Telephone and Data Systems TDS Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 3.8%+17.3pp | -4.6%+1.5pp | -10.1%— | -13.9%— | -13.6%— | |
| Net margin | 6.5%— | 0.1%— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 2.8%— | 0%— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Return on invested capital | 1.1%+4.0pp | -1.4%+0.7pp | -2.9%+5.5pp | -3%+3.3pp | -2.9%+3.3pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.3×+0.1× | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.2×— | 0.2×— | 0.2×— | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 3.4×+1.7× | 2.1×+0.5× | 1.9×+0.3× | 1.8×+0.3× | 1.7×+0.2× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.3×-0.7× | 0.3×-0.4× | 0.3×-0.7× | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.2×-25.0× | 1.6×-5.5× | 1.6×— | 23.2×— | 24.8×— | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $42.21-4.7% | $40.50-9.5% | $37.59-15.5% | $43.51-3.6% | $44.32-0.4% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $4.79B+7.9% | $4.74B+22.3% | $4.51B+70.3% | $4.07B+73.6% | $4.44B+145% | |
| Price / earnings | 34.6×— | 3,561.9×— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Price / sales | 2.2×+0.2× | 2.2×+1.0× | 2.2×— | 1.9×— | 2.1×— | |
| Price / book | 1×+0.1× | 1×+0.2× | 1×+0.5× | 0.8×+0.4× | 0.9×+0.5× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 8×-40.0× | 13.3×-2.5× | 17.3×— | 44.1×— | 48×— | |
| Dividend yield | 1.8%-0.1pp | 1.9%-0.8pp | 1.9%-2.6pp | 2.1%-3.7pp | 2%-6.5pp |
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- What are Telephone and Data Systems's profit margins?
- Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) runs a 77.2% gross margin and a 3.8% operating margin, with a 6.5% net margin.
- Where do Telephone and Data Systems's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Telephone and Data Systems's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
