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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDS | +25.97% | +141.24% | +19.25% | +5,098% |
| S&P | +12.57% | +87.93% | +13.44% | +5,438% |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. is a diversified telecommunications company, which engages in the provision of communications services, retail wireless connections, broadband, video, and voice connections. It operates through the following segments: UScellular, TDS Telecom, and Corporate, Eliminations, and Other. The UScellular segment provides wireless telecommunications services. The TDS Telecom segment offers communications services through fiber, coaxial, and copper networks. The company was founded by LeRoy T. Carlson in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $308.52M | -74.8% |
| Gross Profit | $88.14M | -81.2% |
| Gross Margin | 28.57% | -9.8% |
| Market Cap | $2.13B | 71.8% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $0.27M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 7.9K | -10.2% |
| Net Income | $78.78M | 199.7% |
| EBITDA | $73.70M | -74.2% |
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $937.19M | 98.6% |
| Accounts Receivable | $59.31M | -93.7% |
| Inventory | 4 | -97.6% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $1.38B | -72.2% |
| Short Term Debt | $29.67M | -83.5% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 0.74% | 4.6% |
| Return On Invested Capital | -0.11% | -0.4% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | -$10.75M | -110.4% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | -$34.69M | -111.3% |
| Metric | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 78.09% |
| Price to Sales | 0.78 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 1.17 | 122.65% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | -2.41 | -2.84 | -2.58 | -2.63 | 74.95% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 24.77 | 18.41 | 12.87 | 22.29 | -41.14% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 46.34 | 40.75 | 38.52 | 93.91 | 191.78% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.0% | 5.4% | 7.8% | 4.5% | 69.89% |
| Return on Equity | -0.5% | -1.0% | -0.8% | 1.7% | -117.30% |
| Total Debt | $5.10B | $5.10B | $5.08B | $1.41B | -72.56% |
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