Verizon Non-GAAP EPS of $1.22 beats by $0.03, revenue of $34.5B beats by $790M

  • Verizon press release (NYSE:VZ): Q2 Non-GAAP EPS of $1.22 beats by $0.03.
  • Revenue of $34.5B (+5% Y/Y) beats by $790M.
  • Wireless service revenue in second-quarter 2025 was an industry-leading $20.9 billion, up 2.2 percent year-over-year.
  • Wireless equipment revenue of $6.3 billion in second-quarter 2025, up 25.2 percent year-over-year.
    • Delivered 293,000 broadband net additions in second-quarter 2025.
    • Total fixed wireless access net additions of 278,000 in second-quarter 2025, growing the base to over 5.1 million fixed wireless access subscribers. The company is well-positioned to achieve the next milestone of 8 to 9 million fixed wireless access subscribers by 2028.
    • Total broadband connections grew to more than 12.9 million as of the end of second-quarter 2025, representing a 12.2 percent increase year-over-year.
    • Verizon is expanding its Fios footprint and remains on track to achieve 650,000 new passings in 2025.
  • Verizon Consumer: Customer engagement with offerings fueled a 6.9 percent year-over-year increase in Consumer revenue, which reached $26.6 billion in second-quarter 2025

    • Consumer wireless service revenue in second-quarter 2025 was $17.4 billion, up 2.3 percent year-over-year.
    • Consumer wireless retail postpaid churn was 1.12 percent in second-quarter 2025, and wireless retail postpaid phone churn was 0.90 percent.
    • Consumer wireless postpaid average revenue per account (ARPA) of $147.50 in second-quarter 2025, an increase of 2.3 percent year-over-year.
    • In second-quarter 2025, Consumer reported 51,000 wireless retail postpaid phone net losses compared to 109,000 postpaid phone net losses in second-quarter 2024.
    • In second-quarter 2025, Consumer reported 50,000 wireless retail core prepaid net additions compared to 12,000 net losses in second-quarter 2024.
  • Outlook and guidance

    • Adjusted EBITDA growth of 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent.
    • Adjusted EPS growth of 1.0 percent to 3.0 percent.
    • Cash flow from operations of $37.0 billion to $39.0 billion.
    • Free cash flow of $19.5 billion to $20.5 billion.

    In addition, for 2025, Verizon continues to expect the following:

    • Total wireless service revenue growth of 2.0 percent to 2.8 percent.
    • Capital expenditures of $17.5 billion to $18.5 billion.

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