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TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/

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Also listed as TDS-PV NYSE
TDS-PU
NYSE Utilities Communications
$21.00
▼ $0.03 (-0.14%)
Mkt Cap: 2.49 B
Price
$21.00
Mkt Cap
2.49 B
Day Range
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52-Week Range
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Volume
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Open —
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Quick Summary

Key Takeaways

Revenue declined -30.71% annually over 5 years
Generating 199.36 M in free cash flow
Revenue growth is decelerating — 1Y growth trails 5Y average by 44.55%
Capital intensive — 31.80% of revenue goes to capex
Dividend yield of 7.89% — meaningful income

Growth

Revenue Growth (5Y)
-30.71%
Below sector avg (4.04%)
Revenue (1Y)-75.26%
Earnings (1Y)N/A
FCF Growth (3Y)N/A

Quality

Return on Equity
-0.13%
Below sector avg (7.84%)
ROIC-0.95%
Net Margin-0.51%
Op. Margin-7.93%

Safety

Debt / Equity
N/A
Current Ratio1.89
Interest Coverage-0.86

Valuation

PE (TTM)
-399.27
Below sector avg (3.65)
P/B Ratio0.56
EV/EBITDA7.56
Dividend Yield7.89%

Price History

Financial Trends

Peer Comparison

vs Utilities sector median (450 peers)
Metric Stock Sector Median
P/E -399.3 3.7
P/B 0.6 1.6
ROE % -0.1 7.8
Net Margin % -0.5 7.4
Rev Growth 5Y % -30.7 4.0
D/E — 1.0

Analyst Price Target

No analyst coverage available

Earnings Estimates

Period EPS Est. Revenue Est. Analysts
FY2027 — 1.30 B —
FY2026 — 1.27 B —

Dividend History

5 yr streak

Yield

7.89%

Payout Ratio

N/A

Growth (3Y)

0.00%

Growth (5Y)

N/A

Ex-Date Payment Date Amount Yield
Mar 16, 2026 — $0.41 N/A
Dec 15, 2025 — $0.41 N/A
Sep 15, 2025 — $0.41 N/A
Jun 13, 2025 — $0.41 N/A
Mar 14, 2025 — $0.41 N/A
Dec 16, 2024 — $0.41 N/A
Sep 13, 2024 — $0.41 N/A
Jun 14, 2024 — $0.41 N/A
Mar 14, 2024 — $0.41 N/A
Dec 14, 2023 — $0.41 N/A
Sep 14, 2023 — $0.41 N/A
Jun 14, 2023 — $0.41 N/A
Mar 14, 2023 — $0.41 N/A
Dec 14, 2022 — $0.41 N/A
Sep 14, 2022 — $0.41 N/A
Jun 14, 2022 — $0.41 N/A
Mar 14, 2022 — $0.41 N/A
Dec 14, 2021 — $0.41 N/A
Sep 14, 2021 — $0.41 N/A

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) 1.23 B Net Income (TTM) -6.24 M
ROE -0.13% ROA -0.06%
Gross Margin N/A Operating Margin -7.93%
Net Margin -0.51% Free Cash Flow (TTM) 199.36 M
ROIC -0.95% FCF Growth (3Y) N/A
Safety
Debt / Equity N/A Current Ratio 1.89
Interest Coverage -0.86 Asset Turnover 0.11
Working Capital 508.39 M Tangible Book Value 4.33 B
Dividends
Dividend Yield 7.89% Payout Ratio N/A
Dividend Growth (3Y) 0.00% Dividend Growth (5Y) N/A
Consecutive Div Years 5 yrs
Valuation
P/E Ratio -399.27 Forward P/E N/A
P/B Ratio 0.56 P/S Ratio 2.03
PEG Ratio N/A Forward PEG N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.56 Fwd EV/EBITDA N/A
Forward P/S 1.92 Fwd Earnings Yield N/A
FCF Yield 8.01%
Market Cap 2.49 B Enterprise Value 1.56 B
Per Share
EPS (Diluted TTM) -0.65 Revenue / Share 10.36
FCF / Share 1.68 OCF / Share 4.98
EPS CAGR (1Y) N/A EPS CAGR (5Y) N/A
EPS CAGR (10Y) N/A
Efficiency
CapEx / Revenue 31.80% FCF Conversion -3196.92%
SBC-Adj. FCF 158.02 M Growth Momentum -44.55

Income Statement

Annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Revenue 1.23 B 4.96 B 5.16 B 5.41 B 5.33 B
Net Income -6.24 M -28.00 M -500.00 M 62.00 M 156.00 M
EPS (Diluted) -0.65 -0.85 -5.06 -0.07 1.00
Gross Profit — — — — —
Operating Income -97.39 M 63.00 M -414.00 M 122.00 M 261.00 M
EBITDA — — — — —
R&D Expenses — — — — —
SG&A Expenses 435.06 M 1.72 B 1.75 B 1.77 B 1.68 B
D&A 303.40 M 891.00 M 865.00 M 882.00 M 851.00 M
Interest Expense 112.67 M 279.00 M 244.00 M 174.00 M 232.00 M
Income Tax -62.18 M 6.00 M 10.00 M 53.00 M 33.00 M

Balance Sheet

Annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Total Assets 8.40 B 13.68 B 13.92 B 14.55 B 13.49 B
Total Liabilities — — — — —
Shareholders' Equity 4.80 B 5.09 B 5.20 B 5.85 B 5.93 B
Total Debt — — — — —
Cash & Equivalents 765.95 M 364.00 M 236.00 M 360.00 M 367.00 M
Current Assets 923.47 M 1.70 B 1.66 B 2.03 B 2.04 B
Current Liabilities 440.31 M 1.09 B 1.18 B 1.51 B 1.18 B