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Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Operating margin

annual operating margin:

22.71%+1.19%(+5.53%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (September 16, 2025), VZ annual operating profit margin is 22.71%, with the most recent change of +1.19% (+5.53%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, VZ annual operating margin has fallen by -1.21% (-5.06%).
  • VZ annual operating margin is now -27.00% below its all-time high of 31.11%, reached on December 31, 2002.

Performance

1-year change

+5.53%

3-year change

-5.06%

5-year change

-3.48%

15-year change

+7.94%

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Highlights

Sector rank

93.33%
VZ annual operating profit margin is higher than 93.33% of companies in Communication Services sector

Range

All-time high

31.11%
VZ annual operating profit margin is currently -27.00% below its historical high of 31.11%

3-year low

21.52%
VZ annual operating profit margin is currently +5.53% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last annual earnings report date

Dec 31, 2024
VZ previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next annual earnings report date

N/A
VZ next annual earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherVZprofitability metrics

annual operating profit

$30.60B
VZ annual operating income is $30.60 billion

Annual revenue

$134.79B
VZ annual revenue is $134.79 billion

annual gross margin

46.59%
VZ annual gross profit margin is 46.59%

annual net margin

13.32%
VZ annual net profit margin is 13.32%

quarterly operating margin:

23.68%-0.15%(-0.63%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (September 16, 2025), VZ quarterly operating profit margin is 23.68%, with the most recent change of -0.15% (-0.63%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, VZ quarterly operating margin has dropped by -0.16% (-0.67%).
  • VZ quarterly operating margin is now -39.02% below its all-time high of 38.83%, reached on December 31, 2013.

Performance

3-month change

-0.63%

1-year change

-0.67%

3-year change

+5.95%

5-year change

-2.07%

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Highlights

Sector rank

89.52%
VZ quarterly operating profit margin is higher than 89.52% of companies in Communication Services sector

Range

All-time high

38.83%
VZ quarterly operating profit margin is currently -39.02% below its historical high of 38.83%

3-year low

18.33%
VZ quarterly operating profit margin is currently +29.19% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last quarterly earnings report date

Jun 30, 2025
VZ previous earnings announcement was published on Jun 30, 2025

Next quarterly earnings report date

Oct 21, 2025
VZ next earnings announcement is scheduled for Oct 21, 2025

OtherVZprofitability metrics

quarterly operating profit

$8.17B
VZ quarterly operating income is $8.17 billion

Quarterly revenue

$34.50B
VZ quarterly revenue is $34.50 billion

quarterly gross margin

46.33%
VZ quarterly gross profit margin is 46.33%

Quarterly net margin

14.50%
VZ quarterly net profit margin is 14.50%

Operating margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin =  Operating Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

annual operating margin

22.71%
VZ annual operating profit margin is 22.71%

annual operating profit

$30.60B
VZ annual operating income is $30.60 billion

Annual revenue

$134.79B
VZ annual revenue is $134.79 billion

VZ Operating margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+5.5%-0.7%
3 y3 years-5.1%+6.0%
5 y5 years-3.5%-2.1%

VZ Operating margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-year-5.1%+5.5%-0.7%+29.2%
5 y5-year-5.1%+5.5%-6.1%+29.2%
alltimeall time-27.0%+52.7%-39.0%+110.5%

VZ Operating margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
23.68%(-0.6%)
Mar 2025
-
23.83%(+14.6%)
Dec 2024
22.71%(+5.5%)
20.80%(-11.6%)
Sep 2024
-
23.53%(-1.3%)
Jun 2024
-
23.84%(+3.1%)
Mar 2024
-
23.13%(+26.2%)
Dec 2023
21.52%(-3.4%)
18.33%(-19.5%)
Sep 2023
-
22.76%(-0.5%)
Jun 2023
-
22.88%(-0.7%)
Mar 2023
-
23.04%(+12.4%)
Dec 2022
22.27%(-6.9%)
20.50%(-11.1%)
Sep 2022
-
23.05%(+3.1%)
Jun 2022
-
22.35%(-3.8%)
Mar 2022
-
23.23%(+4.0%)
Dec 2021
23.92%(+2.7%)
22.33%(-11.5%)
Sep 2021
-
25.22%(+4.3%)
Jun 2021
-
24.18%(-0.6%)
Mar 2021
-
24.32%(+19.6%)
Dec 2020
23.28%(-1.1%)
20.33%(-16.5%)
Sep 2020
-
24.34%(+0.7%)
Jun 2020
-
24.18%(-1.7%)
Mar 2020
-
24.59%(+21.7%)
Dec 2019
23.53%(+2.6%)
20.21%(-21.2%)
Sep 2019
-
25.66%(+4.8%)
Jun 2019
-
24.48%(+2.0%)
Mar 2019
-
23.99%(+13.7%)
Dec 2018
22.93%(+9.0%)
21.10%(-11.9%)
Sep 2018
-
23.94%(-2.0%)
Jun 2018
-
24.44%(+4.2%)
Mar 2018
-
23.46%(+54.3%)
Dec 2017
21.04%(+2.3%)
15.20%(-32.6%)
Sep 2017
-
22.56%(-4.4%)
Jun 2017
-
23.61%(+1.1%)
Mar 2017
-
23.35%(-5.9%)
Dec 2016
20.57%(-17.5%)
24.81%(+17.4%)
Sep 2016
-
21.14%(+81.9%)
Jun 2016
-
11.62%(-52.1%)
Mar 2016
-
24.25%(-12.5%)
Dec 2015
24.92%(+67.6%)
27.70%(+21.9%)
Sep 2015
-
22.72%(-6.4%)
Jun 2015
-
24.27%(-2.5%)
Mar 2015
-
24.89%(-486.5%)
Dec 2014
14.87%(-43.4%)
-6.44%(-129.5%)
Sep 2014
-
21.81%(-1.6%)
Jun 2014
-
22.16%(-4.6%)
Mar 2014
-
23.23%(-40.2%)
Dec 2013
26.29%(+45.0%)
38.83%(+71.7%)
Sep 2013
-
22.62%(+2.8%)
Jun 2013
-
22.01%(+4.1%)
Mar 2013
-
21.15%(-300.5%)
Dec 2012
18.13%(+6.7%)
-10.55%(-152.2%)
Sep 2012
-
20.23%(+2.2%)
Jun 2012
-
19.79%(+7.6%)
Mar 2012
-
18.39%(+15.9%)
Dec 2011
16.99%(-4.6%)
15.87%(-11.0%)
Sep 2011
-
17.83%(+0.3%)
Jun 2011
-
17.77%(+7.7%)
Mar 2011
-
16.50%(-6.5%)
Dec 2010
17.80%(-1.5%)
17.64%(-3.6%)
Sep 2010
-
18.30%(+3.4%)
Jun 2010
-
17.69%(+0.5%)
Mar 2010
-
17.60%(+3.9%)
Dec 2009
18.07%(-2.8%)
16.94%(-6.4%)
Sep 2009
-
18.10%(-3.1%)
Jun 2009
-
18.67%(+0.5%)
Mar 2009
-
18.58%(+0.1%)
Dec 2008
18.60%(+4.0%)
18.57%(+2.4%)
Sep 2008
-
18.13%(-4.5%)
Jun 2008
-
18.99%(+1.4%)
Mar 2008
-
18.73%(+3.3%)
Dec 2007
17.88%(+10.8%)
18.14%(+0.3%)
Sep 2007
-
18.09%(+0.8%)
Jun 2007
-
17.94%(+6.3%)
Mar 2007
-
16.87%(+36.9%)
Dec 2006
16.13%
12.32%(-21.8%)
Sep 2006
-
15.75%(-5.2%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2006
-
16.62%(+7.7%)
Mar 2006
-
15.43%(-19.6%)
Dec 2005
17.78%(-2.7%)
19.18%(+0.5%)
Sep 2005
-
19.08%(-0.3%)
Jun 2005
-
19.14%(+2.9%)
Mar 2005
-
18.60%(-2.3%)
Dec 2004
18.27%(-7.4%)
19.03%(-4.6%)
Sep 2004
-
19.94%(-4.6%)
Jun 2004
-
20.90%(+11.1%)
Mar 2004
-
18.81%(+14.2%)
Dec 2003
19.74%(-36.5%)
16.47%(-11.5%)
Sep 2003
-
18.62%(+14.8%)
Jun 2003
-
16.22%(-24.6%)
Mar 2003
-
21.50%(+32.9%)
Dec 2002
31.11%(+35.7%)
16.18%(-20.3%)
Sep 2002
-
20.29%(-13.4%)
Jun 2002
-
23.43%(+16.6%)
Mar 2002
-
20.10%(-21.0%)
Dec 2001
22.93%(+0.7%)
25.44%(+17.7%)
Sep 2001
-
21.62%(-3.7%)
Jun 2001
-
22.45%(+1.2%)
Mar 2001
-
22.18%(+10.8%)
Dec 2000
22.78%(-11.1%)
20.02%(-10.9%)
Sep 2000
-
22.46%(+74.9%)
Jun 2000
-
12.84%(-50.3%)
Mar 2000
-
25.84%(+3.4%)
Dec 1999
25.61%(+22.0%)
25.00%(-2.0%)
Sep 1999
-
25.51%(-1.4%)
Jun 1999
-
25.88%(-0.8%)
Mar 1999
-
26.08%(+2037.7%)
Dec 1998
20.99%(+18.7%)
1.22%(-96.2%)
Sep 1998
-
32.05%(+25.0%)
Jun 1998
-
25.64%(+14.6%)
Mar 1998
-
22.38%(+6.7%)
Dec 1997
17.69%(-21.2%)
20.98%(+267.4%)
Sep 1997
-
5.71%(-76.2%)
Jun 1997
-
23.97%(+21.9%)
Mar 1997
-
19.67%(-0.7%)
Dec 1996
22.45%(-2.3%)
19.80%(-12.4%)
Sep 1996
-
22.60%(-3.2%)
Jun 1996
-
23.34%(-7.4%)
Mar 1996
-
25.20%(+47.1%)
Dec 1995
22.98%(+13.0%)
17.13%(-22.3%)
Sep 1995
-
22.06%(-6.7%)
Jun 1995
-
23.65%(-1.9%)
Mar 1995
-
24.10%(+30.3%)
Dec 1994
20.34%(-5.6%)
18.49%(+6.9%)
Sep 1994
-
17.30%(-26.4%)
Jun 1994
-
23.50%(+5.9%)
Mar 1994
-
22.20%(+21.3%)
Dec 1993
21.54%(+8.7%)
18.30%(-16.5%)
Sep 1993
-
21.91%(-6.2%)
Jun 1993
-
23.36%(+3.0%)
Mar 1993
-
22.68%(+42.5%)
Dec 1992
19.82%(-3.6%)
15.92%(-24.5%)
Sep 1992
-
21.10%(+2.2%)
Jun 1992
-
20.64%(-6.9%)
Mar 1992
-
22.16%(+39.3%)
Dec 1991
20.57%(-3.1%)
15.91%(-23.7%)
Sep 1991
-
20.86%(-8.2%)
Jun 1991
-
22.72%(-0.6%)
Mar 1991
-
22.85%(+22.8%)
Dec 1990
21.22%(+20.7%)
18.61%(-15.6%)
Sep 1990
-
22.04%(-1.2%)
Jun 1990
-
22.31%(+1.6%)
Mar 1990
-
21.95%(-109.7%)
Dec 1989
17.58%(-14.8%)
-226.65%(+7.1%)
Dec 1988
20.63%(-9.4%)
-211.57%(+3.0%)
Dec 1987
22.78%(-8.3%)
-205.47%(+10.2%)
Dec 1986
24.84%(-2.9%)
-186.51%(-2.1%)
Dec 1985
25.59%(-1.8%)
-190.54%(+3.2%)
Dec 1984
26.06%(+4.5%)
-184.62%
Dec 1983
24.94%(+5.5%)
-
Dec 1982
23.64%(-4.9%)
-
Dec 1981
24.85%(-4.7%)
-
Dec 1980
26.08%
-

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What is Verizon Communications Inc. annual operating profit margin?

The current annual operating margin of VZ is 22.71%

What is the all time high annual operating margin for Verizon Communications Inc.?

Verizon Communications Inc. all-time high annual operating profit margin is 31.11%

What is Verizon Communications Inc. annual operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, VZ annual operating profit margin has changed by +1.19% (+5.53%)

What is Verizon Communications Inc. quarterly operating profit margin?

The current quarterly operating margin of VZ is 23.68%

What is the all time high quarterly operating margin for Verizon Communications Inc.?

Verizon Communications Inc. all-time high quarterly operating profit margin is 38.83%

What is Verizon Communications Inc. quarterly operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, VZ quarterly operating profit margin has changed by -0.16% (-0.67%)
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