Verizon Communications Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization increased by 0.6% to $25.37B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.9%, from $24.65B to $25.37B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization shows an upward trend with a 6.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A rising balance relative to gross assets indicates an aging portfolio of intangible assets nearing the end of their useful lives.
The cumulative amount of amortization expense recognized against finite-lived intangible assets since their acquisition...
Standard accounting metric; peers with older acquisition cycles will show higher accumulated amortization relative to gross assets.
other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_accumulated_amortization| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $15.93B | $16.31B | $16.81B | $17.41B | $18.01B | $18.63B | $19.10B | $19.74B | $20.32B | $20.88B | $21.46B | $22.11B | $22.58B | $23.22B | $23.91B | $24.65B | $25.34B | $24.86B | $25.21B | $25.37B |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.4% | +3.1% | +3.6% | +3.4% | +3.5% | +2.5% | +3.4% | +2.9% | +2.7% | +2.8% | +3.0% | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.0% | +3.1% | +2.8% | -1.9% | +1.4% | +0.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.0% | +14.3% | +13.6% | +13.4% | +12.9% | +12.1% | +12.3% | +12.0% | +11.1% | +11.2% | +11.4% | +11.5% | +12.2% | +7.1% | +5.4% | +2.9% |