KUCHING: Maxis Berhad’s second-quarter profit after tax rose 9.5 per cent year-on-year to RM436 million.
For the quarter ended June 30, 2026, service revenue increased 2.2 per cent to RM2.25 billion, while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) grew 2.7 per cent to RM1.12 billion.
The telecommunications group declared an interim dividend of four sen per share.
Operating free cash flow stood at RM991 million during the quarter, while Maxis allocated RM171 million in capital expenditure (CAPEX) to expand fibre coverage, upgrade network capacity and improve service reliability.
The company maintained its full-year guidance for low single-digit growth in service revenue and EBITDA, with CAPEX intensity of between 10 and 12 per cent.
Consumer mobile service revenue rose 2.7 per cent year-on-year to RM1.58 billion, while total mobile subscribers increased 1.7 per cent to 9.98 million, driven by continued postpaid subscriber growth.
In the consumer home segment, subscriptions grew 3.2 per cent to 813,000, although service revenue slipped 0.8 per cent to RM252 million. The segment recorded a 5 per cent improvement in margin.
Enterprise service revenue rose 2.2 per cent to RM416 million, driven by its fixed and solutions portfolio, including managed services, cloud connectivity and digital solutions.
During the quarter, Maxis also secured a three-year renewal from Telekom Malaysia for 4G Multi-Operator Core Network services and domestic 4G and 2G roaming services.
Maxis chief executive officer Goh Seow Eng said the second-quarter results reflected the company’s focus on revenue performance and operating discipline.
“Our second-quarter results reflect our approach to the business, combining steady top-line performance with operating discipline to accelerate profit growth.
“We continue to drive margin expansion through focused execution across the business,” he said.
