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Telus Corporation T

Communication ServicesTelecommunications ServicesCanada

Last close 12.37 CAD on Nov 1, 2026, −27.2% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating D Rank 10 of 12 in Communication Services
  1. Growth C 8 of 12
  2. Valuation C 7 of 12
  3. Quality C 8 of 12
  4. Revisions C 8 of 12
  5. Momentum D 11 of 12

Wall Street consensus Hold (3.17)Average target 14.75 CAD +19.2%

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Growth and profitability fiscal year ends December 31

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
202520242023202220215Y avg
Revenue (mil)20,34620,13920,00518,29216,838–
Revenue growth1.0%0.7%9.4%8.6%9.8%5.8%
EPS (basic, normalized)0.921.040.951.171.07–
EPS growth−11.5%9.5%−18.8%9.3%––
Gross margin63.0%63.0%63.3%62.0%60.7%62.4%
Net margin5.5%4.9%4.2%8.8%9.8%6.7%
ROE7.1%6.3%5.1%10.2%12.2%8.2%
Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)1,387
Current ratio0.67x
Long-term debt (mil)26,429
Net debt (mil)30,877
Total equity (mil)13,281
Net debt / equity2.32x
Net debt / EBITDA4.20x

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
Sales (mil)EBITDA (mil)EPS
Fiscal yearMean est.GrowthEV/SalesMean est.GrowthEV/EBITDAMean est.GrowthP/E
2025 actual 20,346+1.0%2.5x 7,354+1.0%6.9x 0.92−11.5%13.4x
2026 20,096−1.2%2.5x 7,055−4.1%7.2x 0.70−23.5%17.6x
2027 20,199+0.5%2.5x 7,260+2.9%7.0x 0.75+5.9%16.6x
2028 20,376+0.9%2.5x 7,319+0.8%6.9x 0.83+11.7%14.9x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
SalesEPS
Fiscal yearEstimate (mil)1M3M6MEstimate1M3M6M
202620,0960.0%−2.4%−3.9%0.70−0.2%−19.4%−22.5%
202720,1990.0%−3.5%−6.0%0.750.0%−20.0%−25.5%
202820,376+0.2%−5.8%−7.7%0.83−2.6%−22.5%−27.6%

Earnings surprises EPS beat in 1 of the last 4 quarters

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
Quarter endedMar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales reported (mil)4,8664,9745,0995,3815,0185,0825,1065,2614,9894,929
Sales mean (mil)5,0085,0085,0435,2354,9885,0335,1625,3965,0585,057
Surprise−2.8%−0.7%+1.1%+2.8%+0.6%+1.0%−1.1%−2.5%−1.4%−2.5%
EPS reported0.260.250.280.250.260.220.240.200.230.16
EPS mean0.230.220.240.220.220.230.260.250.220.20
Surprise+11.0%+15.2%+18.9%+13.4%+17.6%−5.0%−7.8%−19.2%+5.3%−21.1%

Peer comparison Telecommunications Services

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
CompanyMarket capNet debt/EBITDANet marginP/BFY1 P/EFY2 P/EFY1 EV/EBITDAFY2 EV/EBITDA
T Telus Corporation19.7B4.20x5.5%1.47x17.6x16.6x7.2x7.0x
VZ Verizon Communications Inc259.3B3.26x12.4%1.75x8.8x8.4x6.5x6.3x
TMUS T-Mobile US Inc231.8B2.47x12.4%2.95x14.0x11.1x6.7x6.2x
T AT&T Inc.201.7B3.60x17.4%1.36x8.9x8.2x6.4x6.3x
DTEGn Deutsche Telekom AG197.5B3.57x8.1%2.07x11.5x10.0x5.8x5.4x
CMCSA Comcast Corporation115.3B2.14x16.2%0.89x6.6x6.6x4.9x4.9x
Mean3.21x12.0%1.75x11.2x10.2x6.3x6.0x
Median3.42x12.4%1.61x10.2x9.2x6.5x6.2x

Technical analysis

  • 1M+4.3%
  • 3M−16.6%
  • 1Y−35.3%
  • 3Y−29.6%

Financial statements in millions of CAD

Income statement, Telus Corporation, fiscal years, most recent first
202520242023202220212020
Total revenue20,34620,13920,00518,29216,83815,341
Cost of revenue7,5237,4457,3476,9486,6166,068
Gross profit12,82312,69412,65811,34410,2229,273
Selling, general & administrative expenses5,6295,6025,7084,8184,1863,653
Research & development––––––
Depreciation/amortization4,0413,9804,0693,4523,2163,012
Interest expense (income), operating−104−116−6.0−4.0−24.0−14.0
Unusual expense (income)647555630240186258
Other operating expenses−56.0−131−105−116−416−118
Operating income2,6662,8042,3622,9543,0742,482
Net interest income (expense)−1,347−1,516−1,236−604−742−721
Gain (loss) on sale of assets––––––
Other non-operating income (expense)−117−60.0−37.0−28.0−54.0−50.0
Net income before taxes1,2021,2281,0892,3222,2781,711
Provision for taxes425290222604580451
Minority interest33655.0−26.0−103−43.0−53.0
Equity in affiliates––––––
U.S. GAAP adjustment––––––
Net income before extraordinary items1,1139938411,6151,6551,207
Extraordinary items––––––
Net income1,1139938411,6151,6551,207
EBIT, normalized3,2093,2372,9863,1903,2362,726
EBITDA, normalized7,2507,2177,0556,6426,4525,738
Basic EPS, normalized0.921.040.951.171.07–

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