Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) vs Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS)

Lumen Technologies, Inc. and Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. are both Telecom Services companies. Lumen Technologies, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $6.0B against $3.9B — 1.5× the size. Lumen Technologies, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. trades at 11.7×. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 304.9% against −7.74%. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. has the higher net margin (27.7% vs −8.65%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.49% vs 1.26%). Both pay a dividend; Lumen Technologies, Inc. yields more (15.5% vs 3.99%). Across the 19 metrics below, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. leads on 11 and Lumen Technologies, Inc. on 8.