Years increasing dividends2.0
#98 of 10020 reported increase years. Years / 10, capped at 5 points.
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VZ Verizon Communications Inc.
Telecom subscriptions provide recurring cash flows. Debt, capital expenditure and slow dividend growth require scrutiny.
Q-score estimate9.6#88 of 100 assessed stocks
Dividend yield and market capitalization contribute the most. 10-year dividend growth is the largest constraint. Independent estimate from dated inputs, not a publisher Q-score.
Hypothetical investment
Growth of $10,000
Dividends reinvested · no additional contributions
VZ would be worth$12,1585-year growth · as of Sep 18, 2026
S&P 500 (SPY)$18,763Same $10,000 · same dates
Total gain / loss+$2,158+21.6% total return
VZS&P 500 (SPY)
Sep 20, 2021 · $10,000 investedSep 18, 2026
Based on adjusted market prices through the latest available completed session, before personal taxes and trading costs.
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Market performance
Total return
Price movement plus reinvested distributions, compared with SPY.
+21.6% over 5 years
1 YEAR TOTAL RETURN+17.6%#32 return rank · 100 peers
Price57% of return+10.1%
Dividend43% of return+7.5%
5 YEARS TOTAL RETURN+21.6%+4.0% / yr annualized#59 return rank · 99 peers
Price-53% of return-11.4%
Dividend153% of return+32.9%
Dividend includes all distributions and reinvestment.
Sep 20, 2021Sep 18, 2026
Total return+21.58%
S&P 500 (SPY)+87.63%
Annualized return+3.99%
Largest drawdown-38.38%
Transparent factor breakdown
Official framework Why the Q-score estimate is 9.6
Each rank compares this stock with the 100 assessed stocks in the Nanalyze collection.
Market capitalization4.5
#16 of 100$173.05 billion. 2 × log10(market cap in USD billions), limited to 0–5 points.
Dividend yield5.0
#1 of 1006.80%. 2 × (yield % − 1.5), limited to −2–5 points.
Payout ratio1.1
#73 of 10073.73%. (90 − payout %) / 15, limited to −2–5 points. Zero or negative payout receives −2 rather than a false coverage reward.
International sales-1.0
#57 of 100At most approximately 23% (bound). At most 25%: −1 point; above 25% through 50%: 2.5; above 50%: 5. A verified upper bound is usable only when entirely within the lowest band.
5-year dividend growth-1.0
#92 of 1002.03%. (5-year growth % − 5) / 3, limited to −2–5 points.
10-year dividend growth-1.0
#96 of 1002.05%. (10-year growth % − 4) / 2, limited to −2–5 points.
Independent estimate · assessed October 10, 2026. All 100 research stocks use the same rules. Each component is rounded to one decimal before summing; equal totals share a rank. These scores are not Nanalyze’s published Q-scores. Full method
Supplemental issuer and market research; reviewed 2026-10-10; financial periods vary by input.
Market cap, forward yield and payout: Stock Analysis October 9, 2026. The issuer states 20 consecutive increase years in June 2026; the provider reports 21, so the issuer count is used.
Geographic share is a bound, not a measured percentage: the domestic Consumer segment contributes approximately 77% of FY2025 revenue, leaving at most approximately 23% for all other revenue, including international. This places Verizon in the <=25% geography band without assuming zero foreign revenue.
Dividend rate CAGR uses September declarations of $0.7075 (2026), $0.64 (2021), and $0.5775 (2016).
Why it is in this section
Telecom subscriptions provide recurring cash flows.
What to investigate
Debt, capital expenditure and slow dividend growth require scrutiny.
Independent selection; creator ownership or endorsement has not been verified. SDY uses a broader 20-year dividend-increase screen; this does not establish a 25-year record. Q-score not assessed.