Rogers Communications Reports Q3 Earnings Exceeding Expectations, Year-over-Year Revenue Growth
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Oct 24 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Earnings and Revenue Performance: Rogers Communications reported Q3 2025 adjusted earnings of 99 cents per share, exceeding estimates by 7.61%, while revenues increased 4.3% year over year to $3.88 billion, also surpassing consensus expectations.
Wireless and Cable Segment Insights: Wireless revenues rose 1.6% to C$2.66 billion, with a slight decline in service revenues, while cable revenues increased 0.6% to C$1.98 billion, driven by growth in retail Internet subscribers.
Media Segment Growth: Media revenues surged 26.1% year over year to C$753 million, although operating expenses for this segment increased significantly by 47.1%, resulting in an adjusted EBITDA of $75 million.
Financial Outlook and Guidance: For 2025, Rogers expects service revenue growth of 3% to 5% and adjusted EBITDA growth of 0% to 3%, with capital expenditures projected at C$3.7 billion and an increase in free cash flow guidance to between C$3.2 billion and C$3.3 billion.
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Dominion Energy, Inc. provides regulated electricity service to about 3.6 million homes and businesses in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, and regulated natural gas service to 500,000 customers in South Carolina. It is a developer and operator of regulated offshore wind and solar power and the producer of carbon-free electricity in New England. Its Dominion Energy Virginia segment is composed of Virginia Power’s regulated electric transmission, distribution, and generation operations, which serve homes and businesses in Virginia and North Carolina. Its Dominion Energy South Carolina segment consists of DESC’s generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity to customers in the central, southern and southwestern portions of South Carolina and the distribution of natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers in South Carolina. Its Contracted Energy segment includes non-regulated electric generation fleet and renewable natural gas operations.
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Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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