TTWO
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
TTWO has the edge over VZ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
TTWO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
TTWO's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
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.
TTWO PE Valuation
TTWO 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.
TTWO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
TTWO 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.
TTWO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.45 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.29 | +$21.49 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.73 | +$22.40 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.62 | +$23.96 |
| Q4 2025 | -$22.57 | -$1.21 |
| Q3 2025 | -$22.78 | -$1.59 |
| Q2 2025 | -$24.13 | -$1.82 |
| Q1 2025 | -$25.58 | -$3.57 |
| Q4 2024 | -$21.36 | -$12.58 |
TTWO is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.29 per share over the past year, against $25.58 at its worst in early 2025.
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 TTWO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
TTWO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +6.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8B | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.6B | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | -0.5% |
TTWO's revenue fell from its 2025 peak and has held roughly level since: $1.5B last quarter, down 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -7.8% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.3% | -3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7% | +239 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.3% | +7.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5.5% | +16 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.4% | +15 points |
| Q1 2025 | -239% | -45 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.7% | -0.2 points |
TTWO's operating margin was −7.8% last quarter, down 2.3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 TTWO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TTWO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$143M | -248% |
| Q2 2026 | -$193.8M | -$124M |
| Q1 2026 | $198.6M | -12% |
| Q4 2025 | $236.2M | +$284.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $96.5M | +$261.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$69.8M | +$156.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $224.9M | +$280M |
| Q4 2024 | -$48.2M | +$64.4M |
TTWO usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$143M, but it generated $98M 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 TTWO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TTWO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +900K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +2.5M shares |
| 3 years | +10% | +17.2M shares |
| 5 years | +60% | +70.3M shares |
| Available history | +64% | +72.8M shares |
TTWO has 187M diluted shares, up 1.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
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 TTWO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
TTWO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 92.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 33.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 10.3x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 30.0x | High |
| Q2 2022 | 7.2x | High |
| Q1 2022 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
TTWO's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 7.2 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 TTWO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TTWO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.8 | Neutral |
TTWO's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (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).
TTWO PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TTWO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
TTWO 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.
TTWO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $207.3 | 9.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $223.6 | 1.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $222.8 | 1.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $223.0 | 1.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $184.7 | 23% above |
TTWO is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 23% 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.
TTWO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $124.5 | $202.5 | +63% |
| 2021 | $202.5 | $178.0 | -12% |
| 2022 | $178.0 | $99.8 | -44% |
| 2023 | $99.8 | $161.0 | +61% |
| 2024 | $161.0 | $186.4 | +16% |
| 2025 | $186.4 | $256.1 | +37% |
| 2026 YTD | $256.1 | $227.0 | -11% |
TTWO has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 11% 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 TTWO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.