Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Verizon Communications Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Verizon Communications Inc. current ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Verizon Communications Inc. quick ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Verizon Communications Inc. cash ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Current Ratio
Verizon Communications Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 40,523) | 40,641) | 38,056) | 37,957) | 36,814) | 38,119) | 37,388) | 35,722) | 37,857) | 39,746) | 37,499) | 35,580) | 36,728) | 40,277) | 35,626) | 39,647) | 54,594) | 38,572) | 37,333) | 40,705) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 64,771) | 61,816) | 60,806) | 53,631) | 53,223) | 55,677) | 51,404) | 47,768) | 50,171) | 53,141) | 49,224) | 46,585) | 47,160) | 41,358) | 40,078) | 38,730) | 39,660) | 36,185) | 38,886) | 41,057) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.97 | 0.89 | 1.02 | 1.38 | 1.07 | 0.96 | 0.99 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AT&T Inc. | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.70 | 0.93 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.76 | ||||||
| T-Mobile US Inc. | 0.91 | 1.08 | 0.84 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 1.10 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 0.64 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 40,523 ÷ 64,771 = 0.63
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Verizon Communications Inc. current ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Quick Ratio
Verizon Communications Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,194) | 4,987) | 2,432) | 2,365) | 2,065) | 4,210) | 4,803) | 2,234) | 2,605) | 2,082) | 1,857) | 1,661) | 2,921) | 9,936) | 4,657) | 10,205) | 22,171) | 8,983) | 7,882) | 7,047) | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 26,109) | 25,954) | 25,607) | 25,319) | 25,085) | 23,602) | 23,186) | 22,856) | 24,506) | 23,670) | 23,909) | 23,615) | 23,846) | 22,195) | 21,257) | 22,507) | 23,917) | 22,617) | 22,672) | 23,797) | ||||||
| Total quick assets | 30,303) | 30,941) | 28,039) | 27,684) | 27,150) | 27,812) | 27,989) | 25,090) | 27,111) | 25,752) | 25,766) | 25,276) | 26,767) | 32,131) | 25,914) | 32,712) | 46,088) | 31,600) | 30,554) | 30,844) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 64,771) | 61,816) | 60,806) | 53,631) | 53,223) | 55,677) | 51,404) | 47,768) | 50,171) | 53,141) | 49,224) | 46,585) | 47,160) | 41,358) | 40,078) | 38,730) | 39,660) | 36,185) | 38,886) | 41,057) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.84 | 1.16 | 0.87 | 0.79 | 0.75 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AT&T Inc. | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.68 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.43 | ||||||
| T-Mobile US Inc. | 0.70 | 0.84 | 0.64 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.84 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.36 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 30,303 ÷ 64,771 = 0.47
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Verizon Communications Inc. quick ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
Cash Ratio
Verizon Communications Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,194) | 4,987) | 2,432) | 2,365) | 2,065) | 4,210) | 4,803) | 2,234) | 2,605) | 2,082) | 1,857) | 1,661) | 2,921) | 9,936) | 4,657) | 10,205) | 22,171) | 8,983) | 7,882) | 7,047) | ||||||
| Total cash assets | 4,194) | 4,987) | 2,432) | 2,365) | 2,065) | 4,210) | 4,803) | 2,234) | 2,605) | 2,082) | 1,857) | 1,661) | 2,921) | 9,936) | 4,657) | 10,205) | 22,171) | 8,983) | 7,882) | 7,047) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 64,771) | 61,816) | 60,806) | 53,631) | 53,223) | 55,677) | 51,404) | 47,768) | 50,171) | 53,141) | 49,224) | 46,585) | 47,160) | 41,358) | 40,078) | 38,730) | 39,660) | 36,185) | 38,886) | 41,057) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.56 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.17 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AT&T Inc. | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.47 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.14 | ||||||
| T-Mobile US Inc. | 0.27 | 0.47 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.48 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 0.08 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 4,194 ÷ 64,771 = 0.06
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Verizon Communications Inc. cash ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |