Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.: Array reports second quarter 2025 results

CHICAGO, Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --

On August 1, 2025, United States Cellular Corporation changed its name to Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.^SM (Array^SM)

As previously announced, Array will hold a teleconference on August 11, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. CDT. Listen to the call live via the Events & Presentations page of investors.arrayinc.com or investors.tdsinc.com.

Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. (NYSE:USM) reported total operating revenues of $916 million for the second quarter of 2025, versus $927 million for the same period one year ago. Service revenues totaled $736 million, versus $743 million for the same period one year ago. Net income attributable to Array shareholders and related diluted earnings per share were $31 million and $0.36, respectively, for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $17 million and $0.20, respectively, in the same period one year ago.

Recent Highlights*

• On August 1, 2025, Array completed the sale of its wireless operations and select spectrum assets to T-Mobile for total consideration of $4.3 billion which includes a combination of cash and assumed debt
  
  
• Declared a $23.00 per share special dividend payable on August 19, 2025
  
  
• Third-party tower revenues increased 12%
  
  
• Pending AT&T and Verizon spectrum transactions are expected to close in 2H 2025 and Q3 2026, respectively, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals and satisfaction of closing conditions

* Comparisons are 2Q'24 to 2Q'25 unless otherwise noted

"I am pleased that we have successfully closed the T-Mobile deal and have declared a special dividend in connection with the transaction," said Doug Chambers, Array interim President and CEO. "As a tower company with 4,400 towers and a new Master License Agreement with T-Mobile, Array has strength and stability from its current tower revenue stream, along with an excellent opportunity to grow colocations and revenues, and to expand margins over time. Our non-controlling investment interests also continue to generate significant cash flow. Further, I look forward to closing our announced spectrum transactions and continuing to work toward opportunistically monetizing our remaining spectrum."

Pending previously announced transactions
On October 17, 2024, the company entered into a License Purchase Agreement with Verizon Communications, Inc. (Verizon) to sell certain AWS, Cellular and PCS wireless spectrum licenses, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals, and agreed to grant Verizon certain rights to lease such licenses prior to the transaction close. Additionally, Array also entered into agreements with Nsight Spectrum, LLC and Nex-Tech Wireless, LLC for the sale of select spectrum licenses.

On November 6, 2024, the company also entered into a License Purchase Agreement with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (AT&T), a subsidiary of AT&T Inc. to sell certain 3.45 GHz and 700 MHz wireless spectrum licenses, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals, and agreed to grant AT&T certain rights to lease and sub-lease such licenses prior to the transaction close.

Array is not providing 2025 financial guidance.

Conference Call Information
Array will hold a conference call on August 11, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time.

• Access the live call on the Events & Presentations page of investors.arrayinc.com, investors.tdsinc.com, or at https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/378403075
• Access the call by phone at [phone] conference ID: 1328528.

About Array

Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. is a leading owner and operator of shared wireless communications infrastructure in the United States. With over 4,400 cell towers in locations from coast to coast, Array enables the deployment of 5G and other wireless technologies throughout the country. As of August 1, 2025, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. owned approximately 82% of Array.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All information set forth in this news release, except historical and factual information, represents forward-looking statements. This includes all statements about the company's plans, beliefs, estimates, and expectations. These statements are based on current estimates, projections, and assumptions, which involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may affect these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the manner in which Array's remaining business is conducted; strategic decisions regarding the tower business; Array's reliance on a small number of tenants for a substantial portion of its revenues; extreme weather events; whether the previously announced spectrum license sales to Verizon and AT&T will be consummated; whether Array can monetize the remaining spectrum assets; competition in the tower industry; and significant investments in wireless operating entities Array does not control. Investors are encouraged to consider these and other risks and uncertainties that are more fully described under "Risk Factors" in the most recent filing of Array's Form 10-K, as updated by any Array Form 10-Q filed subsequent to such Form 10-K.

Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
Summary Operating Data (Unaudited)
As of or for the Quarter Ended	6/30/2025		3/31/2025		12/31/2024		9/30/2024		6/30/2024
Retail Connections
Postpaid
Total at end of period	3,904,000		3,946,000		3,985,000		3,999,000		4,027,000
Gross additions	109,000		105,000		140,000		123,000		117,000
Handsets	70,000		68,000		93,000		84,000		73,000
Connected devices	39,000		37,000		47,000		39,000		44,000
Net additions (losses)	(42,000)		(39,000)		(14,000)		(28,000)		(24,000)
Handsets	(44,000)		(38,000)		(19,000)		(28,000)		(29,000)
Connected devices	2,000		(1,000)		5,000		-		5,000
ARPU1	$ 51.91		$ 52.06		$ 51.73		$ 52.04		$ 51.45
ARPA2	$ 131.89		$ 132.25		$ 131.10		$ 131.81		$ 130.41
Handset upgrade rate3	4.2 %		3.1 %		4.8 %		3.5 %		4.1 %
Churn rate4	1.29 %		1.21 %		1.29 %		1.25 %		1.16 %
Handsets	1.12 %		1.03 %		1.08 %		1.07 %		0.97 %
Connected devices	2.36 %		2.40 %		2.67 %		2.47 %		2.47 %
Prepaid
Total at end of period	429,000		431,000		448,000		452,000		439,000
Gross additions	43,000		38,000		46,000		57,000		50,000
Net additions (losses)	(2,000)		(17,000)		(4,000)		13,000		3,000
ARPU1	$ 31.72		$ 30.76		$ 30.59		$ 32.01		$ 32.37
Churn rate4	3.58 %		4.17 %		3.70 %		3.30 %		3.60 %
Market penetration at end of period
Consolidated operating population	31,390,000		31,390,000		32,550,000		32,550,000		32,550,000
Consolidated operating penetration5	14 %		14 %		14 %		14 %		14 %
Capital expenditures (millions)	$ 80		$ 53		$ 162		$ 120		$ 165
Total cell sites in service	7,061		7,009		7,010		7,007		6,990
Owned towers	4,418		4,413		4,409		4,407		4,388
Number of colocations 6	2,527		2,469		2,444		2,418		2,392
Tower tenancy rate 7	1.57		1.56		1.55		1.55		1.55

1	Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) - metric is calculated by dividing a revenue base by an average number of connections and by the number of months in the period. These revenue bases and connection populations are shown below:
	• Postpaid ARPU consists of total postpaid service revenues and postpaid connections.
	• Prepaid ARPU consists of total prepaid service revenues and prepaid connections.
2	Average Revenue Per Account (ARPA) - metric is calculated by dividing total postpaid service revenues by the average number of postpaid accounts and by the number of months in the period.
3	Handset upgrade rate calculated as total handset upgrade transactions divided by average postpaid handset connections.
4	Churn rate represents the percentage of the connections that disconnect service each month. These rates represent the average monthly churn rate for each respective period.
5	Market penetration is calculated by dividing the number of retail wireless connections at the end of the period by the total estimated population of consolidated operating markets. The methodology for the calculation was updated in the second quarter of 2025 and prior periods were revised to reflect this change.
6	Represents instances where a third-party wireless carrier rents or leases space on a company-owned tower.
7	Average number of tenants that lease space on company-owned towers, measured on a per-tower basis.

Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Operations Highlights
(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2025		2024		2025 vs. 2024		2025		2024		2025 vs. 2024
(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts)
Operating revenues
Service	$ 736		$ 743		(1) %		$ 1,477		$ 1,497		(1) %
Equipment sales	180		184		(2) %		330		380		(13) %
Total operating revenues	916		927		(1) %		1,807		1,877		(4) %
Operating expenses
System operations (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below)	183		180		1 %		359		362		(1) %
Cost of equipment sold	209		211		(1) %		387		427		(9) %
Selling, general and administrative	328		322		2 %		661		653		1 %
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	163		165		(1) %		325		329		(2) %
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net	2		5		(53) %		4		11		(60) %
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net	(4)		8		N/M		(5)		7		N/M
Total operating expenses	881		891		(1) %		1,731		1,789		(3) %
Operating income	35		36		(4) %		76		88		(13) %
Other income (expense)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities	42		38		8 %		78		80		(3) %
Interest and dividend income	4		3		12 %		6		6		15 %
Interest expense	(45)		(45)		5 %		(84)		(91)		7 %
Total other income (expense)	1		(4)		N/M		-		(5)		99 %
Income before income taxes	36		32		13 %		76		83		(9) %
Income tax expense	4		14		(73) %		24		41		(42) %
Net income	32		18		77 %		52		42		24 %
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	1		1		(5) %		2		7		(68) %
Net income attributable to Array shareholders	$ 31		$ 17		80 %		$ 50		$ 35		41 %
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	86		86		-		85		86		-
Basic earnings per share attributable to Array shareholders	$ 0.37		$ 0.20		81 %		$ 0.58		$ 0.41		42 %
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	88		88		-		88		88		-
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Array shareholders	$ 0.36		$ 0.20		81 %		$ 0.57		$ 0.40		41 %

N/M - Percentage change not meaningful

Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2025		2024
(Dollars in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 52		$ 42
Add (deduct) adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	325		329
Bad debts expense	43		46
Stock-based compensation expense	29		25
Deferred income taxes, net	(9)		11
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities	(78)		(80)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	88		80
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net	4		11
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net	(5)		7
Other operating activities	3		3
Changes in assets and liabilities from operations
Accounts receivable	(21)		(1)
Equipment installment plans receivable	44		5
Inventory	52		57
Accounts payable	(4)		-
Customer deposits and deferred revenues	(13)		6
Accrued taxes	10		20
Accrued interest	-		(1)
Other assets and liabilities	(35)		(44)
Net cash provided by operating activities	485		516
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment	(147)		(270)
Cash paid for licenses	(4)		(15)
Other investing activities	1		1
Net cash used in investing activities	(150)		(284)
Cash flows from financing activities
Issuance of long-term debt	-		40
Repayment of long-term debt	(12)		(198)
Tax withholdings, net of cash receipts, for stock-based compensation awards	(36)		(12)
Repurchase of Common Shares	(21)		-
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(2)		(3)
Cash paid for software license agreements	(20)		(20)
Other financing activities	(2)		(3)
Net cash used in financing activities	(93)		(196)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	242		36
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Beginning of period	159		179
End of period	$ 401		$ 215

Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheet Highlights
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
	June 30, 2025		December 31, 2024
(Dollars in millions)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 386		$ 144
Accounts receivable, net	922		955
Inventory, net	126		179
Prepaid expenses	53		46
Income taxes receivable	1		-
Other current assets	21		21
Total current assets	1,509		1,345
Licenses	4,583		4,579
Investments in unconsolidated entities	444		454
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,313		2,502
Operating lease right-of-use assets	922		926
Other assets and deferred charges	606		643
Total assets	$ 10,377		$ 10,449

Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheet Highlights
(Unaudited)
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
	June 30, 2025		December 31, 2024
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 28		$ 22
Accounts payable	218		242
Customer deposits and deferred revenues	225		238
Accrued taxes	37		30
Accrued compensation	54		93
Short-term operating lease liabilities	137		141
Other current liabilities	109		118
Total current liabilities	808		884
Deferred liabilities and credits
Deferred income tax liability, net	719		728
Long-term operating lease liabilities	825		822
Other deferred liabilities and credits	576		570
Long-term debt, net	2,819		2,837
Noncontrolling interests with redemption features	16		16
Equity
Array shareholders' equity
Series A Common and Common Shares, par value $1.00 per share	88		88
Additional paid-in capital	1,812		1,783
Treasury shares	(102)		(112)
Retained earnings	2,802		2,818
Total Array shareholders' equity	4,600		4,577
Noncontrolling interests	14		15
Total equity	4,614		4,592
Total liabilities and equity	$ 10,377		$ 10,449

Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. Segment Results (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
Array	2025		2024		2025 vs. 2024		2025		2024		2025 vs. 2024
(Dollars in millions)
Operating Revenues
Wireless	$ 888		$ 902		(1) %		$ 1,751		$ 1,826		(4) %
Towers	62		58		7 %		123		116		6 %
Intra-company eliminations	(34)		(33)		(3) %		(67)		(65)		(3) %
Total operating revenues	916		927		(1) %		1,807		1,877		(4) %
Operating expenses
Wireless	874		885		(1) %		1,717		1,779		(3) %
Towers	41		39		5 %		81		75		8 %
Intra-company eliminations	(34)		(33)		(3) %		(67)		(65)		(3) %
Total operating expenses	881		891		(1) %		1,731		1,789		(3) %
Operating income	$ 35		$ 36		(4) %		$ 76		$ 88		(13) %
Adjusted OIBDA1 (Non-GAAP)	$ 208		$ 227		(9) %		$ 422		$ 456		(7) %
Adjusted EBITDA1 (Non-GAAP)	$ 254		$ 268		(6) %		$ 506		$ 542		(7) %
Capital expenditures	$ 80		$ 165		(52) %		$ 132		$ 295		(55) %

1	Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures which Array uses as measurements of profitability. See EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA Reconciliations within this earnings release for additional information.

Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. Segment Results (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
Array Wireless	2025		2024		2025 vs. 2024		2025		2024		2025 vs. 2024
(Dollars in millions)
Retail service	$ 652		$ 666		(2) %		$ 1,312		$ 1,344		(2) %
Other	56		52		7 %		109		102		7 %
Service revenues	708		718		(1) %		1,421		1,446		(2) %
Equipment sales	180		184		(2) %		330		380		(13) %
Total operating revenues	888		902		(1) %		1,751		1,826		(4) %
System operations (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below)	197		194		1 %		387		390		(1) %
Cost of equipment sold	209		211		(1) %		387		427		(9) %
Selling, general and administrative	319		313		2 %		643		637		1 %
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	151		154		(2) %		302		308		(2) %
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net	2		5		(59) %		3		10		(66) %
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net	(4)		8		N/M		(5)		7		N/M
Total operating expenses	874		885		(1) %		1,717		1,779		(3) %
Operating income	$ 14		$ 17		(21) %		$ 34		$ 47		(27) %
Adjusted OIBDA1 (Non-GAAP)	$ 174		$ 196		(11) %		$ 355		$ 392		(9) %
Adjusted EBITDA1 (Non-GAAP)	$ 174		$ 196		(11) %		$ 355		$ 392		(9) %
Capital expenditures	$ 77		$ 160		(52) %		$ 127		$ 286		(55) %

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
Array Towers	2025		2024		2025 vs. 2024		2025		2024		2025 vs. 2024
(Dollars in millions)
Third-party revenues	$ 28		$ 25		12 %		$ 56		$ 51		9 %
Intra-company revenues	34		33		3 %		67		65		3 %
Total tower revenues	62		58		7 %		123		116		6 %
System operations (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below)	20		19		6 %		39		37		5 %
Selling, general and administrative	9		9		(1) %		18		16		14 %
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	12		11		7 %		23		21		6 %
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net	-		-		14 %		1		1		60 %
Total operating expenses	41		39		5 %		81		75		8 %
Operating income	$ 21		$ 19		11 %		$ 42		$ 41		2 %
Adjusted OIBDA1 (Non-GAAP)	$ 34		$ 31		9 %		$ 67		$ 64		4 %
Adjusted EBITDA1 (Non-GAAP)	$ 34		$ 31		9 %		$ 67		$ 64		4 %
Capital expenditures	$ 3		$ 5		(51) %		$ 5		$ 9		(47) %

1	Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures which Array uses as measurements of profitability. See EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA Reconciliations within this earnings release for additional information.

Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. Financial Measures (Unaudited)
Free Cash Flow
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
Array	2025		2024		2025		2024
(Dollars in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities (GAAP)	$ 325		$ 313		$ 485		$ 516
Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment	(75)		(137)		(147)		(270)
Cash paid for software license agreements	(11)		(11)		(20)		(20)
Free cash flow (Non-GAAP)1	$ 239		$ 165		$ 318		$ 226

1	Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure which Array believes may be useful to investors and other users of its financial information in evaluating liquidity, specifically, the amount of net cash generated by business operations after deducting Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment and Cash paid for software license agreements.

Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA Reconciliations
(Unaudited)

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are defined as net income adjusted for the items set forth in the reconciliations below. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are not measures of financial performance under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (GAAP) and should not be considered as alternatives to Net income or Cash flows from operating activities, as indicators of cash flows or as measures of liquidity. Array does not intend to imply that any such items set forth in the reconciliations below are infrequent or unusual; such items may occur in the future. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA as measurements of profitability, and therefore reconciliations to Net income are deemed appropriate. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are useful measures of Array's operating results before significant recurring non-cash charges, nonrecurring expenses, gains and losses, and other items as presented below as they provide additional relevant and useful information to investors and other users of Array's financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of its operations and underlying business trends in a manner that is consistent with management's evaluation of business performance. Adjusted EBITDA shows adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion, gains and losses, and expenses related to the strategic alternatives review of Array while Adjusted OIBDA reduces this measure further to exclude Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities and Interest and dividend income in order to more effectively show the performance of operating activities excluding investment activities. The following tables reconcile EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA to the corresponding GAAP measure, Net income, Income before income taxes and/or Operating income. Income and expense items below Operating income are not provided at the individual segment level for Array Wireless and Array Towers; therefore, the reconciliations begin with EBITDA and the most directly comparable GAAP measure is Operating income rather than Net income at the segment level.

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
Array	2025		2024		2025		2024
(Dollars in millions)
Net income (GAAP)	$ 32		$ 18		$ 52		$ 42
Add back or deduct:
Income tax expense	4		14		24		41
Income before income taxes (GAAP)	36		32		76		83
Add back:
Interest expense	45		45		84		91
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense	163		165		325		329
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)	244		242		485		503
Add back or deduct:
Expenses related to strategic alternatives review	12		13		22		21
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net	2		5		4		11
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net	(4)		8		(5)		7
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)	254		268		506		542
Deduct:
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities	42		38		78		80
Interest and dividend income	4		3		6		6
Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)	$ 208		$ 227		$ 422		$ 456

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
Array Wireless	2025		2024		2025		2024
(Dollars in millions)
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)	$ 165		$ 171		$ 336		$ 355
Add back or deduct:
Expenses related to strategic alternatives review	11		12		21		20
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net	2		5		3		10
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net	(4)		8		(5)		7
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)	174		196		355		392
Deduct:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	151		154		302		308
Expenses related to strategic alternatives review	11		12		21		20
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net	2		5		3		10
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net	(4)		8		(5)		7
Operating income (GAAP)	$ 14		$ 17		$ 34		$ 47

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
Array Towers	2025		2024		2025		2024
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)	$ 33		$ 30		$ 65		$ 62
Add back or deduct:
Expenses related to strategic alternatives review	1		1		1		1
(Gain) loss on asset disposals	-		-		1		1
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)	34		31		67		64
Deduct:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	12		11		23		21
Expenses related to strategic alternatives review	1		1		1		1
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net	-		-		1		1
Operating income (GAAP)	$ 21		$ 19		$ 42		$ 41

SOURCE Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.