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Telephone and Data Systems TDS Return on invested capital

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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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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.

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 invested capital?
Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) reported return on invested capital of 1.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Telephone and Data Systems's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Telephone and Data Systems's return on invested capital increased by 137.6% year-over-year, from -2.9% to 1.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Telephone and Data Systems's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Telephone and Data Systems's return on invested capital has grown at a -17.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.1% to -1.4%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.