Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) reported a record first-quarter revenue performance for 2026 and said all key financial metrics exceeded its quarterly guidance, as growth in ICT services, mobile, fixed broadband and handset sales supported results.
President Rong-Shy Lin said the company’s first-quarter revenue reached its highest level for any first quarter since 2012, driven mainly by “outstanding ICT revenue growth,” alongside continued strength in mobile and fixed-line operations
Chunghwa also announced that its 2025 cash dividend per share is set at TWD 5.2, representing a payout ratio of 104.2%. “This represents a very positive start to the year,” Lin said, adding that the company plans to further deploy resources toward “pre-6G and AI-related opportunity” in 2026. Revenue Rises 7.5% as Earnings Top Guidance Chief Financial Officer Audrey Hsu said consolidated revenue for the first quarter was TWD 59.99 billion, up 7.5% year over year. She attributed the increase to three main factors: strong ICT momentum, higher sales revenue driven by handset demand and contributions from subsidiaries including Chunghwa Precision Test Tech, and stable performance in core telecom services such as mobile, broadband and data.
Income from operations rose 4.6% from a year earlier, supported by the profitability of core telecom operations, subsidiary contributions, higher-value integrated projects, and scaling in IDC and cloud operations. Earnings per share increased to TWD 1.30 from TWD 1.26, which Hsu described as the company’s highest first-quarter EPS in the past 10 years. EBITDA was TWD 23.3 billion, with an EBITDA margin of 38.85%.