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    Telephone and Data Systems Inc (TDS)

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    COMMUNICATION SERVICES • TELECOM SERVICES • NYSE

    $33.65
    +0.50 (+1.51%)

    Market Cap: $3.88B

    Last updated: Sep 01, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    60%(24/40)
    Avg Surprise
    -184.12%
    Streak
    3 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.11
    Range$0.08 - $0.16
    3 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    1
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$-0.04-134.8%
    60d ago$0.07-38.8%
    30d ago$0.07-38.8%
    7d ago$0.10-12.9%
    Current$0.11
    Revenue Consensus
    $309M
    Range$306M - $311M
    3 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$4.33
    Range$4.18 - $4.49
    3 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $303M
    Range$293M - $312M
    3 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$4.33---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.11---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 7
    		$2.24$0.12+1766.67%Beat+4580.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 8
    		$1.11$-0.87+227.59%Beat+1333.3%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 20
    		$0.33$0.09+266.67%Beat+430.0%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 7
    		$-0.85$-0.02-4150.00%Miss-16.4%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 11
    		$-0.05$-0.02-150.00%Miss+61.5%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 2
    		$-0.09$-0.01-800.00%Miss-190.0%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 21
    		$-0.10N/A+60.00%Beat+97.8%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 1
    		$-0.73$-0.15-386.67%Miss-356.2%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 2
    		$-0.13$-0.13+0.00%Beat+23.5%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 3
    		$0.10$-0.11+190.91%Beat+433.3%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 16
    		$-4.64$-0.12-3766.67%Miss-1121.1%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 3
    		$-0.16$-0.12-33.33%Miss+11.1%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 4
    		$-0.17$-0.02-750.00%Miss-181.0%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 4
    		$-0.03N/A-127.27%Miss-107.7%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 16
    		$-0.38$-0.37-2.70%Miss-300.0%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 3
    		$-0.18$-0.01-1700.00%Miss-162.1%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.21$0.09+133.33%Beat+5.0%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 5
    		$0.39$0.26+50.00%Beat-25.0%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 17
    		$0.19$0.03+533.33%Beat+5.6%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 4
    		$0.29$0.28+3.57%Beat-58.6%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 5
    		$0.20$0.13+53.85%Beat-66.7%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 6
    		$0.52$0.35+48.57%Beat-11.9%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 18
    		$0.18$0.15+20.00%Beat+12.5%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 5
    		$0.70$0.30+133.33%Beat+366.7%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 6
    		$0.60$0.26+130.77%Beat+114.3%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.59$0.41+43.90%Beat+18.0%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 20
    		$0.16$0.05+220.00%Beat+14.3%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 31
    		$0.15N/A-58.33%Miss-63.4%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.28$0.32-12.50%Miss-3.4%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 2
    		$0.50$0.36+38.89%Beat+47.1%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 22
    		$0.14$0.24-41.67%Miss+180.0%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.41$0.31+32.26%Beat+412.5%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 3
    		$0.29$0.24+20.83%Beat+190.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 1
    		$0.34$0.34+0.00%Beat+25.9%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 23
    		$0.05$-0.04+225.00%Beat+200.0%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 8
    		$0.08N/A-52.94%Miss-33.3%
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.10N/A-61.54%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 5
    		$0.27$0.04+575.00%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 24
    		$-0.05$-0.05+0.00%Beat-
    Sep 16
    Reported Nov 4
    		$0.12$0.22-45.45%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Yield0.48%
    Annual/Share$0.16
    Payout Ratio17.30%
    Frequency4
    Pay MonthsFeb, Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR-39.43%
    5Y CAGR-25.13%
    View TDS's full dividend history

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio11.89EV/EBITDA3.27x
    Price/FCF-10.57xFCF Yield-9.46%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin33.20%Operating Margin-6.56%
    ROE11.80%ROIC7.38%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.13xInterest Coverage-302.54x
    Current Ratio3.82xQuick Ratio3.81x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.35Avg Volume1.13M
    52-Week High$49.0752-Week Low$27.58

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$33.87
    SMA 20$34.18
    SMA 50$34.91
    SMA 200$38.62
    EMA 10$33.74
    EMA 20$34.02
    EMA 50$35.31
    EMA 200$37.69

    MACD

    Line: -0.41Signal: -0.40Hist: -0.02

    ADX

    ADX: 16.6+DI: 20.2-DI: 24.0

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up28.0
    Aroon Down40.0
    PSAR$35.25

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$36.07
    Lower Band$32.30
    %B Position1103%(Upper)
    Band Width0.36

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    46.0

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K34.2
    Stoch %D39.1
    Williams %R-63.5
    ROC (10d)-4.4%
    Momentum-1.56
    CCI (20d)-58.9
    MFI (14d)52.8

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.11(3.3%)
    StdDev (20d)0.94
    Hist Vol46.4%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$33.52
    OBV7.6M
    AD Line-1.5B
    CMF (20d)0.121

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)1.2M
    Vol Ratio0.5x(Low)
    VWMA (20d)$34.23

    Pivot Points

    R3$34.16
    R2$33.76
    R1$33.45
    Pivot Point$33.05
    S1$32.74
    S2$32.34
    S3$32.03

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-9.65
    Ultimate Osc41.5
    KST-19.85

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$309.28M$309.45M$-1,420,314,000$308.52M$298.54M$290.43M$-1,530,519,000$327.50M$1.24B$1.26B$-2,492,887,000$1.28B
    Cost of Revenue$129.32M$124.49M$-575,372,000$128.63M$121.89M$123.83M$-618,404,000$154.66M$523.00M$531.00M$-1,038,281,000$567.00M
    Gross Profit$179.96M$184.96M$-844,942,000$179.89M$176.65M$166.60M$-912,115,000$172.84M$715.00M$731.00M$-1,454,606,000$711.00M
    Operating Expenses$-193,256,000$41.15M$-740,531,000$247.86M$188.95M$200.53M$-764,584,000$322.56M$676.00M$664.00M$-662,040,000$663.00M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$111.48M$102.71M$-517,126,000$106.19M$108.60M$116.42M$-479,863,000$116.56M$426.00M$424.00M$-818,161,000$432.00M
    Operating Income$373.21M$143.82M$-104,411,000$-67,974,000$-12,307,000$-33,934,000$-147,531,000$-149,728,000$39.00M$67.00M$-792,566,000$48.00M
    Interest Income$56.76M$55.69M$38.91M$85.50M$49.06M$42.79M$46.46M$51.37M$46.00M$47.00M$41.42M$45.00M
    Interest Expense$11.39M$5.32M$-65,610,000$47.28M$29.17M$23.91M$-54,119,000$32.69M$73.00M$57.00M$-114,823,000$62.00M
    Income Before Tax$447.70M$233.84M$41.95M$6.01M$9.98M$-12,330,000$-44,368,000$-130,020,000$13.00M$58.00M$-634,481,000$31.00M
    Income Tax Expense$106.41M$54.41M$-412,000$-72,772,000$-4,224,000$-8,123,000$-17,411,000$-30,656,000$6.00M$20.00M$-70,799,000$27.00M
    Net Income$366.36M$177.04M$63.36M$-73,118,000$17.79M$11.96M$7.06M$-78,539,000$7.00M$38.00M$-503,287,000$4.00M
    EBITDA$491.11M$269.41M$27.23M$-242,119,000$76.11M$53.12M$-60,127,000$-374,813,000$273.00M$302.00M$-1,161,655,000$273.00M
    EBIT$402.33M$183.47M$-62,564,000$-32,214,000$-9,912,000$-31,209,000$-144,944,000$-148,693,000$40.00M$68.00M$-790,726,000$48.00M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    -$14654
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    2
    New Awards (TTM)
    0
    Avg Remaining Term
    1.8 mo

    Top agency: Department of Defense at 100.0% of trailing twelve month obligations across 1 agencies

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    News

    The Technical Signals Behind (TDS) That Institutions Follow

    This article analyzes the technical signals for Telephone And Data Systems Inc. (NYSE: TDS), noting weak near-term sentiment and elevated downside risk. It outlines three AI-generated institutional trading strategies—Position Trading, Momentum Breakout, and Risk Hedging—with specific entry, target, and stop-loss zones. The analysis also provides multi-timeframe signal strength, support, and resistance levels for TDS.

    Stock Traders Daily•8/29/26•
    Neutral

    Bank of America Corp DE Raises Stake in Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. $TDS

    Bank of America Corp DE significantly increased its stake in Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS) by 20.9% in the first quarter, now owning 407,109 shares valued at $17.14 million. Other institutional investors have also adjusted their holdings in the wireless communications provider. Telephone and Data Systems recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share and analysts have given the stock a "Moderate Buy" consensus rating with an average price target of $47.50.

    MarketBeat•8/21/26•
    Somewhat-Bullish

    Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.04

    Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share, payable on September 30th to shareholders of record on September 15th. This dividend results in an annualized payout of $0.16 and a yield of approximately 0.5%. However, the company's ability to cover this dividend is questionable, with a negative payout ratio and future earnings projections suggesting a payout ratio of 106.7%.

    MarketBeat•8/20/26•
    Neutral

    Press Release: TDS Announces Third Quarter 2026 Dividends

    Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) has announced its third-quarter 2026 dividends. The company will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share on its Common Shares and Series A Common Shares. Additionally, UScellular, a majority-owned subsidiary of TDS, declared a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share.

    Moomoo•8/20/26•
    Somewhat-Bullish

    TDS announces third quarter 2026 dividends

    Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) has declared its third quarter 2026 dividends for its Common Shares, Series A Common Shares, Series UU Preferred Shares, and Series VV Preferred Shares. Shareholders of Common and Series A Common Shares will receive $0.04 per share, while Series UU and VV Preferred shareholders will receive $414.0625 and $375.0000 per share respectively, payable on September 30, 2026, to holders of record on September 15, 2026.

    TradingView•8/19/26•
    Bullish

    Frequently Asked Questions About TDS

    What is TDS's current dividend yield?
    Telephone and Data Systems Inc (TDS) has a current dividend yield of 0.48%.
    Does TDS pay dividends?
    Yes, Telephone and Data Systems Inc pays dividends with a current yield of 0.48%.
    What is TDS's P/E ratio?
    Telephone and Data Systems Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.89.
    What is TDS's market cap?
    Telephone and Data Systems Inc (TDS) has a market capitalization of $3.88B with a current stock price of $33.65.

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