Why T-Mobile US stock moves
T-Mobile US rose slightly without a company-news explanation.
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Why today
16,437 news analyzed todayT-Mobile US rose slightly without a company-news explanation.
The stock moved in line with the broader market.
Over the last five trading days, T-Mobile US rose clearly while the S&P 500 fell sharply, so it moved against the market.
Recent news included Amdocs warning that losing T-Mobile as a client could hurt its revenue, and new T-Mix plans and fiber offers that may support sentiment.
Next, watch the next earnings report on Wednesday 10 February 2027.
Today's move of +0.88% was 0.8 times a normal day's 1.1%. S&P 500 moved +0.31% on the same day.
T-Mobile US +0.88%S&P 500 +0.31%A little stronger than the market
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for T-Mobile US.
T-Mobile US earned more than expected in 7 out of 8 reports.
For comparison, about 82% of reports from US companies beat the estimate in the last three years.
The share moved in the same direction as the earnings surprise in 3 out of 8 reports with a measured move, against about 55% of reports from US companies.
Ratings
Price targets
Latest price $162.01
Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction
Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expected$
Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of $2.76 (February 10). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from $10.95 three months ago to $11.18 now. 2026 estimate: $11.18. 2027 estimate: $13.94.
Has the share price followed the business?
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 2 out of 3 years. Across US companies, that happens in about 65% of years. In 2025, the price changed −8% and earnings per share +1%.
Revenue, profit and market cap
RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.$B
Assets, liabilities and market cap
AssetsLiabilitiesMarket cap$B
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 2 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): $171.6BRevenue 2025: $88.3B
What the key figures say about T-Mobile US
The figures connect what T-Mobile US earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale. Hatched bars: analysts’ estimates.
Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.
2022–2025: $2.06–$9.72. Peers: Verizon Communications $3.92, AT&T $1.87, Deutsche Telekom 1.78 EUR. 2026 estimate: $11.18 ($10.76–$11.39). 2027 estimate: $13.94 ($11.50–$16.69).
What the company sold during the year.
2022–2025: $78.6B–$88.3B. Peers: Verizon Communications $139.4B, AT&T $128.9B, Deutsche Telekom 122.7 bn EUR. 2026 estimate: $94.8B ($93.1B–$95.5B). 2027 estimate: $98.9B ($96.2B–$100.2B).
The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.
2022–2025: 10.2%–22.1%. Peers: Verizon Communications 20.9%, AT&T 21.4%, Deutsche Telekom 21.4%.
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2022–2025: 3.7%–18.6%. Peers: Verizon Communications 15.8%, AT&T 11.6%, Deutsche Telekom 15.4%.
The price investors pay for each unit of annual earnings per share. Not shown for a loss.
2022–2025: 20.9–68.0. Peers: Verizon Communications 11.7, AT&T 11.6, Deutsche Telekom 14.6. 2026 estimate: 14.5. 2027 estimate: 11.6.
What investors pay for each unit the company sells.
2022–2025: 2.17–3.10. Peers: Verizon Communications 1.36, AT&T 1.13, Deutsche Telekom 1.01. 2026 estimate: 1.81. 2027 estimate: 1.73.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: $0.00–$3.66.
The ordinary yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price.
2022–2025: 0.0%–1.8%. Peers: Verizon Communications 6.2%, AT&T 5.1%, Deutsche Telekom 3.9%.
Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.
2022–2025: 3.50–5.32. Peers: Verizon Communications 3.66, AT&T 3.70, Deutsche Telekom 3.13.
More key figures
Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.
2022–2025: 2.48–4.09. Peers: Verizon Communications 1.79, AT&T 1.37, Deutsche Telekom 1.99.
Market cap plus net debt, divided by operating earnings. This includes debt.
2022–2025: 18.9–43.0.
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2022–2025: -$0.42–$13.94. Peers: Verizon Communications $4.31, AT&T $2.64, Deutsche Telekom 4.68 EUR.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2022–2025: 27.0%–33.0%.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. T-Mobile US paid $4.08 per share in the twelve months through November 6, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, August 28, 2026, T-Mobile US traded without the right to the $1.02 dividend. The price went from $177.75 to $181.37; including the dividend, the day's change was +2.6%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: $0.002018: $0.002019: $0.002020: $0.002021: $0.002022: $0.002023: $0.652024: $2.832025: $3.662026 so far: $3.06
What to watch next, and why
From the ex-day, T-Mobile US trades without entitlement to the next dividend.
- The dividend explained
From the ex-day, T-Mobile US trades without entitlement to the next dividend.
- Earnings report
The earnings report shows how T-Mobile US's revenue and profit have changed.
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On its last 15 report days T-Mobile US usually moved about 4.0%. On a normal day it moves 1.1%.
−0.53% −10.75% +6.13% +5.07%
$10,000 in T-Mobile US bought on November 7, 2016 is worth $34,000 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
What would $10,000 in T-Mobile US be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in T-Mobile US be worth today?
$34,000
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
The five biggest days of the journey
· −13.3% · the whole market rose 0.6% the same day
· +11.8% · the whole market rose 0.2% the same day
· +11.2% · the whole market rose 9.3% the same day
· −11.2% · the whole market rose 0.7% the same day · report day
· −11.2% · the whole market fell 9.5% the same day
Earlier days
+3.56% market −2.70% T-Mobile US rose clearly over the week, while the S&P 500 fell sharply, so it moved against the market. Read →
T-Mobile US rose clearly over the week, while the S&P 500 fell sharply, so it moved against the market.
The move was in line with its sector and an ordinary size for the stock.
Likely drivers included strong third-quarter results and a raised cash-flow outlook, the company's forecast for cash generation, plus new T-Mix plans and holiday offers.
A warning from supplier Amdocs about possible contract losses on Friday 6 November pulled against the rise.
+0.89% market −4.41% T-Mobile US rose against a sharply falling market. Read →
T-Mobile US rose against a sharply falling market.
The S&P 500 fell very sharply over the same day, so the stock moved against the market.
Over the last five trading days the shares rose very sharply, far more than the sector ETF's clear gain.
That five-day move was very big, rare for this stock in the past year.
News from the last session, such as new T-Mix plans and a fiber tier, may have contributed to the move.
+3.08% market +1.65% T-Mobile US rose sharply without a company-news explanation. Read →
T-Mobile US rose sharply without a company-news explanation.
The S&P 500 also rose sharply that day, so the move was in line with the broad market.
Over the last five trading days the stock rose sharply, while the S&P 500 fell slightly.
That five-day rise was about three times a normal stretch for T-Mobile US.
Earnings beat expectations last week, and analysts such as JPMorgan kept overweight ratings, which supports interest in the shares.
−3.58% market +0.30% T-Mobile US fell sharply without a company-news explanation. Read →
T-Mobile US fell sharply without a company-news explanation.
Over the same day the S&P 500 rose slightly, so T-Mobile US moved against the market and its sector, which rose clearly.
Over the last five trading days the shares rose sharply while the S&P 500 fell clearly.
The week's rise is a big move for the stock, roughly twice its usual five-day swing.
Earnings beat expectations last week, which likely supported the earlier gains.
+2.37% market −0.48% T-Mobile US rose, moving against a slightly lower S&P 500. Read →
T-Mobile US rose, moving against a slightly lower S&P 500.
Its gains were not driven by one company event: the same-day news was mostly product and brand announcements, including a new 5 Gig fiber plan and a brand-agency appointment, which may have added to sentiment but are unlikely to be the main driver.
The stock had already jumped about 7% on a Friday last week, partly as the rising cost estimates for SpaceX's wireless push raised the incumbents' prospects.
Investors also may have been rotating into steadier dividend payers after the strong third-quarter results on October 28.
Over the last five trading days the stock rose very sharply, while the S&P 500 and the Communication Services sector both fell, so this was a move against the market.
+6.21% market −1.77% T-Mobile US rose as the S&P 500 fell sharply. Read →
T-Mobile US rose as the S&P 500 fell sharply.
The move was very large for the stock and came on heavy trading.
No company news clearly explains it.
Over the last five trading days, the stock rose sharply while the S&P 500 fell slightly and its sector ETF, a fund tracking the sector, fell sharply.
Earlier this week the company beat earnings expectations, which was the most recent quarterly report.
+6.76% market −0.56% T-Mobile US rose sharply over the week's trading days, moving against a slightly weaker S&P 500 and a sharply weaker telecom sector. Read →
T-Mobile US rose sharply over the week's trading days, moving against a slightly weaker S&P 500 and a sharply weaker telecom sector.
The biggest jump came in the last session, which was about six times a normal day's swing and on heavier trading than usual.
The likely driver was the earnings beat reported on October 28, which lifted the shares as investors rotated toward steadier dividend payers.
A SpaceX plan to build a rival mobile network also drew attention, as T-Mobile's shares rose while SpaceX's fell.
−7.71% market −0.52% T-Mobile US fell very sharply as SpaceX competition fears hit telecom stocks. Read →
T-Mobile US fell very sharply as SpaceX competition fears hit telecom stocks.
T-Mobile US fell far more than the S&P 500, which dropped clearly, and its sector ETF, a fund tracking communication stocks, which also fell clearly.
Citi analysts also said the SpaceX push adds valuation pressure, meaning the share price looks expensive against earnings.
Trading was about twice its usual level, a sign of heavy selling.
Over the last five trading days the stock fell sharply and sits at its lowest close of the year.
−7.89% market −0.43% T-Mobile US fell sharply over the last five trading days, moving much more than the broader market. Read →
T-Mobile US fell sharply over the last five trading days, moving much more than the broader market.
The drop was likely driven by worries that SpaceX's push into wireless service could take customers from carriers like T-Mobile.
The market and its telecom sector also fell over the same days, but far less than T-Mobile did.
The shares ended the week near their lowest close of the past year, well below their spring high.
+3.28% market −1.18% T-Mobile US rose sharply, with no company news clearly explaining it. Read →
T-Mobile US rose sharply, with no company news clearly explaining it.
Over the same session the S&P 500 fell sharply, so T-Mobile US moved against the broad market, and its sector ETF, a fund tracking Communication Services stocks, fell clearly.
The stock's strength likely reflects a rebound after the SpaceX competition selloff earlier in the week, as the stock still had room to recover from its lows in early October.
Over the last five trading days the stock rose slightly while the market and its sector both fell, so it held up better than peers.
−2.54% market +0.53% T-Mobile US fell sharply, moving against a rising S&P 500. Read →
T-Mobile US fell sharply, moving against a rising S&P 500.
Shares also gapped down at the open, meaning they started well below the prior close.
Over the last five trading days the stock fell clearly, while the broader market rose slightly.
The sector ETF fell slightly over the same days, so the stock fell more than its sector.
Analysts at Bernstein cut their price targets, the share prices they see as fair, on several telecom stocks, adding to the pressure.
+2.64% market −1.08% T-Mobile US rose sharply, moving against a market that fell sharply and a Communication Services sector that fell clearly, likely a stock-specific bounce after a sharp drop in the days before. Read →
T-Mobile US rose sharply, moving against a market that fell sharply and a Communication Services sector that fell clearly, likely a stock-specific bounce after a sharp drop in the days before.
Over the last five trading days the stock fell sharply, moving more than the S&P 500, which slipped slightly, and more than its sector, which was roughly flat.
The main pressure came from SpaceX's spectrum purchase for its Starlink mobile service, which sparked a sell-off across the big U.S. wireless carriers, followed by analyst price-target cuts.
Spectrum is the radio frequency licences that mobile networks run on, so a well-funded new competitor buying it raises fears of future competition.
The next earnings report, due on 28 October 2026, will show whether subscriber growth holds up against the new threat.
+2.21% market −0.06% T-Mobile US rose, helped by a broker upgrade. Read →
T-Mobile US rose, helped by a broker upgrade.
T-Mobile US, listed on Nasdaq, fell sharply over the last five trading days, moving against a slightly higher broad market and a roughly flat communications sector.
The drop came after SpaceX's Starlink unit disclosed a spectrum purchase — airwave rights that carry mobile signals — that investors read as a step toward competing directly with US carriers, and the shares then partly recovered in the latest session on a Raymond James upgrade.
Watch whether SpaceX files for regulatory approval to sell consumer wireless service, which would turn the threat into a concrete timeline, and the late-October earnings report.
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