What is Telephone and Data Systems's free cash flow margin?

Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) reported free cash flow margin of 44.1% in Q2 2025.

What is the long-term trend for Telephone and Data Systems's free cash flow margin?

Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Telephone and Data Systems's free cash flow margin has grown at a 589.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -0.5% to 25%.

What does free cash flow margin mean?

Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.

Telephone and Data Systems TDS Free cash flow margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$309.5M+6.5%

Operating income$143.8M+524%

Net income$144.6M+1,836%

EPS (diluted)$1.09+1,311%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.4B+269%

Total debt$1.3B-75.4%

Total equity$4.9B-3.0%

Total assets$8.2B+2.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$67.5M-63.7%

CapEx$149.0M+131%

Free cash flow-$81.6M-167%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.51B+7.9%

Enterprise value$4.39B-49.0%

P/E32.6×—

P/S2.1×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin77.2%—

Operating margin3.8%+2.1pp

Net margin6.5%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity2.8%—

Debt / equity0.3×-0.7×

Current ratio3.4×+1.7×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Telephone and Data Systems’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=44.1%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Telephone and Data Systems’s 10-Q, filed August 11, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Telephone and Data Systems's free cash flow margin?: Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) reported free cash flow margin of 44.1% in Q2 2025.
What is the long-term trend for Telephone and Data Systems's free cash flow margin?: Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Telephone and Data Systems's free cash flow margin has grown at a 589.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -0.5% to 25%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?: Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.