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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS)

Profile

Full Name

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

Ticker

NYSE: TDS

Exchange

NYSE

Sector

Communication Services

Industry

Telecom Services

Country

United States

IPO

December 15, 1981

Indexes

Not included

Website

https://www.tdsinc.com

Employees

7900

Key Details

Price

$39.10(+1.56%)

Market cap

$4.22B(Mid cap)

Last Dividend

$0.04

TTM Dividend yield

0.41%

Annual revenue

$4.96B(-3.80% YoY)

Annual EPS

$0.00(0.00% YoY)

PE ratio

-

Next earnings date

Nov 7, 2025

Next ex-dividend date

Sep 15, 2025

Next split date

N/A

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    Price

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    Current Price

    $39.10
    TDS price is $39.10

    30-Day Relative Volume

    0.61
    TDS 30-day relative volume is 0.61

    Price Performance

    Price Today change

    +1.56%
    TDS price is up +1.56% today

    Price YTD change

    +14.63%
    TDS price is up +14.63% since January 1st

    Price 1-year change

    +90.55%
    TDS price is up +90.55% year-on-year

    Price 3-year change

    +130.54%
    TDS price is up +130.54% over the past 3 years

    Price Range

    Price All-time high

    $67.77
    TDS price is currently -42.31% below its historical high of $67.77

    Price 3-year low

    $6.44
    TDS price is currently +507.14% above its 3-year low

    Capitalization

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    Market cap

    Market cap

    $4.22B
    TDS market capitalization is $4.22 billion

    Market cap 3-year change

    +133.73%
    TDS market capitalization is up +133.73% over the past 3 years

    Market cap All-time high

    $4.89B
    TDS market capitalization is currently -13.62% below its historical high of $4.89 billion

    Market cap sector rank

    76.39%
    TDS market capitalization is higher than 76.39% of companies in Communication Services sector

    Shares Outstanding

    Shares Outstanding 1-Year Change

    +1.89%
    TDS shares outstanding is up +1.89% year-on-year

    Shares Outstanding 3-Year Change

    +1.38%
    TDS shares outstanding is up +1.38% over the past 3 years

    Technical Indicators

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    Beta

    0.79
    TDS beta is 0.79

    200-day SMA

    $35.38
    TDS price is currently +10.51% above its 200-day simple moving average

    50-day SMA

    $37.00
    TDS price is currently +5.67% above its 50-day simple moving average

    RSI

    57.05
    TDS 14-day relative strength index is 57.05

    Volume

    0.61
    TDS 30-day relative volume is 0.61

    ATR

    $1.62
    TDS average true range is $1.62

    10-day Historical Volatility

    23.79%
    TDS 10-day historical volatility is 23.79%

    Dividend

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    Events

    Last Paid Dividend

    $0.04
    TDS last dividend was $0.04 per share, with an ex-dividend date of June 16, 2025

    Next Dividend

    $0.04
    TDS has announced a dividend of $0.04 per share, with an ex-dividend date set for September 15, 2025

    Dividend per share

    Dividend per share

    $0.31
    TDS annual dividend per share is $0.31

    Dividend per share Sector Rank

    18.42%
    TDS annual dividend per share is higher than 18.42% of companies in Communication Services sector

    Dividend per share 1-Year Change

    -58.11%
    TDS annual dividend per share is down -58.11% year-on-year

    Dividend per share 3-Year Change

    -55.71%
    TDS annual dividend per share is down -55.71% over the past 3 years

    Dividend yield

    Dividend yield

    0.79%
    TDS annual dividend yield is 0.79%

    Dividend yield Sector Rank

    13.33%
    TDS annual dividend yield is higher than 13.33% of companies in Communication Services sector

    Other

    Payout ratio

    400.00%
    TDS annual payout ratio is 400.00%

    Dividends paid

    -$104.00M
    TDS annual dividends paid is -$104.00 million

    Free cash flow

    $241.00M
    TDS annual free cash flow is $241.00 million

    Income Statement

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    Revenue

    Revenue

    $4.96B
    TDS annual revenue is $4.96 billion

    Revenue Analysts estimate

    $4.69B
    TDS annual revenue is currently +5.77% higher than the consensus analysts' forecast

    Revenue 1-year change

    -3.8%
    TDS annual revenue is down -3.8% year-on-year

    Revenue Sector rank

    84.01%
    TDS annual revenue is higher than 84.01% of companies in Communication Services sector

    EPS

    EPS

    $0.00
    TDS annual earnings per share is $0.00

    EPS Analysts estimate

    -
    TDS annual earnings per share consensus analysts' forecast is unknown

    EPS 1-year change

    0%
    TDS annual earnings per share has remained unchanged year-on-year

    EPS Sector rank

    73.36%
    TDS annual earnings per share is higher than 73.36% of companies in Communication Services sector

    Profit

    Gross profit

    $1.89B
    TDS annual gross profit is $1.89 billion

    Gross margin

    37.99%
    TDS annual gross profit margin is 37.99%

    Operating profit

    $165.00M
    TDS annual operating income is $165.00 million

    Operating margin

    3.32%
    TDS annual operating profit margin is 3.32%

    Net income

    -$26.00M
    TDS annual net profit is -$26.00 million

    Net margin

    -0.52%
    TDS annual net profit margin is -0.52%

    Expenses

    Total expenses

    $4.99B
    TDS annual total expenses is $4.99 billion

    Operating expenses

    $1.72B
    TDS annual total operating expenses is $1.72 billion

    Cost of goods sold

    $3.08B
    TDS annual cost of goods sold is $3.08 billion

    Selling, general & administrative expenses

    $0.00
    TDS annual SGA is $0.00

    Depreciation and amortization

    $943.00M
    TDS annual depreciation & amortization is $943.00 million

    Interest expense

    $0.00
    TDS annual interest expense is $0.00

    Income tax

    $6.00M
    TDS annual income tax is $6.00 million

    EBIT & EBITDA

    EBIT

    $165.00M
    TDS annual earnings before interest & taxes is $165.00 million

    EBITDA

    $1.11B
    TDS annual EBITDA is $1.11 billion

    Balance Sheet

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    Assets

    Total assets

    $14.42B
    TDS annual total assets is $14.42 billion

    Non current assets

    $11.99B
    TDS annual long term assets is $11.99 billion

    Current assets

    $1.70B
    TDS annual total current assets is $1.70 billion

    Cash and cash equivalents

    $384.00M
    TDS annual cash & cash equivalents is $384.00 million

    Accounts receivable

    $962.00M
    TDS annual accounts receivable is $962.00 million

    Inventory

    $183.00M
    TDS annual inventory is $183.00 million

    Liabilities

    Total liabilities

    $8.53B
    TDS annual total liabilities is $8.53 billion

    Long term liabilities

    $2.53B
    TDS annual total long term liabilities is $2.53 billion

    Current liabilities

    $1.09B
    TDS annual total current liabilities is $1.09 billion

    Accounts payable

    $280.00M
    TDS annual accounts payable is $280.00 million

    Debt

    Total debt

    $5.10B
    TDS annual total debt is $5.10 billion

    Total debt 1-year change

    -0.8%
    TDS annual total debt is down -0.8% year-on-year

    Long term debt

    $4.92B
    TDS annual long term debt is $4.92 billion

    Short term debt

    $184.00M
    TDS annual short term debt is $184.00 million

    Equity & Capital

    Shareholders equity

    $5.09B
    TDS annual stockholders equity is $5.09 billion

    Book value

    $4.02B
    TDS annual book value is $4.02 billion

    Retained earnings

    $1.85B
    TDS annual retained earnings is $1.85 billion

    Working capital

    $605.00M
    TDS annual working capital is $605.00 million

    Cash Flow Statement

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    Cashflow Activities

    Cash from operations

    $1.15B
    TDS annual cash flow from operations is $1.15 billion

    Cash from operations 1-year change

    +0.26%
    TDS annual cash flow from operations is up +0.26% year-on-year

    Cash from investing

    -$754.00M
    TDS annual cash flow from investing activities is -$754.00 million

    Cash from investing 1-year change

    +43.18%
    TDS annual cash flow from investing activities is up +43.18% year-on-year

    Cash from financing

    -$277.00M
    TDS annual cash flow from financing activities is -$277.00 million

    Cash from financing 1-year change

    -594.64%
    TDS annual cash flow from financing activities is down -594.64% year-on-year

    CAPEX

    CAPEX

    $904.00M
    TDS annual capital expenditures is $904.00 million

    CAPEX 1-year change

    -32.59%
    TDS annual capital expenditures is down -32.59% year-on-year

    Free Cash Flow

    Free cash flow

    $241.00M
    TDS annual free cash flow is $241.00 million

    Free cash flow 1-year change

    +221.11%
    TDS annual free cash flow is up +221.11% year-on-year

    Profitability Ratios

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    Margins

    Gross margin

    37.99%
    TDS annual gross profit margin is 37.99%

    Operating margin

    3.32%
    TDS annual operating profit margin is 3.32%

    Net margin

    -0.52%
    TDS annual net profit margin is -0.52%

    ROA & ROE

    ROA

    -0.18%
    TDS annual return on assets is -0.18%

    ROE

    -0.44%
    TDS annual return on equity is -0.44%

    Valuation

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    PE Ratio

    PE ratio

    -
    TDS price to earnings ratio value is unknown

    PE ratio Sector rank

    -
    TDS price to earnings ratio is unknown

    PB Ratio

    PB ratio

    1.07
    TDS price to book ratio is 1.07

    PB ratio Sector rank

    45.8%
    TDS price to book ratio is higher than 45.8% of companies in Communication Services sector

    PS Ratio

    PS ratio

    0.88
    TDS price to sales ratio is 0.88

    PS ratio Sector rank

    47.2%
    TDS price to sales ratio is higher than 47.2% of companies in Communication Services sector

    Enterprise value

    Enterprise value

    $8.75B
    TDS enterprise value is $8.75 billion

    Enterprise value Sector rank

    77.19%
    TDS enterprise value is higher than 77.19% of companies in Communication Services sector

    EV/EBITDA

    EV/EBITDA

    7.43
    TDS EV/EBITDA is 7.43

    EV/EBITDA Sector rank

    61.38%
    TDS EV/EBITDA is higher than 61.38% of companies in Communication Services sector

    Financial Health

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    Liquidity

    Current ratio

    1.56
    TDS annual current ratio is 1.56

    Quick ratio

    1.39
    TDS annual quick ratio is 1.39

    Leverage

    Debt to equity

    1.00
    TDS annual debt to equity ratio is 1.00

    Interest coverage ratio

    -
    TDS annual interest coverage ratio value is unknown

    Risk & Stability

    Piotroski F-Score

    4
    TDS piotroski f-score is 4

    Altman Z-Score

    0.91
    TDS altman z-score is 0.91

    Analyst ratings

    Recent major analysts updates

    Aug 12, 25 Raymond James
    Outperform
    Aug 12, 25 JP Morgan
    Overweight
    Jul 25, 25 Raymond James
    Outperform
    May 28, 25 JP Morgan
    Overweight
    May 5, 25 Raymond James
    Outperform
    Feb 24, 25 JP Morgan
    Overweight
    Nov 7, 24 Raymond James
    Outperform
    Nov 4, 24 JP Morgan
    Overweight
    May 29, 24 JP Morgan
    Overweight
    May 13, 24 JP Morgan
    Overweight

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    What is the ticker symbol for Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.?

    The ticker symbol for Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is NYSE:TDS

    Does Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. pay dividends?

    Yes, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. pays dividends. The last payment was $0.04, with an ex-dividend date on June 16, 2025

    What sector is Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. in?

    Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is in the Communication Services sector

    What industry is Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. in?

    Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is in the Telecom Services industry

    What country is Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. based in?

    Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is headquartered in United States

    When did Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. go public?

    Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s initial public offering (IPO) was on December 15, 1981

    Is Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. in the S&P 500?

    No, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is not included in the S&P 500 index

    Is Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. in the NASDAQ 100?

    No, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is not included in the NASDAQ 100 index

    Is Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. in the Dow Jones?

    No, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is not included in the Dow Jones index

    When was Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s last earnings report?

    Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s most recent earnings report was on August 11, 2025

    When does Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. report earnings?

    The next expected earnings date for Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is November 7, 2025
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