Net Change in Cash
Verizon Communications Net Change in Cash decreased by 195.8% to -$10.87B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 483.3%, from -$1.86B to -$10.87B. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Net Change in Cash shows an upward trend with a -12.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total increase or decrease in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a...
Peer comparison
This is a universal accounting standard used to reconcile the cash flow statement to the balance sheet across all industries and global peers.
net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$5.41B | $5.03B | -$6.95B | -$929.00M | $101.00M | $254.00M | -$204.00M | $2.44B | -$685.00M | -$2.16B | $411.00M | -$14.00M | $1.49B | -$1.86B | $1.16B | $4.23B | $11.34B | -$10.87B |
| QoQ Change | — | +192.9% | -238.3% | +86.6% | +110.9% | +151.5% | -180.3% | >999% | -128.1% | -215.8% | +119.0% | -103.4% | >999% | -224.8% | +162.2% | +264.5% | +168.5% | -195.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +101.9% | -94.9% | +78.0% | >999% | -369.7% | — | +301.5% | -100.6% | +318.0% | -553.3% | >999% | +183.0% | — | -483.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Verizon Communications's net change in cash?
- Verizon Communications (VZ) reported net change in cash of -$10.87B in Q1 2026.
- How has Verizon Communications's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Verizon Communications's net change in cash decreased by 483.3% year-over-year, from -$1.86B to -$10.87B.
- What is the long-term trend for Verizon Communications's net change in cash?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Verizon Communications's net change in cash has grown at a -12.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$19.34B to $14.86B.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.