Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

TDS - Financial Snapshot

Metrics for TDS

Price $41.01
Shares Outstanding 106.2M
All-Time Low $1.10
52-Week Low $31.07

Balance Statement Metrics

Net Cash / Share $0
cashValuePerShare = (Cash + Short Term Investments - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Net Current Assets / Share $-20.79
netCurrentAssetsPerShare = (Current Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Net Tangible Assets / Share $32.89
netTangibleAssetsPerShare = (Total Assets - Intangibles - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Shares Outstanding Ave Change (Annual) -0.13%
Shares Δ YoY 0.9%
Avg CA Burn (Annual %) -5.88% (as of 3-15-2026)
Avg CA Burn (Quarterly %) -12.15% (as of 3-15-2026)

Earning Metrics

Max Earning Power / Share $16.81
maxEarningPowerPerShare = (EBITDA / EP_MULTIPLIER) / Shares Outstanding
Adjusted Earning Power $5.06
adjustedEarningPower = (Net Income / EP_MULTIPLIER) / Shares Outstanding
Non-Cash Charges to Market Cap 1.82%
nonCashChargeToMKTCAP = Non-Cash Charges / Market Capitalization
Avg EBITDA (5Y) 1.1B (as of 3-15-2026)
Avg EBITDA (5Q) 259.9M (as of 3-15-2026)
Avg Net Income (5Y) -77.5M (as of 3-15-2026)
Avg Net Income (5Q) -55.6K (as of 3-15-2026)
Data as of: Price 03-20-26 16:00 ET, Balance Sheet 2025-12-31, Income Statement 2025-12-31, Cash Flow 2025-12-31

Indicators

Dividend indicators Value Date
Current Dividend Streak Yes 3-15-2026
Consecutive Years Paid 39 years 3-15-2026
Pays Dividend Yes 3-15-2026
Dividend Type common 3-15-2026
Dividend Payout / Share $0.21 3-15-2026
Last Dividend Date 12-29-25
Income indicators Value Date
EBITDA Positive Yes 3-15-2026
Net Income Positive Yes 3-15-2026
Current Dividend Streak Yes 3-15-2026

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Tangible Book Value Per Share History

Formula: Tangible Book Value / shares from balance statements. Includes 6 quarterly + 4 annual.

Chart plots one TBV / Share point per report date (duplicate same-date annual/quarterly rows are merged).

Report Date Period TBV / Share Tangible Book Value Shares Used
2025-12-31 Quarterly $17.16 2B ($1,952,999,000) 113.8M (113,783,000)
2025-09-30 Quarterly $13.88 1.6B ($1,603,840,000) 115.5M (115,544,000)
2025-06-30 Quarterly $-7.03 -808M ($-808,000,000) 115M (115,000,000)
2025-03-31 Quarterly $-6.48 -740M ($-740,000,000) 114.2M (114,208,071)
2024-12-31 Quarterly $-6.40 -733M ($-733,000,000) 114.5M (114,538,616)
2024-12-31 Annual $-6.40 -733M ($-733,000,000) 114.5M (114,538,616)
2024-09-30 Quarterly $-6.63 -753M ($-753,000,000) 113.5M (113,538,616)
2023-12-31 Annual $-6.68 -758M ($-758,000,000) 113.5M (113,518,000)
2022-12-31 Annual $-6.03 -675M ($-675,000,000) 112M (112,000,000)
2021-12-31 Annual $0.11 13M ($13,000,000) 115M (115,000,000)

Dividend Payments

Historical cash dividends per share from Yahoo ex-dividend dates.

Date Dividend / Share
2025-12-15 $0.04
2025-09-15 $0.04
2025-06-16 $0.04
2025-03-17 $0.04
2024-12-16 $0.04
Show 152 older dividend payments
Date Dividend / Share
2024-09-16 $0.04
2024-06-14 $0.04
2024-03-14 $0.19
2023-12-14 $0.185
2023-09-14 $0.185
2023-06-14 $0.185
2023-03-14 $0.185
2022-12-14 $0.18
2022-09-14 $0.18
2022-06-14 $0.18
2022-03-14 $0.18
2021-12-14 $0.175
2021-09-14 $0.175
2021-06-14 $0.175
2021-03-16 $0.175
2020-12-15 $0.17
2020-09-15 $0.17
2020-06-15 $0.17
2020-03-16 $0.17
2019-12-13 $0.165
2019-09-13 $0.165
2019-06-13 $0.165
2019-03-14 $0.165
2018-12-13 $0.16
2018-09-13 $0.16
2018-06-14 $0.16
2018-03-15 $0.16
2017-12-14 $0.155
2017-09-14 $0.155
2017-06-14 $0.155
2017-03-15 $0.155
2016-12-14 $0.148
2016-09-14 $0.148
2016-06-14 $0.148
2016-03-15 $0.148
2015-12-14 $0.141
2015-09-14 $0.141
2015-06-12 $0.141
2015-03-12 $0.141
2014-12-11 $0.134
2014-09-11 $0.134
2014-06-11 $0.134
2014-03-12 $0.134
2013-12-12 $0.128
2013-09-12 $0.128
2013-06-12 $0.128
2013-03-13 $0.128
2012-12-13 $0.122
2012-09-12 $0.123
2012-06-13 $0.123
2012-03-14 $0.123
2011-12-15 $0.1086
2011-09-14 $0.1086
2011-06-15 $0.1086
2011-03-15 $0.1086
2010-12-15 $0.104
2010-09-14 $0.104
2010-06-14 $0.104
2010-03-15 $0.104
2009-12-15 $0.0994
2009-09-14 $0.0994
2009-06-12 $0.0994
2009-03-12 $0.0994
2008-12-15 $0.0948
2008-09-11 $0.0948
2008-06-12 $0.0948
2008-03-19 $0.0948
2007-12-12 $0.0902
2007-09-12 $0.0902
2007-06-13 $0.0902
2007-03-15 $0.0902
2006-12-13 $0.0856
2006-09-13 $0.0856
2006-06-14 $0.0856
2006-03-15 $0.0856
2005-12-14 $0.081
2005-09-14 $0.081
2005-06-14 $0.081
2005-05-16 $34.2962
2005-03-14 $0.0825
2004-12-14 $0.0778
2004-09-14 $0.0778
2004-06-14 $0.0778
2004-03-15 $0.0778
2003-12-11 $0.0731
2003-09-12 $0.0731
2003-06-12 $0.0731
2003-03-13 $0.0731
2002-12-12 $0.0684
2002-09-12 $0.0684
2002-06-12 $0.0684
2002-03-13 $0.0684
2001-12-12 $0.0636
2001-09-17 $0.0636
2001-06-13 $0.0636
2001-03-13 $0.0636
2000-12-13 $0.0589
2000-09-13 $0.0589
2000-06-13 $0.0589
2000-03-13 $0.0589
1999-12-13 $0.0542
1999-09-13 $0.0542
1999-06-11 $0.0542
1999-03-10 $0.0542
1998-12-14 $0.0519
1998-09-11 $0.0519
1998-06-11 $0.0519
1998-03-13 $0.0519
1997-12-10 $0.0495
1997-09-12 $0.0495
1997-06-11 $0.0495
1997-03-12 $0.0495
1996-12-11 $0.0471
1996-09-11 $0.0471
1996-06-12 $0.0471
1996-03-13 $0.0471
1995-12-13 $0.0448
1995-09-13 $0.0448
1995-06-14 $0.0448
1995-03-13 $0.0448
1994-12-12 $0.0424
1994-09-12 $0.0424
1994-06-13 $0.0424
1994-03-11 $0.0424
1993-12-13 $0.0401
1993-09-13 $0.0401
1993-06-14 $0.0401
1993-03-11 $0.0401
1992-12-09 $0.0377
1992-09-04 $0.0377
1992-06-08 $0.0377
1992-03-09 $0.0377
1991-12-09 $0.0354
1991-09-09 $0.0354
1991-06-10 $0.0354
1991-03-11 $0.0354
1990-12-10 $0.033
1990-09-10 $0.033
1990-06-11 $0.033
1990-03-12 $0.033
1989-12-11 $0.0306
1989-09-11 $0.0306
1989-06-09 $0.0306
1989-03-09 $0.0306
1988-11-25 $0.0189
1988-09-09 $0.0283
1988-06-06 $0.0283
1988-03-11 $0.0189
1987-12-11 $0.0367
1987-09-04 $0.0251
1987-06-09 $0.0231
1987-03-10 $0.0231

Shares Outstanding Changes

Date Shares Outstanding Delta
2026-03-09 106,200,000 -1,804,000
2025-11-11 108,004,000 +4,000
2025-08-13 108,000,000 +792,000

Short Interest Changes

Latest short-interest change: 4,468,500 shares (6.51% of float) | Days to cover: 4.53

Date Short Interest Delta Δ %
2026-03-11 4,468,500 shares -409,687 -8.40%
2026-02-26 4,878,187 shares -285,210 -5.52%
2026-02-11 5,163,397 shares -824,900 -13.78%

Interesting Volume Days

Volume/ratio use shares outstanding as of the event date (frozen).

Date Volume Shares Outstanding Volume / Shares Price
No interesting volume events

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., a telecommunications company, provides communications services to consumer, business, and government in the United States. It operates through three segments: UScellular Wireless, UScellular Towers, and TDS Telecom. The company offers wireless solutions, including a suite of connected Internet of things (IoT) solutions, and software applications for monitor and control, business automation/operations, communication, fleet/asset/video management solutions, security solutions, private cellular networks, and custom and bespoke end-to-end IoT solutions, as well as professional and managed services, such as staff augmentation, IPX services, and SIM management; and critical connectivity solutions comprising wireless priority services and quality priority and preemption options. It also provides devices, such as smartphones and other handsets, tablets, wearables, mobile hotspots, fixed wireless home internet, and IoT devices; accessories, including wireless essentials which include cases, screen protectors, cables, chargers, memory cards, as well as consumer electronics, comprising bluetooth audio, wi-fi enabled cameras, and networking products. In addition, the company offers replace and repair services; Trade-In program through which it buys customers' used equipment; internet connections and all-home Wi-Fi services; TDS TV+, an integrated cloud television platform; local and long-distance telephone service, voice over internet protocol, and enhanced services; broadband, IP-based services, and hosted voice and video collaboration services; and communication services in underserved areas. The company sells and distributes its products through third-party direct sales, retail stores, sales agents, and an online platform to sell services and products. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.