Price
$32.98-4.98%Social Signal Score
Analyst Ratings
7 analystsRevenue
$309.28M-76.23%Analyst Estimates
Consensus estimates, not results. Via Financial Modeling Prep.
Company Profile
- CEO
- Walter Carlson
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Telecommunications Services
- Employees
- 4,000
- Beta
- 0.34
- Country
- US
- Piotroski score
- 6 / 9 (Middling)
- Altman Z-score
- 1.83
Financials
Revenue
$309.28M-76.2%Net Income
$298.37M+2195.1%EBITDA
$547.86M+91.6%Free Cash Flow
$-113.31M-221.8%EPS (diluted)
$2.42+1916.7%Shares Outstanding (diluted)
116.29M+4.8%Operating Expenses
$111.48MCash & Debt
$2.19BReturn of Capital
$21.91MRevenue by Segment (annual)
$4.96BDividend per Share
$0.04Quote
Valuation & Ratios
Returns & Efficiency
Revenue & Net Income (Annual)
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Net Income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.23B | $-6.24M | $-0.66 |
| 2024 | $4.96B | $-28.00M | $-0.85 |
| 2023 | $5.16B | $-500.00M | $-5.04 |
| 2022 | $5.41B | $62.00M | $-0.07 |
| 2021 | $5.33B | $156.00M | $1.02 |
| 2020 | $5.22B | $226.00M | $1.98 |
| 2019 | $5.18B | $121.00M | $1.06 |
| 2018 | $5.11B | $135.00M | $1.21 |
| 2017 | $5.04B | $153.00M | $1.38 |
| 2016 | $5.10B | $43.00M | $0.39 |
| 2015 | $5.18B | $219.04M | $2.02 |
| 2014 | $5.01B | $-136.35M | $-1.26 |
| 2013 | $4.90B | $141.93M | $1.31 |
| 2012 | $5.35B | $81.86M | $0.75 |
Valuation
TDShas no positive reported earnings per share, so an earnings-multiple projection can't be built for it. Companies are valued on other measures at this stage — revenue growth, cash burn, or book value — none of which this calculator models.
Signal Score (90d)
50+0.00%Social Signal Score
Mentions (7)
- Newszacks.com·19d ago·Neutral
Implied Volatility Surging for Telephone and Data Systems Stock Options Investors need to pay close attention to TDS stock based on the movements in the options market lately.
View source ↗ - Newsprnewswire.com·47d ago·Negative
TDS announces third quarter 2026 dividends CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS) has declared third quarter 2026 dividends on its Common Shares, Series A Common Shares, Series UU Preferred Shares and Series VV Preferred Shares. TDS is paying a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per Common Share and Series A Common Share payable on September 30, 2026, to holders of record on September 15, 2026.
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·54d ago·Neutral
TDS Stock Down 20.2% in 3 Months as Fiber Growth Meets Fresh Risks TDS stock falls 20.2% in three months as faster fiber deployment clashes with legacy revenue declines, rising capex and execution risks.
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·54d ago·Positive
TDS Q2 Earnings Highlight Fiber Growth and Spectrum Monetization Gains TDS earnings surge on spectrum gains as faster fiber deployment and stronger tower metrics reshape the company's growth outlook.
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·54d ago·Positive
TDS Stock Buy, Hold or Wait as Fiber Growth Tests Execution Risks TDS weighs accelerating fiber growth against negative free cash flow, higher capex and legacy declines as investors assess its next move.
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·56d ago·Positive
TDS Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Spectrum Gains, Fiber Growth TDS' Q2 earnings surged on spectrum sales, while fiber growth acceleratesd as itand liftsed its full-year address target to 250,000-300,000.
View source ↗ - Newsmarketbeat.com·58d ago·Neutral
Telephone and Data Systems Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Telephone and Data Systems NYSE: TDS reported second-quarter progress in its fiber expansion and tower operations, while lowering revenue expectations for its telecom business amid continued pressure from legacy copper and cable services. The company also said Array Digital Infrastructure completed major spectrum transactions during the quarter and raised several elements of its full-year outlook.
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Earnings
Fri, Nov 6(in 4 weeks)
Consensus estimate $0.11 per share
Typical surprise +216.7% (median, so one quarter with a near-zero estimate can't distort it)
- Fri, Aug 7$2.42 vs $0.09beat
- Fri, May 8$1.11 vs $-0.87beat
- Fri, Feb 20$0.32 vs $0.09beat
- Fri, Nov 7$0.07 vs $-0.06beat
- Mon, Aug 11$-0.05 vs $-0.01miss
- Fri, May 2$-0.09 vs $-0.02miss
Estimates and results for TDS via Financial Modeling Prep. Beating consensus says the company cleared the bar analysts set, not that the business grew.
Insider trading
Open-market buys and sells by TDS officers and directors.
- Bought
- —
- Sold
- $3.2m
0 trades
2 trades
- Carlson Leroy T Jrsold
- Carlson Prudence Esold
98 further Form 4 entries are share awards, option exercises or shares withheld for tax. Those are compensation, not trades, so they are excluded above. Buying is the stronger signal: an insider spends their own money for one reason. Selling has many innocent explanations — tax, diversifying, a house — so it says far less than it appears to. Via SEC filings.
Congress trades
- Bill Floreshouse · TX17 · disclosed Jun 13, 2019 (36d later)Buy$1,001 - $15,000
- Bill Floreshouse · TX17 · disclosed Apr 4, 2019 (10d later)Buy$1,001 - $15,000
Self-reported filings, amounts as brackets. Via Senate/House disclosures.