Wireless — Lease expense
Business Segments · Lease expenseTMUSZ Wireless — Lease expense increased by 6.5% to $1.34B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.5%, from $1.27B to $1.34B. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2024), Wireless — Lease expense shows a downward trend with a -14.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2022
Last reportedQ3 2025
How to read this metric
An increase often reflects network expansion or rising real estate costs, while a decrease may indicate lease renegotiations or asset consolidation.
Detailed definition
Represents the costs incurred for leasing network infrastructure, such as cell sites, towers, and retail store locations...
Peer comparison
Highly comparable across telecom operators with significant tower and retail lease portfolios.
Metric ID:
tmusz_segment_wireless_lease_expenseHistorical Data
15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.75B | $1.75B | $1.75B | $1.75B | $1.35B | $1.35B | $1.35B | $1.35B | $1.27B | $1.26B | $1.27B | $1.27B | $1.21B | $1.26B | $1.34B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -22.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -6.0% | -0.9% | +1.0% | +0.1% | -5.0% | +4.2% | +6.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -22.9% | -22.9% | -22.9% | -22.9% | -6.0% | -6.9% | -5.9% | -5.8% | -4.8% | +0.1% | +5.5% |
Range$1.21B – $1.75B
CAGR-7.3%
Avg YoY Growth-10.5%
Median YoY Growth-6.0%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is TMUSZ's wireless — lease expense?
- TMUSZ (TMUSZ) reported wireless — lease expense of $1.34B in Q3 2025.
- How has TMUSZ's wireless — lease expense changed year-over-year?
- TMUSZ's wireless — lease expense increased by 5.5% year-over-year, from $1.27B to $1.34B.
- What is the long-term trend for TMUSZ's wireless — lease expense?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), TMUSZ's wireless — lease expense has grown at a -14.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.00B to $5.07B.
- What does wireless — lease expense mean?
- The total cost paid to rent network sites, towers, and retail store locations.