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$48.48 +0.26 (+0.54%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$195.19B
Shares
4.15B

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$48.48 Open$48.46 Day$48.19–48.61 52W close$38.40–51.38 Avg vol 30d26.0M Short int83.4M · 2.0% float · 2.9d Short vol42% Last earningsJul 24, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 31

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 23, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 31, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Neutral Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +8%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +7%
      above
      RSI (14) 65
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 78%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Neutral
      1-month return +11%
      trailing
      6-month return −2%
      trailing
      YTD return +19%
      this year
      Relative strength −16%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $45 › 200d $45 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -7% holders QoQ · +163 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$3.5M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.01% of float · ▼ -2.7% MoM · 2.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      3,070 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 55
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth +3%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −2%
      Y/Y
      Buyback $21.5B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $139.1B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 25%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −18%
      past year
      ATR 2.5%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2026
      Revenues · full year 2.5% – 3%
      Free cash flow growth · full year 9% – 10%
      Buyback · full year up to $4.5B
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Dec 31, 2024
      Total wireless service revenue growth · 2025 2% – 2.8%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 4 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +8% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +7% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      65 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      78% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $45 › 200d $45 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -7% holders QoQ · +163 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$3.5M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.01% of float · ▼ -2.7% MoM · 2.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      3,070 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $38 Now $48 · 78% Range high $51
      vs 200-day avg +8% vs 50-day avg +7%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      postpaid phone net additions 616,000 Q4 FY2025
      Segment EBITDA non-GAAP $43.8B Full Year FY2025
      Segment EBITDA Margin non-GAAP 36.5% Q4 FY2025
      Wireless retail connections 115.9M 12/31/25
      Wireless retail postpaid connections 95.68M 12/31/25

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Telecom Services — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      VZ
      Verizon Communications Inc
      this stock
      $195.19B +19.0% +2.5% 12.2 2.0%
      SFTBF
      Softbank Group Corp.
      $199.46B +29.4% 0.4%
      TMUS
      T-Mobile US, Inc.
      $190.00B -10.1% +8.3% 18.5 1.7%
      T
      At&T Inc.
      $166.17B +0.2% +2.7% 8.1 1.9%
      DTEGY
      Deutsche Telekom AG
      $160.43B +1.4% 0.0%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      3,070
      % held
      70.5%
      Net QoQ
      +67.8M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      1,245
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      83.4M
      Days to cover
      2.9d
      Change
      -2.3M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      42%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      900
      Value
      $37.9K
      As of
      Jul 13, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      49.4%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$3.5M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Lloyd K. Smucker
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Apr 23, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $138.2B
      Net income (FY)
      $17.2B
      EPS diluted
      $4.06
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $25.0B
      Remaining
      $21.5B
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Jul 31, 2026
      This year
      22
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $3.5M
      Shares
      73.1K
      Filed
      May 29, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 24, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      VZ +3.0% +11.2% -2.4% +3.6% +19.0%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +2.6% +6.8% -16.2% -0.4% +5.2%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.708 / share · ex Jul 10, 2026
      Raised 2.6%
      Paid (TTM)
      $2.796 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      5.77%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $25.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $3.50B
      Remaining
      $21.50B
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 732712 CUSIP 92343V104 13F (30d) 2718 filings 2637 filers Visit website Investor relations