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) Gross margin
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 59.4%, up 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (59.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 14.2% (fiscal 2024) to 59.0% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Telecom Services industry median of 48.8% and above the Communication Services sector median of 51.3%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 59.0% | 44.78 |
| FY2024 | 14.2% | (34.94) |
| FY2023 | 49.2% | (3.43) |
| FY2022 | 52.6% | (1.00) |
| FY2021 | 53.6% | (1.34) |
| FY2020 | 55.0% | 0.10 |
| FY2019 | 54.9% | 0.57 |
| FY2018 | 54.3% | 1.05 |
| FY2017 | 53.2% | 0.35 |
| FY2016 | 52.9% | (0.77) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 58.2% | (1.58) |
| Mar 2026 | 59.8% | (1.25) |
| Dec 2025 | 61.0% | 2.71 |
| Sep 2025 | 58.3% | (0.86) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| KYIV Kyivstar Group Ltd. compare | 88.8% |
| VEON VEON Ltd. compare | 87.1% |
| PHI PLDT Inc. compare | 85.0% |
| IRDM Iridium Communications Inc compare | 71.5% |
| TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | 59.4% |
| LBTYK Liberty Global Ltd compare | 48.8% |
| LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd compare | 48.8% |
| LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc. compare | 48.4% |
| TKC Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS compare | 27.4% |
| Telecom Services industry median | 48.8% |
| Communication Services sector median | 51.3% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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