Which is more profitable, AT&T or Verizon?

AT&T keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, AT&T or Verizon?

Verizon grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, AT&T or Verizon?

AT&T costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, AT&T or Verizon?

AT&T would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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AT&T vs Verizon stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

AT&T is more profitable, is cheaper for its profits and has less debt. Verizon grows faster.

Side by side

	AT&T	Verizon
	$149 billion	$192 billion
	17.5%	12.4%
	−2.6%	+1.5%
	6.8×	11.2×
	2.5 years	3.4 years
	10.3%	8.3%
	4.5%	5.8%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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