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Cash on Hand for Verizon (VZ)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$8.37B

YoY change

+354.2%

5Y CAGR

-3.0%

Peak year (2013)

$54.13B

Cash on Hand history chart for Verizon (VZ) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: $19.05B

Cash on Hand growth chart for Verizon (VZ) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: +354.2%

Cash on Hand history table for Verizon (VZ) from 1985 to 2025

  • 2025$19.05B+354.2%
  • 2024$4.19B+103.1%
  • 2023$2.06B-20.7%
  • 2022$2.60B-10.8%
  • 2021$2.92B-86.8%
  • 2020$22.17B+754.7%
  • 2019$2.59B-5.5%
  • 2018$2.75B+32.0%
  • 2017$2.08B-27.8%
  • 2016$2.88B-40.2%
  • 2015$4.82B-56.8%
  • 2014$11.15B-79.4%
  • 2013$54.13B+1419.2%
  • 2012$3.56B-74.5%
  • 2011$13.95B+93.5%
  • 2010$7.21B+188.6%
  • 2009$2.50B-75.7%
  • 2008$10.29B+202.9%
  • 2007$3.40B-39.9%
  • 2006$5.65B+94.5%
  • 2005$2.91B-36.1%
  • 2004$4.55B+60.0%
  • 2003$2.84B-18.0%
  • 2002$3.46B+16.6%
  • 2001$2.97B+25.3%
  • 2000$2.37B-22.8%
  • 1999$3.07B+1194.5%
  • 1998$237.00M-26.6%
  • 1997$322.80M+29.4%
  • 1996$249.40M-30.1%
  • 1995$356.80M+149.7%
  • 1994$142.90M-2.2%
  • 1993$146.10M-50.6%
  • 1992$296.00M+126.6%
  • 1991$130.60M+37.9%
  • 1990$94.70M-42.3%
  • 1989$164.20M-45.6%
  • 1988$301.60M+31.9%
  • 1987$228.70M+7.2%
  • 1986$213.30M-10.9%
  • 1985$239.30M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from Verizon's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at Verizon (VZ)

According to Verizon's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $8.37B. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

Verizon (VZ) most recent annual cash and short-term investments stands at $19.05B (2025) – surged 354.2% year-over-year.

Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Verizon cash and short-term investments produced a CAGR of -3.0% – sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.

Between 2013 and 2025, Verizon cash and short-term investments plunged 64.8%, falling from $54.13B to $19.05B.

2013 marks the peak cash and short-term investments at $54.13B, with the historical low of $94.70M recorded in 1990.

Verizon Cash on Hand by Year

Verizon Cash on Hand 2025: $19.05B

2025's cash and short-term investments for Verizon came in at $19.05B, surged 354.2% from 2024.

Verizon Cash on Hand 2024: $4.19B

Verizon posted cash and short-term investments of $4.19B in 2024, surged 103.1% from 2023.

Verizon Cash on Hand 2023: $2.06B

In 2023, Verizon reported cash and short-term investments of $2.06B, declined 20.7% below 2022.

Verizon Cash on Hand 2022: $2.60B

Verizon cash and short-term investments in 2022 was $2.60B, declined 10.8% below 2021.

Verizon Cash on Hand 2021: $2.92B

Verizon cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $2.92B.

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