RDI
Reading International, Inc.
RDI has a slight edge over VZ overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
RDI's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
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.
RDI PE Valuation
RDI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
RDI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
RDI 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.
RDI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.55 | +$0.20 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.77 | +$0.43 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.62 | +$0.96 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.62 | +$1.41 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.75 | +$1.17 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.20 | +$0.27 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.58 | -$0.20 |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.03 | -$0.61 |
RDI is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.55 per share over the past year, against $3.18 at its worst in late 2020.
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 has the edge over RDI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $66.9M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $45.1M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $50.3M | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $52.2M | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $60.4M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.2M | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $58.6M | +29% |
| Q3 2024 | $60.1M | -9.7% |
RDI's revenue has held roughly level: $67M last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +6.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8.1% | +9.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9% | -4.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.8% | +21 points |
| Q1 2025 | -17% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.6% | +18 points |
| Q3 2024 | -0.6% | -2.1 points |
RDI's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 6.4 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 has the edge over RDI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 RDI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.3M | +95% |
| Q1 2026 | -$3M | +$5M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.1M | -41% |
| Q3 2025 | -$246K | +$811K |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2M | +$11.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$8M | -$3.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $7M | +$8.7M |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.1M | -$738K |
RDI's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $3M over the past year.
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 RDI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RDI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +5% | +1.1M shares |
| 1 year | +5% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | +1.4% | +340K shares |
| 5 years | +6.1% | +1.4M shares |
| Available history | +5.1% | +1.2M shares |
RDI has 24M diluted shares, up 5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $480,000 |
| Q3 2020 | $161,000 |
| Q2 2020 | $318,000 |
| Q1 2020 | $671,000 |
| Q4 2019 | $3.4M |
| Q3 2019 | $5.2M |
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 RDI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
RDI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 16.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 16.4x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 22.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 14.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 15.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 132.9x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 109.3x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 31.9x | High |
RDI's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 15 years a year ago.
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 has the edge over RDI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
RDI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 35.2 | Neutral |
RDI's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 35 (neutral).
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).
RDI PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | RDI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
RDI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ is trading at 12x earnings, a 28% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
RDI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.82 | 2.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.74 | 7.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $1.36 | 38% above |
| 100 week MA | $1.37 | 36% above |
| 200 week MA | $1.77 | 5.6% above |
RDI has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 5.6% 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 is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 12% above its 200-week average.
RDI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.8 | $4.98 | -54% |
| 2021 | $4.98 | $4.07 | -18% |
| 2022 | $4.07 | $2.83 | -30% |
| 2023 | $2.83 | $1.91 | -33% |
| 2024 | $1.91 | $1.25 | -35% |
| 2025 | $1.25 | $1.04 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.04 | $1.87 | +80% |
RDI has the edge over VZ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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 finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 15% so far in 2026.