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AT&T vs Verizon T vs VZ

AT&T and Verizon on one sheet: valuation multiples, growth, margins, debt, dividends and returns, each section labelled with the period it covers, from the companies' filings. Add or remove a stock above the sheet; the link holds the set.

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What differs most

generated from the numbers below
  • One-year price return: Verizon +11.0%, AT&T −10.5%.
  • Trailing P/E: Verizon 11.6×, AT&T 7.8×.
  • Net margin: AT&T 16.9%, Verizon 11.6%.
  • EV / EBITDA: Verizon 7.3×, AT&T 5.2×.

Price return

2025-10-16 → 2026-10-16
T−10.5%
VZ+11.0%
-40%-20%0%20%40%2025-10-162026-04-172026-10-16
Prices at the close on 2026-10-16
T
AT&T
$23.44
VZ
Verizon
$44.79

Profile

latest
Sector
Communication Services
Communication Services
Industry
Telecommunications Services
Telecommunications Services
Market value
$160.55B
$186.09B
Enterprise value
$286.94B
$349.57B
Employees
133,030
89,900
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$956K
$1.5M

Our models

nightlythe valuation on each stock's page
Price vs model
58% undervalued vs model
67% undervalued vs model
Model range
$22.11–118
$59.34–295
Models in the headline
1
1
FCF growth priced in, at a 10% return
5.7%
5.5%
Every model, its assumptions and its range: T valuation · VZ valuation. The growth priced in, at any return: T reverse DCF · VZ reverse DCF.

Trading

close 2026-10-16
Last close
$23.44
$44.79
52-week high
$29.10
$51.45
52-week low
$20.48
$38.40
Price vs 52-week high
−19.5%
−12.9%
Price vs 52-week low
+14.5%
+16.6%
Average daily volume / shares
0.8%
0.6%
Beta
0.43
0.25

Returns

to 2026-10-16
1 month
−9.4%
−10.0%
3 months
+6.6%
+2.1%
6 months
−11.2%
−4.3%
Year to date
−5.6%
+10.0%
1 year
−10.5%
+11.0%
1 year, dividends added
−6.3%
+17.9%
2 years
+8.0%
+2.0%

Valuation

price × TTM to Jun 2026
P/E (TTM)
7.8×
11.6×
P/E on consensus EPS (next FY)
10.0×
9.0×
Price / sales
1.3×
1.3×
EV / sales
2.3×
2.5×
EV / EBITDA
5.2×
7.3×
Price / book
1.5×
—
Price / free cash flow (FY)
8.3×
9.2×
Free-cash-flow yield (FY)
12.1%
10.8%

Growth

TTM and FY2025
Revenue growth (TTM)
—
—
Revenue growth, consensus next FY
+2.9%
+1.8%
Revenue, 3-year CAGR
1.3%
0.3%
Revenue, 5-year CAGR
−6.1%
1.5%
EPS growth (TTM)
—
—
EPS growth, consensus next FY
−23.0%
+23.3%
EPS, 3-year CAGR
—
−7.1%
Free cash flow, 3-year CAGR
16.2%
12.7%
Diluted shares, 3-year change
−5.4%
+0.6%

Profitability

TTM to Jun 2026
Gross margin (FY)†
79.8%
45.6%
Operating margin
20.1%
20.5%
EBITDA margin
43.7%
34.2%
Net margin
16.9%
11.6%
Free-cash-flow margin (FY)
15.5%
14.6%
Return on equity
19.4%
—
Return on assets
5.0%
3.9%
Asset turnover
0.30
0.34
† Gross margin (FY): As filed. Companies draw the cost-of-revenue line in different places, so gross margins of two companies in one industry can differ for that reason alone; operating margin does not depend on where the line is drawn.

Balance sheet

MRQ Jun 2026
Cash
$17.57B
$1.75B
Total debt
$143.95B
$165.23B
Net debt
$126.38B
$163.48B
Debt / equity
1.3×
—
Net debt / EBITDA (TTM)
2.3×
3.4×
Interest coverage (FY)
3.6×
4.4×
Current ratio (FY)
0.91
0.91

Dividends

trailing 12 months
Dividend yield
4.7%
6.3%
Dividends per share
$1.11
$2.81
Payout ratio (of TTM EPS)
36.9%
73.1%
Dividend per share, 5-year CAGR
−11.8%
2.2%
Frequency
Quarterly
Quarterly

Ownership and activity

last 90 days · latest 13F
Tracked superinvestors holding (13F)
4
9
Insider open-market buys (Form 4)
$0
$0
Insider sales (Form 4)
$0
$476K
Analyst upgrades
2
0
Analyst downgrades
0
0

Statements

income TTM to Jun 2026 · cash flow FY2025
Revenue
$127.24B
$138.90B
EBITDA
$55.63B
$47.57B
Operating income
$25.60B
$28.53B
Net income
$21.49B
$16.17B
EPS (diluted)
$3.01
$3.85
Operating cash flow
$40.28B
$37.14B
Capital expenditure
−$20.84B
−$17.01B
Free cash flow
$19.44B
$20.13B
Dividends paid
$8.18B
$11.48B

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Statements from the companies' SEC filings; prices, dividends and consensus estimates from Financial Modeling Prep; insider trades from Form 4 and holdings from 13F. Refreshed nightly. A comparison of filed numbers, not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.