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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) Operating margin
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 37.0%, up 45.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−7.93%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.4% (fiscal 2023) to 8.27% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Telecom Services industry median of 9.22% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.94%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −7.93% | (4.08) |
| FY2024 | −3.85% | 46.52 |
| FY2023 | −50.4% | (52.62) |
| FY2022 | 2.25% | (2.65) |
| FY2021 | 4.90% | (0.06) |
| FY2020 | 4.96% | 1.50 |
| FY2019 | 3.46% | (0.55) |
| FY2018 | 4.01% | 6.15 |
| FY2017 | −2.14% | (4.24) |
| FY2016 | 2.10% | (6.17) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 120.7% | 74.19 |
| Mar 2026 | 46.5% | 41.39 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.09% | 27.12 |
| Sep 2025 | −22.0% | (17.91) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | 37.0% |
| KYIV Kyivstar Group Ltd. compare | 24.1% |
| VEON VEON Ltd. compare | 21.8% |
| IRDM Iridium Communications Inc compare | 19.0% |
| PHI PLDT Inc. compare | 17.5% |
| TKC Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS compare | 14.6% |
| LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc. compare | 1.28% |
| LBTYK Liberty Global Ltd compare | −1.78% |
| LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd compare | −1.78% |
| Telecom Services industry median | 9.22% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.94% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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