Verizon Communications (VZ) 10-K Red Flags
Risk signals extracted deterministically from Verizon Communications’s SEC 10-K/10-Q XBRL filings — no LLM, every finding cites the underlying data.
Detected red flags (19)
- NEW: Going concern doubt in latest filing: The term "going concern" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 3 filing(s).
- Material weakness in internal controls: The term "material weakness" appears in 19 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
- Restatement of financial statements: The term "restate" "financial statements" appears in 19 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
- Operating cash flow exceeds net income: OCF is 3.23x net income, indicating high earnings quality — cash conversion is strong and accruals are not inflating reported profits.
- NEW: Restructuring: Restructuring appears in recent filings but not in the prior 24-month period. Monitor for materiality.
- NEW: Off-balance sheet arrangements: Off-balance sheet arrangements appears in recent filings but not in the prior 24-month period. Monitor for materiality.
- Endogenous analysis: 3 risk signal(s) detected versus 1 positive signal(s). The balance of evidence suggests elevated filing-specific risk that warrants monitoring in subsequent filings.
- 5 new XBRL disclosure(s) in latest filing — expanding reporting scope.
- 20 disclosure(s) dropped from prior year — reduced reporting granularity.
- 3 new risk-language term(s) detected in filing text: Going concern doubt, Restructuring, Off-balance sheet arrangements.
- Ongoing high-severity risk language: Material weakness in internal controls, Restatement of financial statements.
- Revenue declined **+2.1%** YoY to $133.97B.
- 5-year revenue CAGR **+0.3%**; 10y CAGR +0.6%.
- Price $42.56 — downtrend (below 200-DMA); 1-month momentum negative.
- RSI(14) 32.22.
- Composite risk: Elevated.
- Leverage debt/equity 0.89 (moderate).
- NEW: Going concern doubt in latest filing: The term "going concern" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 3 filing(s).
- Material weakness in internal controls: The term "material weakness" appears in 19 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
Filings & ownership
- Latest quarterly report (10-Q) filed May 1, 2026.
- 8 recent 8-K material-event filings in the index.
- Recent insider Form 4s: 0 buy vs 0 sell transactions.
- ~10,000+ recent 13F-HR filings reference Verizon Communications; broad institutional reporting.
- Recent filers include Axiom Investment Management LLC, SELECT EQUITY GROUP INC, SELECT EQUITY GROUP INC.
- 14 recent 13D activist/beneficial-ownership filings — potential catalyst.
- 6 recent 13G passive institutional ownership notices.
Full VZ analyst report
Valuation (DCF & Graham), technicals, macro exposure, risk scorecard and 13F/13D ownership.
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