Business Segments · Total Costs & Expenses
Consumer — Total Costs & Expenses
Verizon Communications Consumer — Total Costs & Expenses decreased by 13.0% to $18.74B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.0%, from $18.19B to $18.74B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Consumer — Total Costs & Expenses shows an upward trend with a 4.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2020
Last reportedQ1 2026May 1, 2026
Rolls up toTotal Operating Expenses
How to read this metric
A decrease relative to revenue indicates improved profit margins and operational efficiency.
Detailed definition
The aggregate of all operating costs incurred by the consumer segment, including network costs, depreciation, and other...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for evaluating the total cost structure of a business unit across all industries.
Metric ID:
vz_segment_consumer_costs_and_expensesHistorical Data
20 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $16.34B | $16.34B | $16.34B | $18.67B | $18.67B | $18.67B | $18.67B | $18.15B | $18.15B | $18.15B | $18.15B | $17.69B | $17.32B | $17.76B | $20.66B | $18.19B | $19.01B | $18.44B | $21.54B | $18.74B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +14.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -2.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -2.6% | -2.0% | +2.5% | +16.3% | -11.9% | +4.5% | -3.0% | +16.8% | -13.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +14.3% | +14.3% | +14.3% | -2.7% | -2.7% | -2.7% | -2.7% | -2.6% | -4.6% | -2.2% | +13.8% | +2.9% | +9.7% | +3.9% | +4.3% | +3.0% |
Range$16.34B – $21.54B
CAGR+2.9%
Avg YoY Growth+3.7%
Median YoY Growth+2.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Verizon Communications's consumer — total costs & expenses?
- Verizon Communications (VZ) reported consumer — total costs & expenses of $18.74B in Q1 2026.
- How has Verizon Communications's consumer — total costs & expenses changed year-over-year?
- Verizon Communications's consumer — total costs & expenses increased by 3.0% year-over-year, from $18.19B to $18.74B.
- What is the long-term trend for Verizon Communications's consumer — total costs & expenses?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Verizon Communications's consumer — total costs & expenses has grown at a 4.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $65.35B to $77.18B.
- What does consumer — total costs & expenses mean?
- The total operating costs for the consumer segment.