Vodafone Group Public Limited Company · VOD · FY2025 Q2 · Calendar Q4 2024

Vodafone maintains FY guidance, with Germany recovery still pivotal

The supplied call analysis points to modest operating progress, but the investment case depends on converting growth in Turkey and wholesale and digital services into a sustained recovery in Germany, without losing pricing discipline.

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Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -9.1% Event window
SPY move -0.3% Same window
Abnormal move -8.8% Stock minus SPY
Volume 4.0× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +3.5% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior quarter, the supplied analysis describes a first-half EBITDA increase and continued strength in Turkey, alongside persistent German market and transition headwinds. Full-year guidance remained maintained; management also discussed portfolio changes and operational simplification.

Guidance delta

No change: management maintained full-year guidance, according to the supplied transcript analysis.

Key takeaways

  • Group EBITDA increased 3.8% year over year in the first half, while Germany remained a central recovery challenge.
  • Turkey was a relative growth bright spot; management also cited digital-services growth and the expected contribution from the 1&1 wholesale agreement.
  • The supplied market-reaction data show a sharp event-session decline, contrasting with maintained guidance and underscoring investor sensitivity to execution and regional trends.

Management priorities

  • Improve German customer and net-add trends while expanding gigabit broadband coverage.
  • Execute the 1&1 wholesale ramp and continue fiberisation and network modernization.
  • Simplify operations and progress portfolio reorganisations, subject to required approvals.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
VOD EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 3 reported fiscal quarters and 1 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '24 actual $0.06, None Q4 '26 estimate $0.32 Q4 '26 actual $-0.62, miss Q2 '27 estimate $0.61 Q2 '27 actual $0.17, miss Q4 '27 estimate $0.40

Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold25 ratings
Bullish1248.0%
Neutral728.0%
Bearish624.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$15.62Current
$9.5Low
$14Average
$20.93High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Nov 11, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Barclays Underweight Equal WeightDowngradeOct 20, 2026
UBS Sell NeutralDowngradeNov 3, 2025
JP Morgan Underweight NeutralDowngradeApr 23, 2025
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainOct 12, 2023
B of A Securities Buy NeutralUpgradeJan 12, 2023
Bernstein Market Perform OutperformDowngradeAug 1, 2022
Berenberg Hold BuyDowngradeApr 5, 2022
Argus Research Hold BuyDowngradeJan 20, 2022
CFRA Buy BuyMaintainMay 13, 2020
HSBC Buy HoldUpgradeMay 24, 2019
Macquarie Outperform NeutralUpgradeMar 20, 2019
Exane BNP Paribas Neutral OutperformDowngradeMar 8, 2019
Bank of America Buy NeutralUpgradeFeb 6, 2019
Raymond James Market Perform Strong BuyDowngradeOct 9, 2018
Jefferies Hold BuyDowngradeOct 8, 2018
Standpoint Research Buy ReduceUpgradeSep 11, 2018
Citigroup Buy NeutralUpgradeSep 6, 2018
Argus Buy BuyMaintainJun 13, 2018
Nomura Buy NeutralUpgradeJun 23, 2015
Santander Underweight UnderweightMaintainJun 12, 2015
Deutsche Bank Buy BuyMaintainOct 14, 2014
Redburn Partners Buy NeutralUpgradeAug 4, 2014
Espirito Santo Sell NeutralDowngradeJul 11, 2014
Oriel Reduce HoldDowngradeMar 18, 2014
Baird Neutral OutperformDowngradeAug 30, 2013
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $15.62. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Goldman SachsAndrew Lee$20.93$16.58 +34.0%Sep 4, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$11.58$15.57 -25.8%Feb 16, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$10.09$10.74 -35.4%Jul 31, 2025
CFRAAdrian Ng$9.5$8.61 -39.2%Mar 18, 2024

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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Vodafone Group Public Limited Company, established in 1984 and based in Newbury, UK, is a global telecommunications leader delivering services across Europe and internationally. The company provides fundamental mobile services, enabling customers to make calls, send texts, and access data. Its fixed-line offerings encompass broadband internet, television packages, and voice telephony. Vodafone also integrates these services into converged solutions under brand names like GigaKombi and Vodafone One. Beyond core telecom functions, it innovates with value-added services such as a comprehensive Internet of Things (IoT) portfolio, including logistics, fleet management, smart metering, insurance, cloud computing, and security, alongside automotive and health solutions. Furthermore, Vodafone operates M-Pesa, a prominent African payment platform that facilitates money transfers, financial services, and business and merchant payments. The company expands its reach by offering services to other operators through partner market agreements and holds a strategic partnership with Open Fiber.

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  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2024-11-10T18:39:04.055137+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-11-11T12:20:45.160210+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-11-11T12:20:45.158447+00:00

Methodology

Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.

Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-11-11. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.