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.
WPP
WPP plc
There isn't enough reported data to score WPP yet.
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.
WPP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
WPP's profitability and balance sheet are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
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.
WPP PE Valuation
WPP has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
WPP Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for WPP to show an outlook.
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 WPP in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
WPP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$0.27 | -141% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.46 | +84% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.66 | +408% |
| Q2 2024 | $0.25 | -62% |
| Q4 2023 | $0.13 | -84% |
| Q2 2023 | $0.65 | -11% |
| Q4 2022 | $0.81 | +16% |
| Q2 2022 | $0.73 | +284% |
WPP has swung to a loss: it lost $0.27 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 WPP in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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 WPP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WPP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $8.5B | -3.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.2B | -8.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.9B | -7.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $10B | -1.4% |
| Q2 2024 | $9.6B | +0.1% |
| Q4 2023 | $10.1B | -0.6% |
| Q2 2023 | $9.6B | +6.9% |
| Q4 2022 | $10.2B | +15% |
WPP's revenue has slid since its 2017 peak: $8.5B last quarter, down 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 5.7% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.3% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2024 | 5.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2023 | 3% | -8.2 points |
| Q2 2023 | 4.2% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2022 | 11% | +8.5 points |
WPP's operating margin was 5.7% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
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.
WPP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$930M | +$504M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3B | -7.1% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.4B | -$606.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.4B | +16% |
| Q2 2024 | -$827.4M | -$129.3M |
| Q4 2023 | $2.1B | -7% |
| Q2 2023 | -$698.1M | +$915.7M |
| Q4 2022 | $2.3B | -7.4% |
WPP usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$930M, but it generated $2.4B 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 4.2B diluted shares, down 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
WPP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -80% | -856M shares |
| 1 year | -80% | -872M shares |
| 3 years | -82% | -1B shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -40.4M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -53.3M shares |
WPP has the edge over VZ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $26.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $6.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $122.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $33.3M |
| Q2 2024 | $75.8M |
| Q4 2023 | $22.5M |
| Q2 2023 | $49.2M |
| Q4 2022 | $242.4M |
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.
WPP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 4.2x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2023 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2022 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2022 | 2.2x | Moderate |
WPP's net debt is about 4.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.1 years a year ago.
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).
WPP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 82.7 | Overbought |
WPP's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 83 (overbought).
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.
WPP PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | WPP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
WPP has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 WPP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
WPP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.5 | 4.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $24.4 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $21.1 | 31% above |
| 100 week MA | $27.7 | 0.4% below |
| 200 week MA | $39.2 | 30% below |
WPP has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 30% below its 200-week average.
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.
WPP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $70.1 | $54.7 | -22% |
| 2021 | $54.7 | $74.5 | +36% |
| 2022 | $74.5 | $49.6 | -33% |
| 2023 | $49.6 | $47.6 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | $47.6 | $52.0 | +9.4% |
| 2025 | $52.0 | $22.4 | -57% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.4 | $27.6 | +23% |
WPP has the edge over VZ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.