Deutsche Telekom AG published an edited transcript of its Q4 2025 earnings call held on February 26, 2026. The call was hosted by Hannes Wittig, Head of Investor Relations, and featured CEO Timotheus Hoettges, CFO Christian Illek, and board members Rodrigo Francisco Diehl (Germany), Yvette Dominique Leroy (Europe), and Ferri Abolhassan (T-Systems). Management highlighted strong full-year 2025 performance and issued 2026 guidance. Hoettges said the company was in a “great mood here today because we had a great fourth quarter, and we have a great 2025 results and a good outlook for ’26.” Deutsche Telekom reported 3.8% organic service revenue growth, 4.7% EBITDA AL growth, EUR19.5 billion free cash flow, and adjusted EPS of EUR2.00, while announcing a record EUR1 dividend and another EUR2 billion share buyback. For 2026, the group guided to around EUR47.4 billion EBITDA AL and around EUR19.8 billion free cash flow, with adjusted EPS of around EUR2.20. In Germany, Diehl pointed to improving momentum, including stabilized broadband net adds in Q4 and record fiber customer additions: “We added 164,000 fiber customers, our best ever quarter.” He also described the shift in fiber strategy toward more single-dwelling units and “full build-out” in multi-dwelling units to boost take-up, alongside broadband price increases and AI-driven efficiency measures. In Europe, Leroy said the segment extended its growth streak, delivering “32 consecutive quarter of organic EBITDA growth,” with 2025 service revenue up 3.9% and continued fiber and 5G expansion. T-Systems emphasized AI and sovereign cloud as growth drivers. Abolhassan said AI-related revenues are “ahead of plan,” targeting EUR200 million in 2026, and highlighted the industrial AI cloud built with partners, noting it “singlehandedly increases Germany’s current AI compute power by 15%.” The call also covered capital allocation priorities, including increasing Deutsche Telekom’s stake in T-Mobile US, and discussed satellite connectivity as largely complementary in Europe. Hoettges downplayed near-term disruption, stating, “We do not see big cannibalization,” and added that direct-to-device satellite could be “complementary coverage in underserved areas.” The full transcript can be accessed through the link below.
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