tradmap

TDS Financials Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has declined 26.9% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown slower than revenue (-38.3% vs -26.9% per year).
  • Operating margin has contracted, at -9.1% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has grown 0.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Operating income covered interest expense -0.9× in the latest year, down from 1.5× 5 years ago.
Revenue & net income
-$487M $2B $5B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-56% -25% 5% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
-9% -2% 5% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$28M $376M $780M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $715M $1B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$2B -$159M $2B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $1.1B $20M 0.0% -9.1% 0.4% 0.2% $199M — $766M
2024 $1.2B -$26M 0.0% -16.3% -0.5% -0.2% $780M — $364M
2023 $1.2B -$487M 0.0% -55.6% -9.4% -6.0% $498M — $236M
2022 $5.3B $72M 0.0% 2.3% 1.2% 0.5% -$6M — $360M
2021 $5.2B $188M 0.0% 5.0% 3.2% 1.4% -$28M — $367M
2020 $5.1B $226M 0.0% 5.1% 4.7% 1.8% $194M — $1.4B
2019 $5.1B $121M 0.0% 3.5% 2.6% 1.1% — — $465M
2018 $5.0B $135M 0.0% 4.1% 3.0% 1.4% — — $921M
2017 — $153M — — 3.6% 1.6% — — $619M
2016 — $43M — — 1.0% 0.5% — — $900M
2015 — $219M — — 5.3% 2.3% — — $985M
2014 — -$136M — — -3.5% -1.5% — — $472M
2013 — $142M — — 3.4% 1.6% — — $830M
2012 — $82M — — 2.0% 0.9% — — $740M
2011 — $201M — — 5.1% 2.4% — — $563M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced TDS against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 128.4 256.7 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 2.4 4.9 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/S

Frequently asked questions

Is TDS growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/'s revenue has declined 26.9% per year, and net income declined 38.3% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does TDS have?

As of FY2025, Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/ reported — of total debt against $766M of cash; operating income covered interest expense -0.9×.

What is TDS's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin -9.1%, and net margin 1.9%.

What is TDS's P/E ratio?

Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/'s P/E (TTM) is 9.95 as of the 2026-11-02 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the TDS stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 205.3× as of Nov '26) can differ. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.