TTM
12.5%
YoY change
−0.56pp
Trough year (1994)
-5.5%
Peak year (2017)
23.9%
Latest annual
12.4%
Net Profit Margin history chart for Verizon (VZ) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 12.4%
Net Profit Margin change chart for Verizon (VZ) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −0.56pp
Net Profit Margin history table for Verizon (VZ) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 12.4% | -0.56pp | ||
| 2024 | 13.0% | +4.32pp | ||
| 2023 | 8.7% | -6.87pp | ||
| 2022 | 15.5% | -0.98pp | ||
| 2021 | 16.5% | +2.64pp | ||
| 2020 | 13.9% | -0.73pp | ||
| 2019 | 14.6% | +2.74pp | ||
| 2018 | 11.9% | -12.02pp | ||
| 2017 | 23.9% | +13.46pp | ||
| 2016 | 10.4% | -3.16pp | ||
| 2015 | 13.6% | +6.01pp | ||
| 2014 | 7.6% | -1.96pp | ||
| 2013 | 9.5% | +8.78pp | ||
| 2012 | 0.8% | -1.41pp | ||
| 2011 | 2.2% | -0.22pp | ||
| 2010 | 2.4% | -0.99pp | ||
| 2009 | 3.4% | -3.22pp | ||
| 2008 | 6.6% | +0.70pp | ||
| 2007 | 5.9% | -1.12pp | ||
| 2006 | 7.0% | -3.61pp | ||
| 2005 | 10.6% | -1.27pp | ||
| 2004 | 11.9% | +7.35pp | ||
| 2003 | 4.6% | -1.52pp | ||
| 2002 | 6.1% | +5.50pp | ||
| 2001 | 0.6% | -17.65pp | ||
| 2000 | 18.2% | +11.01pp | ||
| 1999 | 7.2% | -2.17pp | ||
| 1998 | 9.4% | +1.26pp | ||
| 1997 | 8.1% | +2.16pp | ||
| 1996 | 6.0% | -0.69pp | ||
| 1995 | 6.7% | +12.13pp | ||
| 1994 | -5.5% | -16.28pp | ||
| 1993 | 10.8% | +0.20pp | ||
| 1992 | 10.6% | -0.24pp | ||
| 1991 | 10.8% | +0.17pp | ||
| 1990 | 10.7% | +1.29pp | ||
| 1989 | 9.4% | -2.72pp | ||
| 1988 | 12.1% | +0.06pp | ||
| 1987 | 12.0% | +0.28pp | ||
| 1986 | 11.8% | -0.27pp | ||
| 1985 | 12.0% | — |
- 202512.4%-0.56pp
- 202413.0%+4.32pp
- 20238.7%-6.87pp
- 202215.5%-0.98pp
- 202116.5%+2.64pp
- 202013.9%-0.73pp
- 201914.6%+2.74pp
- 201811.9%-12.02pp
- 201723.9%+13.46pp
- 201610.4%-3.16pp
- 201513.6%+6.01pp
- 20147.6%-1.96pp
- 20139.5%+8.78pp
- 20120.8%-1.41pp
- 20112.2%-0.22pp
- 20102.4%-0.99pp
- 20093.4%-3.22pp
- 20086.6%+0.70pp
- 20075.9%-1.12pp
- 20067.0%-3.61pp
- 200510.6%-1.27pp
- 200411.9%+7.35pp
- 20034.6%-1.52pp
- 20026.1%+5.50pp
- 20010.6%-17.65pp
- 200018.2%+11.01pp
- 19997.2%-2.17pp
- 19989.4%+1.26pp
- 19978.1%+2.16pp
- 19966.0%-0.69pp
- 19956.7%+12.13pp
- 1994-5.5%-16.28pp
- 199310.8%+0.20pp
- 199210.6%-0.24pp
- 199110.8%+0.17pp
- 199010.7%+1.29pp
- 19899.4%-2.72pp
- 198812.1%+0.06pp
- 198712.0%+0.28pp
- 198611.8%-0.27pp
- 198512.0%—
Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at Verizon (VZ)
According to Verizon's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 12.5%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual net margin for Verizon (VZ) came in at 12.43% – contracted 0.6 percentage points year-over-year.
2017 marks the peak net margin at 23.88%, with the historical low of -5.47% recorded in 1994.
Verizon Net Profit Margin by Year
Verizon Net Profit Margin 2025: 12.4%
Verizon posted net margin of 12.43% in 2025, contracted 0.6 percentage points from 2024.
Verizon Net Profit Margin 2024: 13.0%
In 2024, Verizon reported net margin of 12.99%, expanded 4.3 percentage points from 2023.
Verizon Net Profit Margin 2023: 8.7%
Verizon net margin in 2023 was 8.67%, contracted 6.9 percentage points from 2022.
Verizon Net Profit Margin 2022: 15.5%
2022's net margin for Verizon came in at 15.53%, contracted 1.0 percentage points from 2021.
Verizon Net Profit Margin 2021: 16.5%
Verizon net margin in 2021 was 16.51%.
See more financial history for Verizon (VZ).
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