Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
35.35
+0.20
+0.57%
Telephone and Data Systems
US · TDS
#2272 by market cap
Listed 1970
35.35
+0.20
+0.57%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 60s ago
· 2026-10-08 08:06
Pre-market
35.65
+0.85%
After-hours
35.35
0.00%
- Market cap
- 4.07B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 11.86
- P/Bi
- 0.99
- EPSi
- -0.66
- Div yieldi
- 0.45%
- 52W posi
- 22%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Weak
- Altman Z-Score is 1.25, below the 1.8 "distress zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year -5.30% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 59.02%
- Operating margin
- -5.05%
- Net margin
- -6.14%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 4.16B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 1.25
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5.11B | 5.18B | 5.23B | 5.33B | 5.41B | 1.36B | 1.30B | 1.23B |
| Gross profit | 2.77B | 2.84B | 2.87B | 2.86B | 2.85B | 666.39M | 706.72M | 724.95M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 1.69B | 1.72B | 1.68B | 1.68B | 1.77B | 488.84M | 486.70M | 435.06M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 196.00M | 190.00M | 281.00M | 285.00M | 151.00M | -132.52M | -105.67M | -62.00M |
| Pretax profit | 221.00M | 211.00M | 288.00M | 221.00M | 125.00M | -563.48M | -103.39M | 88.96M |
| Tax | 46.00M | 64.00M | 19.00M | 33.00M | 53.00M | -15.80M | -22.07M | -62.18M |
| Net profit | 175.00M | 147.00M | 269.00M | 188.00M | 72.00M | -487.29M | -26.48M | 20.24M |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -5 | -1 | -1 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.17 | 1.03 | 1.93 | 1.00 | -0.07 | -5.05 | -0.85 | -0.66 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 290.43M | 298.54M | 308.52M | 330.71M | 309.45M | 309.28M |
| Gross profit | 166.60M | 176.65M | 179.89M | 201.81M | 184.96M | 179.96M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 116.42M | 108.60M | 106.19M | 103.86M | 102.71M | 111.48M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | -34.14M | -17.98M | -18.05M | 8.17M | -3.69M | -20.30M |
| Pretax profit | -12.33M | 9.98M | 6.01M | 85.30M | 233.84M | 447.70M |
| Tax | -8.12M | -4.22M | -72.77M | 22.94M | 54.41M | 106.41M |
| Net profit | 11.96M | 17.79M | -73.12M | 63.61M | 177.04M | 366.36M |
| Basic EPS | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Diluted EPS | -0.09 | -0.05 | -0.85 | 0.33 | 1.09 | 2.42 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 2.38B | 1.92B | 3.03B | 2.06B | 2.05B | 1.68B | 1.70B | 923.47M |
| Cash & ST investments | 938.00M | 465.00M | 1.43B | 367.00M | 360.00M | 236.00M | 363.61M | 765.95M |
| Inventory | 150.00M | 169.00M | 154.00M | 178.00M | 268.00M | 208.00M | 4.05M | 4.06M |
| Total assets | 9.78B | 10.78B | 12.53B | 13.49B | 14.55B | 13.92B | 13.68B | 8.40B |
| Total current liabilities | 880.00M | 962.00M | 1.15B | 1.18B | 1.51B | 1.18B | 1.09B | 440.31M |
| Short-term debt | 21.00M | 126.00M | 134.00M | 147.00M | 165.00M | 173.00M | 58.66M | 31.45M |
| Long-term debt | 2.42B | 2.32B | 3.42B | 2.93B | 3.73B | 4.08B | 2.42B | 823.36M |
| Total liabilities | 4,479,000,000.00 | 5,366,000,000.00 | 6,922,000,000.00 | 6,747,000,000.00 | 7,935,000,000.00 | 7,914,000,000.00 | 7,798,389,000.00 | 3,130,950,000.00 |
| Total equity | 5.30B | 5.42B | 5.60B | 6.75B | 6.62B | 6.01B | 5.88B | 5.27B |
| Retained earnings | 2.66B | 2.67B | 2.80B | 2.81B | 2.70B | 2.02B | 1.85B | 1.69B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 1.69B | 1.79B | 1.08B | 923.47M | 1.52B | 2.35B |
| Cash & ST investments | 348.00M | 540.00M | 932.99M | 765.95M | 1.37B | 2.19B |
| Inventory | 182.00M | 130.00M | 4.04M | 4.06M | 3.75M | 3.78M |
| Total assets | 13.54B | 13.53B | 8.53B | 8.40B | 8.21B | 8.38B |
| Total current liabilities | 965.00M | 1.00B | 571.36M | 440.31M | 443.68M | 615.64M |
| Short-term debt | 186.00M | 185.00M | 29.67M | 31.45M | 33.81M | 37.08M |
| Long-term debt | 4.04B | 4.03B | 825.31M | 823.36M | 672.70M | 670.65M |
| Total liabilities | 7,668,000,000.00 | 7,695,000,000.00 | 3,247,403,000.00 | 3,130,950,000.00 | 2,948,429,000.00 | 2,981,126,000.00 |
| Total equity | 5.87B | 5.83B | 5.28B | 5.27B | 5.26B | 5.40B |
| Retained earnings | 1.82B | 1.77B | 1.30B | 1.69B | 1.81B | 2.02B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 1.02B | 1.02B | 1.53B | 1.10B | 1.16B | 1.14B | 1.15B | 589.89M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 883.00M | 932.00M | 909.00M | 895.00M | 929.00M | 310.07M | 325.70M | 351.89M |
| Free cash flow | 239.00M | 54.00M | 164.00M | -1.36B | -620.00M | 369.49M | 761.23M | 195.19M |
| Dividends paid | -72.00M | -75.00M | -78.00M | -119.00M | -151.00M | -152.66M | -104.38M | -87.67M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | 0 | -21.00M | -37.00M | -39.00M | -83.00M | -5.81M | -54.09M | -129.49M |
| Ending cash balance | 927.00M | 474.00M | 1.45B | 414.00M | 399.00M | 269.31M | 383.22M | 770.15M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 185.61M | 421.66M | -36.95M | 19.58M | 67.46M | 55.57M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 84.33M | 86.02M | 91.75M | 89.79M | 85.94M | 88.78M |
| Free cash flow | 119.15M | 333.49M | -148.56M | -108.89M | -81.58M | -113.31M |
| Dividends paid | -21.90M | -21.93M | -21.97M | -21.87M | -21.86M | -21.91M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -21.36M | 0 | -40.70M | -67.43M | 0 | 0 |
| Ending cash balance | 371.19M | 559.26M | 937.19M | 770.15M | 1.37B | 2.20B |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 3.06 | 2.63 | 4.78 | 2.42 | -0.15 | -12.78 | -2.38 | -1.95 |
| ROA %i | 1.42 | 1.18 | 1.94 | 0.90 | -0.05 | -4.00 | -0.70 | -0.68 |
| ROIC %i | 3.65 | 2.87 | 4.26 | 3.35 | 1.27 | -4.16 | 1.11 | -0.26 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 1.96 | 3.16 | 3.03 | 3.30 | 2.55 | -0.62 | -1.62 | -2.97 |
| EBIT margin %i | 7.69 | 7.26 | 8.73 | 8.50 | 5.52 | -4.52 | 5.22 | 16.42 |
| FCF / sales %i | 4.72 | 1.14 | 3.14 | -- | -- | -- | 4.86 | 15.89 |
| Current ratioi | 2.71 | 2.00 | 2.62 | 1.75 | 1.36 | 1.41 | 1.56 | 2.10 |
| Quick ratioi | 2.33 | 1.69 | 2.37 | 1.44 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 0.43 | 1.99 |
| Debt / assetsi | 24.93 | 31.29 | 35.91 | 29.91 | 33.02 | 36.94 | 22.04 | 16.72 |
| LT debt / equityi | 53.03 | 69.78 | 90.84 | 80.12 | 97.15 | 120.40 | 73.60 | 36.83 |
| Interest coveragei | 2.28 | 2.28 | 2.71 | 1.95 | 1.72 | -0.95 | 0.93 | 1.79 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -0.65 | 0.14 | 1.18 | 1.42 | 1.50 | -36.23 | -37.56 | -39.01 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -14.89 | 41.18 | 13.89 | 4.94 | -19.98 | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -28.22 | 21.69 | -- | -- | 31.09 | -- | -- |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | -2.93 | -2.75 | -3.41 | -1.95 | 1.57 | 8.68 |
| ROA %i | -0.87 | -0.80 | -1.13 | -0.68 | 0.57 | 3.18 |
| ROIC %i | 1.19 | 1.08 | 1.20 | -0.26 | 1.52 | 5.03 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 4.63 | 4.75 | 8.70 | 16.42 | 34.41 | 67.50 |
| FCF / sales %i | 6.55 | 8.28 | -- | 15.89 | -- | -- |
| Current ratioi | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.89 | 2.10 | 3.43 | 3.82 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.40 | 1.55 | 1.80 | 1.99 | 3.31 | 3.74 |
| Debt / assetsi | 37.64 | 37.57 | 16.53 | 16.72 | 15.28 | 14.90 |
| LT debt / equityi | 122.60 | 124.61 | 40.68 | 36.83 | 31.71 | 29.58 |
| Interest coveragei | 0.80 | 0.82 | 1.41 | 1.79 | 4.56 | 11.13 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- Telephone and Data Systems, Inc (TDS) Telecom is the largest reported line at 80.32% of revenue, across 4 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, Array, is a distant second at 17.48% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc (TDS) Telecom80.32%
Array17.48%
All other revenues2.22%
Quote time 2026-10-08 08:06:14 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.