All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VZ total return snapshot: VZ returned +16.04% over the past year and +21.14% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 21, 1983, VZ is up +4,828.66% in nominal total return, or +9.55%/yr, and is currently −5.61% below its total-return high on Mar. 13, 2026.
Data ending Wed Aug. 12, 2026
| Mon 1983-11-21💬 to Wed 2026-08-12 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VZ × |
+4,828.66%
+9.55%/yr |
+8.02%/yr
R2=0.913 |
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| Verizon Communications Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Mon 1983-11-21💬 to Wed 2026-08-12 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VZ × |
$10,000.00
1983-11-21 |
$492,866.14
2026-08-12 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VZ × | +21.14% | +16.04% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VZ × |
−5.61%
on 2026-08-12 from 2026-03-13 peak |
−56.82%
on 2002-07-23 from 1999-10-04 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-08-12 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VZ × | +16.04% |
+32.22% +14.99%/yr |
+72.31% +19.89%/yr |
+15.89% +2.99%/yr |
+50.06% +4.14%/yr |
| Year | VZ |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +21.14% |
| 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% |
