Deutsche Telekom stock gains as T-Mobile merger plans pause
Published on 10/30/2026 at 11:02 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSMerger pause shifts strategic focus
- Deutsche Telekom has reportedly shelved a formal bid for T-Mobile US for now.
- Works council resistance and opposition from Elliott Investment Management weighed on the plan.
- T-Mobile US reported stronger customer growth and remains central to Deutsche Telekom's expansion strategy.
Deutsche Telekom stock traded at 25.86 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 10:59 CEST on Friday, October 30, 2026, 0.94 percent above the Xetra close of Thursday, October 29. The move followed reports that Deutsche Telekom has paused plans to combine with its US subsidiary T-Mobile US.
According to heise, citing Bloomberg, Deutsche Telekom decided against submitting a formal takeover offer for the time being. The reported decision is not final and the company could revisit the idea later.
Resistance puts deal on hold
The reported pause reflects opposition inside and outside the company. Deutsche Telekom's works council resisted the proposal, while activist investor Elliott Investment Management also opposed the plan. Employee representatives hold half the seats on Deutsche Telekom's supervisory board, giving labor representatives significant influence over major strategic decisions.
Deutsche Telekom declined to comment on the report, describing the matter as speculation in the capital markets, according to heise. The reported combination would bring Deutsche Telekom and the majority-owned T-Mobile US under one structure and could create the world's largest telecommunications company.
The pause removes an immediate source of strategic uncertainty for investors who had questioned the financial and governance implications of a full combination. A future transaction remains possible, but any renewed attempt would still have to address employee representatives, Elliott and other stakeholders.
T-Mobile remains a growth engine
T-Mobile US continues to provide operational support for Deutsche Telekom's growth strategy. The US subsidiary increased third-quarter revenue by 7 percent year over year to 23.6 billion US dollars and lifted profit by 27 percent to 3.5 billion US dollars, heise reported. T-Mobile US also added 274,000 customer accounts, exceeding expectations.
Those results keep the US business strategically important even as the proposed merger is paused. The market focus now turns to Deutsche Telekom's own third-quarter report, scheduled for November 5, 2026.
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Deutsche Telekom stock at a glance
- Company: Deutsche Telekom AG
- ISIN: DE0005557508
- Lang & Schwarz price: 25.86 euros at 10:59 CEST on October 30, 2026
- Change versus Xetra close: 0.94 percent above the 25.62-euro close on October 29, 2026
- Next scheduled event: Third-quarter results on November 5, 2026
