Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)
Return on total capital
| Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 29,366,000 | 32,759,000 | 30,540,000 | 30,025,000 | 29,632,000 | 21,198,000 | 22,851,000 | 22,515,000 | 22,510,000 | 32,645,000 | 32,477,000 | 32,722,000 | 31,884,000 | 28,851,000 | 30,569,000 | 31,595,000 | 32,905,000 | 33,355,000 | 31,075,000 | 29,710,000 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 104,460,000 | 105,042,000 | 103,063,000 | 100,722,000 | 99,237,000 | 96,326,000 | 96,172,000 | 94,334,000 | 92,430,000 | 97,741,000 | 95,193,000 | 92,883,000 | 91,144,000 | 87,468,000 | 86,016,000 | 83,762,000 | 81,790,000 | 77,044,000 | 73,684,000 | 71,232,000 |
| Return on total capital | 28.11% | 31.19% | 29.63% | 29.81% | 29.86% | 22.01% | 23.76% | 23.87% | 24.35% | 33.40% | 34.12% | 35.23% | 34.98% | 32.98% | 35.54% | 37.72% | 40.23% | 43.29% | 42.17% | 41.71% |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $29,366,000K ÷ ($—K + $104,460,000K)
= 28.11%
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
Verizon Communications Inc
VZ
28.11%
AT&T Inc
T
27.16%
Charter Communications Inc
CHTR
77.86%
Comcast Corp
CMCSA
31.06%