TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
TMUS's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks cheap: trading at 16x earnings, below its usual 27x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
ZH
Zhihu Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score ZH yet.
TMUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TMUS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
ZH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
ZH's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are weak.
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.
ZH PE Valuation
ZH has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
ZH Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ZH to show an outlook.
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 ZH on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ZH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.56 | -333% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.36 | -$0.33 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.36 | -$0.08 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.17 | +$0.75 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.24 | +$1.23 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.03 | +$1.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.28 | +$0.99 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.58 | +$0.80 |
ZH has swung to a loss: it lost $0.56 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 ZH 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 ZH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ZH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $103.3M | -3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $97.2M | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $95.2M | -27% |
| Q3 2025 | $98.9M | -20% |
| Q2 2025 | $106.6M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $109.3M | -25% |
| Q4 2024 | $130.9M | -22% |
| Q3 2024 | $124M | -20% |
ZH's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $103M last quarter, down 3.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -11% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -9.7% | -2.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -21% | -23 points |
| Q3 2025 | -15% | -5.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -13% | +7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.2% | +16 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4% | +17 points |
| Q3 2024 | -10% | +24 points |
ZH's operating margin was −11% last quarter, up 1.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 ZH on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
ZH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | -$63.7M | -$63.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
ZH's free cash flow was −$64M over the past year, against $0 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 ZH 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.
ZH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -743K shares |
| 1 year | -4.7% | -3.8M shares |
| 3 years | -24% | -23.8M shares |
| 5 years | -21% | -20.4M shares |
| Available history | -23% | -22.6M shares |
ZH has 76M diluted shares, down 4.7% from a year ago, with $55M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $55.5M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
ZH spent $55M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none the year before.
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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
ZH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -18.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -17.0x | Net Cash |
ZH has more cash than debt.
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).
ZH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.7 | Oversold |
ZH's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
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.
ZH PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | ZH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
ZH has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 ZH on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ZH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.21 | 18% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.14 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.23 | 18% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.75 | 30% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.55 | 42% below |
ZH is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 42% below its 200-week average.
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 ZH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ZH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $51.0 | $31.7 | -38% |
| 2022 | $31.7 | $8.40 | -73% |
| 2023 | $8.40 | $5.62 | -33% |
| 2024 | $5.62 | $3.71 | -34% |
| 2025 | $3.71 | $3.38 | -8.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.38 | $2.64 | -22% |
ZH has finished every year since 2021 lower, and it's down 22% so far in 2026.