VZ Stock: EPS Beats by 6% — Q1 2026 Earnings Analysis [uaq4QG8PjHV]
Verizon Communications Inc. just reported Q1 2026 earnings — eps beats by 6%. The mixed results raise questions — here's our full breakdown of what it means for VZ. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly deep dives on every Russell 1000 earnings report: 📊 Key Financial Highlights: • Revenue: $34.4B vs $34.8B expected (-1.2% miss) • EPS: $1.28 vs $1.21 expected (+5.8% beat) • Gross Margin: 55.7% • Free Cash Flow: $19.8B TTM • Forward P/E: 10.3x • Analyst Consensus: Hold / Moderate Buy, $50 avg price target (+145% upside) 📈 Free stock screening tools — no signup, no paywall: 🎧 Also available as a podcast: #stocks #VZ #earnings #tech #investing #stockmarket #earningsseason #wallstreet #VerizonCommunicationsInc ⚖️ Disclaimer: This video is for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing discussed constitutes a buy, sell, or hold recommendation. All investments carry risk. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always do your own research and consult a qualified financial advisor. Hosts may hold positions in securities discussed. This episode was researched, written, and produced using AI-assisted tools. Data sourced from public filings and may contain inaccuracies. 📶 Related: Verizon competes in U.S. wireless and broadband against AT&T (T), T-Mobile (TMUS), and Comcast (CMCSA). After closing the Frontier Communications acquisition, Verizon now controls 22 million fiber passings — a convergence lever that cuts churn by roughly half when wireless customers bundle with home fiber. Fixed wireless access reached 10.3 million subscribers in Q1 2026, running ahead of CEO Hans Vestberg's internal cadence toward 12 million by year-end on owned C-band spectrum. The 5.76% dividend yield — supported by 22 consecutive annual increases and 1.48× FCF coverage — makes VZ the highest-yielding name in large-cap U.S. telecom. At roughly 10× forward earnings, the market is still pricing VZ as a bond proxy, not as a convergence compounder.