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Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (VOD)

Communication Services | Telecom Services | Newbury, United Kingdom | NasdaqGS
16.04 USD +0.16 (1.008%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 16.04

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:26 a.m. EDT

Vodafone presents a classic value trap scenario where attractive headline numbers mask deteriorating operational reality. The company is trading at a low forward P/E, yet it is generating negative trailing earnings and has suffered a catastrophic 62% decline in share price over the last nine years. This multi-year structural decline, despite a recent single-year bounce, suggests the market has permanently repriced the business due to persistent issues in its core markets, particularly Germany. While the dividend yield appears generous at 3.4%, the payout ratio exceeds 100%, meaning the company is paying out more than it earns, which is unsustainable without further capital erosion. Options activity confirms this tension: traders are buying deep protection against a drop while speculating on a distant rebound, rather than betting on immediate momentum. Until the company demonstrates sustained profitability and a clear path to reversing the decade-long price trend, the risk-reward profile remains skewed toward caution.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.062755
MSTL0.075334
AutoETS0.077163
AutoARIMA0.077221

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 0.55
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.040
Excess Kurtosis -0.70
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-04
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-04
Debt to Equity Ratio 100.153
Revenue per Share 8.42
Market Cap 37,068,976,128
Forward P/E 8.97
Beta 0.33
Profit Margins -0.98%
Previous Name Vodafone Group Plc
Website https://www.vodafone.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:26 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume across near-term expirations, suggesting a fear of downside volatility or earnings misses. Conversely, long-dated calls show significant open interest at strikes significantly above the current price (e.g., $20), indicating a speculative bet on a major recovery or restructuring success, while near-term call activity remains muted.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.88% 4.06% 6.66% 7.16%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-05 0.277000 1.884354
2025-11-24 0.257000 2.172443
2025-06-06 0.253000 2.545272
2024-11-22 0.242000 2.772051
2024-06-07 0.469000 5.211111
2023-11-22 0.481000 5.398429
2023-06-08 0.488000 5.252960
2022-11-23 0.466000 4.221015
2022-06-03 0.472000 3.010204
2021-11-24 0.514000 3.352903
2021-06-24 0.549000 3.091216
2020-12-17 0.532000 3.107476
2020-06-11 0.487000 3.119795
2019-11-27 0.497000 2.470179
2019-06-06 0.464000 2.867738
2018-11-21 0.545000 2.792008
2018-06-07 1.224000 4.861001
2017-11-22 0.564000 1.855263
2017-06-07 1.123000 3.869745
2016-11-22 0.504000 2.001589
2016-06-08 1.134000 3.441578
2015-11-18 0.556000 1.655747
2015-06-10 1.185000 3.243021
2014-11-20 0.564000 1.593220
2014-06-11 1.257000 3.771377
2013-11-20 0.572885 1.547357
2013-06-12 1.069317 3.730441
2012-11-20 0.529052 2.058707
2012-06-06 1.034659 3.865196
2011-11-16 1.144750 4.115060
2011-06-01 0.998981 3.703705
2010-11-17 0.472987 1.750284
2010-06-02 0.827727 4.055945
2009-11-18 0.456677 1.956332
2009-06-03 0.804281 4.283386
2008-11-19 0.391437 2.199311
2008-06-04 1.011213 3.295681
2007-11-20 0.524975 1.317137
2007-06-06 0.888889 2.785053
2006-11-21 0.454638 1.729352
2005-11-22 0.445027 1.770158
2005-06-01 0.460172 1.549020
2004-11-23 0.412407 1.322869
2004-06-02 0.215524 0.792293
2003-11-25 0.188729 0.684701
2003-06-04 0.171254 0.670927
2002-11-20 0.163099 0.731071
2002-06-05 0.142129 0.833333
2001-11-20 0.135139 0.461416
2001-06-06 0.118829 0.414802
2000-11-21 0.126984 0.310873
2000-06-07 0.131644 0.226000
1999-11-23 0.137469 0.267422
1999-09-28 0.123489 0.233480
1999-06-16 0.134207 0.274531
1998-11-24 0.150750 0.442204
1998-06-10 0.134440 0.480583
1997-11-25 0.133275 0.912462
1997-06-11 0.116033 1.053966
1996-11-29 0.115334 1.144507
1996-06-14 0.038445 0.441475
1995-12-01 0.088772 1.069469
1995-06-27 0.078753 0.904343
1994-12-09 0.074559 1.036430
1994-07-01 0.025630 0.426497
1994-06-24 0.025630 0.446704
1993-12-03 0.023455 0.357923
1993-06-25 0.052192 1.001124
1993-01-08 0.053978 1.085938
1992-06-26 0.055842 1.141271
1992-01-13 0.052347 1.021213
1991-08-16 0.075880 1.642021
1991-06-27 0.038056 0.894968
1991-01-08 0.045279 1.183747
1990-07-13 0.028348 0.547840
1990-01-09 0.011106 0.217485
1989-06-30 0.009398 0.194386
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.54
dividendYield 3.38
exDividendDate 2026-06-05
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.046
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0028967254
lastDividendValue 0.277
lastDividendDate 2026-06-05
dividendDate 2026-07-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.35494876
Address1 Vodafone House
Address2 The Connection
All Time High 74.99636
All Time Low 2.291151
Ask 18.24
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,775,540
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,055,956
Average Volume 4,055,956
Average Volume10Days 2,775,540
Beta 0.333
Bid 16.04
Bid Size 1
Book Value 12.640343
City Newbury
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Country United Kingdom
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 16.04
Current Ratio 1.137
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 16.05
Day Low 15.905
Debt To Equity 100.153
Display Name Vodafone
Dividend Date 1,785,369,600
Dividend Rate 0.54
Dividend Yield 3.38
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,616,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,616,000
Earnings Timestamp 1,794,313,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,313,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,313,800
Ebitda 8,947,999,744
Ebitda Margins 0.22115
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.149
Enterprise To Revenue 2.908
Enterprise Value 117,660,459,008
Eps Current Year 1.1035
Eps Forward 1.7872022
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.14
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 15.1306
Fifty Day Average Change 0.90940094
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.060103428
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 35.494877
Fifty Two Week High 16.61
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.5699997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.034316655
Fifty Two Week Low 11.12
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.920001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.44244614
Fifty Two Week Range 11.12 - 16.61
Financial Currency EUR
First Trade Date Milliseconds 594,484,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.55
Float Shares 4,397,448,834
Forward Eps 1.7872022
Forward P E 8.974922
Free Cashflow 5,167,374,848
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 91,128
Fullday Change 0.160001
Fullday Change Percent 1.00756
Fullday Price 16.04
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.3147
Gross Profits 12,732,999,680
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000010000001
Held Percent Institutions 0.08598
Implied Shares Outstanding 2,311,033,297
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 1,780,617,600
Last Dividend Value 0.277
Last Fiscal Year End 1,774,915,200
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 37,068,976,128
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_324490
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Name Change Date 2,026-08-28
Net Income To Common -289,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,806,451,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 36,793,489,064
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 16.0
Operating Cashflow 14,291,000,320
Operating Margins 0.07783
Payout Ratio 1.0144
Peg Ratio 0.59
Phone 44 163 533251
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 16.04
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Prev Name Vodafone Group Plc
Previous Close 15.88
Price Eps Current Year 14.535569
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.268953
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.9161656
Profit Margins -0.00981
Quick Ratio 0.953
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.160001
Regular Market Change Percent 1.00756
Regular Market Day High 16.05
Regular Market Day Low 15.905
Regular Market Day Range 15.905 - 16.05
Regular Market Open 16.0
Regular Market Previous Close 15.88
Regular Market Price 16.04
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 2,059,497
Return On Assets 0.01523
Return On Equity 0.0010899999
Revenue Per Share 8.42
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Shares Outstanding 2,311,033,297
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0042
Shares Short 9,785,555
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 9,032,541
Short Name Vodafone Group Plc
Short Percent Of Float 0.0042
Short Ratio 2.21
Source Interval 15
Symbol VOD
Target High Price 17.301275
Target Low Price 11.495945
Target Mean Price 13.759272
Target Median Price 13.119931
Total Cash 14,583,000,064
Total Cash Per Share 3.158
Total Debt 54,448,001,024
Total Revenue 40,461,000,704
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.046
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0028967254
Trailing Eps -0.14
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 14.56745
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.4725513
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.10108505
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,059,497
Website https://www.vodafone.com
Zip RG14 2FN