Business — Total Costs & Expenses
Business Segments · Total Costs & ExpensesVerizon Communications Business — Total Costs & Expenses increased by 4.1% to $6.77B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.0%, from $6.91B to $6.77B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Business — Total Costs & Expenses shows relatively stable performance with a -1.0% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A decrease relative to revenue indicates improved operating margins, whereas an increase suggests rising costs that could compress profitability.
Detailed definition
This metric aggregates all operating costs incurred by the business segment, including network management, depreciation,...
Peer comparison
Comparable to 'Total Operating Expenses' for enterprise segments at major telecom and infrastructure providers.
vz_segment_business_costs_and_expensesHistorical 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $6.90B | $6.90B | $6.90B | $7.11B | $7.11B | $7.11B | $7.11B | $7.01B | $7.01B | $7.01B | $7.01B | $6.98B | $6.80B | $6.79B | $6.91B | $6.62B | $6.64B | $6.51B | $6.77B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +3.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -1.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -0.5% | -2.5% | -0.2% | +1.8% | -4.2% | +0.2% | -2.0% | +4.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.0% | +3.0% | +3.0% | -1.4% | -1.4% | -1.4% | -1.4% | -0.5% | -3.1% | -3.3% | -1.5% | -5.1% | -2.4% | -4.1% | -2.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Verizon Communications's business — total costs & expenses?
- Verizon Communications (VZ) reported business — total costs & expenses of $6.77B in Q4 2025.
- How has Verizon Communications's business — total costs & expenses changed year-over-year?
- Verizon Communications's business — total costs & expenses decreased by 2.0% year-over-year, from $6.91B to $6.77B.
- What is the long-term trend for Verizon Communications's business — total costs & expenses?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Verizon Communications's business — total costs & expenses has grown at a -1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $27.61B to $26.54B.
- What does business — total costs & expenses mean?
- The total operating costs required to run the business segment.