Telephone and Data Systems Inc (TDS)

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COMMUNICATION SERVICES • TELECOM SERVICES • NYSE

$32.87

+0.51 (+1.58%)

Market Cap: $3.73B

Last updated: Nov 06, 2026 at 4:42 PM ET

Earnings

Performance (10Y)

Beat Rate

63%(25/40)

Avg Surprise

-179.23%

Streak

4 Q

Upcoming Estimates

Period ending Dec 31, 2026

EPS Consensus$4.33

Range$4.18 - $4.49

3 analysts

Revenue Consensus

$303M

Range$293M - $312M

3 analysts

Last 12 of 40 reported quarters and 1 upcoming estimate

Period	Reported	Est.	Range	Surprise	B/M	Analysts	Revisions	YoY
Dec 31, 2026Dec 26EST	-	$4.33	$4.18 - $4.49	-	-	3	-	-
Sep 30, 2026Sep 26 Reported Nov 6, 2026Reported Nov 6	$0.25	$0.10	$0.08 - $0.16	+150.00%	Beat	3	1 1 30d	+129.4%
Jun 30, 2026Jun 26 Reported Aug 7, 2026Reported Aug 7	$2.24	$0.12	$0.09 - $0.15	+1766.67%	Beat	2	0 1 30d	+4580.0%
Mar 31, 2026Mar 26 Reported May 8, 2026Reported May 8	$1.11	$-0.87	$-0.87 - $-0.87	+227.59%	Beat	1	0 1 30d	+1333.3%
Dec 31, 2025Dec 25 Reported Feb 20, 2026Reported Feb 20	$0.33	$0.09	$0.08 - $0.10	+266.67%	Beat	2	No revisions (30d)	+430.0%
Sep 30, 2025Sep 25 Reported Nov 7, 2025Reported Nov 7	$-0.85	$-0.02	$-0.02 - $-0.02	-4150.00%	Miss	1	0 1 30d	-16.4%
Jun 30, 2025Jun 25 Reported Aug 11, 2025Reported Aug 11	$-0.05	$-0.02	$-0.02 - $-0.02	-150.00%	Miss	1	2 0 30d	+61.5%
Mar 31, 2025Mar 25 Reported May 2, 2025Reported May 2	$-0.09	$-0.01	$-0.01 - $-0.01	-800.00%	Miss	0	No revisions (30d)	-190.0%
Dec 31, 2024Dec 24 Reported Feb 21, 2025Reported Feb 21	$-0.10	N/A	-	+60.00%	Beat	0	No revisions (30d)	+97.8%
Sep 30, 2024Sep 24 Reported Nov 1, 2024Reported Nov 1	$-0.73	$-0.15	$-0.24 - $-0.08	-386.67%	Miss	3	No revisions (30d)	-356.2%
Jun 30, 2024Jun 24 Reported Aug 2, 2024Reported Aug 2	$-0.13	$-0.13	$-0.18 - $-0.08	+0.00%	Beat	2	No revisions (30d)	+23.5%
Mar 31, 2024Mar 24 Reported May 3, 2024Reported May 3	$0.10	$-0.11	$-0.15 - $0.08	+190.91%	Beat	3	No revisions (30d)	+433.3%
Dec 31, 2023Dec 23 Reported Feb 16, 2024Reported Feb 16	$-4.64	$-0.12	$-0.19 - $0.00	-3766.67%	Miss	4	1 0 30d	-1121.1%

Dividends

Last ex-dividend: Sep 15, 2026

Dividend Metrics

Forward Yield0.49%

Forward Annual Dividend$0.16

Payout Ratio52.66%

FrequencyQuarterly

Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

Growth

3Y CAGR-39.43%

5Y CAGR-25.13%

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Key Metrics

Valuation
P/E Ratio	8.36	EV/EBITDA	3.26x
Price/FCF	-6.17x	FCF Yield	-16.21%
Profitability
Profit Margin	33.20%	Operating Margin	-6.56%
ROE	11.80%	ROIC	7.35%
Financial Health
Debt/Equity	0.14x	Interest Coverage	-13.54x
Current Ratio	4.01x	Quick Ratio	4.00x
Trading Statistics
Beta	0.35	Avg Volume	2.03M
52-Week High	$49.02	52-Week Low	$30.71

Technical Indicators Dashboard

Moving Averages

SMA 10$34.70

SMA 20$34.45

SMA 50$35.30

SMA 200$39.30

EMA 10$34.32

EMA 20$34.55

EMA 50$34.95

EMA 200$36.68

MACD

Line: -0.25Signal: -0.13Hist: -0.12

ADX

ADX: 22.2+DI: 16.4-DI: 31.6

Aroon & PSAR

Aroon Up92.0

Aroon Down52.0

PSAR$36.98

Bollinger Bands

Upper Band$36.59

Lower Band$32.31

%B Position1243%(Upper)

Band Width0.13

RSI (14-Day)

Neutral

41.8

Momentum Oscillators

Stoch %K47.5

Stoch %D65.0

Williams %R-66.2

ROC (10d)-7.0%

Momentum-2.46

CCI (20d)-98.7

MFI (14d)52.4

Volatility Measures

ATR (14d)$1.85(5.6%)

StdDev (20d)1.07

Hist Vol53.3%(High)

Volume Flow

VWAP$33.32

OBV-2.3M

AD Line-1.5B

CMF (20d)-0.087

Volume Metrics

Avg Vol (20d)2.0M

Vol Ratio1.6x(High)

VWMA (20d)$34.24

Pivot Points

R3$40.85

R2$38.69

R1$35.52

Pivot Point$33.36

S1$30.20

S2$28.03

S3$24.86

Advanced Oscillators

TSI-5.16

Ultimate Osc40.6

KST-23.55

Financial Data

Quarter	Sep 2026	Jun 2026	Mar 2026	Dec 2025	Sep 2025	Jun 2025	Mar 2025	Dec 2024	Sep 2024	Jun 2024	Mar 2024	Dec 2023
Total Revenue	$306.69M	$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
Cost of Revenue	$130.89M	$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
Gross Profit	$175.81M	$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

Operating Expenses	$205.82M	$-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
R&D	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
SG&A	$113.65M	$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
Operating Income	$-30,013,000	$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

Interest Income	$63.41M	$56.76M	$55.69M	$38.91M	$85.50M	$49.06M	$42.79M	$46.46M	$51.37M	$46.00M	$47.00M	$41.42M
Interest Expense	$11.57M	$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
Income Before Tax	$34.02M	$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
Income Tax Expense	$-25,869,000	$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

Net Income	$58.72M	$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

EBITDA	$72.35M	$491.11M	$269.41M	$27.23M	$59.53M	$76.11M	$53.12M	$-60,127,000	$-374,813,000	$273.00M	$302.00M	$-1,161,655,000
EBIT	$-17,821,000	$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

* 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

New Awards (TTM)

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

TDS Reports Lower Q3 Earnings, Adds $250 Million Buyback

Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) reported a decrease in third-quarter 2026 revenue and income attributable to common shareholders...

grafa.com•Nov 6, 2026 12:59 PM ET11/6/26•Somewhat-Bearish

Telephone and Data Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) reported strong Q3 2026 results, highlighting significant fiber growth with 76,000 new marketable addresses...

Benzinga•Nov 6, 2026 10:59 AM ET11/6/26•Somewhat-Bullish

Form 8K Telephone and Data Systems Inc For: 6 November By Investing.com

This article announces that Telephone and Data Systems Inc. filed a Form 8K on November 6th. The filing is a standard disclosure document used by public companies to notify investors of unscheduled material events...

Investing.com Canada•Nov 6, 2026 7:59 AM ET11/6/26•Neutral

Revenue slips 1% at Telephone & Data Systems (TDS), while continuing income drops more sharply.

Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) reported a 1% decrease in third-quarter 2026 revenue to $306.7 million and a 24% drop in net income from continuing operations to $59.9 million. Despite the quarterly decline...

Stock Titan•Nov 6, 2026 7:59 AM ET11/6/26•Somewhat-Bearish

Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) Q3 Revenue Falls 0.6% to $306.7M; EPS Drops to $0.26

Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) reported a Q3 2026 revenue of $306.7 million, a 0.6% decline from the previous year...

TradingView•Nov 6, 2026 7:59 AM ET11/6/26•Somewhat-Bearish

TDS Valuation and Fair Value

P/E: 8.4x
Forward P/E: 39.1x
EV/EBITDA: 3.3x
P/FCF: -6.2x
PEG: 7.8x
P/B: 1.0x

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TDS Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

Gross margin: 61.5%
Operating margin: -6.6%
Net margin: 33.2%
ROIC: 7.3%
ROE: 11.8%
FCF yield: -16.2%

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Sector: Communication Services

TDS Analyst Ratings

Consensus: Buy
Analysts: 3
Strong Buy: 1
Buy: 1
Hold: 1
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

TDS Bull Case vs Bear Case

Bull case

TDS has a 33.2% net profit margin.

TDS Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

Beat rate: 5 of 8 quarters (62.5%)
Average surprise: -328.6%
EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Dec 31, 2026): $4.33

TDS Dividend

Forward yield: 0.5%
Payout ratio: 52.7%
3Y DPS growth: -39.4%
5Y DPS growth: -25.1%
Pay months: Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec

TDS dividend history

TDS Earnings Date

TDS reports Feb 18, 2027. The date is estimated.

TDS Earnings Call

The latest TDS earnings call transcript on file is labeled 2026Q2.

Read the 2026Q2 transcript

TDS ETF Holders

GNG tracks 18 ETFs that hold TDS. The largest weights:

State Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (XTL), 2.88% of the fund
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV), 0.54% of the fund
VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF), 0.52% of the fund
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (PFFD), 0.29% of the fund
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR), 0.20% of the fund

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Frequently Asked Questions About TDS

When is TDS's next ex-dividend date?

TDS has not declared its next regular ex-dividend date yet. Its last ex-dividend date was Sep 15, 2026 ($0.04 per share). Over the last 12 months, TDS went ex-dividend in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec.

When does TDS report earnings?

Telephone and Data Systems Inc (TDS) is expected to report earnings on Feb 18, 2027.

What is TDS's current dividend yield?

Telephone and Data Systems Inc (TDS) has a forward dividend yield of 0.49%.

Does TDS pay dividends?

Yes, Telephone and Data Systems Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.49%.

What is TDS's P/E ratio?

Telephone and Data Systems Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.36.

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