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Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones Q3 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q3 2026 earnings summary3 Nov, 2026
Executive summary
Q3 revenue rose 5.7% YoY to Ch$790.3bn, EBITDA increased 7.4% to Ch$229.5bn, and net income grew 5.3% to Ch$32.3bn.
Q3 EBITDA margin expanded 0.5 p.p. to 29.0%; 9M revenue was Ch$2,346.4bn, EBITDA Ch$662.6bn, and net income Ch$86.0bn, up 19.0%.
Growth came from mobile services and equipment across Chile and Peru; fiber and postpaid customer bases expanded, with Peru leading EBITDA growth.
Financial highlights
Q3 operating income was Ch$72.3bn, up 2.3%; income before taxes fell 23.7% to Ch$42.5bn as non-operating costs increased.
Q3 EBITDAAL was Ch$181.4bn, up 8.2%, with a 22.9% margin; 9M EBITDA margin rose 0.5 p.p. to 28.2%.
9M operating income increased 14.2% to Ch$204.6bn; EPS was Ch$285, up 19.0%.
9M EBITDAAL was Ch$521bn and CapEx Ch$336.8bn; operating cash flow was Ch$90.6bn versus Ch$123.6bn in 9M 2025.
Outlook and guidance
2026 CapEx/revenue guidance is 15.0%-15.5%; 2027-28 investment is expected to rise to ~16% for spectrum, FTTH, network, IT and digital projects.
Peru commercial fiber rollout began in October 2026, with initial contribution expected in Q4 and operations expected to be up and running in Q1 2027.
Fiber EBITDA is expected to improve by CLP 10bn annually in 2027 and 2028, with marginal fiber EBITDA approaching break-even by Dec 2027 or Jan 2028.
Positive FY 2026 net cash flow is expected after dividends, supported by Q4 cash generation and inventory normalization.
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Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A., known as Entel, is a telecommunications provider in Chile. Founded in 1964, Entel has grown to offer a wide range of integrated telecommunications services, including voice, data and high-density data transmission, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and various information technology (IT) solutions like datacenter services, infrastructure outsourcing, and cloud computing. The company's operations are segmented into different areas catering to various customer needs: Consumer (providing mobile, wired, and Internet services to individuals), Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (offering mobile communication and connectivity solutions to businesses), Corporate (delivering telecommunications services to government bodies, banks, and corporations), Mobile Services in Peru (through Entel Peru SA), and Other Business (mainly offering network infrastructure services, call center services, as well as long distance and traffic services). The company is headquartered in Las Condes, Chile and its shares are listed on the Santiago Stock Exchange.