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.
ZNB
Zeta Network Group
There isn't enough reported data to score ZNB 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.
ZNB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
ZNB's profitability is currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet.
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.
ZNB PE Valuation
ZNB 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.
ZNB Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ZNB 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 ZNB in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
ZNB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | -$800,000.00 | -103% |
| Q2 2021 | -$9,600,000.00 | +$34,400,000.00 |
| Q4 2020 | $28,800,000.00 | +$263,200,000.00 |
| Q2 2020 | -$44,000,000.00 | +$152,800,000.00 |
ZNB lost $800,000.00 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than 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'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 ZNB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ZNB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | $7.1M | +59% |
| Q4 2021 | $9.4M | +305% |
| Q4 2020 | $2.3M | -89% |
| Q4 2019 | $21.1M | -19% |
ZNB has the edge over VZ in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -66% | +1946 points |
| Q2 2024 | -320% | +775 points |
| Q4 2023 | -2012% | -1999 points |
| Q2 2022 | -1096% | N/A |
| Q4 2021 | -13% | +16 points |
| Q2 2021 | -105% | -60 points |
| Q4 2020 | -214% | -210 points |
| Q4 2019 | -29% | N/A |
ZNB's operating margin was −66% last quarter, down 53 points from 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.
ZNB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | -$22.4M | -1310% |
| Q4 2021 | -$7M | -$370.6K |
ZNB and VZ do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 |
ZNB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +100% | +1 shares |
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.
ZNB Net Leverage
ZNB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
ZNB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.8 | Oversold |
ZNB's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
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.
ZNB PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | ZNB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
ZNB 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 ZNB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ZNB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.93 | 27% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.80 | 62% below |
| 50 week MA | $128.1 | 99% below |
| 100 week MA | $7,859.3 | 100% below |
| 200 week MA | $765,317.6 | 100% below |
ZNB is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 100% 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 the edge over ZNB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ZNB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $127,200,000.0 | $56,800,000.0 | -55% |
| 2021 | $56,800,000.0 | $42,400,000.0 | -25% |
| 2022 | $42,400,000.0 | $1,600,000.0 | -96% |
| 2023 | $1,600,000.0 | $740,000.0 | -54% |
| 2024 | $740,000.0 | $47,000.0 | -94% |
| 2025 | $47,000.0 | $512.0 | -99% |
| 2026 YTD | $512.0 | $0.68 | -100% |
ZNB has finished every year since 2020 lower, and it's down 100% so far in 2026.