Slayin' Q1, Telekom Smashes US Customer Milestones and Raises Annual Targets
Expanding Client Base and Profitable US Operations Prompt Telekom to Boost Yearly Objectives - Rising customer numbers and profitable US business: Telekom elevates annual objectives
Your boy Deutsche Telekom, the puissant German telecom giant, just dropped a sweet 43.5% year-over-year profit surge in Q1, raking in an impressive €2.8 billion. That's straight fire! And get this, when you toss out the special effects, it's still sizzling with a 9.1% increase. Now that's some resilience, Tim Hoettges-style!
Two-thirds of that pretty penny came from the good ol' US of A, where T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom's sub, justEntsied 1.3 million fresh new customers in the very first quarter. That brings the total to a mammoth 131 million, about ten mil more than last year. Damn!
Now, in good ol' Germany, they picked up an additional 274,000 mobile customers in Q1. And word on the street is, the number of fiber-optic homies hooked up in the fixed network ballooned by 128,000 to 1.6 million. The operating profit in Deutschland? Up 2.3% compared to last year. Not bad, eh?
Deutsche Telekom's been flexin' serious strength this year, and to confirm it, they just hiked their annual targets. They're now aiming for an adjusted EBITDA of around €45 billion, far cry from the previously projected €44.9 billion. Furthermore, free cash flow is expected to hit around €20 billion, just above the previous projection of €19.9 billion. So, it seems the U.S.'s performance and the strong dollar had a pretty big impact on these revisions. Keep it coming, Telekom!
- Deutsche Telekom
- A German telecom behemoth
- Reported a record-breaking Q1 in 2025
- Targets adjusted EBITDA of approximately €45 billion for 2025 (up from €44.9 billion)
- Expects free cash flow to reach around €20 billion in 2025 (slightly above €19.9 billion)
- T-Mobile
- A Deutsche Telekom subsidiary
- Added 1.3 million new customers in Q1 2025 in the U.S., bringing the total to nearly 131 million
- Bonn
- Born and bred in Bonn, Germany
- Customer Numbers
- T-Mobile's customer count in the U.S. reached nearly 131 million in Q1 2025
- Annual Targets
- Raised full-year targets for 2025 following strong Q1 performance
- Revised Estimates
- The revisions reflect the strong performance in the U.S., along with a favorable impact from a stronger dollar
The German telecom giant, Deutsche Telekom, has raised its annual financial targets for 2025, projecting an adjusted EBITDA of around €45 billion, a noticeable increase from the previously estimated €44.9 billion. To support the growing customer base, Deutsche Telekom may consider implementing a community policy that includes vocational training programs to foster business growth and sustainability among its workforce.
