China Tower has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 11.5%, while the Telecom industry saw earnings declining at 4.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.8% per year. China Tower's return on equity is 6.1%, and it has net margins of 12.5%.
Key information
11.48%
Earnings growth rate
11.69%
EPS growth rate
Telecom Industry Growth
36.30%
Revenue growth rate
3.76%
Return on equity
6.06%
Net Margin
12.49%
Last Earnings Update
31 Mar 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How China Tower makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
DB:2Y10 Revenue, expenses and earnings (CNY Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
100,786
12,590
7,533
1
31 Dec 25
100,411
11,630
6,970
0
30 Sep 25
99,639
11,285
11,963
57
30 Jun 25
99,126
11,156
5,906
0
31 Mar 25
98,569
10,969
6,340
19
31 Dec 24
97,772
10,729
6,286
0
30 Sep 24
96,310
10,556
6,168
0
30 Jun 24
95,795
10,239
6,586
0
31 Mar 24
94,784
10,028
6,359
-5
31 Dec 23
94,009
9,750
6,168
0
30 Sep 23
93,638
9,735
7,162
15
30 Jun 23
93,152
9,404
6,558
0
31 Mar 23
92,736
9,114
6,450
5
31 Dec 22
92,170
8,787
6,459
0
30 Sep 22
90,679
8,472
6,385
-6
30 Jun 22
89,391
8,096
5,828
0
31 Mar 22
88,067
7,815
5,881
-4
31 Dec 21
86,585
7,329
5,620
0
30 Sep 21
85,467
7,120
5,145
9
30 Jun 21
83,978
6,907
6,789
0
31 Mar 21
82,559
6,669
5,002
6
31 Dec 20
81,099
6,428
4,966
0
30 Sep 20
79,607
5,913
490
16
30 Jun 20
78,242
5,652
227
0
31 Mar 20
77,221
5,390
-620
0
31 Dec 19
76,428
5,222
193
0
30 Sep 19
75,218
4,562
10,250
0
30 Jun 19
74,464
3,988
6,839
0
31 Mar 19
73,472
3,554
13,381
0
31 Dec 18
71,819
2,650
12,196
0
30 Sep 18
71,756
2,223
15,954
0
30 Jun 18
70,728
2,033
11,746
0
31 Mar 18
69,460
1,839
12,058
0
31 Dec 17
68,665
1,943
11,336
0
31 Dec 16
55,997
76
2,352
0
31 Dec 15
8,802
-3,595
2,234
0
Quality Earnings: 2Y10 has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 2Y10's current net profit margins (12.5%) are higher than last year (11.1%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 2Y10's earnings have grown by 11.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 2Y10's earnings growth over the past year (14.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (11.5% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 2Y10 earnings growth over the past year (14.8%) exceeded the Telecom industry -27%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: 2Y10's Return on Equity (6.1%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/08 10:28
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/08 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
China Tower Corporation Limited is covered by 28 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.