Verizon Delivers Another Record-Breaking Quarter with 3Q 2026 Results Driven by Strong Postpaid Phone and Account Additions
Verizon reported record Q3 2026 results with total operating revenue of $34.3 billion (+1.5% YoY), 406,000 postpaid phone net adds, and 137,000 postpaid net account additions — its best Q3 phone performance in five years and best account growth in over a decade. Profitability hit all-time highs: Adjusted EBITDA of $13.8 billion (+8.0% YoY, record 40.2% margin), net income of $5.3 billion (+5.2%), and EPS of $1.25 / Adjusted EPS of $1.31 (+8.3%). Free cash flow rose 12.1% to $7.8 billion.
Key figures
- Eps
- 1.25
- Revenue
- 34313000000
- Guidance
- FY26 raised third consecutive quarter: postpaid phone net adds 1.1M-1.2M (from upper half of 750K-1.0M); Adjusted EPS $5.04-$5.06, +7.0-7.5% YoY; FCF growth approaching 12% YoY (from 9-10%); capex $16.0-16.5B
- Revenue Yoy
- 1.5%
- Fcf
- 7801000000
- Fcf yoy
- 12.1%
- Net income
- 5320000000
- Buybacks 9m
- 4000000000
- Adjusted eps
- 1.31
- Dividends 9m
- 8800000000
- Net income yoy
- 5.2%
- Adjusted ebitda
- 13802000000
- Adjusted eps yoy
- 8.3%
- Broadband net adds
- 314000
- Net unsecured debt
- 123721000000
- Adjusted ebitda yoy
- 8.0%
- Operating cash flow
- 11517000000
- Service revenue yoy
- 2.9%
- Postpaid phone churn
- 0.94%
- Total unsecured debt
- 136095000000
- Adjusted ebitda margin
- 40.2%
- Shareholder returns 9m
- 12800000000
- Postpaid phone net adds
- 406000
- Postpaid net account adds
- 137000
- Total broadband connections
- 17400000
- Mobility broadband service revenue
- 23500000000
- Net unsecured debt to adjusted ebitda
- 2.3x
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