Q2 Churn Shapes EPS Outlook

Verizon just raised the stakes, boosting its full-year profit outlook to 5–6% growth and predicting strong wireless subscriber gains after delivering solid Q1 numbers. The company is betting on cost control and a shift toward premium plans to drive earnings, not just hiking prices. With churn at historic lows and a healthy mix of new broadband customers, Verizon hopes to turn steady execution into long-term free cash flow—but the real challenge is sticking to that playbook as competition heats up.

Here’s the catch: the strategy only works if Verizon can keep winning new customers without resorting to expensive promotions or subsidies. In broadband, Verizon posted impressive net adds, but T-Mobile and AT&T are moving even faster. Wireless broadband is now the battleground, and analysts are rewarding T-Mobile for its growth, putting pressure on Verizon to ramp up fiber partnerships and keep fixed wireless costs in check. Add in shifting device supply, rising memory prices, and vendor shakeups, and Verizon’s margin math could get dicey if costs creep up.

Based on reporting from Telecompaper and insights from industry analysts, this episode unpacks why Verizon’s next few quarters will prove whether its turnaround is real—or just smoke and mirrors.

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