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Telus (TU) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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For the quarter ended December 2025, Telus (TU - Free Report) reported revenue of $3.77 billion, down 1.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.15, compared to $0.18 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.98% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.93 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.18, the EPS surprise was -17.81%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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 Telus performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Total telecom subscriber connections: 21.16 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 21.02 million.
  • Mobile phone churn, per month: 1.5% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1.5%.
  • Subscribers - Connected Device: 4.45 million versus 4.3 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Subscribers - Internet: 2.82 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 2.81 million.
  • Subscribers - TV: 1.45 million versus 1.45 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Subscribers - Security: 1.15 million compared to the 1.16 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Subscribers - Residential Voice: 973 thousand versus the two-analyst average estimate of 977.06 thousand.
  • Net Additions - Mobile Phone: 50 thousand versus the two-analyst average estimate of 51.07 thousand.
  • Net Additions - Connected Device: 287 thousand versus the two-analyst average estimate of 142.57 thousand.
  • Net Additions - Internet: 35 thousand compared to the 31.41 thousand average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Net Additions - TV: 16 thousand versus the two-analyst average estimate of 13.24 thousand.
  • Net Additions - Security: 2 thousand versus the two-analyst average estimate of 9.41 thousand.

View all Key Company Metrics for Telus here>>>

Shares of Telus have returned +4.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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