(Comparisons throughout the press release, unless otherwise stated, are made with regard to the prior year period.)
Third Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights
- Total revenue increased by 4.2% to NT$ 57.92 billion.
- Consumer Business Group revenue increased by 2.2% to NT$ 35.18 billion.
- Enterprise Business Group revenue increased by 7.4% to NT$ 18.91 billion.
- International Business Group revenue decreased by 1.9% to NT$ 2.33 billion.
- Total operating costs and expenses increased by 3.6% to NT$ 45.82 billion.
- Operating income increased by 6.4% to NT$ 12.10 billion.
- EBITDA increased by 4.0% to NT$ 22.11 billion.
- Net income attributable to stockholders of the parent increased by 4.8% to NT$ 9.44 billion.
- Basic earnings per share (EPS) was NT$1.22.
- Total revenue, operating income, net income attributable to stockholders of the parent and EPS all exceeded the upper end of our proposed guidance.
"Building on our exceptional first-half performance, we delivered another outstanding third quarter, surpassing the upper ends of our guidance across all key metrics including revenue, operating income, net income, and EPS," stated Mr. Chih-Cheng Chien, Chairman and CEO of Chunghwa Telecom." Third quarter revenue hit its highest level at NT$57.9 billion since 2017, reflecting the robust growth in our core business and ICT services. We are confident in our full-year financial results, supported by our leadership across all business segments."
"In the third quarter, our core telecom business reinforced its market leadership with outstanding 5G performance. Our 5G subscriber share rose to 38.8% and 5G penetration among smartphone users reached 44.7%. Meanwhile, successful high-speed migration initiatives and our effective promotion drove a NT$23 increase in fixed broadband ARPU, further driving revenue and profit up. Our Consumer Business Group benefited the most from the core business growth, resulting in positive year-over-year growth in its revenue and income before tax by 2.2% and 11.4%, respectively. Our Enterprise Business Group achieved a robust 14.5% ICT revenue growth, powered by rapid expansion in IDC, cloud and cybersecurity services. Internationally, our US subsidiary achieved impressive 70% revenue growth, driven by major AI supply chain projects, while our Southeast Asia operations performed exceptional and successfully introduced cybersecurity services to overseas clients," said Mr. Rong-Shy Lin, President of Chunghwa Telecom.
"We remain at the forefront of AI innovation, holding Taiwan's largest portfolio of AI-related patents and achieving first place in the recent global AI City Challenge contest," said Mr. Lin. "Furthermore, to monetize our AI innovations, we spun off an AI research team to establish InventAI subsidiary in October. In parallel, our cybersecurity subsidiary, CHT Security, successfully completed its public listing, with International Integrated Systems soon to follow in its upcoming IPO. In addition, we successfully completed a NT$3.5 billion sustainability bond issuance to promote biodiversity and EV initiatives during the quarter, demonstrating our commitment to ESG excellence and net-zero goals. These strategic moves combined with our expanding international footprint, underscore our dedication to building a future-ready infrastructure that delivers sustainable value for all stakeholders."
Revenue
Chunghwa Telecom's total revenues for the third quarter of 2025 increased by 4.2% to NT$ 57.92 billion.
Consumer Business Group's revenue for the ...
