Wireless telecommunications provider U.S. Cellular (NYSE:USM) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow before market hours. Here’s what you need to know.
U.S. Cellular beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 0.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $970 million, down 3% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting U.S. Cellular’s revenue to decline 3.2% year on year to $919.4 million, in line with the 3.7% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. U.S. Cellular has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.
Looking at U.S. Cellular’s peers in the telecommunication services segment, only Iridium has reported results so far. It beat analysts’ revenue estimates by 0.7%, delivering year-on-year sales growth of 5.4%. The stock was down 7.1% on the results.
Read our full analysis of Iridium’s earnings results here.Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the telecommunication services stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 3.6% on average over the last month. U.S. Cellular is down 1.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $75.06 (compared to the current share price of $68.66).
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