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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)
0.0 128.4 256.8 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?

As of Sep '26, Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/ traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 215.2× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. 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), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.