Telus saw its profit climb in the third quarter of 2025, even though growth in its wireless business slowed and average phone revenue slipped.

The company made $431 million in profit, up 68% from a year ago, thanks partly to one-time gains from a debt repurchase. Adjusted profit, which excludes those gains, dropped 10% to $370 million, showing core operations were a bit weaker. Total revenue stayed flat at $5.1 billion.

Telus added 82,000 new postpaid mobile customers, down from 130,000 last year, as competition heated up and population growth cooled. Prepaid subscribers fell by 11,000, compared to a gain of 4,000 a year earlier. Telus now has 10.3 million mobile phone subscribers.

Wireless churn—the share of customers leaving to a competitor—edged up slightly to 1.11% from 1.09%, while

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