What is Telephone and Data Systems's return on equity?

Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) reported return on equity of 2.8% in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for Telephone and Data Systems's return on equity?

Over 3 years (2020 to 2025), Telephone and Data Systems's return on equity has grown at a -82.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.8% to 0%.

What does return on equity mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.

Telephone and Data Systems TDS Return on equity

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16.8%-1.2pp

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21.5%+2.9pp

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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%—

FCF margin44.1%—

Returns & leverage

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Debt / equity0.3×-0.7×

Current ratio3.4×+1.7×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Telephone and Data Systems’s reported figures.

net income/total stockholders equity=2.8%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Telephone and Data Systems’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Telephone and Data Systems's return on equity?: Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) reported return on equity of 2.8% in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Telephone and Data Systems's return on equity?: Over 3 years (2020 to 2025), Telephone and Data Systems's return on equity has grown at a -82.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.8% to 0%.
What does return on equity mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.