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TELUS Corporation (TU)

Communication Services | Telecom Services | Vancouver, Canada | NYSE
10.44 USD -0.10 (-0.949%) ⇩ (July 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:27 a.m. EDT

The investment case for TELUS is currently fractured by a severe disconnect between its massive dividend yield and its deteriorating operational reality. While the headline yield of 11.3% appears attractive, the payout ratio of 278% indicates the company is distributing far more cash than it earns, effectively eroding its balance sheet to fund shareholder returns. This is unsustainable and signals deep distress. Fundamentally, the business is stagnating. Revenue growth is flat at -0.6%, and earnings have collapsed by nearly 58% year-over-year. The stock has lost roughly 38% of its value over the last five years, trading at a forward P/E of 14.7x despite zero growth prospects. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt-to-equity exceeding 190 and a current ratio below 0.7, leaving little room for error in a high-interest environment. Technically, the momentum is bearish, with the stock trading well below both its 50-day and 200-day averages. Options data confirms this pessimism, with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts suggesting traders are betting on further declines. The statistical forecast model also leans slightly negative for the coming month. Conclusion: Avoid. The combination of collapsing earnings, a broken balance sheet, and a dividend that exceeds earnings makes this a value trap rather than a bargain.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.082761
MSTL0.084691
AutoETS0.088784
AutoARIMA0.088786

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 37.88
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.063
Excess Kurtosis -0.94
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 190.139
Revenue per Share 13.169
Market Cap 16,300,481,536
Trailing P/E 24.86
Forward P/E 14.71
Beta 0.74
Profit Margins 4.57%
Website https://www.telus.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:27 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with open interest concentrated significantly in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 10.0 and 12.5) across all expirations. Call activity is sparse and dominated by ATM anchors, while put volume exceeds call volume in later months. This distribution suggests a market consensus expecting further weakness or a 'floor' test rather than a rally.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.53% 4.85% 6.21% 5.62%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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
dividendRate 1.18
dividendYield 11.29
exDividendDate 2026-06-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.669
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.15834916
lastDividendValue 0.3
lastDividendDate 2026-06-10
dividendDate 2026-07-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.36612022
Address1 510 West Georgia Street
Address2 23rd Floor
All Time High 27.5
All Time Low 0.875
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 19,800
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 6,081,620
Average Daily Volume3 Month 5,627,478
Average Volume 5,627,478
Average Volume10Days 6,081,620
Beta 0.737
Bid 10.4
Bid Size 37,500
Board Risk 1
Book Value 7.0372086
City Vancouver
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.44
Current Ratio 0.669
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 10.55
Day Low 10.44
Debt To Equity 190.139
Display Name TELUS
Dividend Date 1,782,950,400
Dividend Rate 1.18
Dividend Yield 11.29
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,261,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,261,400
Earnings Growth -0.585
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.576
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,243,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,501,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,501,000
Ebitda 5,175,000,064
Ebitda Margins 0.25471002
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.093
Enterprise To Revenue 2.316
Enterprise Value 47,057,559,552
Eps Current Year 0.65875
Eps Forward 0.7098
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.42
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,781,049,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 11.8066
Fifty Day Average Change -1.3666
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.11574882
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -36.612022
Fifty Two Week High 16.74
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.3
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3763441
Fifty Two Week Low 10.08
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.35999966
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.035714254
Fifty Two Week Range 10.08 - 16.74
Financial Currency CAD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 834,499,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.22
Float Shares 1,570,600,160
Forward Eps 0.7098
Forward P E 14.708368
Free Cashflow 2,369,625,088
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 111,500
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.34764
Gross Profits 7,063,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00057
Held Percent Institutions 0.51216
Implied Shares Outstanding 1,561,348,884
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 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,049,600
Last Dividend Value 0.3
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 16,300,481,536
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_598689
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 928,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 16,397,627,569
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 10.5
Operating Cashflow 4,839,000,064
Operating Margins 0.14031
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 2.7823
Peg Ratio 0.77
Phone 604-697-8044
Pre Market Change 0.05000019
Pre Market Change Percent 0.47869977
Pre Market Price 10.495
Pre Market Time 1,784,119,504
Previous Close 10.54
Price Eps Current Year 15.848197
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.4835427
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.8023075
Profit Margins 0.045679998
Quick Ratio 0.536
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.58824
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.1
Regular Market Change Percent -0.94877
Regular Market Day High 10.55
Regular Market Day Low 10.44
Regular Market Day Range 10.44 - 10.55
Regular Market Open 10.5
Regular Market Previous Close 10.54
Regular Market Price 10.44
Regular Market Time 1,784,059,202
Regular Market Volume 4,278,899
Return On Assets 0.03304
Return On Equity 0.0374
Revenue Growth -0.006
Revenue Per Share 13.169
Sand P52 Week Change 0.2043345
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 1,561,348,884
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0428
Shares Short 73,335,070
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 69,051,738
Short Name Telus Corporation
Short Ratio 10.17
Source Interval 15
State BC
Symbol TU
Target High Price 22.0
Target Low Price 14.0
Target Mean Price 17.33333
Target Median Price 16.0
Total Cash 1,302,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.827
Total Debt 31,119,998,976
Total Revenue 20,316,999,680
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.669
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.15834916
Trailing Eps 0.42
Trailing P E 24.857143
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.7685
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 13.1993
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.7593002
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.20904899
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,278,899
Website https://www.telus.com
Zip V6B 0M3