 5.28B | 5.23B | 2.65B | 2.55B | 2.42B | 2.30B | 2.38B | 2.42B |
Stock-based compensation | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 384.00M | 400.00M | 300.00M | 300.00M | 400.00M | 700.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Change in working capital | -2.07B | -2.32B | -2.28B | -267.00M | -456.00M | -890.00M | 56.00M | -6.71B | -1.18B | -5.94B | -6.76B | -102.00M | -2.16B | -5.00M | -403.00M | -2.28B | 202.00M | -2.51B | -3.03B | -2.89B | -1.64B | -2.10B | -2.80B | 1.74B | -1.58B | -2.67B | -498.00M | -1.57B | -1.56B | 46.50M | -308.10M | -86.30M | -32.10M | 325.60M | 198.30M | -97.80M | -284.50M | 219.90M |
Change in receivables | — | -2.51B | -2.57B | -2.20B | -1.98B | -1.59B | 189.00M | -1.47B | -2.67B | -5.67B | -5.07B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in inventory | — | -232.00M | -196.00M | 287.00M | 627.00M | -905.00M | -369.00M | -76.00M | -324.00M | 168.00M | 61.00M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in payables | — | 1.82B | 1.11B | 2.08B | -33.00M | 1.46B | -966.00M | -2.36B | 1.78B | -459.00M | -1.09B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in other working capital | -2.07B | -1.39B | -626.00M | -435.00M | 928.00M | 150.00M | 1.20B | -2.81B | 37.00M | 656.00M | -3.94B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-cash items | 2.22B | 1.16B | 2.53B | 5.64B | -4.22B | -2.66B | 5.09B | 4.76B | 1.69B | -2.74B | -3.29B | 4.93B | -3.09B | -2.95B | -3.42B | -2.90B | -1.93B | -986.00M | -1.99B | 59.00M | 1.91B | -1.27B | -1.12B | -298.00M | 39.00M | 999.00M | 763.00M | 48.00M | 0.00 | 88.20M | 274.10M | 48.00M | 1.20M | -12.50M | -42.10M | 202.90M | 37.40M | 12.40M |
Operating cash flowWhat is a cash flow statement? The cash flow statement shows the cash that came into a company and went out over a period, split into operating, investing and financing activities. | 39.05B | 37.14B | 36.91B | 37.48B | 37.14B | 39.54B | 41.77B | 35.75B | 34.34B | 24.32B | 21.69B | 39.03B | 30.63B | 38.82B | 31.49B | 29.78B | 33.36B | 31.39B | 27.45B | 26.84B | 24.11B | 22.03B | 21.79B | 22.47B | 22.08B | 19.53B | 15.83B | 17.02B | 15.72B | 8.86B | 8.78B | 7.89B | 3.75B | 4.23B | 3.93B | 3.76B | 3.54B | 3.89B |
Operating cash flow growth | +1.55% | +0.61% | -1.50% | +0.90% | -6.06% | -5.34% | +16.85% | +4.10% | +41.21% | +12.12% | -44.43% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditure | -17.94B | -17.46B | -17.99B | -18.77B | -26.74B | -20.29B | -20.32B | -18.84B | -18.09B | -17.83B | -17.59B | -17.78B | -17.55B | -17.18B | -20.11B | -16.24B | -16.46B | -17.05B | -17.24B | -17.54B | -17.10B | -15.32B | -13.26B | -11.88B | -11.98B | -17.37B | -17.63B | -9.18B | -7.51B | -6.64B | -2.55B | -2.63B | -2.65B | -2.52B | -2.49B | -2.46B | -2.52B | -2.58B |
Acquisitions | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | -30.00M | 281.00M | 57.00M | -520.00M | -1.00M | -230.00M | -2.31B | 6.12B | -3.55B | -62.00M | -494.00M | -913.00M | -2.02B | -1.44B | -5.96B | -15.90B | 17.54B | 17.10B | 1.33B | 1.72B | 229.00M | -1.09B | -3.14B | -2.25B | 823.00M | 649.20M | 5.50M | 13.20M | 3.50M | 102.10M | 47.30M | 315.00M | 107.60M | 122.20M | 85.30M |
Purchases of investments | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -2.27B | -21.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.24B | -3.00M | 17.05B | 0.00 | -763.00M | -1.42B | -5.03B | -1.30B | -3.05B | -2.10B | -2.00B | -1.20B | -855.00M | -1.03B | -843.60M | -401.70M | -135.00M | -10.00M | -1.87B | -159.30M | -201.80M | -872.50M | -711.00M |
Sales and maturities of investments | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.00M | 16.46B | 84.00M | 0.00 | 169.00M | 290.00M | 15.32B | 13.26B | 1.77B | 1.93B | 1.60B | 983.00M | 795.00M | 968.20M | 426.90M | 130.00M | 135.00M | 18.50M | 1.84B | 241.30M | 112.10M | 1.14B | 696.50M |
Other investing | 197.00M | 801.00M | -684.00M | 1.16B | 62.00M | -46.92B | -2.67B | 1.26B | 383.00M | 1.64B | 493.00M | -8.72B | 1.75B | 2.85B | 521.00M | -15.27B | -13.61B | -17.46B | 1.56B | -15.51B | -14.48B | -14.79B | -10.77B | 691.00M | 6.42B | -706.00M | 4.05B | -1.21B | -766.10M | -289.70M | -332.10M | 532.90M | 867.90M | -430.40M | 95.30M | 206.80M | -1.61B | -840.80M |
Investing cash flow | -30.45B | -16.66B | -18.67B | -23.43B | -28.66B | -67.15B | -23.51B | -17.58B | -17.93B | -18.46B | -10.98B | -30.04B | -15.86B | -14.83B | -20.50B | -17.25B | -15.05B | -23.33B | -31.58B | -16.11B | -15.62B | -18.49B | -10.34B | -12.25B | -6.83B | -21.63B | -16.06B | -9.63B | -7.68B | -7.34B | -3.14B | -2.09B | -1.67B | -2.94B | -2.00B | -2.23B | -3.74B | -3.35B |
Debt issued (repaid) | 6.29B | 7.82B | -4.78B | -2.16B | 4.35B | 22.55B | 14.27B | -5.23B | -3.78B | 7.76B | -1.21B | -2.67B | 12.82B | 40.86B | -3.35B | 1.18B | -9.23B | -8.87B | 19.84B | -5.35B | 694.00M | -240.00M | -5.47B | -7.44B | -11.60B | 6.03B | 5.06B | 6.59B | 2.61B | 1.05B | -114.00M | -277.80M | -1.01B | -324.80M | 165.60M | -606.60M | 1.12B | 444.90M |
Shares issued | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00M | 0.00 | 34.00M | 85.00M | 315.00M | 241.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00M | 1.27B | 174.00M | 37.00M | 320.00M | 839.00M | 915.00M | 501.00M | 576.00M | 433.00M | 1.01B | 776.20M | 328.30M | 969.40M | 6.90M | 33.70M | 122.10M | 112.70M | 28.00M | 370.50M |
Share buybacksWhat are stock buybacks? A stock buyback is a company buying its own shares on the market. With fewer shares left, each remaining share owns a bigger part of the company. | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -5.13B | 0.00 | -153.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.37B | -2.84B | -1.70B | -271.00M | -370.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | -18.00M | -2.29B | -2.04B | -1.00B | -929.80M | -118.30M | -11.20M | -8.70M | 0.00 | -100.00K | -15.30M | -103.00M | -380.30M |
Dividends paid | -11.72B | -11.48B | -11.25B | -11.03B | -10.81B | -10.45B | -10.23B | -10.02B | -9.77B | -9.47B | -9.26B | -8.54B | -7.80B | -5.94B | -5.23B | -5.56B | -5.41B | -5.27B | -4.99B | -4.77B | -4.72B | -4.43B | -4.26B | -4.24B | -4.20B | -4.17B | -4.42B | -4.23B | -4.19B | -2.34B | -2.20B | -2.12B | -1.20B | -1.16B | -1.07B | -976.20M | -911.80M | -856.40M |
Other financing | -2.26B | -1.95B | -1.08B | -1.47B | -2.07B | -3.83B | -2.71B | -2.92B | -1.82B | -4.44B | -2.85B | 1.23B | -62.76B | -8.41B | -12.99B | -1.71B | 995.00M | -1.86B | 93.00M | -2.00M | -480.00M | -133.00M | -77.00M | -123.00M | 71.00M | -391.00M | 33.00M | 238.00M | -896.70M | -100.00K | 687.80M | 289.20M | 120.00M | 0.00 | -987.50M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Financing cash flow | -11.69B | -5.61B | -17.10B | -14.66B | -8.53B | 8.28B | 1.33B | -18.16B | -15.38B | -6.15B | -13.32B | -15.11B | -57.71B | 26.45B | -21.25B | -5.84B | -13.65B | -16.01B | 13.59B | -11.70B | -6.03B | -5.03B | -9.86B | -10.96B | -14.81B | 2.08B | -1.05B | -167.00M | -2.47B | -1.45B | -1.48B | -1.68B | -2.09B | -1.45B | -1.77B | -1.49B | 134.10M | -421.30M |
Net change in cash | -3.25B | 14.86B | 1.14B | -614.00M | -50.00M | -19.34B | 19.58B | 1.00M | 1.03B | -289.00M | -1.59B | -6.13B | -42.93B | 50.44B | -10.27B | 6.69B | 4.66B | -7.77B | 8.63B | -2.07B | 2.46B | -1.51B | 1.62B | -723.00M | 459.00M | 222.00M | -1.28B | 860.00M | -85.70M | 73.40M | -204.30M | -1.68B | -3.20M | -1.45B | -1.77B | -1.49B | 134.10M | -421.30M |
Free cash flowWhat is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks. | 21.11B | 19.68B | 18.92B | 18.71B | 10.40B | 19.25B | 21.45B | 16.91B | 16.25B | 6.49B | 4.10B | 21.25B | 13.09B | 21.63B | 11.38B | 13.54B | 16.91B | 14.34B | 10.21B | 9.30B | 7.01B | 6.70B | 8.53B | 10.58B | 10.10B | 2.16B | -1.81B | 7.84B | 8.22B | 2.22B | 6.23B | 5.27B | 1.10B | 1.72B | 1.44B | 1.30B | 1.01B | 1.31B |
Free cash flow growth | +2.24% | +3.98% | +1.14% | +79.87% | -45.98% | -10.24% | +26.86% | +4.04% | +150.49% | +58.40% | -80.73% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow margin | 15.15% | 14.24% | 14.04% | 13.96% | 7.60% | 14.41% | 16.72% | 12.82% | 12.42% | 5.15% | 3.25% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow per share | 5.03 | 4.65 | 4.49 | 4.44 | 2.47 | 4.64 | 5.18 | 4.08 | 3.93 | 1.59 | 1.00 | 5.19 | 3.29 | 7.53 | 3.97 | 4.77 | 5.97 | 5.05 | 3.58 | 3.21 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 3.01 | 3.74 | 3.62 | 0.79 | -0.66 | 2.82 | 5.21 | 1.42 | 6.58 | 6.03 | 1.26 | 1.98 | 1.69 | 1.67 | 1.30 | 1.66 |
Free cash flow per share growth | +3.07% | +3.67% | +1.07% | +79.40% | -46.67% | -10.42% | +26.79% | +3.84% | +147.89% | +58.28% | -80.69% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest paid | — | 5.77B | 5.51B | 4.38B | 3.32B | — | — | — | — | 4.37B | — | 4.49B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Income taxes paid | — | 3.58B | 5.63B | 2.34B | 2.74B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.43B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Quarter | Q3 FY2026 30 Sept 2026 | Q2 FY2026 30 Jun 2026 | Q1 FY2026 31 Mar 2026 | Q4 FY2025 31 Dec 2025 | Q3 FY2025 30 Sept 2025 | Q2 FY2025 30 Jun 2025 | Q1 FY2025 31 Mar 2025 | Q4 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 | Q3 FY2024 30 Sept 2024 | Q2 FY2024 30 Jun 2024 | Q1 FY2024 31 Mar 2024 | Q4 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 | Q3 FY2023 30 Sept 2023 | Q2 FY2023 30 Jun 2023 | Q1 FY2023 31 Mar 2023 | Q4 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 | Q3 FY2022 30 Sept 2022 | Q2 FY2022 30 Jun 2022 | Q1 FY2022 31 Mar 2022 | Q4 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 | Q3 FY2021 30 Sept 2021 | Q2 FY2021 30 Jun 2021 | Q1 FY2021 31 Mar 2021 | Q4 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 | Q3 FY2020 30 Sept 2020 | Q2 FY2020 30 Jun 2020 | Q1 FY2020 31 Mar 2020 | Q4 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 | Q3 FY2019 30 Sept 2019 | Q2 FY2019 30 Jun 2019 | Q1 FY2019 31 Mar 2019 | Q4 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 | Q3 FY2018 30 Sept 2018 | Q2 FY2018 30 Jun 2018 | Q1 FY2018 31 Mar 2018 | Q4 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 | Q3 FY2017 30 Sept 2017 | Q2 FY2017 30 Jun 2017 | Q1 FY2017 31 Mar 2017 | Q4 FY2016 31 Dec 2016 |
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Net income | 5.20B | 3.95B | 5.15B | 2.45B | 5.06B | 5.12B | 4.98B | 5.11B | 3.41B | 4.70B | 4.72B | -2.57B | 4.88B | 4.77B | 5.02B | 6.70B | 5.02B | 5.32B | 4.71B | 4.74B | 6.55B | 5.95B | 5.38B | 4.72B | 4.50B | 4.84B | 4.29B | 5.22B | 5.34B | 4.07B | 5.16B | 2.07B | 5.06B | 4.25B | 4.67B | 18.78B | 3.74B | 4.48B | 3.55B | 4.60B |
Depreciation and amortization | 5.10B | 5.01B | 4.89B | 4.52B | 4.62B | 4.64B | 4.58B | 4.51B | 4.46B | 4.48B | 4.45B | 4.52B | 4.43B | 4.36B | 4.32B | 4.22B | 4.32B | 4.32B | 4.24B | 4.05B | 3.96B | 4.02B | 4.17B | 4.20B | 4.19B | 4.18B | 4.15B | 4.11B | 4.11B | 4.23B | 4.23B | 4.35B | 4.38B | 4.35B | 4.32B | 4.46B | 4.27B | 4.17B | 4.06B | 3.99B |
Stock-based compensation | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 400.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 400.00M |
Change in working capital | -386.00M | -336.00M | -3.08B | 1.73B | -736.00M | -700.00M | -2.62B | 331.00M | 963.00M | -1.04B | -2.53B | -1.24B | 1.59B | 154.00M | -774.00M | 2.00M | 1.50B | 1.53B | -3.49B | -1.49B | 521.00M | 123.00M | -41.00M | -1.29B | -1.95B | 4.51B | -1.21B | -2.81B | 691.00M | -1.89B | -2.70B | 767.00M | -406.00M | 495.00M | -2.03B | 566.00M | -2.54B | 1.28B | -5.00B | -1.63B |
Change in receivables | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in inventory | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in payables | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in other working capital | -386.00M | -336.00M | -3.08B | 1.73B | -736.00M | -700.00M | -2.62B | 331.00M | 963.00M | -1.04B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-cash items | 930.00M | 1.08B | 325.00M | -118.00M | 614.00M | -44.00M | 708.00M | -87.00M | 1.11B | 1.20B | 307.00M | 6.41B | -318.00M | 150.00M | -604.00M | -3.35B | -396.00M | -1.21B | 739.00M | -212.00M | -1.30B | -564.00M | -579.00M | 647.00M | 1.53B | 1.24B | 1.68B | 2.33B | 288.00M | 2.21B | -67.00M | 2.55B | 435.00M | -270.00M | -1.13B | 203.00M | 868.00M | -302.00M | -3.51B | -1.82B |
Operating cash flowWhat is a cash flow statement? The cash flow statement shows the cash that came into a company and went out over a period, split into operating, investing and financing activities. | 11.52B | 10.44B | 7.98B | 9.11B | 11.27B | 8.98B | 7.78B | 10.43B | 9.91B | 9.49B | 7.08B | 8.68B | 10.78B | 9.73B | 8.29B | 8.94B | 10.53B | 10.84B | 6.82B | 8.38B | 10.72B | 10.74B | 9.69B | 9.30B | 8.92B | 14.73B | 8.82B | 9.00B | 10.91B | 8.76B | 7.08B | 8.10B | 9.81B | 9.79B | 6.65B | 8.08B | 7.17B | 7.93B | 1.38B | 5.09B |
Operating cash flow growth | +2.23% | +16.27% | +2.60% | -12.63% | +13.67% | -5.38% | +9.85% | +20.23% | -8.04% | -2.53% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditure | -3.72B | -5.08B | -4.28B | -4.86B | -4.42B | -3.92B | -4.27B | -5.20B | -4.10B | -3.86B | -4.83B | -4.60B | -4.09B | -4.11B | -5.96B | -8.04B | -5.94B | -5.11B | -7.66B | -6.99B | -6.89B | -4.72B | -49.28B | -4.16B | -4.50B | -6.17B | -5.48B | -6.21B | -4.47B | -3.79B | -4.37B | -4.75B | -4.34B | -3.47B | -5.52B | -6.08B | -4.43B | -4.06B | -3.26B | -5.79B |
Acquisitions | 0.00 | 0.00 | -9.48B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -30.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 34.00M | 247.00M | 0.00 | -3.61B | 4.12B | -50.00M | -408.00M | -13.00M | -108.00M | -399.00M | 0.00 | 1.00M | 26.00M | -3.00M | -25.00M | -191.00M | -1.00M | -6.00M | -32.00M | 367.00M | 87.00M | -1.02B | -1.75B | -2.80B |
Purchases of investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.59B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Sales and maturities of investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Other investing | -26.00M | 154.00M | 191.00M | -122.00M | -74.00M | 482.00M | 515.00M | -358.00M | 100.00M | -6.00M | -420.00M | -3.19B | -1.31B | 22.00M | -152.00M | 105.00M | -2.76B | -1.80B | -336.00M | 465.00M | 156.00M | 19.00M | 32.00M | -867.00M | -1.73B | 1.42B | -1.50B | 781.00M | 871.00M | 11.00M | -406.00M | 147.00M | -67.00M | 34.00M | 269.00M | 41.00M | 611.00M | 35.00M | 176.00M | 143.00M |
Investing cash flow | -6.97B | -4.93B | -13.57B | -4.98B | -4.49B | -3.44B | -3.75B | -5.56B | -4.00B | -3.87B | -5.25B | -7.82B | -5.41B | -4.09B | -6.11B | -5.34B | -8.66B | -6.66B | -8.00B | -10.14B | -2.62B | -4.75B | -49.65B | -5.04B | -6.35B | -5.14B | -6.98B | -5.42B | -3.57B | -3.79B | -4.80B | -4.80B | -4.41B | -3.44B | -5.29B | -5.67B | -3.73B | -5.05B | -4.83B | -8.44B |
Debt issued (repaid) | 2.17B | -7.41B | 1.04B | 10.49B | 730.00M | -1.15B | -2.25B | -3.37B | -1.24B | -2.23B | 2.05B | 147.00M | -2.37B | -286.00M | 344.00M | 938.00M | 2.28B | -1.60B | 2.73B | -832.00M | -201.00M | -7.76B | 31.35B | 13.02B | 2.24B | -5.76B | 4.76B | 186.00M | -3.19B | -1.70B | -528.00M | -238.00M | -1.28B | -2.42B | 150.00M | -586.00M | -105.00M | -252.00M | 8.69B | 2.53B |
Shares issued | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Share buybacksWhat are stock buybacks? A stock buyback is a company buying its own shares on the market. With fewer shares left, each remaining share owns a bigger part of the company. | -500.00M | -1.00B | -2.50B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Dividends paid | -2.94B | -2.95B | -2.91B | -2.91B | -2.86B | -2.86B | -2.86B | -2.85B | -2.80B | -2.80B | -2.80B | -2.79B | -2.74B | -2.74B | -2.74B | -2.74B | -2.69B | -2.72B | -2.65B | -2.65B | -2.60B | -2.60B | -2.60B | -2.60B | -2.55B | -2.54B | -2.55B | -2.54B | -2.49B | -2.49B | -2.49B | -2.49B | -2.44B | -2.44B | -2.41B | -2.41B | -2.36B | -2.36B | -2.35B | -2.35B |
Other financing | -513.00M | -469.00M | -911.00M | -370.00M | -424.00M | -372.00M | -783.00M | 593.00M | -378.00M | -607.00M | -683.00M | -369.00M | -944.00M | -174.00M | 17.00M | -1.28B | -1.21B | 246.00M | 165.00M | -1.71B | -281.00M | -1.05B | -792.00M | -1.36B | -1.20B | -493.00M | 347.00M | -1.51B | -576.00M | -1.19B | 360.00M | -229.00M | -843.00M | -1.69B | 941.00M | -1.83B | -1.04B | -157.00M | -1.76B | -375.00M |
Financing cash flow | -1.79B | -11.84B | -5.28B | 7.21B | -2.55B | -4.38B | -5.89B | -5.62B | -4.42B | -5.63B | -1.43B | -3.02B | -6.06B | -3.20B | -2.38B | -3.08B | -1.62B | -4.08B | 245.00M | -5.19B | -3.08B | -11.41B | 27.96B | 9.06B | -1.51B | -8.80B | 2.56B | -3.86B | -6.26B | -5.39B | -2.66B | -2.96B | -4.56B | -6.55B | -1.32B | -4.82B | -3.50B | -2.91B | 4.58B | -203.00M |
Net change in cash | 2.60B | -6.33B | -10.87B | 11.34B | 4.23B | 1.16B | -1.86B | -752.00M | 1.49B | -14.00M | 411.00M | -2.16B | -685.00M | 2.44B | -204.00M | 524.00M | 254.00M | 101.00M | -929.00M | -6.95B | 5.03B | -5.41B | -12.00B | 13.32B | 1.07B | 789.00M | 4.41B | -289.00M | 1.09B | -417.00M | -379.00M | 341.00M | 847.00M | -207.00M | 47.00M | -2.41B | -56.00M | 276.00M | 1.43B | -3.56B |
Free cash flowWhat is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks. | 7.80B | 5.35B | 3.70B | 4.26B | 6.85B | 5.06B | 3.52B | 5.23B | 5.81B | 5.63B | 2.26B | 4.07B | 6.68B | 5.62B | 2.33B | 903.00M | 4.60B | 5.74B | -838.00M | 1.38B | 3.83B | 6.03B | -39.58B | 5.13B | 4.42B | 8.56B | 3.34B | 2.79B | 6.45B | 4.96B | 2.71B | 3.34B | 5.47B | 6.31B | 1.13B | 2.01B | 2.74B | 3.87B | -1.89B | -699.00M |
Free cash flow growth | +13.88% | +5.91% | +5.26% | -18.61% | +17.94% | -10.15% | +55.60% | +28.35% | -13.11% | +0.12% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow margin | 22.73% | 15.63% | 10.74% | 11.70% | 20.25% | 14.65% | 10.50% | 14.65% | 17.43% | 17.15% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow per share | 1.87 | 1.28 | 0.88 | 1.01 | 1.62 | 1.20 | 0.83 | 1.24 | 1.37 | 1.33 | 0.54 | 0.97 | 1.59 | 1.33 | 0.55 | 0.21 | 1.09 | 1.37 | -0.20 | 0.33 | 0.92 | 1.45 | -9.56 | 1.24 | 1.07 | 2.07 | 0.81 | 0.67 | 1.56 | 1.20 | 0.65 | 0.81 | 1.32 | 1.53 | 0.27 | 0.49 | 0.67 | 0.95 | -0.46 | -0.17 |
Free cash flow per share growth | +15.85% | +7.36% | +5.66% | -18.77% | +17.72% | -10.30% | +55.34% | +28.12% | -13.29% | -0.07% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Income taxes paid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Figures in USD. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. Quarterly growth is on the same quarter a year before; TTM is the last four quarters.
Common questions about Verizon Communications's cash flow
Source: Financial Modeling Prep