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The debt of VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC over the past 10 years

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At the end of fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC had liquid cash of $19.05B and total debt of $158.15B: net debt of $139.1B. It had more debt than liquid cash at all 10 year-ends shown. Total debt was highest at the end of fiscal 2025 ($158.15B) and lowest at the end of fiscal 2016 ($108.08B).

Year by year

Fiscal yearLiquid cashTotal debt*Net cash*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$19.05B$158.15B-$139.1B
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$4.19B$144.01B-$139.82B
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$2.06B$150.67B-$148.61B
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$2.6B$150.64B-$148.03B
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$2.92B$150.87B-$147.95B
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$22.17B$129.06B-$106.89B
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$2.59B$111.49B-$108.89B
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$2.75B$113.06B-$110.32B
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$2.08B$117.09B-$115.02B
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$2.88B$108.08B-$105.2B

Fiscal years as VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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