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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. TDS R2K

Communication Services · Telecom Services · United States
https://www.tdsinc.com
Company Profile ↓
$34.08
-13.92% 1Y
Mkt Cap$3.62B
P/E20.05
P/B1.02
Div. Yield0.47%
52W High$47.50
52W Low$33.39
Book Value$33.82
EPS (TTM)$1.70

Company Overview

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., a telecommunications company, provides communications services to residential, commercial, and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through two segments: TDS Telecom and Array. The company offers internet connections and all-home Wi-Fi services, fiber internet, security, and support services; advanced home TV entertainment combined with a digital video recording (DVR) services; TDS TV+, an integrated cloud TV platform that combines linear and on-demand programming, mobile device interfaces, personalized recommendations, and network-based DVR; digital television; local and long-distance telephone service, voice over internet protocol, and enhanced services; wireless services to customers; broadband, IP-based services, and hosted voice and video collaboration services to small- and medium-sized businesses; carrying data and voice traffic services; wholesale services; and communication services in underserved areas. The company is also leases tower spaces to tenants; provides ancillary services. The company sells and distributes its products through third-party direct sales, retail stores, sales agents, and an online platform to sell services and products. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Why Investors Should Care

Reasonable Valuation

Trades at a P/E of 20.1, below the sector median of 22.5.

Conservative Balance Sheet

Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $1.07B (-9.0% YoY); net profit $-6.24M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +6.5%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -8.8%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:-8.76%
1 Year:6.50%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-13.92%
6 Months:-19.05%
3 Months:-25.01%
1 Month:-15.03%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bearish
52-Week Range 5% of range
$33.39 $47.50
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMABelow
  • Death Cross10d ago
  • RSI (14)28.72 · Oversold
Price Performance
1M-15.03%
3M-25.01%
6M-19.05%
1Y-13.92%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 20.05 is below the sector median of 22.47 — relatively cheaper than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Generates positive free cash flow.

CONS

  • Revenue declined at -8.8% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Trading 28.2% below its 52-week high.
  • In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
20.05
Industry PE
22.47
Forward P/E est.
18.83
PEG Ratio
7.79
Book Value
$33.82
Price to Book
1.02
P/S
3.14
EV/EBITDA
16.16
Dividend Yield
0.47%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-8.76%
Profit 5Y
-
Revenue (YoY)
6.50%
Earnings (YoY)
-

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
-1.22%
ROE
6.01%
ROA
-0.18%
Profit Margin
10.49%
Op Margin
-1.19%
Gross Margin
59.60%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$1.09
EPS (TTM)
$1.70

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.24
Quick Ratio
3.31
Current Ratio
3.43
Debt
$1.25B
Total Assets
$8.21B
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
8.78%
Chg in Prom Hold
0.00%
FII / Inst Holding
97.11%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.03%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$3.62B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
EBITDA
$321.96M
Free Cash Flow
$623.67M
Operating Cash Flow
$471.74M
Shares Outstanding
106.31M
Gross Margin
59.60%
Payout Ratio
9.41%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. R2K 34.08 20.05 $3.62B 0.47% -1.22% 6.01% -8.76% -
2 GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXAI 370.92 28.27 $2.18T 0.24% 26.20% 38.88% 17.96% 21.53%
3 META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXAI 681.31 24.77 $1.50T 0.32% 25.69% 32.93% 36.10% 35.91%
4 NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXAI 73.68 23.77 $310.25B 0.00% 29.87% 48.49% 22.30% 32.79%
5 TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPX 187.62 19.94 $203.04B 2.18% 9.39% 18.02% 22.63% 28.77%
6 VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPX 42.83 10.45 $178.84B 6.65% 8.59% 17.20% 0.33% -6.86%
7 DIS The Walt Disney Company SPX 97.15 15.54 $168.70B 1.56% 10.74% 11.01% 6.96% 4.12%
8 T AT&T Inc. SPX 21.43 7.22 $148.90B 5.22% 6.59% 18.37% 0.31% 3.44%
9 APP AppLovin Corporation NDXSPXAI 452.73 39.33 $138.41B 0.00% 70.20% - 24.84% 609.87%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Mar 2013Jun 2013Sep 2013Mar 2014Jun 2014Sep 2014Mar 2015Jun 2015Sep 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026
Revenue ---------------1.20B1.23B1.27B1.24B1.24B1.29B1.24B1.24B1.30B1.29B1.28B1.30B1.29B1.32B1.36B1.27B1.24B1.25B1.23B1.21B297.14M263.19M1.16B261.90M257.73M
Operating Income 7.15M282.23M-33.09M20.68M-49.09M-125.42M283.00M32.00M93.00M26.00M53.00M33.00M81.00M27.00M-233.00M80.00M61.00M51.00M94.00M48.00M29.00M72.00M78.00M87.00M110.00M58.00M69.00M95.00M63.00M-11.00M29.00M33.00M48.00M67.00M39.00M-149.73M-33.93M40.00M-67.97M143.82M
Net Income 1.42M156.08M-9.51M18.25M-22.04M-116.03M146.00M23.00M51.00M8.00M28.00M13.00M37.00M10.00M-181.00M39.00M33.00M46.00M59.00M33.00M18.00M69.00M65.00M78.00M59.00M27.00M40.00M61.00M35.00M-8.00M8.00M-2.00M029.00M3.00M-65.74M7.47M12.00M-81.75M144.59M
Diluted EPS 0.011.42-0.090.16-0.20-1.071.330.210.460.070.250.110.330.09-1.640.340.290.410.500.280.150.590.560.660.480.170.240.370.15-0.22-0.08-0.17-0.160.10-0.13-0.73-0.09-0.05-0.841.09

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 5.09B5.02B4.99B5.18B5.35B4.90B5.01B5.21B5.16B5.04B5.02B5.08B5.12B5.22B5.29B1.23B1.18B1.07B
Operating Income 128.75M407.84M296.09M362.50M183.86M235.36M-190.00M431.00M108.00M-108.00M205.00M179.00M259.00M261.00M122.00M-682.57M-191.26M-97.39M
Net Income 88.50M191.35M144.85M200.57M81.86M141.93M-136.00M219.00M43.00M153.00M135.00M121.00M226.00M156.00M62.00M-500.01M-27.70M-6.24M
Diluted EPS 0.761.671.311.830.751.29-1.261.980.391.371.171.031.931.00-0.07-5.05-0.85-0.65

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets -7.67B7.58B7.70B8.20B8.62B8.86B8.85B9.42B9.45B9.29B9.78B10.78B12.53B13.49B14.55B8.14B13.68B8.40B
Total Equity 4.58B4.41B3.76B3.82B3.96B4.01B4.12B3.93B4.13B4.14B4.27B4.56B4.65B4.80B5.93B5.85B5.20B5.09B4.80B
Cash & Equivalents 1.17B772.68M674.47M341.68M563.27M740.48M830.00M472.00M985.00M900.00M619.00M921.00M465.00M1.43B367.00M360.00M236.00M363.61M765.95M
Current Liabilities --799.71M785.77M874.13M924.61M1.19B1.06B944.00M887.00M918.00M879.00M962.00M1.15B1.18B1.51B1.18B1.09B440.31M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 848.89M1.10B1.08B1.26B1.11B--790.00M782.00M776.00M1.02B1.02B1.53B1.10B1.16B1.14B1.15B589.89M
Investing Cash Flow -902.75M-768.10M-1.21B-866.09M-998.07M---743.00M-808.00M-981.00M-680.00M-1.25B-1.51B-2.46B-1.78B-1.33B-754.50M2.14B
Financing Cash Flow -343.28M-427.46M-200.96M-168.03M70.10M--461.00M-59.00M-77.00M-32.00M-220.00M957.00M321.00M613.00M56.04M-277.46M-2.35B
Capital Expenditure -------------1.34B-1.13B-1.16B-643.07M-365.45M-390.53M
Free Cash Flow ------------194.00M-28.00M-6.00M498.09M780.43M199.36M
Share Buybacks 197.67M178.54M68.05M21.50M20.03M9.69M39.00M03.00M00014.00M8.00M40.00M5.81M0108.13M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % ------------------
Operating Margin % 2.5%8.1%5.9%7.0%3.4%4.8%-3.8%8.3%2.1%-2.1%4.1%3.5%5.1%5.0%2.3%-55.6%-16.3%-9.1%
Net Margin % 1.7%3.8%2.9%3.9%1.5%2.9%-2.7%4.2%0.8%3.0%2.7%2.4%4.4%3.0%1.2%-40.7%-2.4%-0.6%
ROE % 2.0%5.1%3.8%5.1%2.0%3.4%-3.5%5.3%1.0%3.6%3.0%2.6%4.7%2.6%1.1%-9.6%-0.5%-0.1%
ROCE % -6.0%4.3%4.9%2.4%3.1%-2.4%5.1%1.3%-1.3%2.3%1.8%2.3%2.1%0.9%-9.8%-1.5%-1.2%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
8.78%
Institutions
97.11%
Public Float
106.46%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 14.04% 14.92M $514.07M
2 Third Point, LLC 6.21% 6.60M $227.37M
3 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6.10% 6.48M $223.31M
4 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 5.89% 6.26M $215.53M
5 Carronade Capital Management, Lp 4.35% 4.62M $159.29M
6 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 4.05% 4.30M $148.30M
7 Oaktree Capital Management LP 4.04% 4.29M $147.87M
8 State Street Corporation 3.94% 4.19M $144.40M
9 American Century Companies Inc 3.47% 3.69M $127.07M
10 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.26% 2.40M $82.84M

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Latest News

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TDS — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS)?

As of 2026-07-15 16:51 PDT, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) trades at $34.08 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $33.39 to $47.50.

What is the market capitalisation of TDS?

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) has a market capitalisation of $3.62B on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of TDS?

TDS trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.05. The industry average P/E is 22.47. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.02.

Does TDS pay a dividend?

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) currently offers a dividend yield of 0.47%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of TDS?

TDS has a return on equity (ROE) of 6.01%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is -1.22%.

Is TDS a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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