TTM
58.9%
YoY change
−0.95pp
Trough year (2000)
39.0%
Peak year (1995)
75.4%
Latest annual
45.6%
Gross Margin history chart for Verizon (VZ) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 45.6%
Gross Margin change chart for Verizon (VZ) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −0.95pp
Gross Margin history table for Verizon (VZ) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 45.6% | -0.95pp | ||
| 2024 | 46.6% | +0.71pp | ||
| 2023 | 45.9% | +1.59pp | ||
| 2022 | 44.3% | -1.44pp | ||
| 2021 | 45.7% | -1.32pp | ||
| 2020 | 47.1% | +1.21pp | ||
| 2019 | 45.8% | +1.33pp | ||
| 2018 | 44.5% | -1.13pp | ||
| 2017 | 45.6% | -0.90pp | ||
| 2016 | 46.5% | -1.36pp | ||
| 2015 | 47.9% | +0.20pp | ||
| 2014 | 47.7% | -1.29pp | ||
| 2013 | 49.0% | +3.11pp | ||
| 2012 | 45.9% | +2.13pp | ||
| 2011 | 43.7% | -1.53pp | ||
| 2010 | 45.3% | -0.14pp | ||
| 2009 | 45.4% | +0.34pp | ||
| 2008 | 45.1% | +0.60pp | ||
| 2007 | 44.5% | +0.68pp | ||
| 2006 | 43.8% | -1.80pp | ||
| 2005 | 45.6% | -6.42pp | ||
| 2004 | 52.0% | -15.81pp | ||
| 2003 | 67.8% | -2.54pp | ||
| 2002 | 70.4% | +1.16pp | ||
| 2001 | 69.2% | +30.23pp | ||
| 2000 | 39.0% | -3.05pp | ||
| 1999 | 42.0% | -26.91pp | ||
| 1998 | 68.9% | -3.09pp | ||
| 1997 | 72.0% | -1.92pp | ||
| 1996 | 74.0% | -1.43pp | ||
| 1995 | 75.4% | +4.40pp | ||
| 1994 | 71.0% | +1.99pp | ||
| 1993 | 69.0% | +0.16pp | ||
| 1992 | 68.8% | +0.89pp | ||
| 1991 | 67.9% | -1.47pp | ||
| 1990 | 69.4% | +2.08pp | ||
| 1989 | 67.3% | +25.07pp | ||
| 1988 | 42.3% | -1.07pp | ||
| 1987 | 43.3% | -0.92pp | ||
| 1986 | 44.3% | +2.33pp | ||
| 1985 | 41.9% | — |
- 202545.6%-0.95pp
- 202446.6%+0.71pp
- 202345.9%+1.59pp
- 202244.3%-1.44pp
- 202145.7%-1.32pp
- 202047.1%+1.21pp
- 201945.8%+1.33pp
- 201844.5%-1.13pp
- 201745.6%-0.90pp
- 201646.5%-1.36pp
- 201547.9%+0.20pp
- 201447.7%-1.29pp
- 201349.0%+3.11pp
- 201245.9%+2.13pp
- 201143.7%-1.53pp
- 201045.3%-0.14pp
- 200945.4%+0.34pp
- 200845.1%+0.60pp
- 200744.5%+0.68pp
- 200643.8%-1.80pp
- 200545.6%-6.42pp
- 200452.0%-15.81pp
- 200367.8%-2.54pp
- 200270.4%+1.16pp
- 200169.2%+30.23pp
- 200039.0%-3.05pp
- 199942.0%-26.91pp
- 199868.9%-3.09pp
- 199772.0%-1.92pp
- 199674.0%-1.43pp
- 199575.4%+4.40pp
- 199471.0%+1.99pp
- 199369.0%+0.16pp
- 199268.8%+0.89pp
- 199167.9%-1.47pp
- 199069.4%+2.08pp
- 198967.3%+25.07pp
- 198842.3%-1.07pp
- 198743.3%-0.92pp
- 198644.3%+2.33pp
- 198541.9%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Verizon's reported income statements (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 Gross Margin at Verizon (VZ)
According to Verizon's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 58.9%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Verizon (VZ) gross margin totalled 45.64% – contracted 0.9 percentage points year-over-year.
75.38% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 1995, against a low of 38.98% during 2000.
Verizon Gross Margin by Year
Verizon Gross Margin 2025: 45.6%
2025's gross margin for Verizon came in at 45.64%, contracted 0.9 percentage points from 2024.
Verizon Gross Margin 2024: 46.6%
Verizon posted gross margin of 46.59% in 2024, expanded 0.7 percentage points from 2023.
Verizon Gross Margin 2023: 45.9%
In 2023, Verizon reported gross margin of 45.88%, expanded 1.6 percentage points from 2022.
Verizon Gross Margin 2022: 44.3%
Verizon gross margin in 2022 was 44.29%, contracted 1.4 percentage points from 2021.
Verizon Gross Margin 2021: 45.7%
Verizon gross margin in 2021 was 45.73%.
See more financial history for Verizon (VZ).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Communication Services peers of Verizon (VZ), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 81.9% | |
| 79.7% | |
| 70.1% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 54.3% | |
| 49.0% | |
| 37.2% | |
| 32.3% |
- 81.9%
- 79.7%
- 70.1%
- 60.4%
- 54.3%
- 49.0%
- 37.2%
- 32.3%
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