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.

Telephone and Data Systems TDS Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

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	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25
Profitability
Operating margin	3.8%+8.4pp	-4.6%+5.5pp	-10.1%+3.8pp	-13.9%-0.3pp	-13.6%-7.5pp
Net margin	6.5%+6.4pp	0.1%—	——	——	——
EBITDA margin	27.4%+8.2pp	19.1%+5.3pp	13.8%+4.5pp	9.3%+0.4pp	8.9%-5.3pp
Returns
Return on equity	2.8%+2.7pp	0%—	——	——	——
Return on assets	1.7%+1.7pp	0%—	——	——	——
Return on invested capital	1.1%+2.5pp	-1.4%+1.4pp	-2.9%+0.1pp	-3%-0.1pp	-2.9%-0.8pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	0.3×+0.1×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×-0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio	3.4×+1.3×	2.1×+0.2×	1.9×+0.1×	1.8×0.0×	1.7×+0.2×
Quick ratio	3.4×+1.3×	2.1×+0.2×	1.9×+0.2×	1.7×+0.1×	1.6×0.0×
Cash ratio	3.1×+1.3×	1.7×+0.1×	1.6×+1.1×	0.6×+0.2×	0.4×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0.3×0.0×	0.3×0.0×	0.3×-0.7×	1×0.0×	1×+0.3×
Debt-to-assets	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×-0.2×	0.4×-0.3×	0.6×+0.4×
Net debt / EBITDA	-0.2×-1.8×	1.6×-0.1×	1.6×-21.6×	23.2×-1.5×	24.8×+17.7×
Interest coverage	0.6×+1.2×	-0.6×+0.6×	-1.2×+0.6×	-1.9×0.0×	-1.8×-0.8×
Per Share
Book value per share	$42.21+4.2%	$40.50+7.7%	$37.59-13.6%	$43.51-1.8%	$44.32-1.0%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$4.79B+1.0%	$4.74B+5.0%	$4.51B+11.0%	$4.07B-8.4%	$4.44B+14.6%
Enterprise value	$4.67B-13.1%	$5.38B+7.9%	$4.99B-42.0%	$8.59B-6.2%	$9.16B+31.1%
Price / earnings	34.6×-3,527×	3,561.9×—	——	——	——
Price / sales	2.2×0.0×	2.2×+0.1×	2.2×+0.2×	1.9×-0.1×	2.1×+0.8×
Price / book	1×0.0×	1×0.0×	1×+0.2×	0.8×-0.1×	0.9×+0.1×
EV / EBITDA	8×-5.3×	13.3×-4.1×	17.3×-26.7×	44.1×-3.9×	48×+32.2×
EV / sales	2.2×-0.4×	2.5×+0.1×	2.4×-1.7×	4.1×-0.2×	4.3×+2.0×
Earnings yield	2.9%+2.9pp	0%—	——	——	——
Dividend yield	1.8%0.0pp	1.9%-0.1pp	1.9%-0.2pp	2.1%+0.2pp	2%-0.7pp

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Questions, answered.

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.