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TELUS Corporation (TU)

Communication Services | Telecom Services | Vancouver, Canada | NYSE
7.99 USD -0.01 (-0.187%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 11:51 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★☆☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:34 a.m. EDT

The investment case for this telecom giant is currently broken by a severe deterioration in both its business trajectory and its capital allocation discipline. The stock is trapped in a multi-year decline, having lost significant ground over the last nine years while posting four consecutive years of negative annual returns. This persistent downward trend suggests the market views the current valuation as insufficient to compensate for the ongoing erosion of value, rendering any 'value' arguments moot. Compounding this distress is the company's aggressive share buyback program; purchasing treasury stock while reporting negative earnings and shrinking revenues is a dangerous signal that management is prioritizing balance sheet engineering over organic business health. While the 6.5% dividend yield appears attractive on the surface, it is built on a foundation of negative free cash flow generation relative to earnings needs and a payout ratio that exceeds 280%, making it highly vulnerable to a cut if the turnaround fails. Technically, the stock is trading well below its moving averages, confirming the bearish trend. Options activity reflects this fear, with traders flooding the market with puts for the near term while ignoring the upside. The recent price action shows continued weakness, closing near session lows. This is not a contrarian opportunity; it is a deteriorating asset where the fundamental risks outweigh the speculative yield.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.107506
AutoTheta0.121988
AutoETS0.129821
MSTL0.141652

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 3.82
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.871
Excess Kurtosis 0.29
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 223.806
Revenue per Share 12.99
Market Cap 12,576,375,808
Forward P/E 14.88
Beta 0.77
Profit Margins -4.55%
Website https://www.telus.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:34 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection with heavy volume in ATM and OTM puts, particularly the massive surge in October put volume relative to open interest. Conversely, call activity is muted and concentrated at deep out-of-the-money strikes, indicating a lack of near-term bullish conviction despite some long-dated speculative buying.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.50% 6.34% 6.17% 5.70%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-10 0.13600 1.496150
2026-06-10 0.30000 2.527380
2026-03-11 0.30800 2.321025
2025-06-10 0.30400 1.891724
2025-03-11 0.27900 1.816406
2024-12-11 0.28400 1.869651
2024-09-10 0.28700 1.727875
2024-06-10 0.28300 1.758856
2024-03-08 0.27900 1.611785
2023-12-08 0.27700 1.500542
2023-09-07 0.26700 1.594982
2023-06-08 0.27200 1.432333
2023-03-09 0.25500 1.323300
2022-12-08 0.25700 1.240946
2022-09-08 0.25800 1.171662
2022-06-09 0.27000 1.117087
2022-03-10 0.25600 0.983481
2021-12-09 0.25900 1.132983
2021-09-09 0.24900 1.070507
2021-06-09 0.26100 1.150794
2021-03-10 0.24600 1.169201
2020-12-10 0.24300 1.211366
2020-09-09 0.22000 1.214798
2020-06-09 0.21800 1.205752
2020-03-10 0.21250 1.199210
2019-12-10 0.22000 1.160338
2019-09-09 0.21350 1.165711
2019-06-07 0.21050 1.117304
2019-03-08 0.20250 1.144714
2018-12-10 0.20450 1.171584
2018-09-07 0.19950 1.087490
2018-06-07 0.20300 1.152427
2018-03-08 0.19550 1.080110
2017-12-08 0.19650 1.050802
2017-09-07 0.20150 1.120690
2017-06-07 0.18300 1.104739
2017-03-08 0.17900 1.141582
2016-12-07 0.18100 1.138007
2016-09-07 0.17900 1.076368
2016-06-08 0.18050 1.117993
2016-03-09 0.16400 1.076822
2015-12-09 0.16200 1.106935
2015-09-08 0.15800 0.981062
2015-06-08 0.16900 1.008353
2015-03-09 0.15850 0.947117
2014-12-09 0.17400 0.969629
2014-09-08 0.17450 0.973772
2014-06-06 0.17400 0.926024
2014-03-07 0.16400 0.943613
2013-12-09 0.16950 0.982324
2013-09-06 0.16200 1.010920
2013-06-06 0.16450 0.966226
2012-12-07 0.15975 0.990237
2012-09-06 0.15425 0.986253
2012-06-06 0.14650 1.038639
2012-03-07 0.14525 1.026683
2011-12-07 0.14250 1.091327
2011-09-07 0.13875 1.079977
2011-06-08 0.14075 1.093204
2011-03-09 0.13475 1.147541
2010-12-08 0.13100 1.198262
2010-09-08 0.12000 1.198203
2010-06-08 0.11800 1.332581
2010-03-09 0.11550 1.376639
2009-12-09 0.11275 1.445050
2009-09-08 0.10875 1.414174
2009-06-08 0.10775 1.529996
2009-03-09 0.09225 1.623405
2008-12-09 0.09500 1.415270
2008-09-08 0.10550 1.166390
2008-06-06 0.11150 1.027887
2008-03-07 0.11425 1.060325
2007-12-07 0.10025 0.907651
2007-09-06 0.08875 0.692683
2007-06-06 0.08825 0.590795
2007-03-07 0.07975 0.671014
2006-12-07 0.08200 0.682764
2006-09-13 0.06225 0.456044
2006-06-07 0.06125 0.621197
2006-03-08 0.06050 0.605303
2005-12-07 0.05925 0.627150
2005-09-07 0.05000 0.528123
2005-06-08 0.05000 0.613497
2004-12-08 0.05000 0.766577
2004-09-08 0.03750 0.780437
2004-06-08 0.03750 0.968992
2004-03-09 0.03750 0.860585
2003-12-09 0.03750 0.804290
2003-09-08 0.03750 0.863061
2003-06-06 0.02525 0.640863
2003-03-07 0.03750 1.477833
2002-12-09 0.03750 1.470588
2002-09-06 0.03750 2.304147
2002-06-06 0.03750 1.694915
2002-03-07 0.03750 1.308901
2001-12-07 0.03750 0.950570
2001-09-06 0.08750 2.512563
2001-06-06 0.08750 1.610677
2001-03-07 0.08750 1.455907
2000-12-07 0.08750 1.493333
Additional Data
dividendYield 6.59
exDividendDate 2026-09-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.672
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.209
lastDividendValue 0.136
lastDividendDate 2026-09-10
dividendDate 2026-10-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.469496
Address1 510 West Georgia Street
Address2 23rd Floor
All Time High 27.5
All Time Low 0.875
Ask 7.99
Ask Size 35,600
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 3.1 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 6,789,410
Average Daily Volume3 Month 7,398,828
Average Volume 7,398,828
Average Volume10Days 6,789,410
Beta 0.765
Bid 7.98
Bid Size 44,900
Board Risk 1
Book Value 5.904179
City Vancouver
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 7.985
Current Ratio 0.665
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 8.04
Day Low 7.895
Debt To Equity 223.806
Display Name TELUS
Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Dividend Yield 6.59
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,515,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,515,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,501,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,968,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,968,200
Ebitda 4,963,999,744
Ebitda Margins 0.24566999
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.794
Enterprise To Revenue 2.16
Enterprise Value 43,655,000,064
Eps Current Year 0.49747
Eps Forward 0.5368
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.43
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,998,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 9.0938
Fifty Day Average Change -1.1087995
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.12192917
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -46.9496
Fifty Two Week High 15.41
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.4249997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.48182997
Fifty Two Week Low 7.64
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.34500027
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.045157105
Fifty Two Week Range 7.64 - 15.41
Financial Currency CAD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 834,499,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.16
Float Shares 1,587,077,310
Forward Eps 0.5368
Forward P E 14.875186
Free Cashflow 2,395,749,888
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 111,500
Fullday Change 0.21000004
Fullday Change Percent 2.6957643
Fullday Price 7.985
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.35627997
Gross Profits 7,199,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00056
Held Percent Institutions 0.49312
Implied Shares Outstanding 1,575,000,000
Industry Telecom Services
Industry Disp Telecom Services
Industry Key telecom-services
Ir Website http://about.telus.com/community/english/investor_relations
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,998,400
Last Dividend Value 0.136
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,584,489,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary TELUS Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a telecommunications company in Canada and internationally. It operates through TELUS Technology Solutions, TELUS Health, and TELUS Digital Experience segments. The company offer technology solutions comprising mobile and fixed voice and data telecommunications services and products; and agriculture and consumer goods services, such as software, data management and data analytics-driven smart-food chain, and consumer goods technologies, as well as sells mobile technologies equipment. It also provides data services consisting of internet protocol; television; hosting; managed information technology and cloud-based services; and home and business security and automation. In addition, the company offers integrated health and well-being products, solutions, and services, such as healthcare services; and software and technology solutions, including employee and family assistance programs and benefits administration. Further, it provides digitally enabled customer experience solutions, including digital customer experience management and the digital transformation of IT and customer experience systems; digital trust, safety, and security; AI data services; and generative AI solutions in customer experience. The company was formerly known as TELUS Communications Inc. and changed its name to TELUS Corporation in February 2005. TELUS Corporation was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Long Name TELUS Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 12,576,375,808
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_598689
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -919,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 13,568,385,432
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 7.98
Operating Cashflow 5,015,000,064
Operating Margins 0.15081
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 2.8295002
Peg Ratio 13.44
Phone 604-697-8044
Previous Close 8.0
Price Eps Current Year 16.05122
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.3524319
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.622408
Profit Margins -0.045479998
Quick Ratio 0.522
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.05556
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0149998665
Regular Market Change Percent -0.18749833
Regular Market Day High 8.04
Regular Market Day Low 7.895
Regular Market Day Range 7.895 - 8.04
Regular Market Open 7.98
Regular Market Previous Close 8.0
Regular Market Price 7.985
Regular Market Time 1,791,993,096
Regular Market Volume 1,889,123
Return On Assets 0.03413
Return On Equity -0.063930005
Revenue Growth -0.022
Revenue Per Share 12.99
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 1,575,000,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0357
Shares Short 56,259,385
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 73,693,603
Short Name Telus Corporation
Short Ratio 8.3
Source Interval 15
State BC
Symbol TU
Target High Price 10.5
Target Low Price 9.5
Target Mean Price 10.0
Target Median Price 10.0
Total Cash 1,396,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 0.879
Total Debt 31,531,999,232
Total Revenue 20,206,000,128
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.672
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.209
Trailing Eps -0.43
Trailing Peg Ratio 13.443
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.63595
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.65095
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.31376466
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,889,123
Website https://www.telus.com
Zip V6B 0M3