T-Mobile US, Inc. · TMUS · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

T-Mobile Q2 2026: Record NPS, Strong Postpaid Adds, EPS Beat Offset by Revenue Miss

T-Mobile's Q2 2026 results extend the narrative of network-led market share gains, with a record NPS of 46 and 277,000 postpaid net additions. EPS beat estimates by 15.4% ($2.99 vs. $2.59) but revenue narrowly missed ($22.79B vs. $22.95B). The stock fell 10.7% on the session despite the operational strength, likely reflecting investor disappointment that guidance was maintained rather than raised for a second consecutive quarter. The subsequent +8.2% drift suggests partial recovery as the market reassessed the fundamentals. At $185.32, the stock trades well below the analyst consensus target of $235.50, implying meaningful upside if execution continues.

Reported Before market openNASDAQCommunication Services $190.09B market cap
100quality score

Company context

Snapshot as of publication

T-Mobile US, Inc., alongside its subsidiaries, offers mobile telecommunications services across the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Catering to approximately 108.7 million subscribers, the company delivers essential voice, messaging, and data connectivity to customers in postpaid, prepaid, and wholesale segments. Beyond services, T-Mobile also supplies a broad array of wireless devices, such as smartphones, wearables, tablets, and other mobile communication gadgets, along with associated accessories.…

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $2.99 Consensus $3
EPS surprise +15.4% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $22.79B Consensus $22.95B
Revenue surprise -0.7% Reported versus consensus

Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
TMUS EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $1.87 Q1 '24 actual $2.00, beat Q2 '24 estimate $2.28 Q2 '24 actual $2.49, beat Q3 '24 estimate $2.42 Q3 '24 actual $2.61, beat Q2 '25 estimate $2.67 Q2 '25 actual $2.84, beat Q3 '25 estimate $2.40 Q3 '25 actual $2.59, beat Q4 '25 estimate $2.05 Q4 '25 actual $1.88, miss Q1 '26 estimate $2.01 Q1 '26 actual $2.27, beat Q2 '26 estimate $2.59 Q2 '26 actual $2.99, beat Q3 '26 estimate $2.89 Q4 '26 estimate $2.74 Q1 '27 estimate $3.33 Q2 '27 estimate $3.63
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy52 ratings
Bullish4280.8%
Neutral917.3%
Bearish11.9%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$172.71Previous close
$100Low
$215.79Average
$310High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Aug 1, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Wells Fargo Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainJul 24, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainJul 24, 2026
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainJul 24, 2026
Keybanc Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 24, 2026
Benchmark Buy BuyMaintainJul 24, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 24, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 20, 2026
Scotiabank Sector Outperform Sector OutperformMaintainJul 15, 2026
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 7, 2026
B of A Securities Buy NeutralUpgradeJul 6, 2026
Oppenheimer Outperform PerformUpgradeApr 29, 2026
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainApr 29, 2026
Freedom Broker Buy HoldUpgradeApr 17, 2026
Citigroup Neutral NeutralMaintainMar 17, 2026
Daiwa Capital Outperform NeutralUpgradeFeb 19, 2026
Bernstein Market Perform Market PerformMaintainJan 16, 2026
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainDec 12, 2025
Argus Research Buy BuyMaintainDec 9, 2025
Tigress Financial Buy BuyMaintainNov 11, 2025
Redburn Atlantic Neutral SellUpgradeJul 7, 2025
Raymond James Market Perform OutperformDowngradeOct 25, 2024
Evercore ISI Group Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 24, 2024
Deutsche Bank Buy BuyMaintainJul 18, 2024
Credit Suisse Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 28, 2023
Wolfe Research Outperform Peer PerformUpgradeJun 8, 2023
HSBC Buy BuyMaintainJun 5, 2023
MoffettNathanson Market Perform OutperformDowngradeFeb 6, 2023
Cowen & Co. Outperform OutperformMaintainFeb 2, 2023
Loop Capital Buy BuyMaintainSep 21, 2021
DZ Bank Buy BuyMaintainJul 20, 2021
Redburn Partners Neutral NeutralMaintainJun 25, 2021
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainFeb 5, 2021
Guggenheim Neutral BuyDowngradeJun 9, 2020
Nomura Instinet Buy BuyMaintainMay 7, 2020
Nomura Buy BuyMaintainMay 7, 2020
Bank of America Underperform UnderperformMaintainFeb 9, 2018
Macquarie Outperform NeutralUpgradeDec 19, 2017
Moffett Nathanson Buy NeutralUpgradeNov 27, 2017
Jefferies Buy BuyMaintainNov 7, 2017
BTIG Research Buy BuyMaintainOct 18, 2017
BTIG Buy BuyMaintainOct 18, 2017
Drexel Hamilton Buy BuyMaintainJun 8, 2017
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Buy BuyMaintainApr 19, 2017
Buckingham Research Buy BuyMaintainAug 25, 2016
FBR Capital Market Perform Market PerformMaintainJul 29, 2016
Pacific Crest Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 28, 2016
DA Davidson Buy BuyMaintainOct 1, 2015
Argus Capital Buy HoldUpgradeSep 12, 2014
Evercore Partners Overweight Equal WeightUpgradeAug 4, 2014
BMO Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 8, 2014
Canaccord Genuity Buy HoldUpgradeNov 6, 2013
William Blair Outperform Market PerformUpgradeSep 6, 2013
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $172.71. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$232$178.92 +34.3%Jul 24, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$250$178.6 +44.8%Jul 24, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$235$177.29 +36.1%Jul 24, 2026
Williams TradingGreg Williams$260$176.92 +50.5%Jul 24, 2026
KeyBancBrandon Nispel$250$170.42 +44.8%Jul 24, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$169$170.42 -2.1%Jul 24, 2026
BarclaysKannan Venkateshwar$215$170.42 +24.5%Jul 24, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$230$170.42 +33.2%Jul 23, 2026
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$243$188.38 +40.7%Jul 15, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$170$184.73 -1.6%Jul 8, 2026
Morgan StanleySean Diffley$230$187.7 +33.2%Jul 7, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$255$180.9 +47.6%Jun 22, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$285$197.09 +65.0%Apr 30, 2026
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$263$197.94 +52.3%Apr 29, 2026
Williams TradingGregory Williams$261$196.89 +51.1%Apr 29, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$224$186.72 +29.7%Apr 29, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$220$186.72 +27.4%Apr 29, 2026
OppenheimerTimothy Horan$260$186.72 +50.5%Apr 29, 2026
DaiwaJonathan Kees$240$213.25 +39.0%Feb 19, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$235$215.78 +36.1%Feb 13, 2026
Wolfe ResearchPeter Supino$255$218.3 +47.6%Feb 12, 2026
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$266$218.58 +54.0%Feb 12, 2026
Williams TradingGregory Williams$252$219.36 +45.9%Feb 12, 2026
BarclaysKannan Venkateshwar$245$215.82 +41.9%Feb 12, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$225$186.03 +30.3%Jan 26, 2026
BernsteinAnalyst unavailable$245$190.66 +41.9%Jan 16, 2026
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$270.5$197.82 +56.6%Jan 7, 2026
Wolfe ResearchAnalyst unavailable$253$195.03 +46.5%Dec 15, 2025
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$251$195.32 +45.3%Dec 12, 2025
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$260$201.35 +50.5%Dec 10, 2025
UBSAnalyst unavailable$245$201.23 +41.9%Dec 9, 2025
UBSAnalyst unavailable$300$210.51 +73.7%Nov 21, 2025
Tigress FinancialAnalyst unavailable$310$211.98 +79.5%Nov 11, 2025
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$280$216.37 +62.1%Oct 27, 2025
HSBCAli Naqvi$285$217.77 +65.0%Oct 24, 2025
Williams TradingGreg Williams$263$219.99 +52.3%Oct 24, 2025
UBSAnalyst unavailable$270$225.06 +56.3%Oct 14, 2025
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$278$230.27 +61.0%Oct 6, 2025
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$286$255.89 +65.6%Sep 2, 2025
UBSAnalyst unavailable$265$232.77 +53.4%Apr 25, 2025
Williams TradingGregory Williams$272$232.77 +57.5%Apr 25, 2025
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$250$232.77 +44.8%Apr 25, 2025
HSBCAnalyst unavailable$270$262.74 +56.3%Mar 5, 2025
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$275$272.83 +59.2%Mar 3, 2025
BarclaysKannan Venkateshwar$250$238.1 +44.8%Feb 3, 2025
Argus ResearchJoseph Bonner$275$232.97 +59.2%Jan 31, 2025
Tigress FinancialIvan Feinseth$280$248.1 +62.1%Dec 2, 2024
BarclaysKannan Venkateshwar$230$230.02 +33.2%Oct 24, 2024
Evercore ISIKutgun Marai$240$220.95 +39.0%Oct 24, 2024
OppenheimerTimothy Horan$250$228.99 +44.8%Oct 24, 2024
ScotiabankMaher Yaghi$237$228.68 +37.2%Oct 24, 2024
Williams TradingGreg Williams$250$220.95 +44.8%Oct 24, 2024
CitigroupMichael Rollins$254$222.84 +47.1%Oct 21, 2024
ScotiabankSector Perform$236$221.95 +36.6%Oct 18, 2024
Raymond JamesJames Schneider$205$200.68 +18.7%Sep 19, 2024
Evercore ISIVijay Jayant$220$196.68 +27.4%Sep 19, 2024
OppenheimerTimothy Horan$215$196.68 +24.5%Sep 19, 2024
ScotiabankMaher Yaghi$215.5$199.1 +24.8%Sep 19, 2024
UBSJohn Hodulik$210$200.55 +21.6%Sep 19, 2024
Morgan StanleySimon Flannery$209$205.02 +21.0%Sep 16, 2024
KeyBancBrandon Nispel$230$202.83 +33.2%Sep 16, 2024
RBC CapitalJonathan Atkin$200$185.46 +15.8%Aug 1, 2024
Williams TradingGregory Williams$216$182.28 +25.1%Aug 1, 2024
BarclaysKannan Venkateshwar$200$182.28 +15.8%Aug 1, 2024
Deutsche BankBryan Kraft$200$183.56 +15.8%Jul 18, 2024
Goldman SachsJames Schneider$200$176.18 +15.8%Jul 1, 2024
KeyBancBrandon Nispel$190$177.34 +10.0%Jul 1, 2024
ScotiabankMaher Yaghi$185$168.14 +7.1%May 29, 2024
Raymond JamesRic Prentiss$172$137.63 -0.4%Sep 8, 2023
J.P. MorganPhilip Cusick$200$146 +15.8%Apr 4, 2023
CitigroupAnalyst unavailable$176$146.95 +1.9%Feb 3, 2023
Cowen & Co.Analyst unavailable$199$147 +15.2%Feb 2, 2023
Raymond JamesAnalyst unavailable$174$150.97 +0.7%Feb 2, 2023
RBC CapitalKutgun Maral$166$143.99 -3.9%Jan 5, 2023
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$175$140.2 +1.3%Dec 15, 2022
Tigress FinancialAnalyst unavailable$202$145 +17.0%Nov 15, 2022
RBC CapitalKutgun Maral$158$134.56 -8.5%Jul 26, 2022
ScotiabankMaher Yaghi$153$137.1 -11.4%Jul 6, 2022
RBC CapitalKutgun Maral$152$129.84 -12.0%Apr 28, 2022
Credit SuisseDouglas Mitchelson$165$130.76 -4.5%Apr 2, 2022
Tigress FinancialIvan Feinseth$185$124.57 +7.1%Mar 12, 2022
CitigroupMichael Rollins$155$120.94 -10.3%Feb 6, 2022
Goldman SachsBrett Feldman$153$109.58 -11.4%Feb 2, 2022
J.P. MorganPhilip Cusick$175$109.58 +1.3%Feb 2, 2022
OppenheimerTimothy Horan$95$54.79 -45.0%Feb 2, 2022
Benchmark Co.Matthew Harrigan$100$54.78 -42.1%Feb 1, 2022
Morgan StanleySimon Flannery$149$108.52 -13.7%Jan 14, 2022
BernsteinPeter Supino$162$114.43 -6.2%Jan 3, 2022
DaiwaJonathan Kees$128$119.91 -25.9%Dec 23, 2021
Bank of America SecuritiesDavid Barden$155$115.8 -10.3%Nov 2, 2021
Wells FargoEric Luebchow$160$117.19 -7.4%Oct 11, 2021
Truist FinancialGregory P Miller$175$144.02 +1.3%Jul 30, 2021
Evercore ISIVijay Jayant$170$144.02 -1.6%Jul 30, 2021
Societe GeneraleOttavio Adorisio$170$149.41 -1.6%Jul 16, 2021
Berenberg BankSunil Rajgopal$139$137.73 -19.5%May 24, 2021
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Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -10.7% Event window
SPY move -1.2% Same window
Abnormal move -9.5% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.9× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +8.1% Up to 20 sessions
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Transcript intelligence

What changed

In Q2 2026, T-Mobile delivered postpaid net additions of 277,000, up from 217,000 in Q1. Postpaid revenue grew 13% year-over-year and core adjusted EBITDA rose 12%, while service revenue grew 9%. NPS reached a record 46, the highest among the U.S. big-three carriers. EPS came in at $2.99 versus a $2.59 estimate, but revenue of $22.79B trailed the $22.95B consensus. The company repurchased $2.5B in shares during the quarter. Unlike Q1, where full-year guidance was raised, management held targets steady at $77B service revenue and $10B capex. The stock dropped 10.7% on the report (volume 1.9x baseline) before recovering 8.2% in subsequent sessions.

Guidance delta

T-Mobile maintained its full-year guidance at $77 billion in service revenue and $10 billion in capex, unchanged from the raised outlook set in Q1 2026. The prior quarter had seen upward revisions to postpaid additions (950k-1.05M), service revenue (~$77B), and core adjusted EBITDA ($37.1-$37.5B). Holding guidance steady this quarter, rather than raising again, marks a notable shift from Q1's more aggressive posture.

Key takeaways

  • EPS beat estimates by 15.4% ($2.99 vs. $2.59 consensus), driven by double-digit postpaid revenue and EBITDA growth.
  • Revenue narrowly missed consensus ($22.79B vs. $22.95B), a -0.67% surprise.
  • Record NPS of 46, the highest ever among the U.S. big-three carriers, signals continued network quality advantage.
  • Postpaid net additions reached 277,000, up from 217,000 in Q1 2026.
  • Full-year guidance maintained at $77B service revenue and $10B capex, rather than raised as in Q1.
  • Share buybacks totaled $2.5B in Q2, continuing the capital return program.

Management priorities

  • Network superiority: Continuing 5G Advanced expansion and fixed wireless capacity to capture the 20M+ network-seeker market.
  • AI-native network: Expanding live translation beta and Dynamic CX features, with fallow-capacity model positioning for future AI and 6G traffic.
  • Spectrum acquisition: Pursuing C-band 2.0 and 2.7 GHz auctions to extend network leadership.
  • Enterprise growth: Appointing Chris Sambar as Chief Enterprise Officer to accelerate enterprise solutions.
  • Capital allocation: Disciplined share buybacks ($2.5B in Q2) while preserving flexibility for spectrum auctions.
  • Fiber JVs: Progressing fiber joint-venture partnerships and exploring new agreements.

Related earnings events

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Sources

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  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-07-28T13:51:12.823958+00:00

Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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