VOD
Vodafone Group Public Limited Company
There isn't enough reported data to score VOD yet.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ's fundamentals are mixed: it turned 28% of its revenue into free cash flow, but its operating margin fell 2 points to 21%. At 12x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 11x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
VOD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
VOD's profitability and balance sheet are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
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.
VOD PE Valuation
VOD 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.
VOD Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for VOD to show an outlook.
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.
VOD Earnings Per Share
VOD and VZ do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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.
VOD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $23.5B | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $21.8B | +7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $21.3B | +30% |
| Q3 2024 | $20.3B | -17% |
| Q1 2024 | $16.4B | +4.3% |
| Q3 2023 | $24.4B | -4.3% |
| Q1 2023 | $15.7B | -39% |
| Q3 2022 | $25.5B | +2% |
VOD has the edge over VZ in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 5.3% | -8.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -15% | -35 points |
| Q3 2024 | 13% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2024 | 14% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2023 | 7.5% | -4.1 points |
| Q1 2023 | 20% | +13 points |
| Q3 2022 | 13% | -3.4 points |
VOD's operating margin was 5.3% last quarter, down 8.3 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's operating margin was 25% last quarter, up 1.3 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
VOD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $7.2B | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.9B | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.4B | -17% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.8B | +30% |
| Q1 2024 | $10.2B | +1.8% |
| Q3 2023 | $3B | -5.9% |
| Q1 2023 | $10B | +0.4% |
| Q3 2022 | $3.1B | -15% |
VOD generated $22.4B in free cash flow over the past year, down 14% 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's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $39B over the past year, up 1.5% from the year before.
VOD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -91% | -22.3B shares |
| 1 year | -15% | -407M shares |
| 3 years | -92% | -27.1B shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -361M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -417M shares |
VOD has the edge over VZ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B |
| Q3 2024 | $976.5M |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $863.2M |
| Q3 2022 | $1.2B |
| Q1 2022 | $1.1B |
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 4.2B diluted shares, down 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
VOD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 4.0x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q1 2021 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q3 2020 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2020 | 3.4x | Elevated |
VOD's net debt is about 4.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.9 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's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago.
VOD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.3 | Oversold |
VOD's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (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).
VOD PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VOD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
VOD 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.
VOD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $16.0 | 3.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $15.9 | 2.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $15.1 | 2.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $12.7 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $11.1 | 39% above |
VOD has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 39% 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 VOD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VOD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.6 | $16.7 | -15% |
| 2021 | $16.7 | $15.2 | -8.9% |
| 2022 | $15.2 | $10.1 | -34% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $8.70 | -14% |
| 2024 | $8.70 | $8.43 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | $8.43 | $13.1 | +56% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.1 | $15.5 | +18% |
VOD 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.