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Telecom · US · Verizon Communications Inc.

3 of 6 ratios computed · receipts verified server-side

Idiot Index
21
out of 100 · 3/6 ratios · FY 2023

The full receipt

Latest published value for each ratio, with the sector median for context and year-over-year change where the prior year is available.

  • Markup

    How much revenue per dollar of cost.

    Not computed: missing input.
    Needed but not in this company's XBRL filings: Cost of Goods Sold.
    What this company did disclose: CEO Total Compensation, Dividends Paid, Total Employee Count, Median Employee Compensation, Net Income, Revenue
  • Operational Markup

    Revenue per dollar of cost + operating expenses. The multiplier after legitimate operations.

    Not computed: missing inputs.
    Needed but not in this company's XBRL filings: Cost of Goods Sold, Operating Expenses.
    What this company did disclose: CEO Total Compensation, Dividends Paid, Total Employee Count, Median Employee Compensation, Net Income, Revenue
  • Labor Share

    How much of every revenue dollar reaches workers.

    0.1716of revenue → workersapprox.verified
    17¢ of every $1 of revenue reaches workers
    Sector median: 0.1725Median range for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Executive Extraction

    How many times a CEO out-earns the median employee.

    144.3× CEO / median workerverified
    CEO earns 144× the median worker
    Sector median: 295.5Bottom 25% for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Shareholder Extraction

    Dollars sent to shareholders for every dollar invested in R&D.

    Not applicable to this sector.
    Companies in Telecom typically don't report R&D — their growth investment goes to capex, not research expense.
    See Capital Extraction on this page — it's the universal version designed for sectors where Shareholder Extraction doesn't apply.
  • Capital Extraction

    How much of net profit goes to shareholders rather than back into the business.

    0.4734× buybacks+dividends / net incomeverified
    47% of net profit returned to shareholders, 53% reinvested
    Sector median: 0.7052Bottom 25% for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0