Verizon has leaned on bundled offerings and price-lock deals to compete with rivals including AT&T (NYSE:T), T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS), Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), and Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR).

Verizon beat Q2 expectations and raised guidance, but macro risks, tariffs, and subscriber losses cloud the outlook. See why VZ stock is upgraded to hold.

Verizon chairman and CEO Hans Vestberg joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, state of the economy, growth outlook, capital investment, leveraging AI technology, and more.

Delivers industry-leading wireless service revenue and grows customer base America’s #1 network with the most mobility and broadband customers continues to extend its market leadership position Key 2Q 2025 Highlights Grew industry-leading wireless service revenue1 to $20.

Verizon continued to gain broadband market share, reporting 293,000 broadband net additions during the quarter. Fixed wireless access (FWA) remained a key growth driver with 278,000 net additions, expanding the FWA subscriber base to over 5.1 million. Total broadband connections rose to more than 12.9 million, a 12.2% increase year-over-year.

Verizon reported its second-quarter results this morning and beat Wall Street's sales and earnings expectations. Despite a jump for its share price today, Verizon stock is still down big year to date.

"Verizon delivered a better-than-expected Q2 report, managing to see double-digit growth in their equipment revenue and broadband connections segments," said The Dividend Collectuh, contributing analyst to the iREIT+Hoya Capital investment group on Seeking Alpha.

Verizon raises 2025 profit forecast as demand for premium plans grows. Despite losing wireless subscribers, broadband gains drive earnings beat.