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AT&T Expects To Achieve $3B Cost Savings, $18B+ Free Cash Flow By 2027, And $40B+ Capital Returns

Benzinga ·  Dec 3 20:02

Long-Term Outlook
AT&T expects to achieve the following 2025 and long-term financial targets through 2027. Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, and as a result of the pending disposition of our DIRECTV equity method investment, the Company plans to report adjusted EPS and free cash flow excluding earnings and cash flows related to DIRECTV. The Company continues to expect the sale of its entire 70% stake in DIRECTV to TPG to close in mid-2025. For comparability to these targets, the Company has provided a recast of historical results for these two financial measures in its Form 8-K dated December 3, 2024.

  • Consolidated service revenue growth in the low-single-digit range annually from 2025-2027.
    • Mobility service revenue growth in the 2% to 3% range annually.
    • Consumer fiber broadband revenue growth in the mid-teens annually.
  • Adjusted EBITDA* growth of 3% or better annually from 2025-2027.
    • Mobility EBITDA* growth in the 3% to 4% range annually.
    • Consumer Wireline EBITDA* grows at a double-digit compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2027.
    • Business Wireline EBITDA* declines at a low-double-digit CAGR through 2027; Business Solutions EBITDA* approaching stabilization by the end of 2027.
  • Capital investment* in the $22 billion range annually from 2025-2027.
  • Free cash flow*, excluding DIRECTV, of $16 billion+ in 2025, with annual growth of approximately $1 billion, resulting in free cash flow* of $18 billion+ in 2027.
    • In addition, AT&T expects to receive $5.4 billion of after-tax cash payments in 2025 and $0.5 billion in 2029 related to the sale of the DIRECTV investment.
  • Adjusted EPS*, excluding DIRECTV, of $1.97 to $2.07 in 2025, accelerating to double-digit percentage growth in 2027.
  • $3 billion+ in run-rate cost savings by the end of 2027, inclusive of the Company's target of achieving $2 billion+ in run-rate cost savings by mid-2026.
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