China Tower Corp. reported a 30.1 percent year-on-year increase in net profit attributable to shareholders for the first half of 2026, reaching 7.489 billion yuan, while revenue edged down 1.8 percent to 48.693 billion yuan.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) came in at 30.252 billion yuan, down 11.6 percent from a year earlier, with an EBITDA margin of 62.1 percent. Net profit margin stood at 15.4 percent. Basic earnings per share were 0.4284 yuan, and the company proposed an interim dividend of 0.19122 yuan per share (pre-tax).
By business segment, carrier business revenue fell 5.0 percent to 40.357 billion yuan, of which tower business revenue declined 6.7 percent to 35.263 billion yuan, while indoor distributed antenna system (DAS) revenue rose 9.2 percent to 5.094 billion yuan. Smart connectivity business revenue grew 12.8 percent to 5.332 billion yuan, and energy business revenue jumped 17.3 percent to 2.591 billion yuan.
China Tower said that amid a complex and changing external environment and multiple pressures and challenges in the first half of 2026, the company maintained overall operational stability by coordinating resource allocation, deepening reform and innovation, and striving to improve quality and efficiency.