Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (VOD)Communication Services | Telecom Services | Newbury, United Kingdom | NasdaqGS
15.48 USD
-0.22
(-1.401%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 15.57 +0.09 (0.581%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:36 a.m. EDT
Despite deteriorating fundamentals with negative earnings growth and a payout ratio exceeding 100%, Vodafone's high-yield profile attracts long-term capital while massive put writing attempts to cap downside risk below $10-$14, which should be neutralized by the technical confluence and buying flow keeping shares near the 200-day moving average. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.032012 |
| AutoTheta | 0.035541 |
| AutoETS | 0.042319 |
| MSTL | 0.045814 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.20 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.230 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.24 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2025-11-23 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2025-11-23 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 95.225 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.74 |
| Market Cap | 35,936,387,072 |
| Forward P/E | 17.11 |
| Beta | 0.31 |
| Profit Margins | -11.36% |
| Previous Name | Vodafone Group Plc |
| Website | https://www.vodafone.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:36 a.m. EDT: Options positioning is heavily skewed bullish, with significant downside protection primarily via deep OTM put selling for long-dated contracts (Jan 2027 / Jul 2026), indicating speculation in a continued upthrust against a low floor. Call volume dominates the near term despite the stock trading near 52-week highs. A dramatic skew in Put IV (151%) vs Call IV (35%) for near-term expirations suggests the market prices in high volatility risk if momentum stalls, yet actual flow (vol > oi) shows buyers stepping in at current levels.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.17% | 4.77% | 8.56% | 8.75% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-24 | 0.257000 | 2.172443 |
| 2025-06-06 | 0.253000 | 2.600459 |
| 2024-11-22 | 0.242000 | 2.904118 |
| 2024-06-07 | 0.469000 | 5.613041 |
| 2023-11-22 | 0.481000 | 6.113149 |
| 2023-06-08 | 0.488000 | 6.271756 |
| 2022-11-23 | 0.466000 | 5.304342 |
| 2022-06-03 | 0.472000 | 3.944439 |
| 2021-11-24 | 0.514000 | 4.524101 |
| 2021-06-24 | 0.549000 | 4.311348 |
| 2020-12-17 | 0.532000 | 4.466207 |
| 2020-06-11 | 0.487000 | 4.623591 |
| 2019-11-27 | 0.497000 | 3.765950 |
| 2019-06-06 | 0.464000 | 4.482115 |
| 2018-11-21 | 0.545000 | 4.487851 |
| 2018-06-07 | 1.224000 | 8.038073 |
| 2017-11-22 | 0.564000 | 3.216277 |
| 2017-06-07 | 1.123000 | 6.833463 |
| 2016-11-22 | 0.504000 | 3.671383 |
| 2016-06-08 | 1.134000 | 6.439894 |
| 2015-11-18 | 0.556000 | 3.204559 |
| 2015-06-10 | 1.185000 | 6.380721 |
| 2014-11-20 | 0.564000 | 3.237897 |
| 2014-06-11 | 1.257000 | 7.787627 |
| 2013-11-20 | 0.572885 | 3.314457 |
| 2013-06-12 | 1.069317 | 8.113657 |
| 2012-11-20 | 0.529052 | 4.640688 |
| 2012-06-06 | 1.034659 | 8.893272 |
| 2011-11-16 | 1.144750 | 9.840300 |
| 2011-06-01 | 0.998981 | 9.217034 |
| 2010-11-17 | 0.472987 | 4.513558 |
| 2010-06-02 | 0.827727 | 10.640824 |
| 2009-11-18 | 0.456677 | 5.346975 |
| 2009-06-03 | 0.804281 | 11.934418 |
| 2008-11-19 | 0.391437 | 6.382999 |
| 2008-06-04 | 1.011213 | 9.758827 |
| 2007-11-20 | 0.524975 | 4.025792 |
| 2007-06-06 | 0.888889 | 8.626438 |
| 2006-11-21 | 0.454638 | 5.505840 |
| 2005-11-22 | 0.445027 | 5.733353 |
| 2005-06-01 | 0.460172 | 5.107098 |
| 2004-11-23 | 0.412407 | 4.430991 |
| 2004-06-02 | 0.215524 | 2.688829 |
| 2003-11-25 | 0.188729 | 2.342043 |
| 2003-06-04 | 0.171254 | 2.310997 |
| 2002-11-20 | 0.163099 | 2.535425 |
| 2002-06-05 | 0.142129 | 2.911938 |
| 2001-11-20 | 0.135139 | 1.625812 |
| 2001-06-06 | 0.118829 | 1.467945 |
| 2000-11-21 | 0.126984 | 1.104575 |
| 2000-06-07 | 0.131644 | 0.805536 |
| 1999-11-23 | 0.137469 | 0.955389 |
| 1999-09-28 | 0.123489 | 0.836361 |
| 1999-06-16 | 0.134207 | 0.985713 |
| 1998-11-24 | 0.150750 | 1.592281 |
| 1998-06-10 | 0.134440 | 1.738250 |
| 1997-11-25 | 0.133275 | 3.316122 |
| 1997-06-11 | 0.116033 | 3.865134 |
| 1996-11-29 | 0.115334 | 4.241398 |
| 1996-06-14 | 0.038445 | 1.655446 |
| 1995-12-01 | 0.088772 | 4.028268 |
| 1995-06-27 | 0.078753 | 3.442738 |
| 1994-12-09 | 0.074559 | 3.980992 |
| 1994-07-01 | 0.025630 | 1.655716 |
| 1994-06-24 | 0.025630 | 1.741748 |
| 1993-12-03 | 0.023455 | 1.401700 |
| 1993-06-25 | 0.052192 | 3.934751 |
| 1993-01-08 | 0.053978 | 4.311099 |
| 1992-06-26 | 0.055842 | 4.579170 |
| 1992-01-13 | 0.052347 | 4.144009 |
| 1991-08-16 | 0.075880 | 6.732749 |
| 1991-06-27 | 0.038056 | 3.731278 |
| 1991-01-08 | 0.045279 | 4.979412 |
| 1990-07-13 | 0.028348 | 2.332226 |
| 1990-01-09 | 0.011106 | 0.930955 |
| 1989-06-30 | 0.009398 | 0.833882 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.67713976 |
| Address1 | Vodafone House |
| Address2 | The Connection |
| All Time High | 74.99636 |
| All Time Low | 2.291151 |
| Ask | 15.52 |
| Ask Size | 12 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 4.3 - Underperform |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,452,360 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 4,571,914 |
| Average Volume | 4,571,914 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,452,360 |
| Beta | 0.313 |
| Bid | 15.43 |
| Bid Size | 13 |
| Book Value | 2.4940677 |
| City | Newbury |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 15.48 |
| Current Ratio | 1.166 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 15.51 |
| Day Low | 15.195 |
| Debt To Equity | 95.225 |
| Display Name | Vodafone |
| Dividend Date | 1,770,249,600 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.53 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.43 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,762,894,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,762,894,800 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.154 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.221 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,589,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,589,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,589,000 |
| Ebitda | 8,494,000,128 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.21902001 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 49.867 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 10.922 |
| Enterprise Value | 423,569,326,080 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.7845 |
| Eps Forward | 0.904704 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.94 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,763,942,400 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 15.106 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.3739996 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.024758348 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 67.713974 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 15.94 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.46000004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.028858222 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.98 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 6.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.72383076 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.98 - 15.94 |
| Financial Currency | EUR |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 594,484,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 7.71 |
| Float Shares | 19,104,765,500 |
| Forward Eps | 0.904704 |
| Forward P E | 17.110569 |
| Free Cashflow | 12,786,750,464 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 88,780 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.32867 |
| Gross Profits | 12,746,000,384 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.087629996 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 2,321,472,043 |
| Industry | Telecom Services |
| Industry Disp | Telecom Services |
| Industry Key | telecom-services |
| Ir Website | http://www.vodafone.com/content/index/investors.html |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,763,942,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.257 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,743,379,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,393,200,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 4,905:5000 |
| Long Business Summary | Vodafone Group Public Limited Company provides telecommunication services in Germany, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Turkey, and South Africa. It offers mobile and fixed services; connectivity business solutions, such as digital services, the Internet of Things (IoT) and financial services; and IoT platforms. The company also provides cloud, multi-cloud, and edge computing solutions; M-PESA, an African mobile money platform to make payments and offer financial services; and international voice and roaming services. In addition, it offers unified communications, mobile connectivity, IoT connectivity, cloud and edge, E2E solutions, and security services; leases fibre and other fixed connectivity services; and engages in infrastructure assets, shared operations, growth platforms, retail, and service operations. The company serves private and public sector customers in health, banking and finance, transport and logistics, retail, utilities, and agriculture industries. Vodafone Group Public Limited Company was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Newbury, the United Kingdom. |
| Long Name | Vodafone Group Public Limited Company |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 35,936,387,072 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_324490 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,759,190,400 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-18 |
| Net Income To Common | -4,366,000,128 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,774,915,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 35,709,895,715 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 15.275 |
| Operating Cashflow | 14,821,000,192 |
| Operating Margins | 0.10097 |
| Payout Ratio | 1.0144 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.59 |
| Phone | 44 163 533251 |
| Post Market Change | 0.09000015 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.58139634 |
| Post Market Price | 15.57 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,160 |
| Prev Name | Vodafone Group Plc |
| Previous Close | 15.7 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 19.732313 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 6.206728 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.9266493 |
| Profit Margins | -0.11356 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.122 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | underperform |
| Recommendation Mean | 4.25 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.22 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.40128 |
| Regular Market Day High | 15.51 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 15.195 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 15.195 - 15.51 |
| Regular Market Open | 15.275 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 15.7 |
| Regular Market Price | 15.48 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 5,460,539 |
| Return On Assets | 0.013660001 |
| Return On Equity | -0.06616 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.073 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.74 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 2,306,937,267 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0041 |
| Shares Short | 9,519,851 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,550,934 |
| Short Name | Vodafone Group Plc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0041 |
| Short Ratio | 2.63 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VOD |
| Target High Price | 14.944693 |
| Target Low Price | 11.2120495 |
| Target Mean Price | 12.4985285 |
| Target Median Price | 11.918687 |
| Total Cash | 13,528,000,512 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.552 |
| Total Debt | 53,906,001,920 |
| Total Revenue | 38,781,001,728 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.045 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.002866242 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.94 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 12.85595 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.6240492 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.20411165 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 5,460,539 |
| Website | https://www.vodafone.com |
| Zip | RG14 2FN |