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Telstra Group's Cash Payments for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$-8,959 Mil.
Telstra Group's Cash Payments for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$-16,856 Mil.
Telstra Group Cash Payments Related Terms
Telstra Group Cash Payments Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Telstra Group's Cash Payments can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
A company's cash flow from operations for a time period can be determined using either the direct or indirect method. The indirect method modifies the operating section from accrual accounting to a cash basis by taking the net income generated in a period and adding or subtracting changes in the asset and liability accounts to determine the implied cash flow. However, the direct method uses actual cash inflows and outflows from the company's operations directly. Cash Payments represents cash flow paid from operating activities in the direct cash flow method.
Cash Payments for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was A$-16,856 Mil.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Telstra Group (ASX:TLS) has a Cash Payments of A$-16,856 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Cash Payments represents cash paid from operating activities in direct cash flow method. View historical data for Telstra Group and its competitors.
Is Telstra Group's Cash Payments too high?
Telstra Group's current Cash Payments is A$-16,856 Mil. Overall, Telstra Group has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Telstra Group's Cash Payments compare to TMUS and VZ?
Telstra Group's Cash Payments of A$-16,856 Mil can be compared against companies in the Telecommunication Services industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash Payments for a Telecommunication Services company?
A good Cash Payments depends on the Telecommunication Services industry context. However, Cash Payments should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash Payments mean?
A high Cash Payments can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cash Payments represents cash paid from operating activities in direct cash flow method. View historical data for Telstra Group and its competitors. Telstra Group's current Cash Payments is A$-16,856 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Telstra Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Telstra Group (ASX:TLS) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is A$4.42, compared to a current price of A$4.93 — trading 11.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Cash Payments is A$-16,856 Mil. Telstra Group's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash Payments calculated?
Cash Payments is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Telstra Group (ASX:TLS), the current Cash Payments is A$-16,856 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Telstra Group (ASX:TLS) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Telstra Group stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of A$4.93 is trading 11.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of A$4.42.
GuruFocus considers Telstra Group to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for ASX:TLS:
Cash Payments: A$-16,856 Mil
GF Value™: A$4.42 vs. price of A$4.93 (11.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ASX:TLS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Telstra is Australia's largest telecommunications company, with dominant market shares in voice, mobile, enterprise telecom, and fixed-line broadband resale via the national broadband network. Telstra provides most of its services via its infrastructure assets, such as a fixed-line network (data centers, exchanges, poles, ducts, pits and pipes, fiber network), a mobile network, and mobile towers. Its customers span retail, corporate, government, wholesale, and overseas segments. Telstra also provides the government-owned, last-mile fixed-line National Broadband Network with long-term access to its infrastructure, in return for recurring payments. Finally, Telstra operates a leading telecom operation in Papua New Guinea and the surrounding South-Pacific countries.
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