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U.S. Cellular (USM) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
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United States Cellular (USM - Free Report) reported $891 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 6.2%. EPS of $0.21 for the same period compares to $0.20 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.72% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $925.42 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.37, the EPS surprise was -43.24%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how U.S. Cellular performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Net additions (losses) - Retail Connections - Postpaid: -39 million compared to the -35.25 million average estimate based on two analysts.
Net additions (losses) - Retail Connections - Prepaid: -17 million compared to the -10 million average estimate based on two analysts.
Gross additions - Retail Connections - Postpaid: 105 million compared to the 102.12 million average estimate based on two analysts.
Customers -Total (Total connections): 4.38 million versus 4.43 million estimated by two analysts on average.
ARPU - Prepaid: $30.76 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $30.70.
Churn Rate - Prepaid: 4.2% compared to the 3.9% average estimate based on two analysts.
ARPU - Postpaid: $52.06 versus $52.12 estimated by two analysts on average.
Operating Revenues- Service: $741 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $737.47 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.7%.
Net operating revenues- Service- Retail: $660 million versus $660.99 million estimated by two analysts on average.
Operating Revenues- Equipment sales: $150 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $187.95 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -23.5%.
Shares of U.S. Cellular have returned +0.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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U.S. Cellular (USM) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
United States Cellular (USM - Free Report) reported $891 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 6.2%. EPS of $0.21 for the same period compares to $0.20 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.72% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $925.42 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.37, the EPS surprise was -43.24%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how U.S. Cellular performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net additions (losses) - Retail Connections - Postpaid: -39 million compared to the -35.25 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net additions (losses) - Retail Connections - Prepaid: -17 million compared to the -10 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Gross additions - Retail Connections - Postpaid: 105 million compared to the 102.12 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Customers -Total (Total connections): 4.38 million versus 4.43 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- ARPU - Prepaid: $30.76 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $30.70.
- Churn Rate - Prepaid: 4.2% compared to the 3.9% average estimate based on two analysts.
- ARPU - Postpaid: $52.06 versus $52.12 estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating Revenues- Service: $741 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $737.47 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.7%.
- Net operating revenues- Service- Retail: $660 million versus $660.99 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating Revenues- Equipment sales: $150 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $187.95 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -23.5%.
View all Key Company Metrics for U.S. Cellular here>>>Shares of U.S. Cellular have returned +0.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.