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StarHub profit slides 46% as telco transformation struggles against consumer decline

Nurdianah Md Nur
Nurdianah Md Nur • 4 min read
StarHub profit slides 46% as telco transformation struggles against consumer decline
Enterprise growth offers support as StarHub braces for a 2026 of “disciplined execution”. Photo: Albert Chua/ The Edge Singapore
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Operating profits as a guide to StarHub’s FY2025 earnings showed how hard it is to reshape a legacy telco while core businesses are still shrinking, even as enterprise services begin to show promise.

Net profit attributable to shareholders fell 46% to $86.4 million in 2025 after a $14.1 million payment to return a 700MHz spectrum block and heavier depreciation from earlier spectrum purchases. Excluding one-offs, adjusted earnings of $100.5 million were 29% lower than a year earlier.

The results highlight the challenge facing StarHub as it pivots toward digital infrastructure and cybersecurity while still battling fierce price competition in its core consumer market. Service revenue slipped 1.3% to $2 billion, with mobile down 7.7%, entertainment 7.1% and broadband largely flat.

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