Verizon raises 2026 guidance for Verizon Communications stock

Published on 10/29/2026 at 12:36 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Verizon lifted 2026 adjusted EPS growth to 7.00-7.50 percent from 6.00-7.00 percent. Verizon Communications stock costs EUR 39.35 on October 29, 2026.

Operational gains support outlook

Verizon raised 2026 adjusted earnings growth guidance to 7.00 to 7.50 percent on October 26, 2026.
Postpaid phone additions reached 406,000 in the third quarter of 2026, up more than 820.00 percent year over year.
Verizon Communications stock traded at EUR 39.35 at 12:33 p.m. CET at Lang & Schwarz on October 29, 2026.

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Verizon Communications (ISIN US92343V1044) raised its full-year 2026 outlook after reporting record third-quarter customer additions, while Verizon Communications stock traded at EUR 39.35 at Lang & Schwarz on October 29, 2026 at 12:33 p.m. CET. The company disclosed the results and guidance changes in its October 26, 2026 release.

Guidance moves higher

Verizon lifted its full-year adjusted earnings per share growth outlook to 7.00 to 7.50 percent from 6.00 to 7.00 percent. The company also raised its postpaid phone net-additions forecast to 1.1 million to 1.2 million, compared with the upper half of its earlier 750,000 to 1.0 million range.

Free cash flow growth is now expected to approach 12.00 percent, up from the prior 9.00 to 10.00 percent outlook. Verizon kept 2026 capital-expenditure guidance at USD 16.0 billion to USD 16.5 billion, including success-based investment tied to AI Connect.

Customers and margins improve

Third-quarter 2026 postpaid phone net additions reached 406,000, more than 820.00 percent above the year-earlier level and the company's strongest third-quarter result in five years. Postpaid net account additions reached 137,000, described by Verizon as its best quarterly performance in more than a decade.

Total operating revenue increased 1.50 percent year over year to USD 34.3 billion in the third quarter of 2026. Adjusted earnings per share rose 8.30 percent to USD 1.31, while adjusted EBITDA increased 8.00 percent to USD 13.8 billion and its margin expanded from 37.80 percent to 40.20 percent.

The company also signed an AWS agreement valued at more than USD 2.0 billion to support distributed computing and artificial-intelligence workloads. Verizon said the partnership builds on its fiber network and forms part of its multiyear transformation.

Stock quote in euros

The Lang & Schwarz quote places the euro-denominated indication below the EUR 40.00 level during the October 29, 2026 session. Verizon's primary listings are NYSE and Nasdaq under ticker VZ, as stated in the company's results release.

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