Telephone And Data Systems Inc TDS Stock Analysis
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$33.90 down $0.12, 0.35% at close Oct 16
Last close · Previous close $34.02
- Market cap
- At the Oct 16 close
- P/E ratio
- 11.26On last 12 months’ EPS
- Diluted EPS
- $3.01Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- 30.71%Last 12 months
Price chart
$33.90down $0.12, 0.35%Fri, Oct 16 session
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$34.02Oct 15
- Volume1.62MOct 16 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume1.92MLast 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $31.51 to $49.12; now $33.90
The lowest and highest trades over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for splits. The marker shows the latest price.
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Performance
Past performance, measured to the Oct 16 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
TDS beat the S&P 500 in 2 of 7 periods.
| Period | TDS and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | TDS: down 8.6% S&P 500: up 1.5% | TDS trailed the S&P 500 by 10.1 percentage points Trailed |
| 3M | TDS: down 1.2% S&P 500: up 1.9% | TDS trailed the S&P 500 by 3.1 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | TDS: up 2.2% S&P 500: up 12.8% | TDS trailed the S&P 500 by 10.6 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | TDS: up 8.9% S&P 500: up 16.8% | TDS trailed the S&P 500 by 7.9 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | TDS: up 127.4% S&P 500: up 81.5% +31.5% vs +22.0% a year | TDS beat the S&P 500 by 45.9 percentage points Beat |
| 5Y | TDS: up 148.8% S&P 500: up 83.1% +20.0% vs +12.9% a year | TDS beat the S&P 500 by 65.7 percentage points Beat |
| 10Y | TDS: up 106.4% S&P 500: up 319.6% +7.5% vs +15.4% a year | TDS trailed the S&P 500 by 213.2 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in TDS 10 years ago (Oct 14, 2016) would be worth about $20,640 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,964.
TDS beat the S&P 500 in 2 of 7 periods.
| Period | TDS and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | TDS: down 8.6% S&P 500: up 1.2% | TDS trailed the S&P 500 by 9.8 percentage points Trailed |
| 3M | TDS: down 1.3% S&P 500: up 1.7% | TDS trailed the S&P 500 by 3.0 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | TDS: down 17.3% S&P 500: up 11.9% | TDS trailed the S&P 500 by 29.2 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | TDS: down 12.0% S&P 500: up 15.5% | TDS trailed the S&P 500 by 27.5 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | TDS: up 78.3% S&P 500: up 75.0% +21.3% vs +20.5% a year | TDS beat the S&P 500 by 3.3 percentage points Beat |
| 5Y | TDS: up 74.5% S&P 500: up 71.2% +11.8% vs +11.4% a year | TDS beat the S&P 500 by 3.3 percentage points Beat |
| 10Y | TDS: up 26.7% S&P 500: up 258.1% +2.4% vs +13.6% a year | TDS trailed the S&P 500 by 231.4 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in TDS 10 years ago (Oct 14, 2016) would be worth about $12,673 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,813.
All-time high
$124.96
Closing high on . Now 72.9% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Sep 18, 1991.
Stock splits
1
1.09-for-1 on . Share counts adjust after each split.
Valuation
Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q2 FY26, the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, and balance-sheet figures are as of Jun 30, 2026.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $1.26Bup 3.8%
- Net income
- $417.68M
- Diluted EPS
- $3.01
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY24 (Sep 30, 2024) | $327.50M | −$65.74M | −$0.73 |
| Q4 FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $295.35M | $5.86M | −$0.10 |
| Q1 FY25 (Mar 31, 2025) | $290.43M | $7.47M | −$0.09 |
| Q2 FY25 (Jun 30, 2025) | $298.54M | $11.57M | −$0.05 |
| Q3 FY25 (Sep 30, 2025) | $308.52M | −$81.75M | −$0.84 |
| Q4 FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $330.71M | $56.47M | $0.34 |
| Q1 FY26 (Mar 31, 2026) | $309.45M | $144.59M | $1.09 |
| Q2 FY26 (Jun 30, 2026) | $309.28M | $298.37M | $2.42 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY21 (Dec 31, 2021) | $5.33B | $156.00M | $1.00 |
| FY22 (Dec 31, 2022) | $5.41B | $62.00M | −$0.07 |
| FY23 (Dec 31, 2023) | $1.36B | −$500.01M | −$5.05 |
| FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $1.30B | −$27.71M | −$0.85 |
| FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $1.23B | −$6.24M | −$0.65 |
Margins
- Gross 59.4%
- Operating −7.0%
- Net 33.2%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- −$316.53MLast 12 months
Cash from operations minus capital spending: the cash left after the business maintains and grows its assets.
FCF = Operating cash flow − Capital spendingFree cash flow - Operating cash flow$105.92MLast 12 months
- Capital spending$422.45MLast 12 months
- −25.2%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $108.13MLast 12 months
Cash spent repurchasing shares, net of shares issued. Buybacks shrink the share count, so each remaining share owns more of the company.
- Dividends paid$87.44MLast 12 months
- Total returned$195.57MLast 12 months
Balance sheet
- $2.67BAs of Jun 30, 2026
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet.
- Total debt$1.25BAs of Jun 30, 2026
- Net cash$1.42BAs of Jun 30, 2026
- 3.82As of Jun 30, 2026
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio - 0.24As of Jun 30, 2026
Total debt divided by shareholders’ equity on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet: a measure of financial leverage.
D/E = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equityDebt-to-equity ratio
Financial strength
- 8 of 9Last 12 months
vs the 12 beforeA 0–9 checklist from accounting professor Joseph Piotroski. Each test compares the last 12 months with the 12 months before and scores a point if it passes. 8–9 is strong; 0–2 is weak.
- ✓Net income was positive: passed
- ✓Operating cash flow was positive: passed
- ✓Return on assets improved: passed
- ✗Operating cash flow exceeded net income: not passed
- ✓Long-term debt fell relative to assets: passed
- ✓Current ratio improved: passed
- ✓Share count didn’t rise: passed
- ✓Gross margin improved: passed
- ✓Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: passed
- 8.6%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Telephone And Data Systems’s net income was 8.6% of its shareholders’ equity (averaged over the last four quarter-ends). It describes the past year, not an expected return.
ROE = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average equityReturn on equity - 5.0%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Telephone And Data Systems’s net income was 5.0% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends): what the business earned on everything it owns.
ROA = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average total assets
Dividends
Cash dividends per share by ex-dividend year, adjusted for splits.
Dividends per share
Data table
| Year | Per share |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.59 |
| 2017 | $0.62 |
| 2018 | $0.64 |
| 2019 | $0.66 |
| 2020 | $0.68 |
| 2021 | $0.70 |
| 2022 | $0.72 |
| 2023 | $0.74 |
| 2024 | $0.31 |
| 2025 | $0.16 |
| 2026 (to date) | $10.37 |
Dividend details
- $10.41Per share, last 12 months
Cash dividends per share with ex-dividend dates in the last 12 months.
- Dividend yield30.71%Last 12 months
- $0.040Ex-dividend
The most recent payment per share. Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date don’t receive it.
- FrequencyQuarterly5 payments in the last 12 months
- down 25.1% a yearFull years 2020–2025
The compound annual growth rate of the full-year dividend per share from 2020 to 2025.
- 345.8%Last 12 months
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the last 12 months. Lower ratios leave more room to reinvest or raise the dividend.
Payout = Dividends per share ÷ Diluted EPS (both last 12 months)Payout ratio calculator
About Telephone And Data Systems Inc
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., a telecommunications company, provides wireless, wireline, cable, and hosted and managed services in the United States. The company offers cellular services, such as postpaid national plans and prepaid service plans with voice, messaging, and data usage options; and shared data plans that include unlimited voice minutes and text messaging; business rate plans. It also offers wireless devices comprising handsets, modems, mobile hotspots, home phone, and tablets; and accessories, such as carrying cases, hands-free devices, batteries, battery chargers, memory cards, and other products. In addition, the company provides wireline and cable broadband services, such as fiber-based and digital, and other data services; Internet protocol television and satellite video services; voice services comprising local and long-distance telephone service, voice over Internet protocol, voice mail, caller ID, and call forwarding services; and network access services. Further, it offers cloud computing, colocation, hosted application management, and hosted and managed services; and planning, engineering, procurement, sales, installation, and management of information technology infrastructure hardware solutions, as well as printing and distribution services. As of December 31, 2014, the company served approximately 4.8 million wireless customers and 1.2 million wireline connections. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. sells its products through retail sales direct sales, third-party retailers, and independent agents, as well as through Website and telesales. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Telecom Services
- Headquarters
- Illinois, USA
- SEC filings
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- Exchange
- NYSE
- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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TDS stock FAQ
What is TDS stock’s price today?
Telephone And Data Systems (TDS) traded at $33.90 at the close on , down $0.12 (0.35%) from the previous close of $34.02. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $31.51 and $49.12.
If you invested $1,000 in TDS 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in TDS on would be worth about $2,064 at the close on , a total return of +106.4%. The same $1,000 would be worth $2,488 if invested five years ago, $1,089 if invested one year ago, $1,574 if invested 20 years ago, and $3,012 if invested 30 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is TDS’s P/E ratio?
TDS trades at 11.3 times its diluted earnings over the four quarters to ($3.01 per share), at the close. (How the P/E ratio works.)
How much revenue does Telephone And Data Systems make?
Telephone And Data Systems reported $1.3 billion of revenue over the four quarters to , up 3.8% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q2 FY26, ended ) revenue was $309.3 million, up 3.6% from a year earlier.
Is Telephone And Data Systems profitable?
Yes. Telephone And Data Systems earned $417.7 million of net income over the four quarters to , a net margin of 33.2%, and its operating margin was −7.0% (what margins tell you).
What are TDS’s earnings per share?
TDS’s diluted earnings per share were $3.01 over the four quarters to , compared with −$0.97 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q2 FY26) brought $2.42 per share, against −$0.05 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does TDS pay a dividend?
Yes. Telephone And Data Systems pays a quarterly dividend. The most recent was $0.040 per share, with an ex-dividend date of . Over the last twelve months it paid $10.41 per share, a 30.71% yield at the close (how dividend yield works).
Based on the last 12 months’ payments ($10.41 per share), and if the next 12 months match the last 12, 100 shares would receive about $1,041 over 12 months, and $1,000 over 12 months would take about 97 shares, roughly $3,288 at the close. Dividends can change.
What is TDS’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks TDS has traded as low as $31.51 and as high as $49.12. At $33.90 at the close on , it is 31.0% below that high and 7.6% above the low.
What is TDS’s all-time high?
TDS’s highest closing price was $124.96 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $33.90 at the close on , it is 72.9% below that record.
Has TDS stock ever split?
Yes, once: 1.09-for-1 on .
How has TDS stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , TDS has returned +2.2% so far this year and +8.9% over the past year, and +148.8% over five years (+20.0% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +12.8%, +16.8% and +83.1%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is Telephone And Data Systems in?
Telephone And Data Systems is in the Communication Services sector and the Telecom Services industry, and is headquartered in Illinois, USA.
What exchange does TDS trade on?
Telephone And Data Systems trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol TDS. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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