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Verizon Beats Q2 Forecast, Raises Outlook, Seals $1B Google Deal

7/25/2026

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Verizon Communications Inc. posted second-quarter earnings that beat estimates and raised its full-year adjusted-earnings outlook.
CEO Dan Schulman reported 184,000 postpaid net additions and $23.4 billion mobility-broadband revenue, up 2.8% and above the $19.5 billion forecast.
Adjusted earnings were $1.30 per share.
Shares rose 2.9% for an 11% year-to-date gain.
Verizon signed a $1 billion deal with Alphabet’s Google to use its dark fiber for data-center connections.

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Verizon Communications Inc. posted second-quarter earnings that beat estimates and raised its full-year adjusted-earnings outlook.
CEO Dan Schulman reported 184,000 postpaid net additions and $23.4 billion mobility-broadband revenue, up 2.8% and above the $19.5 billion forecast.
Adjusted earnings were $1.30 per share.
Shares rose 2.9% for an 11% year-to-date gain.
Verizon signed a $1 billion deal with Alphabet’s Google to use its dark fiber for data-center connections.