TDSNYSETelephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)Fiscal year ends December 31Also trades as TDS.PU, TDS.PV
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 7, 2026
$33.26−0.64 (-1.89%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $3.87B
- P/E (TTM)
- 11.1
- Dividend yield
- 0.48%
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
–
Operating margin
-7.9%−12.9 pts over 5 years
Net margin
-0.5%−4.8 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -5.3% | -39.0% | -25.1% | -13.5% | |
| Free cash flow | -74.5% | – | +0.5% | – | |
| Dividend per share | -48.4% | -39.4% | -25.1% | -11.8% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 1.0% | 4.8% | -0.1% | |
| Return on assets | 0.5% | 1.9% | -0.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.32 | 2.62 | 2.10 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.17 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.66× | 1.76× | 0.30× | |
| Interest coverage | 0.6× | 1.5× | -0.9× | |
| Inventory turnover | 8.0× | – | – | |
| Capex to revenue | 12.3% | 25.6% | 31.8% | |
| Diluted shares | 111M | 115M | 119M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Telephone & Data Systems generated $5.13B from operations and spent $3.85B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 96% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$5.13B
Used
$3.85B
Capital expenditure$3.69B96%Dividends$00%Share buybacks$161.94M4%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin-0.5%
×Asset turnover0.11×
×Equity multiplier2.23×
=Return on equity, FY2025-0.1%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | -0.5% | 0.11× | 2.23× | -0.1% |
| FY2024 | -2.1% | 0.12× | 2.12× | -0.5% |
| FY2023 | -36.9% | 0.12× | 2.05× | -9.0% |
| FY2022 | 1.1% | 0.39× | 2.38× | 1.1% |
| FY2021 | 2.9% | 0.41× | 2.42× | 2.9% |
| FY2020 | 4.3% | 0.45× | 2.46× | 4.8% |
| FY2019 | 2.3% | 0.50× | 2.23× | 2.6% |
| FY2018 | 2.6% | 0.54× | 2.16× | 3.1% |
| FY2017 | 3.0% | 0.54× | 2.23× | 3.6% |
| FY2016 | 0.8% | 0.55× | 2.28× | 1.0% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
5of 8 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Some tests lack the figures they need.
- ProfitableNet income above zero-$6.24M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$589.89M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-0.3% → -0.0%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$589.89M vs -$6.24M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell17.7% → 9.8%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.56 → 2.10
- No dilutionShare count did not rise114M → 119M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year– → –
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.16 → 0.09