Consumer — Operating Income
Verizon Communications Consumer — Operating Income remained flat by 0.0% to $7.71B in Q2 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.9%, from $7.64B to $7.71B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Consumer — Operating Income shows relatively stable performance with a -0.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates improved segment profitability through revenue growth, better cost management, or operational efficiencies, while a decrease suggests margin pressure from competition, rising network costs, or declining subscriber value.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the profit generated by the consumer-facing wireless and wireline business segment after deductin...
Peer comparison
Comparable to segment-level operating income reported by other major telecommunications providers, typically evaluated against segment margins to assess relative performance.
vz_segment_consumer_operating_incomeHistorical 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 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $7.49B | $7.49B | $7.49B | $7.32B | $7.15B | $7.35B | $7.03B | $7.1B | $7.33B | $7.55B | $7.04B | $7.37B | $7.6B | $7.6B | $6.9B | $7.42B | $7.64B | $7.66B | $6.9B | $7.71B | $7.71B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -2.3% | -2.3% | +2.8% | -4.4% | +1.0% | +3.3% | +3.0% | -6.8% | +4.8% | +3.1% | +0.0% | -9.2% | +7.5% | +2.9% | +0.3% | -10.0% | +11.8% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -4.5% | -1.9% | -6.2% | -3.0% | +2.5% | +2.7% | +0.1% | +3.8% | +3.7% | +0.8% | -1.9% | +0.7% | +0.5% | +0.8% | -0.1% | +3.9% | +0.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Verizon Communications's consumer — operating income?
- Verizon Communications (VZ) reported consumer — operating income of $7.71B in Q2 2026.
- How has Verizon Communications's consumer — operating income changed year-over-year?
- Verizon Communications's consumer — operating income increased by 0.9% year-over-year, from $7.64B to $7.71B.
- What is the long-term trend for Verizon Communications's consumer — operating income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Verizon Communications's consumer — operating income has grown at a -0.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $29.96B to $29.63B.
- What does consumer — operating income mean?
- The total profit earned by the consumer business segment after accounting for all operational costs.