TDAY
USA TODAY Co., Inc.
TDAY trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
TMUS has the edge over TDAY overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
TDAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
TDAY's cash flow is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue 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.
TDAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.7x | $0.52 | -92% |
| Fair | 11x | $0.64 | -91% |
| Forward | 35x | $6.86 | — |
| Expensive | 83x | $5.01 | -27% |
| Current | 114x | $6.86 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TDAY's PE is in its expensive range at 114x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 35x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
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 TDAY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
TDAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect TDAY to return to profit, with revenue declining. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
TMUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
TMUS has the edge over TDAY on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
TDAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.19 | +223% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.06 | -89% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.18 | -126% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.18 | -51% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.01 | +$0.19 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.57 | +$1.38 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.70 | +$1.39 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.37 | +$1.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.18 | +$0.02 |
TDAY's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.06 over the past year, against $0.70 in mid-2025.
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.
TDAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $519.2M | -7.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $536.3M | -8.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $548.5M | -4% |
| Q4 2025 | $585M | -5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $560.8M | -8.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $584.9M | -8.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $571.6M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $621.3M | -7.2% |
TDAY's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $519M last quarter, down 7.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1% | +2.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7% | +4.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.6% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.5% | +6.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.9% | -2.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6% | -2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.7% | +9.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1% | -1.7 points |
TDAY's operating margin was −1.1% last quarter, up 2.7 points from 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 TDAY 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 TDAY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TDAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.1M | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.6M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.4M | -35% |
| Q4 2025 | $30.8M | +$34.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.9M | -75% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.5M | -31% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.8M | +3.3% |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.8M | -130% |
TDAY still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $61M over the past year.
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 TDAY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TDAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -24% | -46.5M shares |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +5% | +7.1M shares |
| 5 years | -38% | -90.1M shares |
| Available history | +13% | +16.9M shares |
TDAY has 147M diluted shares, up 1.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $303,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.8M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $38,000 |
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 TDAY 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.
TDAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.0x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.2x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 8.6x | High |
TDAY's net debt is about 4.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 5.9 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 TDAY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TDAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.2 | Neutral |
TDAY's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (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).
TDAY PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TDAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 114x | 16x | 593% above |
| PE % | 91 | 26 | 65 pts above |
TDAY is trading at 114x earnings, a 593% premium to 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 TDAY on valuation relative to its sector.
TDAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.72 | 2.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.13 | 3.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.84 | 0.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.43 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.27 | 61% above |
TDAY 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.
TDAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.20 | $2.75 | -56% |
| 2021 | $2.75 | $5.61 | +104% |
| 2022 | $5.61 | $2.10 | -63% |
| 2023 | $2.10 | $2.30 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | $2.30 | $4.98 | +117% |
| 2025 | $4.98 | $5.42 | +8.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.42 | $6.86 | +27% |
TDAY has the edge over TMUS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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 finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 15% so far in 2026.