Telus cuts quarterly dividend 55% to $0.19 and resets payout target to 45%–60% of free cash flow
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Telus cut its quarterly dividend 55%, reset its payout ratio to 45%–60% of trailing free cash flow, and dropped its dividend-growth model to retain cash and reduce leverage, targeting ~3x net debt/EBITDA by 2028. Q2 mobile network revenue and free cash flow rose modestly, but guidance was reduced and Telus Digital recorded a large impairment. The news is idiosyncratic, mainly affecting Telus valuation and Canadian telecom income sentiment.
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Telus cut its quarterly dividend 55% in July to $0.19 per share and reset its payout target to 45%–60% of free cash flow, scrapping its dividend-growth model. The company says the change could save about $2.7 billion through 2028, with much of it earmarked for debt reduction. In the second quarter, mobile network revenue rose 1% to $1.7 billion and free cash flow increased 2% to $545 million. At a share price of $12.20, the new $0.75 annualized dividend implies a yield of about 6.1%.
