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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) Return on equity
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 7.68%, up 9.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−1.68%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.9% (fiscal 2023) to 4.78% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Telecom Services industry median of 6.00% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −1.68% | 0.32 |
| FY2024 | −2.00% | 8.89 |
| FY2023 | −10.9% | (10.76) |
| FY2022 | −0.13% | (2.21) |
| FY2021 | 2.08% | (2.03) |
| FY2020 | 4.11% | 1.85 |
| FY2019 | 2.26% | (0.39) |
| FY2018 | 2.65% | (0.52) |
| FY2017 | 3.17% | 2.26 |
| FY2016 | 0.91% | (3.87) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc. compare | 46.2% |
| IRDM Iridium Communications Inc compare | 31.7% |
| PHI PLDT Inc. compare | 20.5% |
| KYIV Kyivstar Group Ltd. compare | 13.0% |
| TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | 7.68% |
| TKC Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS compare | 7.61% |
| VEON VEON Ltd. compare | 3.45% |
| LBTYK Liberty Global Ltd compare | −26.8% |
| LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd compare | −26.8% |
| Telecom Services industry median | 6.00% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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