Verizon (NYSE: VZ) stock is climbing Friday following the company's fourth-quarter earnings release. The telecom company's share price was up 1.3% as of 12:15 p.m. ET and had been up as much as 3.9% earlier in the daily session.

The telecommunications company hauled in a net of 568,000 new postpaid phone subscribers in the fourth quarter, well above the 488,000 that analysts tracked by FactSet had been modeling. Most of those — or 426,000 — came within the retail consumer business, which also saw its highest additions in five years, according to Friday’s release.

In response to the wildfires in California, Verizon executives said the company’s crisis response team has bene working with federal, state and local public safety agencies and that the Verizon network is “holding up strong.”

Verizon Communications reported solid fourth-quarter earnings driven by robust wireless service revenue growth and strong free cash flow.

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The carrier giant launched AI Connect during Verizon’s Q4 2024 earnings call. The carrier’s top executives also highlighted its fixed wireless, private networking and 5G wins in 2024.

Verizon's Q4 results exceeded expectations with strong revenue and customer additions, supporting a buy recommendation despite a mixed 2025 outlook. Read more here.

Company added nearly 1 million postpaid mobile and broadbandsubscribers in fourth quarter, best quarterly result in more than a

"While guidance was ok, the business has set up challenging trends for 2025. It is clear they have aggressively taken pricing in Consumer postpaid but Consumer's may be stretched too thin. In addition, profitability continues to be driven by cost savings initiatives which are soon to wrap, challenging margins," Dion concluded.

Verizon Communications forecast annual free cash flow and profit below Wall Street estimates on Friday, as the U.S. telecom major spends heavily to expand high-speed internet services and attract customers in a saturating wireless market.

Verizon stock is the best Dow Jones stock Friday after the telecommunications giant beat estimates for its fourth quarter. Here's what you need to know.