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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Uniti Group Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Uniti Group Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded May 11, 2026
May 11, 2026 25 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Uniti reported Q1 2026 consolidated revenue of $987.5 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $441.6 million, with total fiber revenue up 15% year-over-year, driven by 13% growth at Fiber Infrastructure and record Kinetic consumer fiber gross adds; the company reiterated its full-year 2026 outlook.

Fiber-to-the-home build at Kinetic 44 Hyperscaler / AI demand 34 Wholesale fiber business 26 ABS debt financing / cost of capital 20 Consumer fiber churn improvement 13 2026 outlook and milestones 11

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +78 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “Uniti is off to a great start in 2026 and we're executing well on our strategy as the premier insurgent fiber provider.”
  • “We are consistently growing traditional wholesale and enterprise fiber revenue at 10% to 15% and now consumer fiber revenue at over 20% with an insurgent share taker mentality.”
  • “The opportunity in wholesale fiber right now is generational in nature and we're extremely well positioned with the right strategy, leadership, assets to capture our share in both dark fiber and waves.”
  • “We continue to be more and more optimistic and excited as we see the demand continue to grow in the space.”

Forward guidance

3 guided metrics

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Research coverage

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Revenue $987.50M +236% YoY
Diluted EPS -$0.34 -525% YoY
Net income -$70.30M -676.2% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Total fiber revenue grew 15% year-over-year, with Fiber Infrastructure fiber revenue up 13% and Kinetic consumer fiber revenue up 26%
  • Kinetic posted its highest-ever quarter of consumer fiber gross adds at ~39,000 and the best consumer fiber churn on record, with churn down 14% year-over-year
  • Fiber Infrastructure had the third-highest quarter of bookings ever, with $1.6 million in new monthly recurring revenue bookings
  • Q1 marked the first quarter of year-over-year consolidated revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth as a combined company
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin reached ~45%, with Fiber Infrastructure margins of ~65% and Kinetic margins of ~43%
  • ABS issuance printed at a blended coupon of ~5.7% (all-in yield ~6.5%), continuing to drive cost of capital lower

Risks & pressure points

  • Net loss of $70.3 million in Q1 and full-year 2026 net loss guidance of $400–$450 million
  • Hyperscaler sales-type lease dark fiber revenue is lumpier than expected, with management indicating more of that revenue is back-end loaded for 2026
  • Unprecedented winter storm activity during Q1 disrupted operations
  • Full-year 2026 outlook was updated primarily for business unit revisions and transaction-related costs incurred to date
  • Interest expense remains heavy at a guided $785 million for full-year 2026
  • Management did not give specific guidance on the hyperscaler one-time sales-type lease dark fiber revenue, citing timing unpredictability on deal closings

Key moments

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“We are consistently growing traditional wholesale and enterprise fiber revenue at 10% to 15% and now consumer fiber revenue at over 20% with an insurgent share taker mentality.” Speaker 2, CEO
“For the hyperscalers, we foreshadowed even more activity in 2026 than last year and thus far, our expectations have been exceeded.” Speaker 2, CEO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed May 11, 2026.

Metric Guided
Revenue table
Full Year 2026
$3.61B – $3.66B

Guidance from the call

Stated verbally and extracted from the transcript.

Metric Guided
Cumulative nonrecurring cash revenue
by 2028
$1B
Recurring annual cash revenue
next 3 years
$500M

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · segments

Kinetic Segment$536.90M
Fiber Infrastructure Segment$260.10M -11.5% YoY
Uniti Solutions Segment$190.50M
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