AT&T Inc (T) is undervalued and Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) is undervalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, VZ trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +64%, against +48% for T.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 6.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $48.39; the price of $25.10 is 48% below that value, and 85% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 61/100 on 10 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 5.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $128.11; the price of $46.45 is 64% below that value, and 88% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 69/100 on 10 of 12 signals
| Metric | T | VZ |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Undervalued | Undervalued |
| Price | $25.10 | $46.45 |
| Intrinsic value | $48.39 | $128.11 |
| Margin of safety | +48% | +64% |
| Leak Score | 61/100 (10/12) | 69/100 (10/12) |
| Market cap | $172.0B | $193.0B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | -6.1% | 1.5% |
| Operating margin | 21.2% | 22.7% |
| Net margin | 16.8% | 11.6% |
| Return on equity | 20.1% | 15.6% |
| Debt to equity | 1.47 | 1.81 |
| P/E | 8.3x | 12.1x |
| Forward P/E | 9.8x | 8.8x |
| P/B | 1.6x | 1.9x |
| Dividend yield | 4.4% | 6.1% |