UNIT vs VZ
UNIT: A recently merged digital infrastructure giant with 240,000 fiber route miles serving 1M+ customers, combining legacy Windstream telecom operations with Uniti's fiber REIT to create an integrated broadband, cloud communications, and carrier transport platform. VZ: A leading integrated communications provider delivering wireless, wireline broadband, video, and enterprise services across a nationwide network to 116 million consumer and 31 million business users.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | UNIT | VZ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $11.13 | $44.29 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $2.7B | $186.4B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | 2.21 | 10.75 | UNIT lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-23 | 0.01 | 1.94 | UNIT lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | +41.7% | +12.5% | UNIT higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | +59.5% | +58.9% | UNIT higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | +59.0% | +21.1% | UNIT higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | +267.9% | +16.7% | UNIT higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | +11.4% | +4.3% | UNIT higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 33.30 | 1.67 | VZ lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | +149.3% | +2.9% | UNIT higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +39.4% | +0.3% | UNIT higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | +11.0% | +6.4% | UNIT higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 0 | 5 | VZ higher |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 1.40 | 0.24 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | +23.8% | +3.1% | UNIT higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.