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T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

T-Mobile US Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Sep 30, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Net income (loss) 3,455 3,239 2,504 2,103 2,714 3,222 2,953 2,981 3,059 2,925 2,374 2,014 2,142 2,221 1,940 1,477 508 (108) 713 422 691 978 933
Depreciation and amortization 3,452 3,434 3,817 3,756 3,408 3,146 3,198 3,149 3,151 3,248 3,371 3,318 3,187 3,110 3,203 3,262 3,313 3,491 3,585 3,872 4,145 4,077 4,289
Stock-based compensation expense 197 214 209 216 227 200 186 175 170 164 140 167 156 167 177 150 150 154 141 137 131 134 138
Deferred income tax expense 637 893 682 359 797 937 771 841 817 747 715 615 671 703 611 419 (36) (76) 185 (213) (27) 226 211
Bad debt expense 437 398 426 445 337 265 323 356 299 255 282 235 228 213 222 266 239 311 210 193 105 72 82
(Gains) losses from sales of receivables 15 17 20 — 17 19 22 (7) 23 25 21 30 46 51 38 46 60 62 46 41 4 (12) (18)
Losses on redemption of debt — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 55 28 101
Impairment expense — — — — 278 — — — — — — — — — — — — 477 — — — — —
(Gain) loss on remeasurement of disposal group held for sale — — — — — — — — — — — — — 22 (13) 6 371 — — — — — —
Accounts receivable (9) (498) (162) 42 (366) (338) (93) (652) (734) (1,286) (416) (1,210) (1,046) (1,514) (1,268) (1,377) (1,224) (1,573) (984) (1,028) (454) (1,839) 96
Equipment installment plan receivables (9) 103 (55) (1,010) 44 65 24 (883) (72) 155 277 (393) 165 246 152 (383) (77) (189) (535) (1,316) (530) (568) (727)
Inventory (892) 142 86 (24) (537) 264 (318) 188 (448) 221 170 15 (309) 362 129 360 (7) 484 (93) (703) 41 584 279
Operating lease right-of-use assets 969 965 1,196 968 929 883 855 875 877 872 856 898 886 929 1,008 952 1,113 1,693 1,469 1,234 1,334 1,272 1,124
Other current and long-term assets (122) (354) 33 (505) (322) (671) 10 (136) (19) (416) 160 (435) (135) 354 (142) (304) (334) (112) (4) (385) (88) (154) 54
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (421) (265) (408) 813 890 107 (268) (180) (165) 38 (1,734) 412 208 (864) (882) 239 342 36 (59) 1,794 111 28 (1,384)
Short- and long-term operating lease liabilities (979) (976) (1,218) (737) (936) (886) (898) (909) (805) (1,148) (1,017) (901) (692) (1,183) (1,009) (729) (700) (747) (771) (947) (2,046) (996) (1,369)
Other current and long-term liabilities 334 (3) (109) 30 (239) (82) (88) (21) (125) (360) (172) 70 (260) (466) (183) (128) 550 200 (163) (180) (87) (47) (217)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (1,129) (886) (637) (423) (537) (658) (776) (1,718) (1,491) (1,924) (1,876) (1,544) (1,183) (2,136) (2,195) (1,370) (337) (208) (1,140) (1,531) (1,719) (1,720) (2,144)
Other, net 277 191 201 198 216 (139) 170 (228) 111 81 57 24 47 4 68 80 123 106 105 79 92 (4) 69
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities 3,886 4,261 4,718 4,551 4,743 3,770 3,894 2,568 3,080 2,596 2,710 2,845 3,152 2,134 2,111 2,859 3,883 4,317 3,132 2,578 2,786 2,801 2,728
Net cash provided by operating activities 7,341 7,500 7,222 6,654 7,457 6,992 6,847 5,549 6,139 5,521 5,084 4,859 5,294 4,355 4,051 4,336 4,391 4,209 3,845 3,000 3,477 3,779 3,661
Purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized interest (2,270) (2,703) (2,623) (2,469) (2,639) (2,396) (2,451) (2,212) (1,961) (2,040) (2,627) (1,587) (2,424) (2,789) (3,001) (3,383) (3,634) (3,572) (3,381) (2,929) (2,944) (3,270) (3,183)
Purchases of spectrum licenses and other intangible assets, including deposits (324) (484) (26) (63) (1,590) (842) (73) (835) (2,419) (156) (61) (785) (119) (33) (73) (12) (360) (116) (2,843) (29) (407) (8) (8,922)
Proceeds from the sale of property, equipment and intangible assets 2,927 16 95 77 18 2,066 7 61 15 23 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Proceeds from sales of tower sites — — — — — — — — — — — 2 2 2 6 9 — — — 9 — 31 —
Proceeds related to beneficial interests in securitization transactions — — — — — — — 747 984 958 890 1,031 1,131 1,309 1,345 1,222 1,308 1,121 1,185 1,032 1,071 1,137 891
Acquisition of companies, net of cash acquired — — (1) — (2,797) 1 (727) 17 — (390) — — — — — — — — (52) — (1,886) (1) (29)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates, net 4 (3) — (1) (3,072) (908) (75) (18) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other, net 21 122 (294) (44) (59) 520 (90) (60) 74 (73) 11 118 17 24 (5) 11 131 8 (1) 5 14 28 4
Net cash used in investing activities 358 (3,052) (2,849) (2,500) (10,139) (1,559) (3,409) (2,300) (3,307) (1,678) (1,787) (1,221) (1,393) (1,487) (1,728) (2,153) (2,555) (2,559) (5,092) (1,912) (4,152) (2,083) (11,239)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net 498 (5) 6,398 3,744 498 (6) 7,774 498 2,480 2,136 3,473 — 1,983 3,450 3,013 742 2,972 — — 2,969 1,989 3,006 6,763
Repayments of financing lease obligations (331) (360) (304) (288) (318) (331) (315) (342) (347) (351) (327) (313) (304) (304) (306) (338) (311) (288) (302) (289) (266) (269) (287)
Repayments of short-term debt for purchases of inventory, property and equipment and other financial liabilities — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (17) (76) (36) (55)
Repayments of long-term debt (1,367) (1,336) (6,435) (1,635) (828) (3,257) (479) (1,904) (223) (2,723) (223) (223) (4,474) (223) (131) (2,411) (132) (1,381) (1,632) (1,131) (4,600) (3,150) (2,219)
Repurchases of common stock (2,418) (2,320) (4,826) (2,446) (2,479) (2,555) (2,494) (4,687) (560) (2,387) (3,594) (2,183) (2,681) (3,591) (4,619) (2,443) (557) — — — — — —
Dividends on common stock (1,089) (1,101) (1,120) (1,135) (987) (996) (1,003) (1,014) (758) (759) (769) (747) — — — — — — — — — — —
Tax withholdings on share-based awards (86) (31) (154) (40) (92) (30) (272) (25) (36) (16) (192) (30) (10) (70) (187) (18) (10) (43) (172) (8) (14) (76) (218)
Cash payments for debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (45) (6) (65)
Other, net (55) (29) 1 (31) (32) (30) (18) (48) (49) (34) (34) (34) (24) (46) (43) (30) (35) (32) (30) (52) (48) (46) (45)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (4,848) (5,182) (6,440) (1,831) (4,238) (7,205) 3,193 (7,522) 507 (4,134) (1,666) (3,530) (5,510) (784) (2,273) (4,498) 1,927 (1,744) (2,136) 1,472 (3,060) (577) 3,874
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash — — — (12) — 13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Change in cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash 2,851 (734) (2,067) 2,311 (6,920) (1,759) 6,631 (4,273) 3,339 (291) 1,631 108 (1,609) 2,084 50 (2,315) 3,763 (94) (3,383) 2,560 (3,735) 1,119 (3,704)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


The operational cash flow profile exhibits a sustained upward trajectory, characterized by significant growth in both net income and net cash provided by operating activities over the analyzed period. The capacity to generate cash from core operations has expanded from approximately 3.6 billion USD in early 2021 to over 7.3 billion USD by the third quarter of 2026, indicating enhanced operational efficiency and scale.

Operating Activity Trends
Net income demonstrates a long-term growth pattern, rising from sub-1 billion USD levels in 2021 to consistently exceeding 2.5 billion USD per quarter starting in 2024. This growth is supported by robust net cash provided by operating activities, which peaked at 7.45 billion USD in September 2025. Depreciation and amortization expenses remained relatively stable, typically fluctuating between 3.1 billion USD and 4.3 billion USD, suggesting a consistent pace of asset aging and replacement.
Investment Strategy and Capital Expenditure
Capital expenditures for property and equipment remained consistent, generally ranging between 2.0 billion USD and 3.5 billion USD per quarter. Investing activities are punctuated by episodic, large-scale expenditures for spectrum licenses, most notably in March 2021 and September 2024. A shift in strategy is observable in 2025 and 2026, where substantial proceeds from the sale of property, equipment, and intangible assets—peaking at 2.9 billion USD in September 2026—began to offset investment outflows.
Financing and Capital Allocation
A transition toward aggressive shareholder returns is evident. Repurchases of common stock became a primary use of cash starting in 2022, frequently exceeding 2 billion USD per quarter and peaking at 4.8 billion USD in March 2026. Additionally, a dividend program was initiated in late 2023, with quarterly payments steadily increasing from 747 million USD to approximately 1.1 billion USD by September 2026. Debt management is characterized by cyclical activity, including a significant issuance of 7.7 billion USD in March 2025 followed by a large repayment of 6.4 billion USD in March 2026.
Working Capital and Adjustments
Changes in operating assets and liabilities have consistently acted as a drag on cash flow, typically representing negative values between 400 million USD and 2.2 billion USD per quarter. This is largely driven by fluctuations in accounts receivable and operating lease liabilities, which offset a portion of the gains realized from net income.

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