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At&t vs Verizon Communications: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how At&t (T) and Verizon Communications (VZ) compare, as of Sep 4, 2026.

As of Sep 4, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees At&t as the more attractively valued of the two: At&t trades at $26.19 versus a fair value of $43.97 (+68%), while Verizon Communications trades at $50.59 versus $64.43 (+27%).
At&t
T · USD · Communication Services
+68%
upside to fair value
undervalued
Price$26.19
Fair Value$43.97
Quality61/100
Verizon Communications
VZ · USD · Communication Services
+27%
upside to fair value
undervalued
Price$50.59
Fair Value$64.43
Quality55/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

At&tVerizon Communications
Valuation
7.1×P/E (TTM)10.4×
1.16×P/S (TTM)1.27×
1.32×P/B1.70×
5.7×EV/EBITDA5.8×
1.47×PEG0.80×
+67.9%Fair value upside+27.4%
4.2%Dividend yield5.5%
$1.11Dividend per share$2.77
Profitability
23%Operating margin25%
1.28×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.91×
18%Return on equity17%
4%Return on assets5%
Growth
3%Revenue growth (YoY)3%
1.3%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)0.3%
-6.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)1.5%
+9.1%Value creation/yr+4.4%
Balance & size
3.6×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)4.4×
1.15×Debt / equity1.34×
$146BMarket cap$177B
weakGrowth qualityweak

At&t leads: 9 to 6 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

At&tof which business quality 58 · market factors 56 Verizon Communicationsof which business quality 51 · market factors 71
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
49
40
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
69
40
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
70
72
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
21
21
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
64
70
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
89
89
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
37
53
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
50
80
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
92
79

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyAt&tPrice $26.19Verizon CommunicationsPrice $50.59
DCF Models+41%above the price$37.01+13%close to the price$57.21
Earnings-Based-34%below the price$17.18-30%below the price$35.53
Dividend Discount-31%below the price$18.16-13%close to the price$44.25
Multiples+104%above the price$53.55+51%above the price$76.59
Asset-Based-59%below the price$10.66-67%below the price$16.76
Growth DCF+12%close to the price$29.37+8%close to the price$54.69
Economic Profit-16%below the price$22.12-28%below the price$36.48
Growth Earnings+117%above the price$56.86+49%above the price$75.14
Minimum-59%below the price$10.66-67%below the price$16.76
Maximum+117%above the price$56.86+51%above the price$76.59
Median-2%close to the price$25.74-2%close to the price$49.47
Geometric mean+1%close to the price$26.50-11%close to the price$45.16

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

At&t: 6 of 25 models see the stock below the current price.

Verizon Communications: 10 of 25 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

At&t
Bear $22.74Fair Value $43.97Bull $66.94
$26.19 = current price (white tick)
Verizon Communications
Bear $30.31Fair Value $64.43Bull $96.67
$50.59 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

At&t · Communication Services

Quality score61 · above median
Fair value upside+68% · Top 25%

Verizon Communications · Communication Services

Quality score55 · above median
Fair value upside+27% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 4, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees At&t as the more attractively valued of the two: At&t trades at $26.19 versus a fair value of $43.97 (+68%), while Verizon Communications trades at $50.59 versus $64.43 (+27%).

At&t has the higher quality score (61/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.