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PLDT Inc. (PHI)

Communication Services | Telecom Services | Makati City, Philippines | NYSE
19.18 USD -0.06 (-0.312%) ⇩ (July 15, 2026, 10:19 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:37 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is neutral-to-slightly-bearish due to a confluence of deteriorating earnings momentum and a precarious balance sheet. While the stock trades at an attractive valuation with a forward P/E under 7x, the business fundamentals are showing cracks: revenue growth is sluggish at just 2.2%, and earnings are contracting. More critically, the company is burning significant free cash flow (-$6B annually) while carrying a massive debt load relative to equity, which limits its ability to fund aggressive growth or weather further economic headwinds without dilution. The recent price action shows a modest recovery from lows, but the statistical forecast model leans slightly negative, suggesting the bounce may lack immediate follow-through. For the long term, the multi-year trajectory remains a major concern; despite a single year of recovery, the asset has lost over half its value over the last nine years, indicating a persistent structural issue rather than a temporary dislocation. The high dividend yield of 8.5% is compelling but comes with a caveat: the payout ratio is nearly 72%, and given the negative free cash flow, there is a tangible risk that the dividend could become unsustainable if earnings do not turn decisively positive soon. Investors here are essentially betting on a turnaround story with limited capital to execute it.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.071312
MSTL0.074183
AutoARIMA0.076607
AutoETS0.076609

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 13.59
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.115
Excess Kurtosis -0.74
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-24
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-24
Debt to Equity Ratio 280.965
Revenue per Share 1016.514
Market Cap 4,143,949,824
Trailing P/E 8.96
Forward P/E 7.14
Beta 0.35
Profit Margins 13.59%
Website https://main.pldt.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.73% 3.73% 5.91% 6.54%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-25 0.798000 3.732460
2025-03-12 0.821000 3.446684
2024-08-26 0.894000 3.192857
2024-03-19 0.809000 3.349897
2023-08-15 0.879000 4.008208
2023-04-06 1.082000 4.639794
2022-08-16 1.349000 4.446276
2022-03-15 0.812000 2.417386
2021-08-17 0.844000 3.453355
2021-03-16 0.825000 3.044280
2020-08-18 0.774000 2.750533
2020-03-17 0.770000 3.985507
2019-08-23 0.688000 3.309283
2019-04-02 0.682000 3.182454
2018-04-11 0.534000 1.890935
2017-08-22 0.941000 2.795603
2017-03-16 0.556000 1.838017
2016-08-11 1.042000 2.639980
2016-03-09 1.199000 3.339833
2015-08-24 1.425000 2.801258
2015-03-12 1.973000 2.950942
2014-08-25 1.583000 2.124547
2014-03-13 2.604000 4.333500
2013-08-27 1.439000 2.418081
2013-03-14 2.758000 3.976929
2012-08-28 1.436000 2.288446
2012-03-15 2.603000 4.172143
2011-08-26 1.849000 3.329132
2011-03-11 3.328000 6.693483
2010-08-16 1.738000 3.235294
2010-03-12 3.059000 5.487980
2009-08-17 1.613000 3.197859
2009-03-13 2.680000 6.289603
2008-08-19 1.599000 2.722629
2008-03-14 3.050000 4.603774
2007-08-21 2.199000 4.028948
2007-03-15 1.025000 2.198156
2006-08-16 0.975000 2.522639
2006-03-15 0.545000 1.530899
2005-11-22 0.385000 1.188638
2005-05-31 0.389000 1.433309
2005-03-28 0.256000 1.016680
2001-03-13 0.025000 0.157928
2000-12-13 0.025000 0.155642
2000-09-13 0.026000 0.150181
2000-06-13 0.028000 0.151351
2000-03-13 0.025000 0.118343
1999-12-22 0.030000 0.120301
1999-09-13 0.030000 0.135977
1999-06-11 0.032000 0.112035
1999-03-11 0.025000 0.100000
1998-12-11 0.028000 0.114286
1998-09-16 0.028000 0.150336
1998-09-11 0.028000 0.175000
1998-06-03 1.029000 4.095522
1998-03-12 0.030000 0.113475
1997-12-23 0.030000 0.133705
1997-09-17 0.039000 0.136842
1997-06-12 0.026000 0.087395
1997-03-17 0.299500 0.998333
1996-12-17 0.026000 0.090435
1996-09-11 0.030500 0.100000
1996-06-12 0.030000 0.097561
1996-03-13 0.030000 0.109091
1995-12-13 0.026000 0.097653
1995-09-13 0.031000 0.094837
1995-06-13 0.031000 0.086111
1995-03-09 0.029000 0.104036
1994-12-09 0.030000 0.115942
1994-09-09 0.030000 0.101266
1994-06-09 0.029000 0.083604
1994-03-09 0.030000 0.089054
1993-12-16 0.030000 0.091954
1993-09-09 0.028500 0.115443
1993-06-09 0.028500 0.160000
1993-03-09 0.031000 0.155486
1992-12-09 0.031000 0.170447
1992-09-09 0.032500 0.167203
1992-03-09 0.026522 0.180743
1991-12-09 0.018261 0.133334
1991-09-09 0.018261 0.218183
1991-06-10 0.017391 0.184968
1991-03-11 0.016087 0.244629
1990-12-12 0.015217 0.358965
1990-09-10 0.015217 0.354421
1990-06-11 0.015217 0.279993
1990-03-09 0.015217 0.245608
1989-12-11 0.016087 0.211429
1989-09-11 0.016087 0.180488
1989-06-09 0.016087 0.252992
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.53
dividendYield 7.96
exDividendDate 2026-03-25
trailingAnnualDividendRate 94.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 4.885655
lastDividendValue 0.798
lastDividendDate 2026-03-25
dividendDate 2026-04-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.12146121
Address1 Ramon Cojuangco Building
Address2 Makati Avenue cor Ayala Avenue Legazpi Village
All Time High 79.04
All Time Low 0.294384
Ask 19.25
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 264,090
Average Daily Volume3 Month 176,231
Average Volume 176,231
Average Volume10Days 264,090
Beta 0.347
Bid 19.11
Bid Size 400
Book Value 9.41095
City Makati City
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Country Philippines
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 19.18
Current Ratio 0.415
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 19.24
Day Low 19.0539
Debt To Equity 280.965
Display Name PLDT
Dividend Date 1,777,507,200
Dividend Rate 1.53
Dividend Yield 7.96
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,722,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,722,200
Earnings Growth -0.017
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.017
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,788,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,786,478,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,786,478,400
Ebitda 88,927,002,624
Ebitda Margins 0.40491
Enterprise To Ebitda 3.92
Enterprise To Revenue 1.587
Enterprise Value 348,627,927,040
Eps Current Year 2.58185
Eps Forward 2.68497
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.14
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,774,396,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 63 2 8840 1864
Fifty Day Average 18.5696
Fifty Day Average Change 0.61040115
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.032870993
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -12.146121
Fifty Two Week High 24.51
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.33
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.21746226
Fifty Two Week Low 17.05
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.130001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.12492675
Fifty Two Week Range 17.05 - 24.51
Financial Currency PHP
First Trade Date Milliseconds 105,283,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.38
Float Shares 71,378,346
Forward Eps 2.68497
Forward P E 7.1434693
Free Cashflow -6,074,124,800
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 14,128
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.72156
Gross Profits 158,470,995,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.03373
Implied Shares Outstanding 216,055,775
Industry Telecom Services
Industry Disp Telecom Services
Industry Key telecom-services
Ir Website http://www.pldt.com.ph/investor/Pages/Investor.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,396,800
Last Dividend Value 0.798
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 868,838,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary PLDT Inc. provides telecommunications and digital services in the Philippines. The company operates through three segments: Wireless, Fixed Line, and Others. It offers cellular mobile, internet broadband distribution, operations support, software development, and satellite information and messaging services; and sells Wi-Fi access equipment. It also provides fixed line telecommunications services; secure data center, multi-cloud, cybersecurity, data and artificial intelligence solutions; business infrastructure and solutions; intelligent data processing and implementation, and data analytics insight generation services; and information and communications infrastructure for Internet-based services, e-commerce, customer relationship management, and information technology (IT) related services. In addition, it offers managed IT outsourcing, Internet-based purchasing, IT consulting and professional, and bill printing and other related value-added services; provides full-service customer rewards and loyalty programs; and distributes Filipino channels and content services. Further, the company engages in the sale of mobile handsets, broadband data routers, tablets, and accessories; and cross-border digital platforms, and other allied services. Additionally, it provides gaming support services; internet services; mobile internet, broadband, and data services; content provider, and mobile applications; IT solutions; data and multimedia services; domestic leased lines; alternative messaging solutions, such as over-the-top services, social media, SMS, and chat applications; mobile prepaid and postpaid services; and fixed wireless broadband services. It serves residential, individuals, micro, small and medium enterprises, large corporations, and the public sector. The company was formerly known as Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company and changed its name to PLDT Inc. in July 2016. PLDT Inc. was incorporated in 1928 and is headquartered in Makati City, the Philippines.
Long Name PLDT Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,143,949,824
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_296642
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 29,795,999,744
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,151,333,015
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 19.22
Operating Cashflow 96,943,996,928
Operating Margins 0.24787001
Payout Ratio 0.71769994
Peg Ratio 2.49
Phone 63 2 8250 0254
Previous Close 19.24
Price Eps Current Year 7.4287815
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.0380516
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.018868383
Profit Margins 0.13594
Quick Ratio 0.266
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.059999466
Regular Market Change Percent -0.31184754
Regular Market Day High 19.24
Regular Market Day Low 19.0539
Regular Market Day Range 19.0539 - 19.24
Regular Market Open 19.22
Regular Market Previous Close 19.24
Regular Market Price 19.18
Regular Market Time 1,784,125,170
Regular Market Volume 4,768
Return On Assets 0.05698
Return On Equity 0.24653
Revenue Growth 0.022
Revenue Per Share 1,016.514
Sand P52 Week Change 0.2043345
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Shares Outstanding 216,055,775
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.00090000004
Shares Short 199,780
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 162,394
Short Name PLDT Inc. Sponsored
Short Percent Of Float 0.003
Short Ratio 0.82
Source Interval 15
Symbol PHI
Target High Price 26.41815
Target Low Price 26.41815
Target Mean Price 26.41815
Target Median Price 26.41815
Total Cash 14,584,000,512
Total Cash Per Share 67.501
Total Debt 357,298,012,160
Total Revenue 219,623,997,440
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 94.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 4.885655
Trailing Eps 2.14
Trailing P E 8.962617
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.5834
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 20.65885
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.4788494
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.07158431
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,768
Website https://main.pldt.com
Zip 1,200