AENT
Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation
AENT trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
TMUS has the edge over AENT overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
AENT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
AENT's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
TMUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TMUS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
AENT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $4.13 | -21% |
| Current | 17x | $5.20 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $6.03 | +16% |
| Expensive | 30x | $9.28 | +78% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AENT's PE is in its cheap range at 17x.
TMUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $171 | — |
| Current | 16x | $171 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $218 | +27% |
| Fair | 26x | $274 | +60% |
| Expensive | 56x | $581 | +240% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TMUS has the edge over AENT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AENT Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for AENT to show an outlook.
TMUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TMUS, with profitability improving.
AENT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.31 | -21% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.26 | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.44 | +83% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.43 | +231% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.39 | +129% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.30 | +233% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.24 | +$0.30 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.13 | +$0.28 |
AENT has the edge over TMUS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TMUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.49 | +30% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.37 | -0.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.56 | -9.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.41 | -8.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.72 | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.39 | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.59 | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.24 | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.66 | +39% |
TMUS earned $10.37 per share over the past year, about the same as the year before.
AENT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $278.8M | +9.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $500K | -100% |
| Q1 2026 | $258.2M | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $368.7M | -6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $254M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $227.8M | -3.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $213M | +0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $393.7M | -7.5% |
AENT's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $279M last quarter, up 9.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.8% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -785% | -790 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.7% | +0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.2% | +3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3% | +4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.7% | +2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.8% | 0 points |
AENT's operating margin was 3.8% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
TMUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23.6B | +7.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.8B | +7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $23.1B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.3B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $22B | +8.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1B | +6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.9B | +6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $21.9B | +6.8% |
TMUS has the edge over AENT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | -3.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | +2.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +4 points |
TMUS has the edge over AENT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AENT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.1M | +72% |
| Q2 2026 | -$9.1M | -185% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.9M | +762% |
| Q4 2025 | -$16.9M | -167% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.4M | +$14M |
| Q2 2025 | $10.7M | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4M | -89% |
| Q3 2024 | -$11.6M | -$8.9M |
AENT's free cash flow was −$1M over the past year, against $41M the year before.
TMUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.1B | +5.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8B | +4.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B | +4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.2B | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.8B | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.6B | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4B | +79% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3B | +2% |
TMUS has the edge over AENT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
AENT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +30.4K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +86K shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +580K shares |
AENT has 51M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
TMUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -10.8M shares |
| 1 year | -4.9% | -55M shares |
| 3 years | -8.8% | -103M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -182M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +207M shares |
TMUS has the edge over AENT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B |
| Q1 2026 | $4.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4B |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B |
| Q1 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7B |
TMUS spent $12B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 1.7% from the year before.
AENT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 7.4x | High |
AENT's net debt is about 4.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.3 years a year ago.
TMUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
TMUS has the edge over AENT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AENT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.9 | Oversold |
AENT's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
TMUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 42.1 | Neutral |
TMUS's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 42 (neutral).
AENT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | AENT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 16x | 1.7% above |
| PE % | 32 | 29 | 3 pts above |
AENT is trading at 17x earnings, in line with the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
TMUS PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TMUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 16x | Same PE |
| PE % | 1 | 26 | 25 pts below |
TMUS has the edge over AENT on valuation relative to its sector.
AENT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.65 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.26 | 1.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.12 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.59 | 7% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.17 | 25% above |
AENT has the edge over TMUS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TMUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $159.1 | 7.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $172.0 | 0.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $187.8 | 8.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $212.9 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $188.7 | 9.4% below |
TMUS has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 9.4% below its 200-week average.
AENT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $9.65 | $9.79 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | $9.79 | $10.1 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $0.93 | -91% |
| 2024 | $0.93 | $8.75 | +841% |
| 2025 | $8.75 | $7.73 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.73 | $5.20 | -33% |
AENT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +841% in 2024 to −91% in 2023. It's down 33% so far in 2026.
TMUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $77.2 | $132.9 | +72% |
| 2021 | $132.9 | $119.9 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | $119.9 | $140.0 | +17% |
| 2023 | $140.0 | $160.3 | +15% |
| 2024 | $160.3 | $223.0 | +39% |
| 2025 | $223.0 | $201.0 | -9.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $201.0 | $171.0 | -15% |
TMUS has the edge over AENT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.