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telephone & data systems inc. - TDS

TDS

Close Chg Chg %
45.83 -0.01 -0.03%

Closed Market

45.82

-0.01 (0.03%)

Volume: 848.82K

Last Updated:

Feb 6, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

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Company Overview: telephone & data systems inc. - TDS

TDS Key Data

Open

$46.23

 Day Range

45.60 - 46.46

52 Week Range

31.50 - 47.07

 Market Cap

$5.39B

Shares Outstanding

115.54M

 Public Float

99.92M

Beta

0.33

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

 EPS

-$1.08

Yield

34.91%

 Dividend

$0.04

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dec 15, 2025

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.00M

  

TDS Performance

1 Week
 
 1.48%
 
1 Month
 
 10.15%
 
3 Months
 
 21.52%
 
1 Year
 
 23.12%
 
5 Years
 
 124.95%
 

TDS Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 4
Full Ratings ➔

About telephone & data systems inc. - TDS

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. is a diversified telecommunications company, which engages in the provision of communications services, retail wireless connections, broadband, video, and voice connections. It operates through the following segments: UScellular Wireless, UScellular Towers, TDS Telecom, and Corporate, Eliminations, and Other. The UScellular Wireless segment provides wireless telecommunications services. The UScellular Towers segment leases tower space on UScellular-owned towers to other wireless carriers. The TDS Telecom segment offers communications services through fiber, coaxial, and copper networks. The Corporate, Eliminations, and Other segment operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Suttle-Straus, Inc. The company was founded by LeRoy T. Carlson in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

TDS At a Glance

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.
30 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602-2585
Phone 1-312-630-1900 Revenue 4.96B
Industry Wireless Telecommunications Net Income -28,000,000.00
Sector Communications Employees 7,900
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025
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TDS Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 0.783
Price to Book Ratio 0.968
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 3.40
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 9.453
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.11
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.487

TDS Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 628,354.43
Income Per Employee -3,544.304
Receivables Turnover 4.759
Total Asset Turnover 0.341

TDS Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.555
Quick Ratio 1.387
Cash Ratio 0.352

TDS Profitability

Gross Margin 37.994
Operating Margin 3.324
Pretax Margin -0.403
Net Margin -0.564
Return on Assets -0.193
Return on Equity -0.544
Return on Total Capital -0.275
Return on Invested Capital -0.277

TDS Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 100.216
Total Debt to Total Capital 50.054
Total Debt to Total Assets 35.386
Long-Term Debt to Equity 122.43
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 48.249
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Annual Financials for Telephone & Data Systems Inc. - TDS

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
5.33B 5.41B 5.16B 4.96B
Sales Growth
+1.99% +1.58% -4.67% -3.80%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
3.37B 3.49B 3.25B 3.08B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
895.00M 929.00M 915.00M 943.00M
Depreciation
874.00M 908.00M 893.00M 921.00M
Amortization of Intangibles
21.00M 21.00M 22.00M 22.00M
COGS Growth
+3.60% +3.77% -7.01% -5.26%
Gross Income
1.96B 1.92B 1.91B 1.89B
Gross Income Growth
-0.66% -2.19% -0.42% -1.31%
Gross Profit Margin
+36.82% +35.45% +37.03% +37.99%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
1.68B 1.77B 1.75B 1.72B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
1.68B 1.77B 1.75B 1.72B
SGA Growth
-0.12% +5.43% -0.85% -1.83%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- 3.00M 547.00M 137.00M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
285.00M 148.00M (389.00M) 28.00M
Non Operating Income/Expense
168.00M 151.00M 156.00M 231.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
11.00M 17.00M 20.00M 27.00M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
182.00M 159.00M 159.00M 164.00M
Interest Expense
232.00M 174.00M 244.00M 279.00M
Interest Expense Growth
+38.10% -25.00% +40.23% +14.34%
Gross Interest Expense
232.00M 174.00M 244.00M 279.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
221.00M 125.00M (477.00M) (20.00M)
Pretax Income Growth
-23.26% -43.44% -481.60% +95.81%
Pretax Margin
+4.15% +2.31% -9.24% -0.40%
Income Tax
33.00M 53.00M 10.00M 6.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
(19.00M) 6.00M 2.00M 3.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
52.00M 47.00M 8.00M 3.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
182.00M 159.00M 159.00M 164.00M
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
188.00M 72.00M (487.00M) (26.00M)
Minority Interest Expense
32.00M 10.00M 13.00M 2.00M
Net Income
156.00M 62.00M (500.00M) (28.00M)
Net Income Growth
-30.97% -60.26% -906.45% +94.40%
Net Margin Growth
+2.93% +1.15% -9.69% -0.56%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
156.00M 62.00M (500.00M) (28.00M)
Preferred Dividends
39.00M 69.00M 69.00M 69.00M
Net Income Available to Common
117.00M (7.00M) (569.00M) (97.00M)
EPS (Basic)
1.0174 -0.0614 -5.0354 -0.8509
EPS (Basic) Growth
-48.68% -106.03% -8,100.98% +83.10%
Basic Shares Outstanding
115.00M 114.00M 113.00M 114.00M
EPS (Diluted)
1 -0.0702 -5.0442 -0.8509
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-48.43% -107.02% -7,085.47% +83.13%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
116.00M 114.00M 113.00M 114.00M
EBITDA
1.18B 1.08B 1.07B 1.11B
EBITDA Growth
-2.07% -8.47% -0.65% +3.26%
EBITDA Margin
+22.14% +19.95% +20.79% +22.32%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 50.667
Number of Ratings 4 Current Quarters Estimate 0.07
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 0.481
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.079 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -1.188 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 0.542
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 2 2 3 3
Mean Estimate 0.07 0.19 0.48 0.54
High Estimates 0.09 0.29 0.70 1.07
Low Estimate 0.05 0.09 0.33 0.01
Coefficient of Variance 40.83 72.49 39.93 98.03

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 2 2
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 1
HOLD 0 0 0
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 1
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Telephone & Data Systems Inc. - TDS

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
May 21, 2025 LeRoy T. Carlson Vice Chair; Director 163,146 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 Anita J. Kroll VP, Controller & CAO N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 Vicki L. Villacrez Executive Vice President & CFO; Director 79,276 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $34.93 per share 2,769,110.68
May 21, 2025 Vicki L. Villacrez Executive Vice President & CFO; Director 93,298 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 James W. Butman President & CEO of subsidiary; Director N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 James W. Butman President & CEO of subsidiary; Director 57,362 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 James W. Butman President & CEO of subsidiary; Director 291,098 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $34.93 per share 10,168,053.14
May 21, 2025 James W. Butman President & CEO of subsidiary; Director 311,413 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 James W. Butman President & CEO of subsidiary; Director 265,915 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $34.93 per share 9,288,410.95
May 21, 2025 James W. Butman President & CEO of subsidiary; Director 291,528 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 LeRoy T. Carlson Vice Chair; Director N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 Joseph R. Hanley SVP-Strategy & Corp Dev 94,958 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 LeRoy T. Carlson Vice Chair; Director 344,233 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $34.93 per share 12,024,058.69
May 21, 2025 LeRoy T. Carlson Vice Chair; Director 413,541 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 LeRoy T. Carlson Vice Chair; Director 248,327 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $34.93 per share 8,674,062.11
May 21, 2025 LeRoy T. Carlson Vice Chair; Director 316,767 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 Joseph R. Hanley SVP-Strategy & Corp Dev N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 Joseph R. Hanley SVP-Strategy & Corp Dev 19,966 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 Joseph R. Hanley SVP-Strategy & Corp Dev 96,714 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $34.93 per share 3,378,220.02
May 21, 2025 Joseph R. Hanley SVP-Strategy & Corp Dev 105,146 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00

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