All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

VZ: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

VZ real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VZ returned +19.56% over the past year and +26.22% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 21, 1983, VZ is up +1,502.78% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.70%/yr, and is currently −9.72% below its real total-return high on Dec. 3, 2020.

Data ending Thu Sep. 3, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1983-11-21💬 to Thu 2026-09-03 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VZ
×
+1,502.78%
+6.70%/yr
+5.30%/yr
R2=0.834
Verizon Communications Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 1983-11-21💬 to Thu 2026-09-03 Start
Value
End
Value
VZ
×
$10,000.00
1983-11-21
$160,277.74
2026-09-03

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-03

  YTD YoY
VZ
×
+26.22% +19.56%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VZ
×
−9.72%
on 2026-09-03
from 2020-12-03 peak
−59.92%
on 2002-09-30
from 1999-10-04 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-09-03 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VZ
×
+19.56% +26.37%
+12.41%/yr
+62.80%
+17.64%/yr
+2.35%
+0.47%/yr
+17.92%
+1.66%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VZ
2026 (YTD) +26.22%
2025 +6.08%
2024 +9.97%
2023 −0.61%
2022 −24.88%
2021 −13.63%
2020 −1.47%
2019 +11.29%
2018 +9.18%
2017 +1.82%
2016 +18.25%
2015 +2.87%
2014 −1.29%
2013 +16.85%
2012 +11.25%
2011 +14.78%
2010 +20.75%
2009 +1.03%
2008 −18.14%
2007 +17.40%
2006 +31.31%
2005 −24.78%
2004 +16.51%
2003 −7.42%
2002 −17.15%
2001 −4.01%
2000 −18.94%
1999 +14.00%
1998 +20.58%
1997 +44.37%
1996 +0.69%
1995 +37.91%
1994 −13.95%
1993 +18.05%
1992 +9.29%
1991 −8.13%
1990 −4.91%
1989 +55.29%
1988 +10.99%
1987 −2.75%
1986 +32.25%
1985 +35.21%
1984 +29.21%
1983 −7.26%