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AT&T Inc. (T)

4Q25 revenue +3.6% YoY; adjusted EPS $0.52 vs $0.43; 2026 free cash flow guide $18B+

The quarter met or beat 2025 guidance, convergence kept rising, and management laid out a 2026-2028 plan with faster EBITDA, EPS and free cash flow growth. The market debate is shifting from whether core growth exists to whether it can outrun integration cost and balance-sheet drag from the Lumen and EchoStar deals.

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The quarter met or beat 2025 guidance, convergence kept rising, and management laid out a 2026-2028 plan with faster EBITDA, EPS and free cash flow growth.

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AT&T is finally giving investors a cleaner fiber-plus-wireless comp, but the rerating still hinges on proving that acquired footprint can scale faster than leverage rises

4Q25 revenue +3.6% YoY; adjusted EPS $0.52 vs $0.43; 2026 free cash flow guide $18B+

The quarter met or beat 2025 guidance, convergence kept rising, and management laid out a 2026-2028 plan with faster EBITDA, EPS and free cash flow growth. The market debate is shifting from whether core growth exists to whether it can outrun integration cost and balance-sheet drag from the Lumen and EchoStar deals.

Source

4Q25 earnings release pp.1-3; 4Q25 transcript pp.8-10, 15-17

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Convergence is becoming the economic engine, not a marketing slogan, because 42% of fiber homes now also buy AT&T wireless and bundled homes churn less

42.0% convergence rate in 4Q25 vs 40.2% in 1Q25

Management said the bundle intentionally gives some upfront economics back to customers, slowing near-term ARPU but improving churn and lifetime value. That is why AT&T is willing to trade a little front-end ARPU for better retention and more durable margins.

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4Q25 earnings release p.1; 4Q25 slides p.5; 4Q25 transcript pp.8-9

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Mobility still showed quality growth even with softer phone ARPU, which suggests AT&T is not buying volume at the expense of the P&L

421k postpaid phone net adds; service revenue +2.4% YoY; EBITDA margin 38.4% vs 37.6%

Phone ARPU slipped 0.3% year over year as the company leaned into bundle economics, but service revenue still grew and margin expanded. That combination implies cost discipline and better customer mix were strong enough to offset weaker front-end monetization.

Source

4Q25 earnings release pp.1,6; 4Q25 slides p.4; 4Q25 transcript p.9

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The real scorecard is retention, because lower churn is what converts a weaker front-end ARPU print into higher lifetime value

Postpaid phone churn 0.98%; management says bundling lowers churn over time

AT&T explicitly framed the bundle discount as a deliberate trade: a second product into the home slows ARPU at the front end but should reduce churn enough to raise customer economics later.

Source

4Q25 transcript pp.8-9

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AT&T is finally giving investors a cleaner fiber-plus-wireless comp, but the rerating still hinges on proving that acquired footprint can scale faster than leverage rises

The quarter met or beat 2025 guidance, convergence kept rising, and management laid out a 2026-2028 plan with faster EBITDA, EPS and free cash flow growth. The market debate is shifting from whether core growth exists to whether it can outrun integration cost and balance-sheet drag from the Lumen and EchoStar deals.