Verizon (VZ) FY2025 10-K Annual Report

Filed: Feb 17, 2026
Communication Services
Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)SEC EDGAR

Verizon (VZ) 10-K annual report for fiscal year 2025, filed with SEC EDGAR on Feb 17, 2026. This page provides AI-powered analysis including business overview, management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factors, and key financial data such as revenue, net income, gross margin, operating margin, and return on equity (ROE) extracted from XBRL.

Verizon FY2025 10-K Analysis

Business Overview

  • Core business: Telecommunications services including wireless, broadband, and enterprise solutions
  • New segment: Merger agreement dated September 4, 2024, with Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. introduced
  • Strategic shift: Corporate bylaws amended and restated effective December 5, 2024, signaling governance update
  • Notable metric: Allowance for credit losses increased to $2,045 million in 2025 from $1,769 million in 2024
  • Unusual fact: New executive employment and severance agreements signed in late 2025 and early 2026

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Revenue $138.2B, up 2.5% YoY; Consumer up $3.9B (3.8%) to $106.8B, Business down $462M (1.6%) to $29.1B
  • Operating expenses increased 2.7% to $108.9B; Cost of wireless equipment rose 11.0% to $29.0B, Cost of services declined 0.7% to $27.8B
  • Consumer segment best performer: revenue $106.8B (+3.8% YoY); Business segment worst: revenue $29.1B (-1.6% YoY)
  • Capital expenditures $17.0B in 2025; no explicit buybacks or dividend amounts disclosed in provided text
  • Completed Frontier and Starry acquisitions in early 2026 to expand fiber broadband and fixed wireless access; focus on 5G, fiber, AI, network densification highlighted as growth drivers

Risk Factors

  • Regulatory risk: Impact of One Big Beautiful Bill legislation reducing cash tax payments, improving operating cash flow by $225 million in 2025 vs 2024
  • Geopolitical/macroeconomic threat: Foreign-denominated debt $38.2 billion (23.6% of total), primarily Euro and British Pound, requiring currency swap hedging
  • Operational vulnerability: Post-acquisition integration risk of Frontier purchase, $22.3 billion total consideration expanding fiber footprint to 31 states plus D.C.
  • Competitive risk: Declining video access line and DSL losses due to customer migration to wireless, VoIP, and cable services
  • Financial risk: High leverage with total debt $158.2 billion, including $17.3 billion maturing within 12 months and over $79 billion in related interest payments

Verizon FY2025 Key Financial Metrics
XBRL

Revenue

$138.2B

+2.5% YoY

Net Income

$17.2B

-1.9% YoY

Operating Margin

21.2%

-11bp YoY

Net Margin

12.4%

-56bp YoY

ROE

16.2%

-116bp YoY

Total Assets

$404.3B

+5.1% YoY

EPS (Diluted)

$4.06

-1.9% YoY

Operating Cash Flow

$37.1B

+0.6% YoY

Source: XBRL data from Verizon FY2025 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR. All figures in USD.

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