Finland's Elisa Q4 revenue misses on higher sales costs

Elisa Oyj

30/01/2026 06:38

Overview

Finnish telecom firm's Q4 revenue rose but missed analyst expectations

Comparable EBITDA remained stable at EUR 198 mln

Company announced EUR 40 mln annual cost-saving target by 2026

Outlook

Elisa anticipates full-year revenue to be at the same level or slightly higher than 2025

Full-year comparable EBITDA expected to be EUR 815–845 mln

Capital expenditure forecasted at 12% of revenue

Result Drivers

MOBILE SERVICES GROWTH - Revenue increase driven by growth in mobile services and international software services

COMPETITIVE PRESSURE - Intense competition in Finnish consumer mobile market led to higher sales costs

TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME - Co initiated a programme targeting EUR 40 mln in annual cost savings by 2026

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Revenue
Miss
EUR 588 mln
EUR 595.31 mln (11 Analysts)
Q4 EPS
EUR 0.36
Q4 EBIT
Miss
EUR 84 mln
EUR 110.91 mln (8 Analysts)
Q4 EBITDA
Miss
EUR 160 mln
EUR 200.52 mln (11 Analysts)
Q4 Pretax Profit
Miss
EUR 73 mln
EUR 103.07 mln (9 Analysts)

Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 9 "strong buy" or "buy", 8 "hold" and 5 "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the integrated telecommunications services peer group is "buy."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Elisa Oyj is €40.00, about 7.6% above its January 29 closing price of €37.18

The stock recently traded at 14 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 17 three months ago

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