Compared to Estimates, T-Mobile (TMUS) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended September 2025, T-Mobile (TMUS) reported revenue of $21.96 billion, up 8.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.59, compared to $2.61 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $21.78 billion, representing a surprise of +0.81%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +7.02%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.42.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.Here is how T-Mobile performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:Total postpaid customer accounts: 33.98 million compared to the 32.69 million average estimate based on four analysts.Net customer additions - Total postpaid customers - Postpaid other customers: 1.34 million versus 731.49 thousand estimated by four analysts on average.Total High Speed Internet customers, end of period: 7.96 million compared to the 7.73 million average estimate based on four analysts.Total High Speed Internet net customer additions: 506 thousand versus the four-analyst average estimate of 422.58 thousand.Net customer additions - Total customers: 2.39 million compared to the 1.72 million average estimate based on four analysts.Total postpaid customers: 114.06 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of 110.97 million.Equipment revenues: $3.47 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $3.5 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8%.Revenue- Total service revenues: $18.24 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $17.89 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.1%.Revenue- Other revenues: $251 million compared to the $237.19 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.1% year over year.Revenue- Wholesale and other service revenues: $734 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $714.89 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.7%.Revenue- Prepaid revenues: $2.63 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $2.71 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.4%.Revenue- Postpaid revenues: $14.88 billion versus $14.52 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.8% change.View all Key Company Metrics for T-Mobile here>>>Shares of T-Mobile have returned -4.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.Radical New Technology Could Hand Investors Huge GainsQuantum Computing is the next technological revolution, and it could be even more advanced than AI.While some believed the technology was years away, it is already present and moving fast. Large hyperscalers, such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Oracle, and even Meta and Tesla, are scrambling to integrate quantum computing into their infrastructure.Senior Stock Strategist Kevin Cook reveals 7 carefully selected stocks poised to dominate the quantum computing landscape in his report, Beyond AI: The Quantum Leap in Computing Power.Kevin was among the early experts who recognized NVIDIA's enormous potential back in 2016. Now, he has keyed in on what could be "the next big thing" in quantum computing supremacy. Today, you have a rare chance to position your portfolio at the forefront of this opportunity.See Top Quantum Stocks Now >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report T-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks