Verizon Communications Inc Cash Flow Quality Index
Verizon Communications Inc cash flow quality index. Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.72x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $10.44 Billion exceeds net income of $3.83 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore VZ operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Verizon Communications Inc (1989–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Verizon Communications Inc from 1989 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Verizon Communications Inc across 37 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See Verizon Communications Inc balance sheet quality to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.
Verizon Communications Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1989–2025)
Verizon Communications Inc cash flow quality index by year from 1989 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Verizon Communications Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Verizon Communications Inc cash flow conversion.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.16x | $37.14 Billion | $17.17 Billion | ▲ +5.1% |
| 2024 | 2.06x | $36.91 Billion | $17.95 Billion | ▼ -33.6% |
| 2023 | 3.10x | $37.48 Billion | $12.10 Billion | ▲ +81.4% |
| 2022 | 1.71x | $37.14 Billion | $21.75 Billion | ▼ -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.75x | $39.54 Billion | $22.62 Billion | ▼ -23.2% |
| 2020 | 2.28x | $41.77 Billion | $18.35 Billion | ▲ +26.0% |
| 2019 | 1.81x | $35.75 Billion | $19.79 Billion | ▼ -15.6% |
| 2018 | 2.14x | $34.34 Billion | $16.04 Billion | ▲ +169.0% |
| 2017 | 0.80x | $24.32 Billion | $30.55 Billion | ▼ -50.1% |
| 2016 | 1.59x | $21.69 Billion | $13.61 Billion | ▼ -27.0% |
| 2015 | 2.18x | $39.03 Billion | $17.88 Billion | ▼ -14.8% |
| 2014 | 2.56x | $30.63 Billion | $11.96 Billion | ▲ +55.4% |
| 2013 | 1.65x | $38.82 Billion | $23.55 Billion | ▼ -44.7% |
| 2012 | 2.98x | $31.49 Billion | $10.56 Billion | ▲ +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.92x | $29.78 Billion | $10.20 Billion | ▼ -10.6% |
| 2010 | 3.27x | $33.36 Billion | $10.22 Billion | ▲ +20.7% |
| 2009 | 2.71x | $31.39 Billion | $11.60 Billion | ▼ -60.9% |
| 2008 | 6.93x | $27.45 Billion | $3.96 Billion | ▲ +176.4% |
| 2007 | 2.51x | $26.84 Billion | $10.71 Billion | ▼ -35.5% |
| 2006 | 3.89x | $24.11 Billion | $6.20 Billion | ▲ +30.6% |
| 2005 | 2.98x | $22.02 Billion | $7.40 Billion | ▲ +7.0% |
| 2004 | 2.78x | $21.79 Billion | $7.83 Billion | ▼ -61.9% |
| 2003 | 7.30x | $22.47 Billion | $3.08 Billion | ▲ +51.8% |
| 2002 | 4.81x | $22.08 Billion | $4.59 Billion | ▼ -85.6% |
| 2001 | 33.43x | $19.53 Billion | $584.00 Million | ▲ +2183.6% |
| 2000 | 1.46x | $15.83 Billion | $10.81 Billion | ▼ -28.6% |
| 1999 | 2.05x | $17.02 Billion | $8.30 Billion | ▼ -30.5% |
| 1998 | 2.95x | $15.72 Billion | $5.33 Billion | ▼ -18.2% |
| 1997 | 3.61x | $8.86 Billion | $2.45 Billion | ▲ +28.6% |
| 1996 | 2.81x | $8.78 Billion | $3.13 Billion | ▲ +0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.79x | $7.89 Billion | $2.83 Billion | ▲ +4.4% |
| 1994 | 2.68x | $3.75 Billion | $1.40 Billion | ▼ -6.3% |
| 1993 | 2.86x | $4.23 Billion | $1.48 Billion | ▲ +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.84x | $3.93 Billion | $1.38 Billion | ▲ +0.8% |
| 1991 | 2.82x | $3.76 Billion | $1.33 Billion | ▲ +4.7% |
| 1990 | 2.69x | $3.54 Billion | $1.31 Billion | ▼ -25.6% |
| 1989 | 3.62x | $3.89 Billion | $1.07 Billion | — |