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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Verizon (VZ)

Verizon Q1 revenue rises 2.9% to $34.4 billion; raises 2026 Adjusted EPS outlook

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Verizon reported first-quarter 2026 results on April 27, 2026, with total operating revenue of $34.4 billion, up 2.9 percent, and diluted EPS of $1.20, up 4.3 percent. The company raised its 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance to $4.95 to $4.99, and net unsecured debt rose to $130.1 billion from $110.1 billion at the end of 2025, after the Frontier acquisition closed in January 2026.

Key points

  • Diluted EPS was $1.20, up 4.3 percent; Adjusted EPS was $1.28, up 7.6 percent year-over-year.
  • Consolidated net income was $5.1 billion, up 3.3 percent, and consolidated adjusted EBITDA was $13.4 billion, up 6.7 percent.
  • 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance was raised to $4.95 to $4.99, or 5.0 to 6.0 percent growth.
  • Verizon reported 55,000 total postpaid phone net additions in the first quarter, its first positive first-quarter result since 2013.

The filing

CompanyVerizon (VZ)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 27, 2026, 7:00 AM ET
Accession number0000732712-26-000019

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 27, 2026.

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