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What VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC's SEC filings said

10-Q for 2026Q3, filed 29 Oct 2026. Each line is something a filing stated, ranked by score and linked to its source.

Ranked highest

1. Capital Return Program72 · importance in its document · 8-K exhibit · 26 Oct 2026
   Verizon returned $12.8 billion to shareholders in the first nine months of 2026, up 49.0% year over year. The return comprised $8.8 billion in dividend payments and $4.0 billion in share repurchases, compared with no share repurchases in…
2. Guidance and Outlook67 · importance in its document · 8-K exhibit · 26 Oct 2026
   Verizon raised its full-year 2026 guidance for postpaid phone net additions to 1.1 million–1.2 million, from the upper half of a 750,000–1.0 million range, and adjusted EPS to $5.04–$5.06, representing 7.0%–7.5% year-over-year growth. The…
3. Acquisition / Partnership / Divestiture65 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q3
   Verizon completed its Frontier acquisition on January 20, 2026, paying approximately $9.8 billion in cash, inclusive of $335 million of cash acquired, and assuming approximately $12.9 billion of Frontier debt at fair value. The…
4. Debt and Liquidity Position61 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q3
   At September 30, 2026, Verizon had total debt of $166.2 billion, comprising $136.1 billion of unsecured debt and $30.1 billion of secured debt, compared with $158.2 billion at December 31, 2025. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $4.5…
5. Wireless Equipment Revenue60 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q3
   Consumer wireless equipment revenue declined 10.3% to $4.277 billion in the third quarter of 2026 and 9.5% to $13.279 billion for the first nine months. The declines were primarily driven by lower device sales volume as upgrades fell 22%…

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Latest report: 10-Q · 2026Q3 filed 29 Oct 2026

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• Acquisition / Partnership / DivestitureImportance 65 · +1 more on this subject
  Verizon completed its Frontier acquisition on January 20, 2026, paying approximately $9.8 billion in cash, inclusive of $335 million of cash acquired, and assuming approximately $12.9 billion of Frontier debt at fair…
• Debt and Liquidity PositionImportance 61
  At September 30, 2026, Verizon had total debt of $166.2 billion, comprising $136.1 billion of unsecured debt and $30.1 billion of secured debt, compared with $158.2 billion at December 31, 2025. Cash and cash…
• Wireless Equipment RevenueImportance 60
  Consumer wireless equipment revenue declined 10.3% to $4.277 billion in the third quarter of 2026 and 9.5% to $13.279 billion for the first nine months. The declines were primarily driven by lower device sales volume…
• Interest Expense IncreaseImportance 60
  Interest expense increased 17.2% to $1.950 billion in the third quarter of 2026 and 19.0% to $5.875 billion for the first nine months compared with 2025. Total interest costs on debt balances rose 13.6% to $2.097…
• Consumer Subscriber TrendsImportance 58
  Verizon’s Consumer segment had 147.1 million wireless retail connections at September 30, 2026, up 0.7% year over year, including 126.8 million postpaid connections, also up 0.7%. Broadband connections grew…
• Capital Return ProgramImportance 58
  Verizon’s board authorized a common-stock repurchase program of up to $25 billion on January 30, 2026; $21.0 billion of capacity remained at September 30. Verizon repurchased 82,430,902 shares for $4.0 billion during…
• Operating Margin DriversImportance 55
  Consumer segment operating income increased 5.6% to $8.093 billion in the third quarter of 2026 and 4.9% to $23.839 billion for the first nine months. Consumer operating income margin rose to 30.6% from 29.4% for the…
• Capital Expenditure ProgramImportance 53 · +1 more on this subject
  Verizon invested $11.9 billion in capital expenditures during the nine months ended September 30, 2026. The company said these investments primarily support fiber deployment, wireless spectrum acquisition and…
• Operating Expense TrendsImportance 36
  Consolidated operating expenses were $25.663 billion in the third quarter of 2026, down 0.2%, and $78.935 billion for the first nine months, up 1.8% from 2025. Depreciation and amortization expense increased 10.3% to…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 31
  Consolidated operating revenue rose 1.5% to $34.313 billion in the third quarter of 2026 and 1.2% to $103.006 billion for the first nine months, compared with the same periods in 2025. Consumer revenue increased 1.3%…
• Business Segment DemandImportance 31
  Verizon’s Business segment serves businesses, public sector customers, and wireless and wireline carriers across the U.S., with selected offerings also provided to customers around the world. Business mobility and…
• Network Technology and CapacityImportance 31
  Verizon describes its network strategy as combining 5G wireless, fiber-based transport, cloud infrastructure, AI and automation, private networks, and IP routing. Its spectrum portfolio includes C-Band and…

8-K filings last 12 months

• Guidance raised26 Oct 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Flagged · rule score 60
  “VZQTR20FIN Exhibit 99 News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contacts: October 26, 2026 Katie Magnotta 201-602-9235 katie.magnotta@verizon.com Jamie Serino 201-401-5460 jamie.serino@verizon.com Verizon Delivers Another Record-Breaking…”
  Read from the attached exhibit: Capital Return Program · Guidance and Outlook · Fiber Broadband Expansion
• Board change29 Sept 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 10
  “On September 25, 2026, the Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) elected Charles Phillips, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Recognize Partners LP, as a director, effective on that date.”
• Executive pay change24 Jul 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 5
  “On July 23, 2026, Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) and Mr. Daniel H. Schulman, Verizon’s Chief Executive Officer, entered into an amendment to Mr. Schulman’s employment letter agreement, dated as of October 13, 2025 and previously…”
• Results (release not read)24 Jul 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 20
  Read from the attached exhibit: Acquisition / Partnership / Divestiture · Cash Flow and Capital Allocation · Capital Return Program
• Press release attached to an 8-K17 Jun 2026 · 8-K
  Read from the attached exhibit: Debt Exchange and Consent Solicitation
• Press release attached to an 8-K2 Jun 2026 · 8-K
  Read from the attached exhibit: Debt Refinancing and Liquidity
• Executive pay change28 May 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 5
  “At the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) held on May 21, 2026, the shareholders approved the 2026 Verizon Communications Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).”
• Results (release not read)27 Apr 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 20
• Other officer change9 Feb 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 15
  “On February 4, 2026, Clarence Otis, Jr., a member of the Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) informed Verizon that he will not stand for re-election when his term expires at Verizon’s 2026 annual meeting of…”
• CEO exit5 Feb 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Flagged · rule score 70
  “On February 4, 2026, Sowmyanarayan Sampath ceased to serve as Executive Vice President and Group CEO - Verizon Consumer of Verizon Communications Inc. (the Company).”
• Results, no stated guidance change30 Jan 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 10
• Executive pay change12 Jan 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 5
  “On January 8, 2026, the Human Resources Committee (“ Committee ”) of the Verizon Board of Directors approved an amendment to the letter agreement entered into between Verizon and Daniel H. Schulman on October 13, 2025, as previously…”

Earlier reports

• 10-Q · 2026Q2filed 31 Jul 2026
  Acquisition / Partnership / Divestiture · U.S. Tax Law Changes · Interest Expense Increase

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