FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARE (FYBR) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:FYBR • US35909D1090

38.49 USD
+0.05 (+0.13%)
At close: Jan 16, 2026
38.5 USD
+0.01 (+0.03%)
After Hours: 1/16/2026, 8:21:56 PM
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Fundamental Rating

2

Overall FYBR gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated FYBR against 37 industry peers in the Diversified Telecommunication Services industry. FYBR may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. FYBR does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • FYBR had negative earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year FYBR had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: FYBR reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years FYBR had a positive operating cash flow.
FYBR Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFFYBR Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 2B -2B 4B -4B

1.2 Ratios

  • FYBR's Return On Assets of -1.76% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. FYBR outperforms 52.63% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -8.11%, FYBR is in line with its industry, outperforming 52.63% of the companies in the same industry.
  • FYBR has a Return On Invested Capital (1.85%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • FYBR had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 2.61%. This is below the industry average of 5.97%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.76%
ROE -8.11%
ROIC 1.85%
ROA(3y)0.32%
ROA(5y)5.72%
ROE(3y)0.87%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)2.61%
ROIC(5y)4.74%
FYBR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICFYBR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50 -50 100

1.3 Margins

  • FYBR's Operating Margin of 7.08% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. FYBR outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
  • FYBR's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • FYBR has a better Gross Margin (65.05%) than 76.32% of its industry peers.
  • FYBR's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 7.08%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 65.05%
OM growth 3Y-23.29%
OM growth 5Y-14.98%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.68%
GM growth 5Y0.69%
FYBR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsFYBR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50 -50

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • FYBR has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for FYBR has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, FYBR has more shares outstanding
  • FYBR has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
FYBR Yearly Shares OutstandingFYBR Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M
FYBR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsFYBR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5B 10B 15B 20B 25B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.59, we must say that FYBR is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of 0.59, FYBR is not doing good in the industry: 68.42% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.56 is on the high side and indicates that FYBR has dependencies on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of FYBR (2.56) is worse than 73.68% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.56
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.59
ROIC/WACC0.26
WACC7.12%
FYBR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFFYBR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5B 10B 15B

2.3 Liquidity

  • FYBR has a Current Ratio of 0.30. This is a bad value and indicates that FYBR is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • FYBR has a Current ratio of 0.30. This is amonst the worse of the industry: FYBR underperforms 97.37% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.30 indicates that FYBR may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • FYBR's Quick ratio of 0.30 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. FYBR is outperformed by 97.37% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.3
Quick Ratio 0.3
FYBR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesFYBR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for FYBR have decreased strongly by -102.67% in the last year.
  • FYBR shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 4.25%.
  • The Revenue has been decreasing by -6.04% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-102.67%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%9.09%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.25%
Revenue growth 3Y-2.53%
Revenue growth 5Y-6.04%
Sales Q2Q%4.1%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 10.24% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • FYBR is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 3.09% yearly.
EPS Next Y-2.35%
EPS Next 2Y18.47%
EPS Next 3Y23.24%
EPS Next 5Y10.24%
Revenue Next Year4.59%
Revenue Next 2Y4.13%
Revenue Next 3Y4.16%
Revenue Next 5Y3.09%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
FYBR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesFYBR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2B 4B 6B 8B
FYBR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesFYBR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 0 1 -1 2 3

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for FYBR. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • Also next year FYBR is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
FYBR Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsFYBR Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 -20 -40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of FYBR is on the same level as its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 9.55
FYBR Per share dataFYBR EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as FYBR's earnings are expected to grow with 23.24% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y18.47%
EPS Next 3Y23.24%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • FYBR does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARE

NASDAQ:FYBR (1/16/2026, 8:21:56 PM)

After market: 38.5 +0.01 (+0.03%)

38.49

+0.05 (+0.13%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupTelecommunication Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Telecommunication Services
Earnings (Last)10-28
Earnings (Next)02-18
Inst Owners93.49%
Inst Owner Change1.27%
Ins Owners1.47%
Ins Owner Change-45.09%
Market Cap9.64B
Revenue(TTM)6.11B
Net Income(TTM)-381.00M
Analysts52.94
Price Target39.27 (2.03%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-54.83%
Min EPS beat(2)-116.15%
Max EPS beat(2)6.48%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-75.48%
Min EPS beat(4)-176.98%
Max EPS beat(4)6.48%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-38.28%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)3.13%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)17.97%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.8%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.15%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.45%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.72%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.63%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.33%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.61%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.93%
Revenue beat(16)1
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.25%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)14.08%
EPS NY rev (1m)1.19%
EPS NY rev (3m)2.31%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.76%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.27%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 1.58
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 5.37
P/B 2.05
P/tB 5.75
EV/EBITDA 9.55
EPS(TTM)-1.52
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.77
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-5.67
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)7.17
OCFY18.62%
SpS24.39
BVpS18.77
TBVpS6.69
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.76%
ROE -8.11%
ROCE 2.34%
ROIC 1.85%
ROICexc 1.88%
ROICexgc 2.26%
OM 7.08%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 65.05%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)0.32%
ROA(5y)5.72%
ROE(3y)0.87%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)2.61%
ROIC(5y)4.74%
ROICexc(3y)2.91%
ROICexc(5y)5.58%
ROICexgc(3y)3.81%
ROICexgc(5y)7.04%
ROCE(3y)3.3%
ROCE(5y)6%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-36.72%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-21.75%
ROICexc growth 3Y-32.55%
ROICexc growth 5Y-23.75%
OM growth 3Y-23.29%
OM growth 5Y-14.98%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.68%
GM growth 5Y0.69%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.28
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.56
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 5.38
Cap/Depr 178.4%
Cap/Sales 52.62%
Interest Coverage 0.51
Cash Conversion 80.34%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.3
Quick Ratio 0.3
Altman-Z 0.59
F-Score4
WACC7.12%
ROIC/WACC0.26
Cap/Depr(3y)209.94%
Cap/Depr(5y)168.25%
Cap/Sales(3y)50.01%
Cap/Sales(5y)38.62%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-102.67%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%9.09%
EPS Next Y-2.35%
EPS Next 2Y18.47%
EPS Next 3Y23.24%
EPS Next 5Y10.24%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.25%
Revenue growth 3Y-2.53%
Revenue growth 5Y-6.04%
Sales Q2Q%4.1%
Revenue Next Year4.59%
Revenue Next 2Y4.13%
Revenue Next 3Y4.16%
Revenue Next 5Y3.09%
EBIT growth 1Y-13.6%
EBIT growth 3Y-25.23%
EBIT growth 5Y-20.11%
EBIT Next Year484.99%
EBIT Next 3Y90.6%
EBIT Next 5Y50.46%
FCF growth 1Y39.67%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y27.41%
OCF growth 3Y26.7%
OCF growth 5Y1.46%

FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARE / FYBR FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARE?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to FYBR.


What is the valuation status for FYBR stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARE (FYBR). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of FYBR stock?

FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARE (FYBR) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARE (FYBR) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARE (FYBR) is expected to decline by -2.35% in the next year.