Verizon forecasts 9%-10% 2026 free cash flow growth while lifting buybacks to up to $4.5B
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Earnings Call Insights: Verizon Communications (VZ) Q2 2026 Daniel Schulman (Director & CEO) said the company is “raising our mobility and broadband service revenue, free cash flow and adjusted EPS guidance,” citing a “structural and meaningful inflection in our results,” alongside “184,000 postpaid phone net adds” and “348,000 broadband net
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Verizon announced an upward revision of its 2026 Free Cash Flow (FCF) growth rate forecast to 9-10% and an expansion of its share buyback program to up to $4.5 billion. In this earnings report, the company recorded a net addition of 184,000 postpaid subscribers alongside revenue growth in mobility and broadband services. This structural performance improvement is acting as a positive factor in restoring investment sentiment across the telecom sector. Investors need to pay attention to the expansion of shareholder returns based on stable cash generation capabilities.
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- Telecom — Shareholder return appeal is significantly highlighted by the 2026 FCF growth forecast of 9-10% and the share buyback plan of up to $4.5 billion.
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