SNAP
Snap Inc.
SNAP offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
TMUS has the edge over SNAP overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
SNAP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
SNAP's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
TMUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TMUS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
SNAP PE Valuation
SNAP has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 34x next year's earnings.
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's PE is in its cheap range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings.
SNAP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect SNAP to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
SNAP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.15 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.09 | +$0.20 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.18 | +$0.14 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.24 | +$0.07 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.27 | +$0.15 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.29 | +$0.28 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.32 | +$0.39 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.31 | +$0.49 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.42 | +$0.40 |
SNAP is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.09 per share over the past year, against $0.89 at its worst in late 2022.
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 has the edge over SNAP on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SNAP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5B | +9.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | +8.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6B | +14% |
SNAP has the edge over TMUS on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5% | +13 points |
| Q2 2026 | -11% | +8.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.9% | +9.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9% | +4.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -8.5% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -19% | +1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -14% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.7% | +17 points |
SNAP's operating margin was 4.5% last quarter, up 13 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $23.6B last quarter, up 7.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 SNAP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SNAP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $164.5M | +76% |
| Q2 2026 | $120.5M | +407% |
| Q1 2026 | $286M | +150% |
| Q4 2025 | $205.6M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $93.4M | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.8M | +$97.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $114.4M | +202% |
| Q4 2024 | $182.4M | +65% |
SNAP generated $777M in free cash flow over the past year, up 88% from 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 generated $18.7B in free cash flow over the past year, up 8.8% from the year before.
SNAP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +36.7M shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +3.6M shares |
| 3 years | +4.6% | +74.3M shares |
| 5 years | +7.5% | +119M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +325M shares |
SNAP has 1.7B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $250.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $350.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $250.3M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $243.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $257.1M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
SNAP spent $851M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 70% from the year before.
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 SNAP 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.
SNAP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 40.5x | High |
SNAP's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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 SNAP on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SNAP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.9 | Neutral |
SNAP's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (neutral).
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).
SNAP PE vs Communication Services Sector
SNAP has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TMUS PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TMUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 16x | Same PE |
| PE % | 1 | 26 | 25 pts below |
TMUS is trading at 16x earnings, in line with the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
SNAP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.65 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.32 | 1.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.69 | 8.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $7.30 | 28% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.54 | 45% below |
SNAP is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 45% below its 200-week average.
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 the edge over SNAP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SNAP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.0 | $50.2 | +213% |
| 2021 | $50.2 | $48.7 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | $48.7 | $8.58 | -82% |
| 2023 | $8.58 | $16.9 | +97% |
| 2024 | $16.9 | $11.0 | -35% |
| 2025 | $11.0 | $7.86 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.86 | $5.22 | -34% |
SNAP's yearly returns have swung widely, from +213% in 2020 to −82% in 2022. It's down 34% 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 SNAP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.