Verizon: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, New York, United States that owns 8 consumer brands.[1]
Verizon Communications is a US telecommunications company that reports a Consumer and a Business segment. At 31 December 2025 Consumer had about 116 million wireless retail connections including fixed wireless access. Verizon completed its acquisition of Frontier Communications Parent on 20 January 2026, extending its fibre broadband footprint to 31 US states and Washington, D.C.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Verizon Communications Inc.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
- Tickers
- NYSE: VZ
- SEC CIK
- 0000732712
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Verizon in numbers
- Verizon owns 8 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is telecom with 8 brands.[1]
Verizon financial history
Headline figures from Verizon's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $128.3bn to $138.2bn, an average of 1.5% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $138.2bn | $29.3bn | 21.2% | $17.2bn | $404.3bn | — | 10-K | |
| $134.8bn | $28.7bn | 21.3% | $17.5bn | $384.7bn | — | 10-K | |
| $134bn | $22.9bn | 17.1% | $11.6bn | $380.3bn | — | 10-K | |
| $136.8bn | $30.5bn | 22.3% | $21.3bn | $379.7bn | — | 10-K | |
| $133.6bn | $32.4bn | 24.3% | $22.1bn | $366.6bn | — | 10-K | |
| $128.3bn | $28.8bn | 22.4% | $17.8bn | $316.5bn | — | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Verizon owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Verizon SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Results of a shareholder vote | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Other events |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Verizon own?
Verizon owns 8 consumer brands tracked here, including Straight Talk, Frontier Communications, TracFone, Fios, SafeLink Wireless and Visible.
Is Verizon an American company?
Yes. Verizon is headquartered in New York, New York, United States.
Who owns Verizon?
Verizon is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as VZ on the NYSE.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Verizon Communications Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-17 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 17 February 2026; retrieved 9 October 2026.
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