T-Mobile US Business Segments — Employee expenses decreased by 15.7% to $2.13B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.8%, from $1.91B to $2.13B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Business Segments — Employee expenses shows an upward trend with a 3.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
An increase relative to revenue may signal declining operational efficiency, while a decrease could indicate successful automation or workforce optimization.
Includes all compensation, benefits, and payroll-related costs associated with personnel working within the wireless seg...
Commonly reported as part of operating expenses in SG&A or cost of services for telecom peers.
tmusz_segment_wireless_employee_expenses| 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 | |
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| Value | $1.91B | $1.91B | $1.91B | $1.91B | $1.91B | $1.91B | $1.91B | $1.91B | $1.68B | $1.73B | $1.78B | $1.85B | $1.91B | $1.90B | $2.21B | $2.53B | $2.13B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -11.8% | +2.5% | +3.1% | +4.2% | +3.0% | -0.4% | +16.2% | +14.6% | -15.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -11.8% | -9.6% | -6.7% | -2.8% | +13.4% | +10.3% | +24.2% | +36.6% | +11.8% |