Verizon Communications Inc. filings document material events for a large telecommunications issuer with common stock and numerous registered debt securities. Recent Form 8-K reports cover earnings releases, capital markets activity, tender offers, exchange offers and consent solicitations involving Verizon and subsidiary notes, including fixed-rate and junior subordinated securities with maturities across multiple years.
Proxy materials describe shareholder voting matters, board governance, executive compensation and other annual-meeting disclosures. The filing record also identifies securities registered on national exchanges and provides formal reporting around Verizon's operating results, capital structure, exchange-listed securities and governance disclosures tied to its wireless, broadband, enterprise connectivity and network infrastructure businesses.
Verizon Communications Inc. reported solid first-quarter 2026 results, with total operating revenues of $34.44 billion, up from $33.49 billion a year earlier. Net income attributable to Verizon rose to $5.05 billion from $4.88 billion, and diluted earnings per share increased to $1.20 from $1.15.
Service revenues and other reached $28.76 billion, while wireless equipment revenues were $5.68 billion. Consumer and Business segments together generated operating income of $8.60 billion, led by Consumer with $7.71 billion. Operating cash flow was strong at $7.98 billion, although heavy investment and acquisitions drove a $10.87 billion reduction in cash and restricted cash.
Verizon closed the Frontier Communications acquisition on January 20, 2026, paying about $9.92 billion of purchase consideration and assuming about $12.9 billion of debt at fair value, adding $7.76 billion of goodwill and $2.90 billion of other intangibles. It also acquired Starry in a smaller deal, expanded wireless licenses, and issued new junior subordinated notes with net proceeds of $4.38 billion.
The company was active in capital returns and financing. It launched a $25 billion share repurchase program and executed an accelerated share repurchase for 50.76 million shares at an average price of $49.25, spending $2.5 billion. At March 31, 2026, 4.18 billion common shares were outstanding after treasury stock. Debt increased, with total short- and long-term borrowings (excluding finance leases) carrying a fair value of about $166.28 billion, supported by asset-backed structures totaling $30.0 billion and sizable undrawn revolving and export credit facilities.
Verizon Communications Inc Schedule 13G shows Vanguard Capital Management beneficially owned 302,904,960 shares of Common Stock, representing 7.18% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing reports sole voting power over 42,720,425 shares and sole dispositive power over 302,904,960 shares. The form is signed by Ashley Grim on 04/30/2026.
Verizon Communications Inc. reported first-quarter 2026 results showing steady growth and improved profitability. Total operating revenue rose 2.9% year-over-year to $34.4 billion, while consolidated net income increased 3.3% to $5.1 billion.
Diluted EPS grew 4.3% to $1.20, and Adjusted EPS rose 7.6% to $1.28, the strongest quarterly Adjusted EPS growth since 2021. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA increased 6.7% to $13.4 billion. Free cash flow improved 4.0% to $3.8 billion, supported by $8.0 billion in cash flow from operations and $4.2 billion of capital expenditures.
Operationally, Verizon achieved its first positive first-quarter postpaid phone net additions since 2013, adding 55,000 postpaid phone customers and 341,000 broadband connections, including 214,000 fixed wireless and 127,000 fiber net additions. Based on this momentum, the company raised its 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance to $4.95–$4.99 and now expects total retail postpaid phone net additions in the upper half of its 750,000 to 1 million range.
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC insider Hans Erik Vestberg reported an acquisition of phantom stock units through a deferred compensation plan. On this date, he received 197.535 phantom stock (unitized) units at a reference value of $13.47 per unit.
Each phantom stock unit is economically tied to a portion of one share of Verizon common stock but is settled in cash rather than actual shares. Following this grant and associated dividend reinvestment, his indirect deferred-compensation holdings total 225,208.005 phantom stock units, representing an economic interest equivalent to 56 underlying shares of common stock.
Verizon Communications executive Alfonso Villanueva Rodriguez reported a compensation-related grant of phantom stock under a deferred compensation plan. He acquired 77.643 unitized phantom stock units at an assigned value of $13.47 per unit, each economically tied to a portion of one share of common stock but settled in cash.
Following this grant, his indirect holdings in the plan total 6,085.988 phantom stock units, representing a cash-settled economic interest rather than actual Verizon shares. The phantom stock becomes payable upon events he established in line with the deferred compensation plan’s terms and includes amounts accumulated through dividend reinvestment.
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC executive Venkatesh Vandana, EVP and Chief Legal Officer, acquired 94.771 units of phantom stock (unitized) as a grant under a deferred compensation plan. Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of a portion of one share of common stock and is settled in cash rather than shares.
Following this award and related dividend reinvestments, the executive now holds a total of 55,409.807 phantom stock units indirectly through the deferred compensation plan, economically linked to 27 underlying shares of Verizon common stock for this specific grant.
Verizon Communications senior vice president and controller Mary-Lee Stillwell reported a routine compensation-related transaction involving phantom stock under a deferred compensation plan. She acquired 43.389 phantom stock units at an assigned value of $13.47 per unit, classified as a grant or award acquisition.
Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of a portion of one share of common stock but will be settled in cash rather than stock. Following this transaction, her indirect holdings through the deferred compensation plan total 16,219.953 phantom stock units, including amounts accumulated through dividend reinvestment.
Skiadas Anthony T reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Verizon Communications EVP and CFO Anthony T. Skiadas reported a routine compensation-related transaction involving phantom stock units under a deferred compensation plan. He received an award of 129.025 phantom stock units, each economically tied to Verizon common stock and valued at $13.47 per unit for reporting purposes.
Following this grant, his indirect holdings in phantom stock held through the deferred compensation plan total 141,599.686 units. The filing notes that these phantom units are settled in cash rather than shares and become payable upon events he has established under the plan, and that the balance also reflects units accumulated through dividend reinvestment.
Russo Joseph J. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Verizon Communications executive Joseph J. Russo, EVP & President–Global Networks & Technology, received an indirect grant of 81.926 units of phantom stock on common stock, valued at $13.47 per unit. This raised his deferred phantom stock balance to 81,694.461 units, held through a deferred compensation plan and settled in cash at future payout events.
Verizon Communications EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business Kyle Malady reported a compensation-related award of phantom stock units. On this Form 4, he acquired 129.025 unitized phantom stock at a reference value of $13.47 per unit through a deferred compensation plan.
Each phantom stock share is the economic equivalent of a portion of one share of Verizon common stock, but is settled in cash rather than actual shares. The award corresponds to 37 underlying shares of common stock and increases his indirect deferred-compensation holdings to 410,898.178 phantom stock units, including amounts accumulated through dividend reinvestment. The units become payable upon events he established under the plan.