Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Verizon Communications Inc., solvency ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Verizon Communications Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Verizon Communications Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Verizon Communications Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. | Verizon Communications Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Verizon Communications Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level. |
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. | Verizon Communications Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level. |
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Verizon Communications Inc. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level. |
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Verizon Communications Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Equity
Verizon Communications Inc., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt maturing within one year | 12,973) | 12,950) | 14,827) | 12,081) | 9,963) | 14,995) | 12,873) | 13,421) | 7,443) | 7,623) | 7,023) | 8,802) | 5,889) | 5,770) | 6,651) | 11,175) | 10,777) | 7,830) | 8,773) | 8,614) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year | 137,701) | 134,441) | 137,871) | 140,772) | 140,676) | 132,912) | 136,184) | 139,961) | 143,425) | 143,352) | 144,894) | 149,700) | 123,173) | 109,790) | 106,190) | 106,561) | 100,712) | 101,769) | 104,598) | 105,045) | ||||||
| Total debt | 150,674) | 147,391) | 152,698) | 152,853) | 150,639) | 147,907) | 149,057) | 153,382) | 150,868) | 150,975) | 151,917) | 158,502) | 129,062) | 115,560) | 112,841) | 117,736) | 111,489) | 109,599) | 113,371) | 113,659) | ||||||
| Equity attributable to Verizon | 92,430) | 97,741) | 95,193) | 92,883) | 91,144) | 87,468) | 86,016) | 83,762) | 81,790) | 77,044) | 73,684) | 71,232) | 67,842) | 65,069) | 62,697) | 60,210) | 61,395) | 58,921) | 56,582) | 55,856) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 1.63 | 1.51 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 1.73 | 1.83 | 1.84 | 1.96 | 2.06 | 2.23 | 1.90 | 1.78 | 1.80 | 1.96 | 1.82 | 1.86 | 2.00 | 2.03 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AT&T Inc. | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.41 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 1.23 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 0.97 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.95 | ||||||
| T-Mobile US Inc. | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.15 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.13 | 1.07 | 1.19 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.07 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Equity attributable to Verizon
= 150,674 ÷ 92,430 = 1.63
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Verizon Communications Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)
Verizon Communications Inc., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt maturing within one year | 12,973) | 12,950) | 14,827) | 12,081) | 9,963) | 14,995) | 12,873) | 13,421) | 7,443) | 7,623) | 7,023) | 8,802) | 5,889) | 5,770) | 6,651) | 11,175) | 10,777) | 7,830) | 8,773) | 8,614) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year | 137,701) | 134,441) | 137,871) | 140,772) | 140,676) | 132,912) | 136,184) | 139,961) | 143,425) | 143,352) | 144,894) | 149,700) | 123,173) | 109,790) | 106,190) | 106,561) | 100,712) | 101,769) | 104,598) | 105,045) | ||||||
| Total debt | 150,674) | 147,391) | 152,698) | 152,853) | 150,639) | 147,907) | 149,057) | 153,382) | 150,868) | 150,975) | 151,917) | 158,502) | 129,062) | 115,560) | 112,841) | 117,736) | 111,489) | 109,599) | 113,371) | 113,659) | ||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | 4,266) | 3,906) | 4,211) | 4,177) | 4,134) | 3,961) | 3,912) | 3,847) | 3,859) | 3,606) | 3,881) | 3,536) | 3,485) | 3,494) | 3,270) | 3,331) | 3,261) | 2,959) | 3,154) | 2,997) | ||||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 20,002) | 20,773) | 20,745) | 21,303) | 21,558) | 22,175) | 22,597) | 22,932) | 23,203) | 23,507) | 23,360) | 17,766) | 18,000) | 18,155) | 18,158) | 18,117) | 18,393) | 18,214) | 18,254) | 18,971) | ||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 174,942) | 172,070) | 177,654) | 178,333) | 176,331) | 174,043) | 175,566) | 180,161) | 177,930) | 178,088) | 179,158) | 179,804) | 150,547) | 137,209) | 134,269) | 139,184) | 133,143) | 130,772) | 134,779) | 135,627) | ||||||
| Equity attributable to Verizon | 92,430) | 97,741) | 95,193) | 92,883) | 91,144) | 87,468) | 86,016) | 83,762) | 81,790) | 77,044) | 73,684) | 71,232) | 67,842) | 65,069) | 62,697) | 60,210) | 61,395) | 58,921) | 56,582) | 55,856) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 | 1.89 | 1.76 | 1.87 | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.99 | 2.04 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.31 | 2.43 | 2.52 | 2.22 | 2.11 | 2.14 | 2.31 | 2.17 | 2.22 | 2.38 | 2.43 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AT&T Inc. | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.59 | 1.24 | 1.31 | 1.35 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.05 | ||||||
| T-Mobile US Inc. | 1.69 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.64 | 1.55 | 1.57 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.60 | 1.63 | 1.59 | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.51 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Equity attributable to Verizon
= 174,942 ÷ 92,430 = 1.89
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Verizon Communications Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Capital
Verizon Communications Inc., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt maturing within one year | 12,973) | 12,950) | 14,827) | 12,081) | 9,963) | 14,995) | 12,873) | 13,421) | 7,443) | 7,623) | 7,023) | 8,802) | 5,889) | 5,770) | 6,651) | 11,175) | 10,777) | 7,830) | 8,773) | 8,614) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year | 137,701) | 134,441) | 137,871) | 140,772) | 140,676) | 132,912) | 136,184) | 139,961) | 143,425) | 143,352) | 144,894) | 149,700) | 123,173) | 109,790) | 106,190) | 106,561) | 100,712) | 101,769) | 104,598) | 105,045) | ||||||
| Total debt | 150,674) | 147,391) | 152,698) | 152,853) | 150,639) | 147,907) | 149,057) | 153,382) | 150,868) | 150,975) | 151,917) | 158,502) | 129,062) | 115,560) | 112,841) | 117,736) | 111,489) | 109,599) | 113,371) | 113,659) | ||||||
| Equity attributable to Verizon | 92,430) | 97,741) | 95,193) | 92,883) | 91,144) | 87,468) | 86,016) | 83,762) | 81,790) | 77,044) | 73,684) | 71,232) | 67,842) | 65,069) | 62,697) | 60,210) | 61,395) | 58,921) | 56,582) | 55,856) | ||||||
| Total capital | 243,104) | 245,132) | 247,891) | 245,736) | 241,783) | 235,375) | 235,073) | 237,144) | 232,658) | 228,019) | 225,601) | 229,734) | 196,904) | 180,629) | 175,538) | 177,946) | 172,884) | 168,520) | 169,953) | 169,515) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.67 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AT&T Inc. | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | ||||||
| T-Mobile US Inc. | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.52 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 150,674 ÷ 243,104 = 0.62
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Verizon Communications Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)
Verizon Communications Inc., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt maturing within one year | 12,973) | 12,950) | 14,827) | 12,081) | 9,963) | 14,995) | 12,873) | 13,421) | 7,443) | 7,623) | 7,023) | 8,802) | 5,889) | 5,770) | 6,651) | 11,175) | 10,777) | 7,830) | 8,773) | 8,614) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year | 137,701) | 134,441) | 137,871) | 140,772) | 140,676) | 132,912) | 136,184) | 139,961) | 143,425) | 143,352) | 144,894) | 149,700) | 123,173) | 109,790) | 106,190) | 106,561) | 100,712) | 101,769) | 104,598) | 105,045) | ||||||
| Total debt | 150,674) | 147,391) | 152,698) | 152,853) | 150,639) | 147,907) | 149,057) | 153,382) | 150,868) | 150,975) | 151,917) | 158,502) | 129,062) | 115,560) | 112,841) | 117,736) | 111,489) | 109,599) | 113,371) | 113,659) | ||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | 4,266) | 3,906) | 4,211) | 4,177) | 4,134) | 3,961) | 3,912) | 3,847) | 3,859) | 3,606) | 3,881) | 3,536) | 3,485) | 3,494) | 3,270) | 3,331) | 3,261) | 2,959) | 3,154) | 2,997) | ||||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 20,002) | 20,773) | 20,745) | 21,303) | 21,558) | 22,175) | 22,597) | 22,932) | 23,203) | 23,507) | 23,360) | 17,766) | 18,000) | 18,155) | 18,158) | 18,117) | 18,393) | 18,214) | 18,254) | 18,971) | ||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 174,942) | 172,070) | 177,654) | 178,333) | 176,331) | 174,043) | 175,566) | 180,161) | 177,930) | 178,088) | 179,158) | 179,804) | 150,547) | 137,209) | 134,269) | 139,184) | 133,143) | 130,772) | 134,779) | 135,627) | ||||||
| Equity attributable to Verizon | 92,430) | 97,741) | 95,193) | 92,883) | 91,144) | 87,468) | 86,016) | 83,762) | 81,790) | 77,044) | 73,684) | 71,232) | 67,842) | 65,069) | 62,697) | 60,210) | 61,395) | 58,921) | 56,582) | 55,856) | ||||||
| Total capital (including operating lease liability) | 267,372) | 269,811) | 272,847) | 271,216) | 267,475) | 261,511) | 261,582) | 263,923) | 259,720) | 255,132) | 252,842) | 251,036) | 218,389) | 202,278) | 196,966) | 199,394) | 194,538) | 189,693) | 191,361) | 191,483) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.71 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AT&T Inc. | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.51 | ||||||
| T-Mobile US Inc. | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.60 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 174,942 ÷ 267,372 = 0.65
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. | Verizon Communications Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Assets
Verizon Communications Inc., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt maturing within one year | 12,973) | 12,950) | 14,827) | 12,081) | 9,963) | 14,995) | 12,873) | 13,421) | 7,443) | 7,623) | 7,023) | 8,802) | 5,889) | 5,770) | 6,651) | 11,175) | 10,777) | 7,830) | 8,773) | 8,614) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year | 137,701) | 134,441) | 137,871) | 140,772) | 140,676) | 132,912) | 136,184) | 139,961) | 143,425) | 143,352) | 144,894) | 149,700) | 123,173) | 109,790) | 106,190) | 106,561) | 100,712) | 101,769) | 104,598) | 105,045) | ||||||
| Total debt | 150,674) | 147,391) | 152,698) | 152,853) | 150,639) | 147,907) | 149,057) | 153,382) | 150,868) | 150,975) | 151,917) | 158,502) | 129,062) | 115,560) | 112,841) | 117,736) | 111,489) | 109,599) | 113,371) | 113,659) | ||||||
| Total assets | 380,255) | 384,830) | 379,955) | 377,716) | 379,680) | 375,090) | 370,147) | 365,716) | 366,596) | 353,457) | 349,190) | 345,573) | 316,481) | 296,994) | 293,259) | 294,500) | 291,727) | 284,875) | 283,108) | 283,947) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.40 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AT&T Inc. | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | ||||||
| T-Mobile US Inc. | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.34 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 150,674 ÷ 380,255 = 0.40
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Verizon Communications Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level. |
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)
Verizon Communications Inc., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt maturing within one year | 12,973) | 12,950) | 14,827) | 12,081) | 9,963) | 14,995) | 12,873) | 13,421) | 7,443) | 7,623) | 7,023) | 8,802) | 5,889) | 5,770) | 6,651) | 11,175) | 10,777) | 7,830) | 8,773) | 8,614) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year | 137,701) | 134,441) | 137,871) | 140,772) | 140,676) | 132,912) | 136,184) | 139,961) | 143,425) | 143,352) | 144,894) | 149,700) | 123,173) | 109,790) | 106,190) | 106,561) | 100,712) | 101,769) | 104,598) | 105,045) | ||||||
| Total debt | 150,674) | 147,391) | 152,698) | 152,853) | 150,639) | 147,907) | 149,057) | 153,382) | 150,868) | 150,975) | 151,917) | 158,502) | 129,062) | 115,560) | 112,841) | 117,736) | 111,489) | 109,599) | 113,371) | 113,659) | ||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | 4,266) | 3,906) | 4,211) | 4,177) | 4,134) | 3,961) | 3,912) | 3,847) | 3,859) | 3,606) | 3,881) | 3,536) | 3,485) | 3,494) | 3,270) | 3,331) | 3,261) | 2,959) | 3,154) | 2,997) | ||||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 20,002) | 20,773) | 20,745) | 21,303) | 21,558) | 22,175) | 22,597) | 22,932) | 23,203) | 23,507) | 23,360) | 17,766) | 18,000) | 18,155) | 18,158) | 18,117) | 18,393) | 18,214) | 18,254) | 18,971) | ||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 174,942) | 172,070) | 177,654) | 178,333) | 176,331) | 174,043) | 175,566) | 180,161) | 177,930) | 178,088) | 179,158) | 179,804) | 150,547) | 137,209) | 134,269) | 139,184) | 133,143) | 130,772) | 134,779) | 135,627) | ||||||
| Total assets | 380,255) | 384,830) | 379,955) | 377,716) | 379,680) | 375,090) | 370,147) | 365,716) | 366,596) | 353,457) | 349,190) | 345,573) | 316,481) | 296,994) | 293,259) | 294,500) | 291,727) | 284,875) | 283,108) | 283,947) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.48 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AT&T Inc. | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | ||||||
| T-Mobile US Inc. | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 174,942 ÷ 380,255 = 0.46
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. | Verizon Communications Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level. |
Financial Leverage
Verizon Communications Inc., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 380,255) | 384,830) | 379,955) | 377,716) | 379,680) | 375,090) | 370,147) | 365,716) | 366,596) | 353,457) | 349,190) | 345,573) | 316,481) | 296,994) | 293,259) | 294,500) | 291,727) | 284,875) | 283,108) | 283,947) | ||||||
| Equity attributable to Verizon | 92,430) | 97,741) | 95,193) | 92,883) | 91,144) | 87,468) | 86,016) | 83,762) | 81,790) | 77,044) | 73,684) | 71,232) | 67,842) | 65,069) | 62,697) | 60,210) | 61,395) | 58,921) | 56,582) | 55,856) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 4.11 | 3.94 | 3.99 | 4.07 | 4.17 | 4.29 | 4.30 | 4.37 | 4.48 | 4.59 | 4.74 | 4.85 | 4.66 | 4.56 | 4.68 | 4.89 | 4.75 | 4.83 | 5.00 | 5.08 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AT&T Inc. | 3.94 | 3.92 | 4.01 | 4.03 | 4.13 | 3.48 | 3.62 | 3.41 | 3.32 | 3.34 | 3.36 | 3.31 | 3.25 | 3.07 | 3.11 | 3.07 | 2.99 | 3.00 | 2.97 | 2.96 | ||||||
| T-Mobile US Inc. | 3.21 | 3.22 | 3.20 | 3.14 | 3.03 | 3.04 | 2.99 | 3.01 | 2.99 | 2.95 | 3.03 | 3.06 | 3.06 | 2.98 | 2.97 | 3.01 | 3.02 | 3.10 | 3.14 | 3.17 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Equity attributable to Verizon
= 380,255 ÷ 92,430 = 4.11
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Verizon Communications Inc. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level. |
Interest Coverage
Verizon Communications Inc., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Verizon | (2,705) | 4,762) | 4,648) | 4,909) | 6,577) | 4,900) | 5,199) | 4,580) | 4,613) | 6,407) | 5,800) | 5,245) | 4,588) | 4,357) | 4,700) | 4,156) | 5,095) | 5,194) | 3,944) | 5,032) | ||||||
| Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 132) | 122) | 118) | 109) | 121) | 124) | 116) | 131) | 124) | 147) | 149) | 133) | 130) | 147) | 139) | 131) | 122) | 143) | 130) | 128) | ||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | 756) | 1,308) | 1,346) | 1,482) | 2,113) | 1,496) | 1,542) | 1,372) | 1,407) | 1,820) | 1,875) | 1,700) | 1,535) | 1,347) | 1,348) | 1,389) | (1,505) | 1,586) | 1,236) | 1,628) | ||||||
| Add: Interest expense | 1,599) | 1,433) | 1,285) | 1,207) | 1,105) | 937) | 785) | 786) | 739) | 801) | 844) | 1,101) | 1,080) | 1,044) | 1,089) | 1,034) | 1,159) | 1,146) | 1,215) | 1,210) | ||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | (218) | 7,625) | 7,397) | 7,707) | 9,916) | 7,457) | 7,642) | 6,869) | 6,883) | 9,175) | 8,668) | 8,179) | 7,333) | 6,895) | 7,276) | 6,710) | 4,871) | 8,069) | 6,525) | 7,998) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest coverage1 | 4.08 | 6.49 | 7.16 | 8.11 | 8.82 | 8.89 | 9.83 | 9.97 | 9.44 | 8.72 | 7.64 | 6.88 | 6.64 | 5.95 | 6.08 | 5.75 | 5.81 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AT&T Inc. | 3.96 | 0.04 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 5.27 | 5.20 | 4.53 | 4.91 | 1.70 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 0.64 | 2.96 | 3.05 | 3.33 | 3.19 | — | — | — | ||||||
| T-Mobile US Inc. | 4.30 | 4.11 | 3.36 | 2.44 | 1.94 | 1.43 | 1.50 | 1.92 | 2.00 | 2.19 | 2.50 | 2.06 | 2.31 | 2.68 | 2.94 | 5.22 | 5.14 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Interest coverage
= (EBITQ4 2023
+ EBITQ3 2023
+ EBITQ2 2023
+ EBITQ1 2023)
÷ (Interest expenseQ4 2023
+ Interest expenseQ3 2023
+ Interest expenseQ2 2023
+ Interest expenseQ1 2023)
= (-218 + 7,625 + 7,397 + 7,707)
÷ (1,599 + 1,433 + 1,285 + 1,207)
= 4.08
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Verizon Communications Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |