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Back to Verizon Communications Inc.
How Verizon Communications Inc. stacks up
VZ · against 146 other Communication Services companies listed in US-listed
Growth
35/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #109 of 147 · scores higher than 25% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score12 peers with a growth score of 30–39, including VZ · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 35?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly because of its earnings per share growth and 3-year revenue growth, which are weaker than most Communication Services peers.
- slower growth in earnings per share: weaker than 66% of peers. Earnings per share growth: -9.6% vs peer median 8.8%
- slower revenue growth over three years: weaker than 61% of peers. 3-year revenue growth: 1.0% vs peer median 3.0%
- Revenue growth is close to the peer norm. Revenue growth: 1.4% vs peer median 3.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = VZ, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | VZ | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 149 reported | 1.4% | 5.8% | 34% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 78 reported | -9.6% | 9.4% | 35% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 145 reported | 1.0% | 4.7% | 32% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around VZ| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18.5B USD | 100 | 81 | |
| 2 | 1.0B USD | 99 | 71 | |
| 2 | 35.4B USD | 99 | 55 | |
| 4 | 648M USD | 98 | 26 | |
| 4 | 639M USD | 98 | 46 | |
| 105 | 1.2B USD | 37 | 24 | |
| 107 | 17.3B USD | 36 | 48 | |
| 107 | 3.8B USD | 36 | 54 | |
| 109 | 14.8B USD | 35 | 50 | |
| 109 | 188.0B USD | 35 | 51 | |
| 111 | 497M USD | 34 | 48 | |
| 112 | 7M USD | 33 | 20 | |
| 113 | 5.5B USD | 32 | 37 | |
| 113 | 11.0B USD | 32 | 36 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score