T-Mobile (TMUS) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

Core Insights - T-Mobile reported $21.87 billion in revenue for Q4 2024, a year-over-year increase of 6.8% and a surprise of +3.30% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$ 21.17 billion [1] - The EPS for the same period was $2.57, compared to$ 1.67 a year ago, with an EPS surprise of +18.43% over the consensus estimate of $2.17 [1] Financial Performance Metrics - Prepaid churn was reported at 2.9%, slightly above the six-analyst average estimate of 2.8% [4] - Postpaid phone churn matched the average estimate at 0.9% [4] - Total High-Speed Internet net customer additions were 428 thousand, exceeding the average estimate of 402.63 thousand [4] - Total postpaid customer net additions reached 1.93 million, surpassing the average estimate of 1.61 million [4] - Postpaid ARPU was$ 49.73, above the average estimate of $49.28 [4] - Prepaid ARPU was$ 35.49, slightly below the average estimate of $35.71 [4] - Total service revenues amounted to$ 16.93 billion, exceeding the average estimate of $16.71 billion, with a year-over-year change of +5.5% [4] - Equipment revenues were$ 4.70 billion, above the estimated $4.26 billion, representing a +12.6% change year-over-year [4] - Other revenues were reported at$ 245 million, slightly above the average estimate of $233.41 million, but showing a -6.1% change year-over-year [4] - Prepaid revenues reached$ 2.69 billion, compared to the average estimate of $2.68 billion, reflecting a +10.5% year-over-year change [4] - Wholesale and other service revenues were$ 738 million, exceeding the average estimate of $656.08 million, but showing a -35.2% year-over-year change [4] - Postpaid revenues were reported at$ 13.50 billion, above the average estimate of $13.37 billion, with an +8.3% change year-over-year [4]