All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VZ total return snapshot: VZ returned +19.84% over the past year and +19.52% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 21, 1983, VZ is up +4,762.57% in nominal total return, or +9.48%/yr, and is currently −9.91% below its total-return high on Sep. 15, 2026.
Data ending Thu Oct. 8, 2026
| Mon 1983-11-21💬 to Thu 2026-10-08 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VZ × |
+4,762.57%
+9.48%/yr |
+8.01%/yr
R2=0.913 |
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| Verizon Communications Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Mon 1983-11-21💬 to Thu 2026-10-08 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VZ × |
$10,000.00
1983-11-21 |
$486,256.82
2026-10-08 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VZ × | +19.52% | +19.84% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VZ × |
−9.91%
on 2026-10-08 from 2026-09-15 peak |
−56.82%
on 2002-07-23 from 1999-10-04 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-10-08 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VZ × | +19.84% |
+20.13% +9.61%/yr |
+79.99% +21.64%/yr |
+18.09% +3.38%/yr |
+57.31% +4.63%/yr |
| Year | VZ |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +19.52% |
| 2025 | +8.92% |
| 2024 | +13.14% |
| 2023 | +2.71% |
| 2022 | −20.02% |
| 2021 | −7.55% |
| 2020 | −0.13% |
| 2019 | +13.84% |
| 2018 | +11.26% |
| 2017 | +3.98% |
| 2016 | +20.70% |
| 2015 | +3.62% |
| 2014 | −0.55% |
| 2013 | +18.60% |
| 2012 | +13.18% |
| 2011 | +18.19% |
| 2010 | +22.56% |
| 2009 | +3.78% |
| 2008 | −18.07% |
| 2007 | +22.21% |
| 2006 | +34.62% |
| 2005 | −22.20% |
| 2004 | +20.30% |
| 2003 | −5.68% |
| 2002 | −15.18% |
| 2001 | −2.52% |
| 2000 | −16.20% |
| 1999 | +17.06% |
| 1998 | +22.53% |
| 1997 | +46.82% |
| 1996 | +4.03% |
| 1995 | +41.42% |
| 1994 | −11.65% |
| 1993 | +21.30% |
| 1992 | +12.46% |
| 1991 | −5.31% |
| 1990 | +0.90% |
| 1989 | +62.50% |
| 1988 | +15.88% |
| 1987 | +1.56% |
| 1986 | +33.70% |
| 1985 | +40.35% |
| 1984 | +34.31% |
| 1983 | −7.11% |
