NYSE$VZ

Verizon · Q3 2022 earnings

Q3 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Verizon's Q3 2022 results reflected revenue growth momentum and sequential improvement in Consumer postpaid phone gross additions. Business reported its fifth consecutive quarter with over 150,000 postpaid phone net additions.

Verizon reported a 4.0% increase in total revenue to $34.2 billion in Q3 2022. EPS was $1.17, and adjusted EPS was $1.32. The company saw growth in wireless service revenue and broadband net additions.

  • Total revenue increased by 4.0 percent year over year to $34.2 billion.
  • Wireless service revenue increased by 10.0 percent year over year.
  • Total broadband net additions were 377,000, including 342,000 fixed wireless net additions.
  • Business reported 360,000 wireless retail postpaid net additions.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$34.2B

Previous: $32.9B+4.0%
EPS (adj)

$1.32

Previous: $1.41-6.4%
Broadband net adds

272.0K

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

$4.9B

Previous: $6.41B-23.5%
Net Income

$4.9B

Previous: $6.41B-23.5%
Operating Income

$7.89B

Previous: $8.91B-11.4%
Gross Profit

$34.2B

Previous: $32.9B+4.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.08B

Previous: $9.94B-79.0%
Total Assets

$375B

Previous: $353B+6.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Verizon · Revenue · Quarterly

$34.2B

Q3 2022+4%vs Q3 2021
Beat estimate in 7 of 15 quarters(47%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Verizon · $33.7B total across 2 segments · Q3 2022

  • Consumer
    $25.8B+10.8%
  • Business
    $7.84B+1.9%

Forward guidance

Verizon continues to expect the following results for full-year 2022:

Tailwinds

  • Reported wireless service revenue growth of 8.5 to 9.5 percent.
  • Reported service and other revenue growth of minus 1 percent to flat.
  • Adjusted EBITDA growth of minus 1.5 percent to flat.
  • Adjusted EPS of $5.10 to $5.25.
  • Adjusted effective income tax rate in the range of 23 percent to 25 percent.

Headwinds

  • Capital spending, excluding C-Band, in the range of $16.5 billion to $17.5 billion.
  • Additional expenditures related to the deployment of the company's C-Band 5G network are expected to be in the range of $5 billion to $6 billion.

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 Q3 2022

Historical avgQ3 2022

-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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