Net additions (releases) charged to costs and expenses
Verizon Communications Net additions (releases) charged to costs and expenses decreased by 21.1% to $581.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.0%, from $587.00M to $581.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Net additions (releases) charged to costs and expenses shows an upward trend with a 31.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests deteriorating customer credit quality or a more conservative accounting approach to bad debt.
Detailed definition
An expense recognized to account for the portion of accounts receivable that the company estimates will not be collected...
Peer comparison
Standard across all industries; benchmarked against historical bad debt ratios.
other_provision_for_doubtful_accountsHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $185.00M | $195.00M | $185.00M | $328.00M | $337.00M | $383.00M | $563.00M | $530.00M | $531.00M | $535.00M | $618.00M | $567.00M | $552.00M | $504.00M | $715.00M | $587.00M | $548.00M | $478.00M | $736.00M | $581.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.4% | -5.1% | +77.3% | +2.7% | +13.6% | +47.0% | -5.9% | +0.2% | +0.8% | +15.5% | -8.3% | -2.6% | -8.7% | +41.9% | -17.9% | -6.6% | -12.8% | +54.0% | -21.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +82.2% | +96.4% | +204.3% | +61.6% | +57.6% | +39.7% | +9.8% | +7.0% | +4.0% | -5.8% | +15.7% | +3.5% | -0.7% | -5.2% | +2.9% | -1.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Verizon Communications's net additions (releases) charged to costs and expenses?
- Verizon Communications (VZ) reported net additions (releases) charged to costs and expenses of $581.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Verizon Communications's net additions (releases) charged to costs and expenses changed year-over-year?
- Verizon Communications's net additions (releases) charged to costs and expenses decreased by 1.0% year-over-year, from $587.00M to $581.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Verizon Communications's net additions (releases) charged to costs and expenses?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Verizon Communications's net additions (releases) charged to costs and expenses has grown at a 31.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $789.00M to $2.35B.
- What does net additions (releases) charged to costs and expenses mean?
- The estimated amount of customer debt that will likely go unpaid.