T-Mobile beats Q4 expectations, shares dip

Investing.com -- T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) reported fourth quarter earnings before the open on Wednesday, exceeding analyst expectations, as the wireless carrier continued to lead the industry in customer growth across multiple categories. The company's shares slipped 1.5% following the announcement.

The telecommunications giant posted adjusted earnings per share of $2.14 for the fourth quarter, surpassing the analyst consensus of $2.04. Revenue came in at $24.33 billion, above the expected $24.18 billion and up 11.3% YoY from $21.87 billion in the same quarter last year.

T-Mobile reported 2.4 million total postpaid net customer additions in Q4, including 962,000 postpaid phone net customer additions and 261,000 postpaid net account additions. The company also added 558,000 broadband customers during the quarter, with 495,000 of those being 5G broadband customers.

"Q4 was a great proof point of our winning formula – and we see significant runway ahead to widen our margin of differentiation," said Srini Gopalan, CEO of T-Mobile. "In 2025, more new postpaid customers chose the Un-carrier than ever before, driven by outstanding momentum across all categories."

For 2026, T-Mobile expects postpaid net account additions between 900,000 and 1 million, with Core Adjusted EBITDA projected to be between $37 billion and $37.5 billion, representing 10% year-over-year growth at the midpoint. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is forecast to be between $18 billion and $18.7 billion.

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