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T-Mobile US: Post 2Q Thoughts & Model Update
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T-Mobile US: Post 2Q Thoughts & Model Update
Deutsche Bank
Research
Rating Company Date
Buy T-Mobile US 23 July 2026
North America Reuters Bloomberg Rating Buy
United States TMUS.OQ TMUS US Price target (USD) 250.00 Price at 22 Jul 26 190.94
52-week range 259.01 – 167.73
TMT
Telecom Services Valuation & Risks
Post 2Q Thoughts & Model Update
Bryan Kraft
Key Takeaways Research Analyst
+1-212-250-0117 • T-Mobile’s 2Q results exceeded our estimates for FCF and EBITDA by 2%,
while coming in slightly below (0.2%) our service revenue forecast due to Benjamin Soff
lower prepaid revenue. Postpaid account net adds of 277K and ARPA of Research Analyst
$152.91 were right in line with our estimates. Management reiterated all of +1-212-250-3716
the 2026 guidance, while narrowing the range for FCF, which raised the
Spencer Amer midpoint by $200M. The market typically doesn’t reward T-Mobile for a Research Associate
“meet” as the expectation is always that management sets the bar at a level +1-212-250-4386
at which they’re confident the company can beat, and then they raise
guidance over the course of the year, and ultimately beat the final guidance Shiv-A Singh
raise. Hence the stock price decline today, taking it down almost to its 52- Research Associate
+1-212-250-0118
week and 2-year lows. Notwithstanding this dynamic, this was essentially an
in line quarter and a reiteration of a very healthy outlook consisting of ~1M
new accounts, and solid MSD organic revenue and EBITDA growth.
Key changes
• We are lowering our PT to $250, from $285, which is a function of our lower Price target (USD) 285 250 -12%
EBITDA and FCF estimates, and somewhat lower growth outlook. However,
this still represents ~40% upside to the current stock price, offering what we Source: Deutsche Bank
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