Deutsche Telekom stock slips as buyback plans weigh on sentiment
Published on 11/05/2026 at 18:05 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSGrowth Meets Capital Return Pressure
- Third-quarter organic revenue rose 5.5 percent year on year, while adjusted EBITDA AL increased 8.0 percent.
- Deutsche Telekom raised its 2026 adjusted EBITDA AL and free cash flow AL targets.
- Investors focused on whether the planned 2027 buyback matched elevated expectations.
Deutsche Telekom released its third-quarter results on Thursday, November 5, and raised key 2026 targets. Investing.com, citing Reuters, reported that the market instead concentrated on the scale of the planned shareholder returns.
Strong Quarter, Incremental Upgrade
Organic revenue increased 5.5 percent year on year to EUR 31.1 billion. Adjusted EBITDA AL rose 8.0 percent organically to EUR 12.2 billion, while adjusted net profit advanced 12.7 percent to EUR 3.0 billion.
Management now expects adjusted EBITDA AL of around EUR 47.6 billion in 2026, compared with around EUR 47.5 billion previously. The free cash flow AL forecast increased to around EUR 20.1 billion from around EUR 20.0 billion, while recurring adjusted earnings per share remains expected at EUR 2.20.
Capital Returns Set The Tone
Deutsche Telekom plans to raise its 2026 dividend to EUR 1.10 per share, a 10 percent increase from the prior year. It also intends to buy back up to EUR 2 billion of shares in 2027.
Investing.com said the buyback was below some analyst expectations and that the dividend increase also fell marginally short of market consensus. The report noted that T-Mobile US helped drive the quarterly earnings beat and that JPMorgan maintained an Overweight rating with a EUR 38 price target.
Deutsche Telekom stock traded at EUR 26.24 on Lang & Schwarz at 18:00 CET on Thursday, November 5, 2026. The real-time quote of Deutsche Telekom stock remains the immediate market reference.
Deutsche Telekom AG
- ISIN: DE0005557508
- Lang & Schwarz quote: EUR 26.24 at 18:00 CET on November 5, 2026
- Business: Telecommunications
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For shareholders, the next focus is whether the stronger operating performance can support further cash-flow growth while management executes its capital-return plans. More news and analyses on Deutsche Telekom stock.
