NYSE$VZ

Verizon · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Verizon reported strong wireless service revenue and broadband subscriber growth in Q2 2024.

Verizon's Q2 2024 results showed strong wireless service revenue growth and broadband subscriber gains. The company is on track to meet its full-year 2024 financial guidance, with total operating revenue up 0.6% year over year and earnings per share at $1.09.

  • Total wireless service revenue increased by 3.5% year over year to $19.8 billion.
  • Total broadband net additions reached 391,000, marking the eighth consecutive quarter with over 375,000 additions.
  • Consolidated net income was $4.7 billion, and adjusted EBITDA was $12.3 billion.
  • Consumer wireless retail postpaid net losses were 8,000, an improvement compared to losses of 136,000 in Q2 2023.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$32.8B

Previous: $32.6B+0.6%
EPS

$1.09

Previous: $1.21-9.9%
Postpaid phone net adds

72.0K

Previous: -136.0K+152.9%
Broadband net adds

231.0K

Previous: 287.0K-19.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$3.86B

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

$4.59B

Previous: $4.65B-1.2%
Net Income

$4.59B

Previous: $4.65B-1.2%
Operating Income

$7.82B

Previous: $7.22B+8.3%
Gross Profit

$32.8B

Previous: $32.6B+0.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.43B

Previous: $4.8B-49.4%
Total Assets

$379B

Previous: $380B-0.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Verizon · Revenue · Quarterly

$32.8B

Q2 2024+0.6%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 7 of 15 quarters(47%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Verizon · $32.8B total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Consumer
    $25.3B-2.3%
  • Business
    $7.53B-4.0%

Forward guidance

Verizon is on track to meet its financial guidance for 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Total wireless service revenue growth of 2.0% to 3.5%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA growth of 1.0% to 3.0%.
  • Adjusted EPS of $4.50 to $4.70.
  • Capital expenditures between $17.0 billion and $17.5 billion.
  • Adjusted effective income tax rate in the range of 22.5% to 24.0%.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

-0.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.4%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

40 / 73 earnings

Positive

+12.1%

Q4 2025

Best reaction

-8.6%

Q1 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.5%+3.7%+4.0%
Q4 2025+12.1%+18.1%+25.9%
Q3 2025+2.0%+0.4%+4.6%
Q2 2025-0.5%+2.8%+0.6%
Q1 2025+0.6%-2.4%+0.5%
Q4 2024+0.9%+2.8%+9.1%
Q3 2024-1.9%-5.3%-2.7%
Q2 2024-6.6%-3.7%-1.4%
Q1 2024-2.0%-2.0%-1.7%
Q4 2023+4.3%+7.1%+2.9%
Q3 2023+7.3%+6.5%+19.0%
Q2 2023+1.1%+0.1%-1.8%
Q1 2023-0.5%+4.7%-6.1%
Q4 2022+1.8%+2.5%-2.8%
Q3 2022-2.8%-1.5%+4.2%
Q2 2022-6.1%-5.8%-6.8%
Q1 2022-8.6%-11.9%-10.0%
Q4 2021-3.7%-0.1%-0.7%
Q3 2021+2.0%+0.4%-2.8%
Q2 2021+0.7%+0.4%-0.1%
Q1 2021-1.9%-2.5%-2.5%
Q4 2020-5.6%-6.3%-3.3%
Q3 2020+0.1%+1.0%+4.9%
Q2 2020+1.8%+2.9%+5.6%
Q1 2020+0.4%+0.9%-6.1%
Q4 2019-0.2%-2.1%-9.0%
Q3 2019-0.7%+0.4%-1.4%
Q2 2019+0.6%-0.4%+5.2%
Q1 2019-2.2%-3.1%+0.9%
Q4 2018-1.9%-0.9%+3.4%
Q3 2018+4.4%+1.0%+7.6%
Q2 2018+0.3%+2.5%+7.0%
Q1 2018+3.0%+6.0%-0.0%
Q4 2017+1.4%+2.4%-10.5%
Q3 2017+1.8%+0.6%-6.6%
Q2 2017+8.0%+10.1%+9.6%
Q1 2017-3.5%-4.6%-7.2%
Q4 2016-5.0%-5.4%-4.0%
Q3 2016-4.3%-5.0%-4.6%
Q2 2016-1.0%-0.8%-5.6%
Q1 2016-2.3%
Q4 2015+5.9%
Q3 2015+0.4%
Q2 2015-3.4%
Q1 2015+0.4%
Q4 2014-2.3%
Q3 2014-0.4%
Q2 2014+0.4%
Q1 2014-3.1%
Q4 2013-2.1%
Q3 2013+5.8%
Q2 2013-1.6%
Q1 2013+5.5%
Q4 2012+0.6%
Q3 2012+1.0%
Q2 2012-3.1%
Q1 2012+2.8%
Q4 2011+0.0%
Q3 2011-0.3%
Q2 2011-2.5%
Q1 2011+0.0%
Q4 2010+0.1%
Q1 2009+0.1%
Q3 2010-0.1%
Q2 2010+0.5%
Q1 2010+0.2%
Q4 2009+0.4%
Q3 2008-1.2%
Q3 2009-1.2%
Q4 2007+0.3%
Q4 2008+0.3%
Q2 2009+0.3%
Q2 2008+0.3%

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