Switzerland's Sunrise posts lower-than-expected core profit in fourth-quarter
18/02/2026 06:13
Corrects paragraph 2 to say reported numbers were in millions, not billions Feb 18 (Reuters) - Sunrise Communications SUNN.S, Switzerland’s second‑largest telecoms operator, reported a 1.4% fall in its fourth-quarter core profit on Wednesday, missing market expectations, citing changed seasonality in operating costs compared to 2024. Its fourth-quarter lease-adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDAaL) were 242.7 million Swiss francs ($315.0 million), versus 249.6 million francs in the same period in 2024. Analysts polled by Sunrise had predicted an EBITDAaL of 245 million francs on average. ($1 = 0.7705 Swiss francs) (Reporting by Emanuele Berro in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak) ((Emanuele.Berro@thomsonreuters.com; +48 587696510))