Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
TDS Communication Services Telecom Services
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.2 billion, down 75.3% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +3.60%
- EPS
- +5,000.0%
- Free cash flow
- −134.0%
- Total debt
- −83.3%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) Debt to equity
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 0.1×, down 0.0× from fiscal 2025 (0.2×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.2× (fiscal 2025) to 0.7× (fiscal 2023) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Telecom Services industry median of 0.6× and in line with the Communication Services sector median of 0.1×.
Debt to equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Debt to equity | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.2× | (62.28%) |
| FY2024 | 0.4× | (39.11%) |
| FY2023 | 0.7× | 20.58% |
| FY2022 | 0.6× | 30.34% |
| FY2021 | 0.4× | (28.93%) |
| FY2020 | 0.6× | 42.45% |
| FY2019 | 0.4× | (6.60%) |
| FY2018 | 0.5× | (8.24%) |
| FY2017 | 0.5× | (2.43%) |
| FY2016 | 0.5× | (1.34%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Debt to equity | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 0.1× | (2.55%) |
| Mar 2026 | 0.1× | (17.86%) |
| Dec 2025 | 0.2× | 0.32% |
| Sep 2025 | 0.2× | (77.58%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Debt to equity against peers
| Company | Debt to equity |
|---|---|
| LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc. compare | −7.7× |
| TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | 0.1× |
| KYIV Kyivstar Group Ltd. compare | 0.4× |
| TKC Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS compare | 0.6× |
| LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd compare | 0.9× |
| LBTYK Liberty Global Ltd compare | 0.9× |
| PHI PLDT Inc. compare | 2.2× |
| VEON VEON Ltd. compare | 3.0× |
| IRDM Iridium Communications Inc compare | 3.7× |
| Telecom Services industry median | 0.6× |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.1× |
| Market median | 0.1× |
What Debt to equity is
Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.
(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)
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