Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. TDS | NYSE

$33.65 -$3.99 | -10.60%

Next Earnings: May 02, 2025

Company Overview:

Market Cap: $3.61B
PE Ratio: -39.59
52-Week Range: $14.04 - $41.21
Dividend Yield (FWD): 0.43% ($0.16)

10 Year Performance Metrics:

Total Return (with DRIP): 73.98% (5.69% / yr)
Total Return (no DRIP): 49.57% (4.11% / yr)
Share Price: 28.64%
Dividend Increase: -71.63
TDS 10-yr Total Return ($10K invested)
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TDS Dividend Payments, Yield & Share Price charts

Dividend Payments & Yield
TDS Dividend CAGR:1Y: -78.95%2Y: -53.50%5Y: -25.13%10Y: -11.84%
Share Price
TDS Price CAGR:1Y: 137.48%2Y: 94.11%5Y: 15.76%10Y: 2.71%

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TDS Dividend Safety: Payout & Dividend to Free Cash Flow Ratios.

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TDS Earnings, Revenue, Cash & Debt, Shares Outstaning:

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TDS Revenue CAGR:1Y: -5.49%2Y: -4.41%5Y: -1.48%10Y: -0.45%
TDS - Earnings Per Share (EPS)
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TDS EPS CAGR:1Y: -97.85%2Y: -40.22%5Y: N/A10Y: -4.32%
TDS - Net Income
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TDS Net Income CAGR:1Y: -87.55%2Y: 44.91%5Y: N/A10Y: 14.31%
TDS - EBITDA
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TDS EBITDA CAGR:1Y: 230.24%2Y: 9.58%5Y: 1.97%10Y: 6.10%
TDS - Free Cash Flow
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TDS Free Cash Flow CAGR:1Y: -89.58%2Y: N/A5Y: -35.84%10Y: -24.83%
TDS - Free Cash Flow / Share
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TDS Free Cash Flow / Share CAGR:1Y: -89.67%2Y: N/A5Y: -35.73%10Y: -25.51%
TDS - Gross Profit
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TDS Gross Profit CAGR:1Y: -4.11%2Y: -1.38%5Y: -0.89%10Y: 0.97%
TDS - Expenses
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TDS Expenses CAGR:1Y: -43.55%2Y: 20.79%5Y: -6.58%10Y: -0.58%
TDS - Shares Outstanding
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TDS Shares Outstanding CAGR:1Y: 0.88%2Y: 0.44%5Y: -0.35%10Y: 0.54%
TDS - Share Buybacks
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TDS Share Buybacks CAGR:1Y: 833.33%2Y: -3.39%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 8.80%
TDS - Stock-Based Comp
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TDS Stock-Based Comp CAGR:1Y: 64.29%2Y: 51.66%5Y: 13.90%10Y: 8.60%
TDS - Dividends
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TDS Dividend CAGR:1Y: -78.95%2Y: -53.50%5Y: -25.13%10Y: -11.84%
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TDS Revenue CAGR:1Y: -5.49%2Y: -4.41%5Y: -1.48%10Y: -0.45%

Revenue, EPS, Net Income & Ebitda - Estimates VS Actual:

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TDS Actual Revenue CAGR:1Y: -5.49%2Y: -4.41%5Y: -1.48%10Y: -0.45%
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TDS Actual EPS CAGR:1Y: -97.85%2Y: -40.22%5Y: N/A10Y: -4.32%
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TDS Actual Net Income CAGR:1Y: -87.55%2Y: 44.91%5Y: N/A10Y: 14.31%
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TDS Actual EBITDA CAGR:1Y: 230.24%2Y: 9.58%5Y: 1.97%10Y: 6.10%

Ratios, Profit Margins & Return on Capital:

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TDS Net Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: -86.83%2Y: 51.61%5Y: N/A10Y: 14.78%
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TDS Gross Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: 1.47%2Y: 3.17%5Y: 0.60%10Y: 1.42%
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TDS Dividends Info:

Annual Dividend: $0.16
Forward Yield: 0.48%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-03-17
Lifetime Dividens / Share: $13.89

TDS Dividend History: Dates, Payments & Yield list

Below is a schedule of all TDS dividend payments, ex-dates, share price on the day of the payment as well as TTM & forward yield

Ex-Date Payment Date Amount TTM Yield Forward Yield Price on Ex-Date
03/17/202503/31/2025$0.0400.45%0.45%$35.44
12/16/202412/31/2024$0.0400.9%0.46%$34.55
09/16/202409/30/2024$0.0401.91%0.67%$23.87
06/14/202406/28/2024$0.0403.05%0.81%$19.66
03/14/202403/28/2024$0.1904.75%4.85%$15.67
12/14/202312/29/2023$0.1854.06%4.06%$18.23
09/14/202309/29/2023$0.1854.14%4.17%$17.75
06/14/202306/30/2023$0.1859.97%10.11%$7.32
03/14/202303/31/2023$0.1856.98%7.13%$10.38
12/14/202212/30/2022$0.1806.92%6.92%$10.41
09/14/202209/30/2022$0.1804.66%4.69%$15.35
06/14/202206/30/2022$0.1804.67%4.74%$15.20
03/14/202203/31/2022$0.1803.72%3.8%$18.97
12/14/202112/30/2021$0.1753.5%3.5%$20.00
09/14/202109/30/2021$0.1753.6%3.63%$19.28
06/14/202106/30/2021$0.1752.82%2.86%$24.45
03/16/202103/31/2021$0.1752.97%3.04%$23.06
12/15/202012/30/2020$0.1703.56%3.56%$19.10
09/15/202009/30/2020$0.1703.31%3.34%$20.37
06/15/202006/30/2020$0.1703.32%3.36%$20.21
03/16/202003/31/2020$0.1704.07%4.16%$16.33
12/13/201912/30/2019$0.1652.75%2.75%$24.02
09/13/201909/30/2019$0.1652.44%2.46%$26.86
06/13/201906/28/2019$0.1652.19%2.22%$29.72
03/14/201903/29/2019$0.1652.01%2.06%$32.10
12/13/201812/28/2018$0.1601.86%1.86%$34.35
09/13/201809/28/2018$0.1602.06%2.08%$30.78
06/14/201806/29/2018$0.1602.33%2.37%$27.06
03/15/201803/29/2018$0.1602.21%2.27%$28.25
12/14/201712/28/2017$0.1552.36%2.36%$26.24
09/14/201709/29/2017$0.1552.31%2.34%$26.49
06/14/201706/30/2017$0.1552.15%2.2%$28.21
03/15/201703/31/2017$0.1552.29%2.37%$26.18
12/14/201612/29/2016$0.1482.02%2.02%$29.29
09/14/201609/30/2016$0.1482.19%2.21%$26.73
06/14/201606/30/2016$0.1482.09%2.14%$27.70
03/15/201603/31/2016$0.1482.07%2.14%$27.63
12/14/201512/30/2015$0.1412.16%2.16%$26.17
09/14/201509/30/2015$0.1412.12%2.14%$26.31
06/12/201506/30/2015$0.1411.82%1.87%$30.19
03/12/201503/31/2015$0.1412.13%2.21%$25.53
12/11/201412/30/2014$0.1342.25%2.25%$23.85
09/11/201409/30/2014$0.1342%2.03%$26.44
06/11/201406/30/2014$0.1342.04%2.09%$25.67
03/12/201403/31/2014$0.1342.21%2.29%$23.38
12/12/201312/30/2013$0.1282.06%2.06%$24.75
09/12/201309/30/2013$0.1281.78%1.8%$28.29
06/12/201306/28/2013$0.1282.18%2.22%$22.94
03/13/201303/29/2013$0.1282.23%2.3%$22.16
12/13/201212/28/2012$0.1222.2%2.19%$22.30
09/12/201209/28/2012$0.1231.87%1.93%$25.42
06/13/201206/29/2012$0.1232.21%2.35%$20.87
03/14/201203/30/2012$0.1231.85%2.03%$24.17
12/15/201112/30/2011$0.1091.88%1.88%$23.05
09/14/201109/30/2011$0.1091.96%1.99%$21.87
06/15/201106/30/2011$0.1091.54%1.58%$27.57
03/15/201103/31/2011$0.1091.45%1.5%$29.02
12/15/201012/30/2010$0.1041.25%1.25%$33.23
09/14/201009/30/2010$0.1041.43%1.45%$28.71
06/14/201006/30/2010$0.1041.37%1.4%$29.61
03/15/201003/31/2010$0.1041.27%1.31%$31.65
12/15/200912/30/2009$0.0991.3%1.3%$30.46
09/14/200909/30/2009$0.0991.43%1.45%$27.43
06/12/200906/30/2009$0.0991.36%1.39%$28.51
03/12/200903/31/2009$0.0991.64%1.7%$23.40
12/15/200812/30/2008$0.0951.37%1.37%$27.76
09/11/200809/30/2008$0.0951.12%1.14%$33.38
06/12/200806/30/2008$0.0950.85%0.88%$43.28
03/19/200804/07/2008$0.0951.02%1.06%$35.74
12/12/200712/28/2007$0.0900.6%0.6%$59.67
09/12/200709/28/2007$0.0900.6%0.61%$59.01
06/13/200706/29/2007$0.0900.6%0.62%$58.10
03/15/200703/30/2007$0.0900.67%0.7%$51.79
12/13/200612/29/2006$0.0860.69%0.69%$49.30
09/13/200609/29/2006$0.0860.84%0.86%$40.02
06/14/200606/30/2006$0.0860.94%0.96%$35.53
03/15/200603/31/2006$0.0860.93%0.97%$35.30
12/14/200512/30/2005$0.0810.93%0.92%$35.14
09/14/200509/30/2005$0.0810.85%0.86%$37.79
06/14/200506/30/2005$0.0810.86%0.87%$37.17
03/14/200503/31/2005$0.0830.77%0.81%$40.94
12/14/200412/30/2004$0.0780.86%0.86%$36.00
09/14/200409/30/2004$0.0780.78%0.79%$39.53
06/14/200406/30/2004$0.0780.93%0.96%$32.56
03/15/200403/31/2004$0.0780.88%0.92%$33.74
12/11/200312/30/2003$0.0731.01%1.01%$28.83
09/12/200309/30/2003$0.0731.05%1.07%$27.44
06/12/200306/30/2003$0.0731.23%1.27%$23.04
03/13/200303/31/2003$0.0731.61%1.69%$17.27
12/12/200212/30/2002$0.0681.15%1.15%$23.76
09/12/200209/30/2002$0.0680.97%0.99%$27.66
06/12/200206/28/2002$0.0680.83%0.86%$31.93
03/13/200203/28/2002$0.0680.62%0.65%$42.02
12/12/200112/28/2001$0.0640.59%0.59%$43.46
09/17/200109/28/2001$0.0640.56%0.57%$44.43
06/13/200106/29/2001$0.0640.5%0.52%$49.18
03/13/200103/30/2001$0.0640.57%0.6%$42.35
12/13/200012/29/2000$0.0590.52%0.52%$45.30
09/13/200009/29/2000$0.0590.41%0.42%$56.80
06/13/200006/30/2000$0.0590.43%0.45%$52.62
03/13/200003/31/2000$0.0590.45%0.48%$49.40
12/13/199912/31/1999$0.0540.38%0.38%$56.57
09/13/199909/30/1999$0.0540.6%0.61%$35.54
06/11/199906/30/1999$0.0540.68%0.69%$31.38
03/10/199903/31/1999$0.0540.84%0.87%$24.95
12/14/199812/31/1998$0.0520.98%0.98%$21.15
09/11/199809/30/1998$0.0521.35%1.37%$15.16
06/11/199806/30/1998$0.0521.01%1.03%$20.17
03/13/199803/31/1998$0.0520.87%0.91%$22.92
12/10/199712/31/1997$0.0500.93%0.93%$21.38
09/12/199709/30/1997$0.0500.98%0.99%$20.06
06/11/199706/30/1997$0.0501.04%1.06%$18.67
03/12/199703/31/1997$0.0501.03%1.07%$18.58
12/11/199612/31/1996$0.0471.11%1.11%$16.99
09/11/199609/30/1996$0.0470.95%0.96%$19.70
06/12/199606/28/1996$0.0470.84%0.86%$21.88
03/13/199603/29/1996$0.0470.83%0.87%$21.77
12/13/199512/29/1995$0.0451.04%1.04%$17.28
09/13/199509/29/1995$0.0450.91%0.92%$19.47
06/14/199506/30/1995$0.0451%1.02%$17.52
03/13/199503/31/1995$0.0450.91%0.95%$18.93
12/12/199412/30/1994$0.0420.9%0.9%$18.93
09/12/199409/30/1994$0.0420.79%0.8%$21.29
06/13/199406/30/1994$0.0420.84%0.87%$19.58
03/11/199403/31/1994$0.0420.79%0.82%$20.65
12/13/199312/31/1993$0.0400.73%0.73%$22.06
09/13/199309/30/1993$0.0400.67%0.68%$23.71
06/14/199306/30/1993$0.0400.76%0.79%$20.35
03/11/199303/31/1993$0.0400.86%0.9%$17.75
12/09/199212/29/1992$0.0380.84%0.84%$17.87
09/04/199209/29/1992$0.0380.89%0.9%$16.69
06/08/199206/26/1992$0.0380.96%0.99%$15.28
03/09/199203/27/1992$0.0380.85%0.89%$16.99
12/09/199112/27/1991$0.0350.99%0.99%$14.33
09/09/199109/30/1991$0.0350.86%0.88%$16.16
06/10/199106/28/1991$0.0350.91%0.94%$14.98
03/11/199103/29/1991$0.0350.82%0.86%$16.40
12/10/199012/28/1990$0.0330.97%0.97%$13.63
09/10/199009/28/1990$0.0331.02%1.04%$12.74
06/11/199006/30/1990$0.0330.69%0.71%$18.58
03/12/199003/30/1990$0.0330.7%0.74%$17.81
12/11/198912/30/1989$0.0310.62%0.62%$19.88
09/11/198909/30/1989$0.0310.58%0.65%$18.99
06/09/198911/30/-0001$0.0310.54%0.61%$20.23
03/09/198903/31/1989$0.0310.61%0.71%$17.28
11/25/198812/31/1988$0.0190.87%0.7%$10.81
09/09/198809/30/1988$0.0281.26%1.27%$8.89
06/06/198806/30/1988$0.0281.17%1.22%$9.28
03/11/198803/31/1988$0.0191.44%1.05%$7.18
12/11/198712/31/1987$0.0372.07%2.81%$5.22
09/04/198709/25/1987$0.0250.88%1.25%$8.07
06/09/198706/26/1987$0.0230.86%1.72%$5.37
03/10/198703/27/1987$0.0230.49%1.94%$4.75

Projected Future Returns & Dividends for TDS

Based on past 10-year performance, here are TDS growth metrics:

Share price CAGR of +2.71%
Dividend CAGR of -11.84%

Using TDS CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:

TDS (DRIP)TDS - No DRIP
Current Price$37.64$37.64
Start Shares265.67265.67
Start Value$10,000$10,000
  
After 10 years:
Final Share Count271.99265.67
Dividends Payment$0.01$0.01
Annual Dividends$12$12
Yield on cost0.12%0.12%
Share Price$47.88$47.88
Total Dividends$260$257
Final Value$13,023$12,977

Estimated Future Value + Dividends - TDS

NOTE: Above numbers are our estimate based on TDS's Dividend and Price CAGR over past 10 years. These numbers should only be considered as "potential future returns"! DRIP assumes reinvesting dividends; No-DRIP assumes collecting dividends as cash.

We cannot guarantee that your actual returns will meet these estimates.

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Company Info

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) had its IPO on 1981-12-15, and is trader on NYSE stock exchange.

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., a telecommunications company, provides communications services in the United States. It operates through two segments: UScellular and TDS Telecom. The company offers wireless solutions to consumers and business and government customers, including a suite of connected Internet of things (IoT) solutions, and software applications for monitor and control, business automation/operations, communication, fleet and asset management, smart water solutions, private cellular networks and custom, and end-to-end IoT solutions; wireless priority services and quality priority and preemption options; smartphones and other handsets, tablets, wearables, mobile hotspots, routers, and IoT devices; and accessories, such as cases, screen protectors, chargers, and memory cards, as well as consumer electronics, including audio, home automation and networking products. It also provides 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 that offers video content; local and long-distance telephone service, VoIP, and enhanced services; and broadband, IP-based services, and hosted voice and video collaboration services. The company sells its products through retail sales, direct and indirect sales, third-party retailers, and independent agents, as well as through ecommerce and telesales. As of December 31, 2021, it offers its services to customers 5 million wireless connections, and 1.2 million wireline and cable connections. The company was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

TDS website: https://www.tdsinc.com


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