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Telephone and Data Systems

NYQ:TDS · US8794338298
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesLarge

360

42
Profit price1
Owner Earnings Yield22
Dividend Yield77
Price/Sales27
EV / Gross Profit43
Price/Book59
Return on Capital9
Cash Return on Capital22
Return on Equity28
EBIT Margin7
Gross Profitability10
Cash Conversion70
Accruals97
Owner Earnings Margin22
Sales growth39
Profit Growth17
Long-Term EPS Growth4
Owner Earnings Growth7
Reinvestment90
Price momentum49
Debt load74
Refinancing31
Debt Payback100
Liquidity24
Analyst ratings49
Opinion Changes20
Price Target Upside76
Market mood33
Value Creation4/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Telephone and Data Systems doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryWireless Telecommunication Services
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1968
Employees513
Websitetdsinc.com
ISINUS8794338298
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
Artificial Intelligence & Big Data
Themes
Enterprise Voip and TelephonyRemote Access and ControlWeb ConferencingCloud InfrastructureVideo StreamingNetwork BackboneVoIPStreaming MediaWearablesData ProtectionInformation TechnologyPublic RelationsTelecommunications

Description

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) is a diversified telecommunications company providing communications services. The company provides communications services to customers through its wholly-owned subsidiary TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS Telec…

Analysis

Hope premium

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price.

The price is expensive. You pay 493.5× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 4/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value. Analysts lean positive.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
54
2023202420252026

All-time high

96

Apr 2024

All-time low

51

Jun 2023

Average rank

70

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
27
67
82
91
Price/Earnings
100
88
88
38
Price/Book
59
84
88
94
Dividend Yield
77
32
32
75
Value (overall)
90
46
75
90

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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