T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS reported impressive third-quarter 2025 results, with both top and bottom lines beating the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate. This Bellevue, WA-based wireless service provider reported a top-line expansion backed by industry-leading postpaid customer growth. T-Mobile follows a multi-layer approach to 5G, with dedicated standalone 5G deployed nationwide across 600 MHz, 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands.
TMUS’ Net Income
Net income in the third quarter was $2.71 billion or $2.41 per share, down from $3.05 billion or $2.61 in the year-ago quarter. The 11.3% year-over-year decline was due to higher operating expenses and interest expenses. Adjusted EPS was $2.59 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.42.
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TMUS’ Revenues
Net sales were $21.95 billion, up from $20.16 billion in the year-ago quarter, driven by solid growth in service revenues. The top line beat the consensus estimate of $21.78 billion.
TMUS’ Segment Results in Q3
Total Service revenues were $18.3 billion, up from $16.7 billion in the year-ago quarter. The segment’s net sales beat our revenue estimate of $17.6 billion. The 9.1% year-over-year growth was primarily driven by solid demand for postpaid services. Net sales from Postpaid Services contributed $14.88 billion in revenues, up 11.8% year over year.
During the quarter, T-Mobile added 2.3 million postpaid net customers and 396,000 postpaid net accounts. Postpaid phone net customer additions were 1 million. The postpaid phone churn rate was 0.89%. 5G broadband net customer additions were 506,000. Postpaid average revenues per account rose to $149.44 from $145.60 in the year-ago quarter.
Net sales from Prepaid services were $2.62 billion, down from $2.71 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Prepaid net customer addition was 43,000, with a churn rate of 2.77%. Wholesale and other service revenues increased to $734 million from $701 million in the year-earlier quarter.
Equipment revenues were $3.46 billion, up from $3.2 billion in the year-ago quarter. Moreover, the segment’s revenues missed our estimate of $3.5 billion. This improvement was primarily attributed to a higher average revenue per device sold, owing to an increase in the high-end phone mix.
Other revenues were $251 million, up from the prior-year quarter’s of $230 million.
Other Details for TMUS
Total operating expenses increased to $17.42 billion from $15.36 billion in the year-ago quarter. Operating income declined to $4.5 billion from $4.7 billion. T-Mobile recorded core adjusted EBITDA of $8.68 billion compared with $8.24 billion a year ago, backed by solid growth in service revenues.
TMUS’ Cash Flow & Liquidity
In the September quarter, T-Mobile generated $7.45 billion of cash from operating activities compared with $6.13 billion in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted free cash flow was $4.81 billion, down from $5.16 billion in the year-earlier quarter.
As of Sept. 30, 2025, the company had $3.31 billion in cash and cash equivalents, with $76.36 billion of long-term debt. During the quarter, it repurchased 10.2 million shares for $2.5 billion.
TMUS’ Outlook
Backed by solid customer addition, the company has upgraded its guidance for 2025. It now expects postpaid net customer additions to be between 7.2 million and 7.4 million, up from 6.1-6.4 million estimated earlier. Core adjusted EBITDA is estimated to be $33.7-$33.9 billion compared to $33.3-33.7 billion estimated earlier. It anticipates cash from operating activities in the range of $27.8-$28 billion. TMUS expects adjusted free cash flow in the band of $17.8-$18 billion. Capital expenditure is anticipated to be around $10 billion.
TMUS’ Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
T-Mobile carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Ubiquiti Inc. UI has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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Corning Incorporated GLW currently carries a Zacks Rank #2. In the last reported quarter, it delivered an earnings surprise of 5.26%.
Corning’s competitive strength lies in its focus on innovation. The growing adoption of innovative optical connectivity products for generative AI applications is expected to be a key growth driver in its Optical Communication segment. Some of its businesses stand to benefit from government regulations. For example, the fiber optic business is a direct beneficiary of the government-mandated bridging of the digital divide across the United States.
Celestica CLS carries a Zacks Rank #2 at present. In the last reported quarter, it delivered an earnings surprise of 12.1%. CLS delivered an earnings surprise of 7.71%, on average, in the trailing four quarters.
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