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TDS

TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/

Next earnings Aug 10, 2026 · consensus $0.08 EPS, $323M rev

Last earnings +2.1% on 2026-05-08

Hold
$36.19
▼ -4.44%
$36.19▲ +37.27%
over 1Y
L $26.36H $47.50
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today-4.4%
1W-2.8%
1M-9.7%
3M-19.3%
YTD+14.5%
1Y+37.3%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Hold
Quality
C-
Valuation
Fair value
Filings
Watch
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 8 analysts
Buy

Post-T-Mobile-sale, TDS is a shrunken tower/spectrum special situation in wind-down — a sum-of-the-parts bet, not an operating story.

Revenue $1.07B · FY2025

TDS has been fundamentally transformed by the August 1, 2025 closing of the sale of its UScellular wireless operations to T-Mobile. The remaining 'Array' business — a tower portfolio, wireless spectrum licenses (some subject to further sale agreements with Verizon and T-Mobile) and non-controlling interests in wireless operators — is, per the 10-K, of dramatically smaller scale than the historical company. That is visible in the financials: revenue collapsed from $5.29B in FY2022 to $1.07B in FY2025 (-9.0% YoY on the continuing base), and total assets fell 38.6% as the wireless business was deconsolidated.

The current income statement reflects a company mid-wind-down, not a steady operator. FY2025 showed an operating loss of -$97.4M and a small net loss of -$6.24M, burdened by accelerated compensation, severance, advisory fees, restructuring and wind-down costs that the filing says will continue 'into the foreseeable future,' including potential tower decommissioning costs. Operating cash flow fell 48.5% to $590M. These metrics are transitional and not representative of normalized earnings power.

AI-generated analysis, produced by our proprietary engine from SEC filing data.

Investment recommendation produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg. Completed Jun 21, 2026, 5:00 PM ET. Ratings & methodology: definitions · All recommendations to date: track record · Conflicts: disclosures. Not investment advice.

Is TDS a buy? The one-page verdict, explained →

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$5.22B$5.29B$1.23B$1.18B$1.07B
Gross profit—————
Operating income$261M$122M-$683M-$191M-$97.4M
Net income$156M$62.0M-$500M-$27.7M-$6.24M
Diluted EPS$1.00-$0.07-$5.05-$0.85-$0.65
Net margin3.0%1.2%-40.7%-2.4%-0.6%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$3.35B
EV / EBITDA16.3
EV / Sales3.1
EV / FCF16.8
P / FCF20.7
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield-0.2%
FCF yield4.8%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)-1.6%
Free cash flow$199M
Total debt—
Net cash$766M
Piotroski F-Score6/7

Capital returns

Buyback yield2.6%
Dividend yield (est.)1.3%
Shareholder yield4.0%
Shares Δ YoY-0.5%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Some governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
  1. 8-K Acquisition / disposition2026-06-01
  2. 8-K Shareholder vote2026-05-26
  3. 8-K Earnings results2026-05-08
  4. 8-K Other event2026-05-08
  5. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-05-08
  6. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-04-08
  7. 8-K Officer / director change2026-03-24
  8. 8-K Officer / director change2026-03-13
  9. 10-K Annual report2026-02-24

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
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Quality score

C-
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueB
GrowthB-
ProfitabilityF
Financial healthC
MomentumD
  • ✗Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✗Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
27.2252-week47.50
Revenue
$1.07B
-9.0% YoY
Net margin
-0.6%
ROE
-0.1%
P/E
—

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$1.07B-9.0%
Net income-$6.24M+77.5%
Operating income-$97.4M+49.1%
Diluted EPS-$0.65+23.5%
Cash & equivalents$766M+110.7%
Total assets$8.40B-38.6%
Stockholders' equity$4.80B-5.7%
Op.: -9.1%

Frequently asked

Is TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ (TDS) a buy?
TDS currently carries a Hold rating with 2/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Post-T-Mobile-sale, TDS is a shrunken tower/spectrum special situation in wind-down — a sum-of-the-parts bet, not an operating story.
What is TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/'s quality score?
TDS scores 50.061432542376465/100 (grade C-) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001051512, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-08) · EODHD · Proprietary analysis · as of 6/21/2026, 9:00:20 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2026-06-11
Villacrez Vicki L
Executive Vice President & CFO
Exercise10.2K @ $40.03$407K
2026-06-11
Villacrez Vicki L
Executive Vice President & CFO
Tax4.78K @ $40.03$191K
2026-06-11
Kroll Anita J
VP, Controller & CAO
Exercise2.72K @ $40.03$109K
2026-06-11
Kroll Anita J
VP, Controller & CAO
Tax1.28K @ $40.03$51.1K
2026-06-11
CARLSON LEROY T JR
Vice Chair
Exercise45.1K @ $40.03$1.81M
2026-06-11
CARLSON LEROY T JR
Vice Chair
Tax18.9K @ $40.03$758K
2026-06-09
Dixon Kenneth S.
President & CEO, subsidiary
Exercise4.65K @ $39.33$183K
2026-06-09
Dixon Kenneth S.
President & CEO, subsidiary
Tax1.49K @ $39.33$58.6K
2026-05-21
OFF GEORGE W
Director
Award2.90K @ $41.20$120K
2026-05-21
OLeary Christopher D
Director
Award2.90K @ $41.20$120K
2026-05-21
Dixon Kimberly D
Director
Award2.90K @ $41.20$120K
2026-05-21
Oosterman Wade
Director
Award2.90K @ $41.20$120K

Dividends

Quarterly
Yield (TTM)
28.8%
Annual / share
$10.41
Last ex-date
2026-06-16
Last amount
$0.04
ex 2026-06-16paid 2026-06-30$0.04
ex 2026-03-16paid 2026-03-31$0.04
ex 2026-01-23paid 2026-02-02$10.25
ex 2025-12-15paid 2025-12-30$0.04
ex 2025-09-15paid 2025-09-30$0.04
ex 2025-06-16paid 2025-06-30$0.04

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-08Beat +347.5% est▲ +2.13%8-K ↗
2026-02-20Beat +298.6% est▼ -0.55%8-K ↗
2025-11-07Beat +176.4% est▼ -2.08%8-K ↗
2025-08-11Miss -550.5% est▼ -0.15%8-K ↗
2025-05-02—▼ -8.85%8-K ↗
2025-02-21—▼ -4.24%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Recent news

market news →
A Look At Telephone And Data Systems (TDS) Valuation After Recent Share Price WeaknessBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-08
Streaming and media stocks lead communication services EPS revision rankingsBullish
seekingalpha.com· 2026-06-02
Array completes sale of select spectrum assets to Verizon for $1.0 billionBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-01
Is Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) One of the Best June Dividend Stocks to Buy?Bullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-05-26
Diameter Capital Sells All Telephone and Data System SharesBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-05-25
Telephone & Data Systems Enters Oversold TerritoryBullish
nasdaq.com· 2026-05-22

Vs tracked universe

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1195 tracked peers · median

TENK Score50 vs 67
Revenue growth-9.0% vs 7.5%
Net margin-0.6% vs 10.0%
Return on equity-0.1% vs 12.0%
P/E— vs 26.2

News sentiment

EODHD · 16d
Bullish
+0.16
vs typical · 28 articles
↑ improving

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.