Other Income & Expense
Interest Expense
Verizon Communications Interest Expense remained flat by 0.0% to $1.94B in Q2 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 18.4%, from $1.64B to $1.94B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Interest Expense shows an upward trend with a 17.7% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther Income & Expense
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Increasing interest expense may signal higher debt levels or rising interest rates, which can reduce net profitability.
Detailed definition
Interest expense represents the cost incurred by a company for borrowed funds, such as loans, bonds, or other debt instr...
Peer comparison
Highly dependent on the company's capital structure; peers with lower debt-to-equity ratios will show lower interest expenses.
Metric ID:
interest_expenseHistorical Data
21 periods
| 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 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $844.00M | $801.00M | $739.00M | $786.00M | $785.00M | $937.00M | $1.11B | $1.21B | $1.29B | $1.43B | $1.60B | $1.64B | $1.70B | $1.67B | $1.64B | $1.63B | $1.64B | $1.66B | $1.76B | $1.94B | $1.94B |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.1% | -7.7% | +6.4% | -0.1% | +19.4% | +17.9% | +9.2% | +6.5% | +11.5% | +11.6% | +2.3% | +3.9% | -1.5% | -1.7% | -0.7% | +0.4% | +1.5% | +5.7% | +10.3% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -7.0% | +17.0% | +49.5% | +53.6% | +63.7% | +52.9% | +44.7% | +35.5% | +32.1% | +16.7% | +2.8% | -0.2% | -3.5% | -0.5% | +7.0% | +18.9% | +18.4% |
Range$739.00M – $1.94B
CAGR+18.1%
Avg YoY Growth+23.6%
Median YoY Growth+18.4%
Current Streak5 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Verizon Communications's interest expense?
- Verizon Communications (VZ) reported interest expense of $1.94B in Q2 2026.
- How has Verizon Communications's interest expense changed year-over-year?
- Verizon Communications's interest expense increased by 18.4% year-over-year, from $1.64B to $1.94B.
- What is the long-term trend for Verizon Communications's interest expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Verizon Communications's interest expense has grown at a 17.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.49B to $6.69B.
- What does interest expense mean?
- The cost of borrowing money, paid as interest on debt.