Business Segments · Bad Debt
Business Segments — Bad Debt
T-Mobile US Business Segments — Bad Debt decreased by 4.3% to $426.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 31.9%, from $323.00M to $426.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Business Segments — Bad Debt shows an upward trend with a 10.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryRisk
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2022
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase suggests deteriorating customer credit quality or ineffective collection processes, while a decrease indicates improved credit risk management.
Detailed definition
Represents the portion of accounts receivable from wireless customers that is estimated to be uncollectible. This expens...
Peer comparison
Commonly tracked by all service providers with post-paid billing models.
Metric ID:
tmusz_segment_wireless_bad_debt_expenseHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $256.50M | $256.50M | $256.50M | $256.50M | $224.50M | $224.50M | $224.50M | $224.50M | $282.00M | $255.00M | $299.00M | $356.00M | $323.00M | $265.00M | $337.00M | $445.00M | $426.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -12.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +25.6% | -9.6% | +17.3% | +19.1% | -9.3% | -18.0% | +27.2% | +32.0% | -4.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -12.5% | -12.5% | -12.5% | -12.5% | +25.6% | +13.6% | +33.2% | +58.6% | +14.5% | +3.9% | +12.7% | +25.0% | +31.9% |
Range$224.50M – $445.00M
CAGR+13.5%
Avg YoY Growth+13.0%
Median YoY Growth+13.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is T-Mobile US's business segments — bad debt?
- T-Mobile US (TMUS) reported business segments — bad debt of $426.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has T-Mobile US's business segments — bad debt changed year-over-year?
- T-Mobile US's business segments — bad debt increased by 31.9% year-over-year, from $323.00M to $426.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for T-Mobile US's business segments — bad debt?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), T-Mobile US's business segments — bad debt has grown at a 10.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.03B to $1.37B.
- What does business segments — bad debt mean?
- The cost associated with unpaid customer bills that are unlikely to be collected.