DASH
DoorDash, Inc.
DASH has the edge over VZ overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
DASH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
DASH's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
DASH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 41x | $173 | — |
| Current | 71x | $173 | — |
| Cheap | 82x | $199 | +15% |
| Fair | 111x | $270 | +56% |
| Expensive | 304x | $738 | +327% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DASH has the edge over VZ in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
DASH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
DASH has the edge over VZ on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VZ's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
DASH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.26 | +75% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.43 | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.92 | +5.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.11 | +167% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.13 | +634% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.99 | +$2.43 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.82 | +$2.83 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.79 | +$1.86 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.29 | +$1.71 |
DASH has the edge over VZ on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $3.93 over the past year, against $5.34 in late 2021.
DASH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.6B | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.5B | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $4B | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $4B | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.4B | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3B | +25% |
| Q1 2025 | $3B | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.9B | +25% |
DASH has the edge over VZ on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.6% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.5% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.7% | -1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.7% | -0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.1% | +7.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.1% | +7.9 points |
DASH's operating margin was 9.6% last quarter, up 2.1 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ's revenue has held roughly level: $34.3B last quarter, up 1.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ has the edge over DASH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DASH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $904M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $883M | +102% |
| Q1 2026 | $537M | -4.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $367M | -24% |
| Q3 2025 | $808M | +62% |
| Q2 2025 | $438M | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $561M | +4.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $486M | +6.6% |
DASH generated $2.7B in free cash flow over the past year, up 17% from the year before.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ has the edge over DASH on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DASH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +969K shares |
| 1 year | -0.3% | -1.5M shares |
| 3 years | +12% | +47.1M shares |
| 5 years | +29% | +100M shares |
| Available history | +904% | +396M shares |
DASH has 440M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $887M |
| Q1 2026 | $162M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $217M |
| Q2 2024 | $7M |
DASH spent $1B buying back its own shares over the past year.
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has the edge over DASH on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
DASH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -6.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -7.7x | Net Cash |
DASH has the edge over VZ on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago.
DASH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.8 | Oversold |
DASH's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
DASH PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | DASH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 71x | 16x | 331% above |
| PE % | 1 | 28 | 27 pts below |
DASH is trading at 71x earnings, a 331% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ has the edge over DASH on valuation relative to its sector.
DASH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $184.9 | 6.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $195.8 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $187.6 | 8% below |
| 100 week MA | $201.3 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $151.8 | 14% above |
DASH has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 14% above its 200-week average.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ has the edge over DASH on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
DASH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $175.0 | $158.5 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | $158.5 | $153.7 | -3% |
| 2022 | $153.7 | $50.7 | -67% |
| 2023 | $50.7 | $98.9 | +95% |
| 2024 | $98.9 | $169.3 | +71% |
| 2025 | $169.3 | $234.0 | +38% |
| 2026 YTD | $234.0 | $172.6 | -26% |
DASH has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 26% so far in 2026.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has the edge over DASH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.