Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
TDS
NYSE·Communication Services·Telecommunications Services·Mkt cap $4.0B
$37.83
▲ +0.03%
P/E
21.13
Mkt Cap
$4.0B
52-Wk Range
$31.51–$49.12
52-Week Range
$31.51 - $49.12
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Price action
Price chart
Down 4.3% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Strong presence in rural and underserved markets where larger competitors have limited infrastructure investment
- Integrated multi-service platform combining wireless, broadband, video, and voice services for bundled customer offerings
- Specialized IoT and business automation solutions providing higher-margin revenue streams and enterprise customer relationships
- Established customer base of 6.2 million total connections providing stable recurring revenue and customer loyalty
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.3).
Growth
Stable outlook
Expansion of IoT solutions and private cellular network offerings to enterprise and government customers
Value
Fairly valued vs Telecom Services peers
Momentum
Stable
-3.4% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
High yield
27.52% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying TDS right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 29, 2026
AUG 7, 2026
Reported EPS of $2.42 vs $0.09 consensus (+2693.8% surprise). Revenue of $309.3M vs $315.8M expected (-2.1%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+2693.8%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-5%
-9%
-4%
-75%
-73%
-73%
-74%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$308.5M
$330.7M
$309.4M
$309.3M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
0.0%
Operating
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Profit
90.9%
Wall Street consensus
1 analyst · 0% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
0%
Hold
100%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Raymond James · May 11, 2026
vs Industry
How TDS stacks vs Telecommunications Services
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.
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