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How Verizon Communications Inc. stacks up
VZ · against 9 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
67/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #8 of 10 · scores higher than 11% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score3 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including VZ · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 67?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin and return on assets, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 8.4% vs peer median 6.0%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 63% of peers. Return on assets: 4.0% vs peer median 2.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 81% of peers. Operating margin: 20.5% vs peer median 8.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 10 reported | 8.4% | 10.7% | 22% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 10 reported | 20.5% | 20.0% | 67% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 10 reported | 4.0% | 5.4% | 11% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 10 reported | 15.8% | 19.2% | 22% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 10 reported | 59.5% | 55.5% | 56% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around VZ| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24.96T JPY (≈$169.7B) | 98 | 60 | |
| 2 | 264.1B USD | 95 | 59 | |
| 3 | 123.4B USD | 93 | 58 | |
| 4 | 12.88T INR (≈$154.6B) | 88 | 56 | |
| 5 | 123.5B EUR (≈$135.9B) | 75 | 53 | |
| 6 | 165.6B USD | 70 | 55 | |
| 7 | 146.6B USD | 68 | 63 | |
| 8 | 197.2B USD | 67 | 45 | |
| 8 | 188.0B USD | 67 | 51 | |
| 10 | 25.13T JPY (≈$170.9B) | 22 | 44 |
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