Both in Telecommunications

AT&T vs Verizon Communications

Over the past year T returned −13.3% and VZ returned +4.8%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.80.

T −13.3% VZ +4.8%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricTVZ
Price$22.18$41.65
Market cap$151.99B$173.05B
Today−10.82%−10.14%
1 month−13.2%−16.6%
6 months−16.2%−9.5%
Year to date−10.7%+2.3%
1 year−15.5%+0.8%
Revenue growth (YoY)+2.3%−0.7%
Gross margin61.8%61.8%
Net margin14.5%11.2%
P/E (TTM)7.1×10.7×
Price / sales1.2×1.2×
Net cash-$126.38B-$163.48B
Dividend yield5.00%6.79%
Volatility (60d)33.8%31.4%
Short % of float1.9%2.4%
Next earningsOct 21, 2026Oct 26, 2026

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).