T-Mobile Earnings Miss Overshadows Strong Subscriber Boost

  • Report follows subscriber gains from rivals Verizon and AT&T
  • Carriers are trying to shake slump that followed pandemic

A T-Mobile store in San Francisco. 

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T-Mobile US Inc. reported earnings that missed analysts’ estimates, overshadowing a surprisingly strong increase in new mobile phone subscribers.

The No. 2 wireless carrier reported earnings per share of $1.67 in the fourth quarter, the company said in a statementBloomberg Terminal Thursday. Analysts, on average, expected $1.91, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The company also predicted adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization in 2024 will be $31.3 billion to $31.9 billion.