BT Group (LON:BT.A) Issues Earnings Results

BT Group (LON:BT.A) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The communications services company reported GBX 18.30 EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. The business had revenue of GBX 1,965.40 billion for the quarter. BT Group had a net margin of 4.11% and a return on equity of 6.33%.

Here are the key takeaways from BT Group’s conference call:

• BT met its guidance for FY2026, with adjusted EBITDA of £8.23 billion and normalized free cash flow of £1.5 billion, while reaffirming its FY2027 target of £2 billion and its FY2030 target of £3 billion.
• Openreach delivered record results, passing 23 million premises, connecting a record 2.2 million customers, and reaching a 39% fibre take-up rate as BT nears its 25 million build target by year-end.
• BT said its transformation program is ahead of plan, generating £1.5 billion of cumulative savings over two years, and it extended the program through FY2030 to deliver £3.7 billion of gross savings.
• The company raised its dividend 2% to 8.32p per share and said future dividends should grow by low- to mid-single digits annually until it reaches credit metrics consistent with a BBB+ rating.
• Management guided FY2027 revenue to £19.0 billion-£19.5 billion and said voice-related declines from the PSTN shutdown will remain a headwind, even as underlying U.K. service revenue trends improve.

BT Group Stock Performance

Shares of BT.A stock opened at GBX 221.49 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 218.17 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 198.92. The stock has a market capitalization of £21.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.07, a PEG ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 0.69. BT Group has a 12 month low of GBX 160.35 and a 12 month high of GBX 242.09. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 187.58.

BT Group Company Profile

BT Group is the UK’s leading provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications and related secure digital products, solutions and services. We also provide managed telecommunications, security and network and IT infrastructure services to customers across 180 countries.

BT Group consists of three customer-facing units: Consumer serves individuals and families in the UK; Business* covers companies and public services in the UK and internationally; Openreach is an independently governed, wholly owned subsidiary wholesaling fixed access infrastructure services to its customers – over 650 communication providers across the UK.

British Telecommunications plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group.