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    The Bull Case For TELUS (TSX:T) Could Change Following Its 55% Dividend Cut And Q2 Impairments

    Simply Wall St·08/14/2026 00:31:59
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    • In late July 2026, TELUS Corporation reported Q2 results showing revenue slipping to C$4,929 million and a net loss of C$1,840 million, driven largely by C$2,135 million of impairments to intangible assets and goodwill.
    • Alongside these results, TELUS reset its capital allocation framework by cutting its quarterly dividend to C$0.1875 per share, reducing its annual payout by 55% to prioritize balance sheet repair and cash preservation.
    • We’ll now examine how TELUS’s dividend reset and weaker 2026 outlook reshape its investment narrative and long-term deleveraging ambitions.

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    TELUS Investment Narrative Recap

    To own TELUS today, you need to believe its core connectivity and digital assets can support consistent cash generation despite recent earnings pressure, higher leverage and restructuring needs. The immediate catalyst is whether the dividend reset and tighter capital allocation improve balance sheet flexibility, while the biggest risk is execution missteps in restructuring and impairments that keep profitability under strain. The Q2 loss and lower 2026 guidance materially sharpen both that catalyst and that risk.

    Among recent developments, the 55% dividend cut to C$0.75 per share annually stands out as most relevant. It directly links to TELUS’s plan to reduce net debt to adjusted EBITDA toward about 3.0 times by the end of 2028, and frames how management prioritizes deleveraging over cash returns near term. For investors focused on catalysts, this reset is central to how quickly TELUS can bring leverage and interest costs under better control.

    Yet investors should also be aware of how execution risk in TELUS Health and international ventures could compound these balance sheet pressures if...

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    TELUS' narrative projects CA$21.1 billion revenue and CA$1.3 billion earnings by 2029. This requires 1.3% yearly revenue growth and about a CA$0.4 billion earnings increase from CA$928.0 million today.

    Uncover how TELUS' forecasts yield a CA$16.50 fair value, a 23% upside to its current price.

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    Before this setback, the most optimistic analysts were assuming TELUS could reach about C$22.8 billion in revenue and C$1.9 billion in earnings by 2029, which is a far more upbeat view than consensus and leans heavily on faster growth from AI and health. This latest impairment heavy quarter and dividend reset may challenge some of those assumptions, so it is worth weighing that bullish scenario against the risk that AI driven investments and integrations take longer or cost more than expected.

    Explore 7 other fair value estimates on TELUS - why the stock might be worth over 3x more than the current price!

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.