Verizon (VZ)
NYSECommunication ServicesTelecom ServicesSnapshot 2026-07-08
$42.45-0.33%
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Price, fair value, and the multiples that frame it on the same time axis. Scroll over the price chart to zoom.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots inline.
A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $42.45. As of 2026-07-08. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $43 VZ trades at 8.9× p/e, below its 24× p/e peer median. Our $62 fair value sits well above the price. We hold it with low confidence: our number sits above the analyst range and the peer anchor overstates how cheap it looks. Analysts target $50–$56. Note: our $62 fair value sits above the entire analyst range ($50–$56). Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Score 100 = cheapest in the cohort, 0 = richest. Bars are filled left-to-right based on the peer-relative score (or PEG/self-history where shown).
Each method's implied share price per horizon. Provisional rows use a projected (historical-CAGR) growth input rather than analyst or management guidance.
| Method | Horizon | Est. price | Multiple | Per-share input | EPS source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dcf fcfe | 12M | $201.18 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | high |
| dcf fcff | 12M | $217.13 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | high |
| ddm gordon | 12M | $70.91 | — | — | TTM | high |
| graham number | 12M | $51.81 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Mgmt guidance | 12M |
A “consensus-then vs. actual-now” overlay is on the way — what our valuation estimate said on a past date versus where the price actually landed.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
$50.00 – $56.00 (median $54.50) · 3 analysts · as of 2026-04-28
Only weak execution quality — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack. Regime (Mania) does not concentrate fragility.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Around its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
| $114.57 |
| 23.1 |
| 4.97 |
| Mgmt |
| high |
| Peer EV/EBITDA | 12M | $28.80 | 5.7 | 12.17 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 12M | $72.39 | 15.2 | 4.76 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/E | 12M | $110.66 | 23.1 | 4.80 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/S | 12M | $39.30 | 1.2 | 33.05 | TTM | high |
| PEG | 12M | $17.38 | 3.6 | 4.80 | TTM | high |
| residual income | 12M | $38.14 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Own P/E history | 12M | $45.27 | 9.4 | 4.80 | TTM | high |
| triangulated | 12M | $114.02 | 23.1 | 4.95 | Triangulated | high |
| Mgmt guidance | 3Y | $138.23 | 23.1 | 6.00 | Mgmt(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/FCF | 3Y | $106.97 | 15.2 | 7.04 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/E | 3Y | $126.58 | 23.1 | 5.49 | Analyst | medium |
| Peer P/S | 3Y | $42.60 | 1.2 | 35.83 | Analyst | medium |
| PEG | 3Y | $19.88 | 3.6 | 5.49 | Analyst | medium |
| Own P/E history | 3Y | $51.78 | 9.4 | 5.49 | Analyst | medium |
| Mgmt guidance | 5Y | $156.66 | 23.1 | 6.80 | Mgmt(prov.) | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 5Y | $138.79 | 15.2 | 9.13 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | high |
| Peer P/E | 5Y | $133.42 | 23.1 | 5.79 | Analyst | high |
| Peer P/S | 5Y | $44.91 | 1.2 | 37.77 | Analyst | high |
| PEG | 5Y | $20.95 | 3.6 | 5.79 | Analyst | high |
| Own P/E history | 5Y | $54.58 | 9.4 | 5.79 | Analyst | high |