AT&T Q2 profit beats on subscriber additions

AT&T Inc

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Overview

  • US telecom operator's Q2 revenue rose 2.3% yr/yr, slightly missing analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q2 beat analyst expectations

  • Company to accelerate 2026 share repurchases to about $10 bln


Outlook

  • AT&T reiterates all consolidated full-year 2026 and multi-year financial guidance

  • Company expects 2026 adjusted EPS of $2.25 to $2.35

  • AT&T sees 2026 free cash flow of $18 bln+, rising to $21 bln+ in 2028


Result Drivers

  • ADVANCED CONNECTIVITY GROWTH - Co said Q2 results were driven by increases in fiber, fixed wireless, and postpaid phone subscribers, leading to record net adds in these categories

  • FIBER ACQUISITION IMPACT - Growth in fiber revenues included the impact of the first-quarter acquisition of Lumen's mass markets fiber business

  • LEGACY REVENUE DECLINE - Legacy segment revenues continued to fall as co decommissions its copper-based network


Company press release: ID:nPn5tg2pYa


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q2 Revenue

Slight Miss*

$31.6 bln

$31.80 bln (18 Analysts)

Q2 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$0.65

$0.59 (18 Analysts)

Q2 Adjusted EBITDA

$12.3 bln

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 14 "strong buy" or "buy", 14 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the wireless telecommunications services peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for AT&T Inc is $29.25, about 31.4% above its July 21 closing price of $22.26

  • The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 12 three months ago


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