Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) Stock

About Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) stock trades at $35.33 with a market capitalization of $3.80B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.33, price-to-book of 0.78, price-to-sales of 2.99. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $31.50 and $49.12, and currently trades 28.1% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 0.45%.

On profitability, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 8.65%, return on capital employed of 3.99%, an operating margin of -5.05%, a net profit margin of 33.27%.

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. reported revenue of $5.1B rising to $1.2B, a change of -75.9% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown -25.1% a year over five years, -39.0% over three, -75.3% over the last twelve months. Net profit fell to $-6.0M.

Operating margin went from 1.2% in 2016 to -5.0% in 2025, a fall of 6.2 percentage points. The most recent net margin is 33.27%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Jun '26, revenue is $1.3B and net profit $417.0M.

Borrowings fell from $2.4B to $2.0B, cash from operations was $590.0M in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged -1.3% over five years, and was -0.1% in the most recent year.

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Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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