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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

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TDS
NYSE Communication Services Telecommunications Services
$43.03
▲ $2.02 (4.93%)
Mkt Cap: 4.57B
Day Range
$41.82 $43.23
52-Week Range
$31.07 $47.80
Volume
943,890
50D / 200D Avg
$44.40 / $39.80
Prev Close
$41.01

Price History

Financial Trends

Peer Comparison

vs Communication Services sector median (238 peers)

Metric Stock Sector Median
P/E -732.8 6.0
P/B 0.9 1.6
ROE % -0.1 12.2
Net Margin % -0.5 9.2
Rev Growth 5Y % -30.7 6.1
D/E 0.4 0.5

Key Takeaways

Revenue declined -30.71% annually over 5 years
Debt/Equity of 0.37 — conservative balance sheet
Generating 195.19M in free cash flow
Revenue growth is decelerating — 1Y growth trails 5Y average by 44.55%
Capital intensive — 32.14% of revenue goes to capex

Growth

Revenue Growth (5Y)
-30.71%
Revenue (1Y)-75.26%
Earnings (1Y)N/A
FCF Growth (3Y)N/A

Quality

Return on Equity
-0.12%
ROIC-0.64%
Net Margin-0.51%
Op. Margin-5.05%

Safety

Debt / Equity
0.37
Current Ratio2.10
Interest Coverage-0.55

Valuation

P/E Ratio
-732.81
P/B Ratio0.87
EV/EBITDAN/A
Dividend Yield0.02%

All Fundamental Metrics

Growth
Revenue Growth (1Y) -75.26% Revenue Growth (3Y) -51.21%
Earnings Growth (1Y) N/A Earnings Growth (3Y) N/A
Revenue Growth (5Y) -30.71% Earnings Growth (5Y) N/A
Profitability
Revenue (TTM) 1.23B Net Income (TTM) -6.24M
ROE -0.12% ROA -0.07%
Gross Margin -5.05% Operating Margin -5.05%
Net Margin -0.51% Free Cash Flow (TTM) 195.19M
ROIC -0.64% FCF Growth (3Y) N/A
Safety
Debt / Equity 0.37 Current Ratio 2.10
Interest Coverage -0.55 Dividend Yield 0.02%
Valuation
P/E Ratio -732.81 P/B Ratio 0.87
P/S Ratio 3.72 PEG Ratio 33.88
EV/EBITDA N/A Dividend Yield 0.02%
Market Cap 4.57B Enterprise Value 5.76B

Income Statement

Annual, most recent first

Income statement data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Revenue 1.23B 4.96B 5.16B 5.41B 5.33B
Net Income -6.24M -28.00M -500.00M 62.00M 156.00M
EPS (Diluted) -0.66 -0.85 -5.04 -0.07 1.00
Gross Profit -62.00M 2.83B 2.83B 2.85B 2.86B
Operating Income -62.00M 63.00M -414.00M 122.00M 261.00M

Balance Sheet

Annual, most recent first

Balance sheet data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Total Assets 8.40B 13.68B 13.92B 14.55B 13.49B
Total Liabilities 3.13B 7.80B 7.91B 7.94B 6.75B
Shareholders' Equity 5.27B 5.09B 5.20B 5.85B 5.93B
Total Debt 1.95B 5.10B 5.14B 4.80B 4.04B
Cash & Equivalents 765.95M 364.00M 236.00M 360.00M 367.00M
Current Assets 923.47M 1.70B 1.66B 2.03B 2.06B
Current Liabilities 440.31M 1.09B 1.18B 1.51B 1.18B

Strategy Scores

This stock passed the criteria for 1 strategy

Score = fit strength (0–100)
Rank = position among all matches
Custom Deep Value Investing (Seth Klarman)
#656 of 814
27

Recent Activity

Entered Deep Value Investing (Seth Klarman)
Mar 24, 2026