China Tower's (00788) first quarter net profit attributable to shareholders was RMB 3.985 billion, representing a year-on-year growth of 31.8%.

China Tower (00788) announced that its operating income for the first quarter of 2026 was RMB 25.146 billion, a year-on-year increase of 1.5%; among them, operator business income was RMB 21.089 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 0.6%; tower business income was RMB 18.560 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 1.7%; indoor distributed antenna system (DAS) business income was RMB 2.529 billion, a year-on-year increase of 7.8%. Smart connection business income was RMB 2.643 billion, a year-on-year increase of 14.3%; energy business income was RMB 1.307 billion, a year-on-year increase of 14.1%. EBITDA was RMB 15.366 billion. The profit attributable to the company's shareholders was RMB 3.985 billion, a year-on-year increase of 31.8%. In the first quarter of 2026, the company continued to focus on high-quality development, insisting on promoting stability and quality improvement. Various business developments met expectations, and overall performance showed steady growth. As of March 31, 2026, there were 2.16 million tower sites and 3.872 million tower tenants, with a net increase of 16,000 tenants compared to the end of the previous year. The average number of tenants per tower site was 1.79. In 2026, the company will continue to uphold the concept of shared development, anchor the positioning of the "three service providers", deepen the "one body, two wings" strategy, continuously strengthen core functions, and enhance core competitiveness. In terms of operator business, the company will seize opportunities for the commercial use of 5G-A scale, "signal upgrade", "broadband frontier", "broadband forest and grassland", and the strategy of high-quality development of cities such as "innovation, resilience, and intelligence", continuously improve resource coordination, construction delivery, and innovative capabilities, strengthen the advantage of "three superior and one low", and achieve steady development. In terms of the two wings business, the company will deepen core resource advantages, comprehensively improve service quality, expand market leadership, explore new tracks such as low-altitude economy, edge computing power, green energy storage, cultivate new dynamics, and create greater value for shareholders, customers, and society through high-quality development.