TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
TDSPRU, TDS, TDS-PU, TDS-PV on NYSE
Location
Chicago, IL
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
24 Feb 2026

Latest SEC snapshot (2025-12-31) highlights Return On Invested Capital -0.8%, Return On Equity -0.1%, and Return On Assets -0.1%.

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

38.1/100

Weak Confidence high

Return On Invested Capital

-0.81%

Metric score 0.0/100

Return On Equity

-0.13%

Metric score 0.0/100

Return On Assets

-0.06%

Metric score 0.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
2.1x
Quick Ratio
1.9x
Debt to Equity
0.17x

Strengths

Current Ratio, Quick Ratio, and Debt-to-equity

Watchpoints

Return On Invested Capital, Return On Equity, and Return On Assets

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

-0.13%

YoY: -77%

Industry median: 11% (n=23)

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Return On Assets

-0.06%

YoY: -78%

Industry median: -2.2% (n=22)

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Operating Margin

-9.1%

YoY: -44%

Industry median: 0.21% (n=22)

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Current Ratio

2.1x

YoY: +35%

Industry median: 0.91x (n=26)

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Quick Ratio

1.9x

YoY: +391%

Industry median: 0.53x (n=20)

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Debt-to-equity

0.17x

YoY: -64%

Industry median: 0.92x (n=18)

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Revenues YoY

-9%

YoY:

Industry median: 2.1% (n=18)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

77%

YoY:

Industry median: -1.9% (n=23)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Invested Capital -0.81% -56%
Return On Equity -0.13% -77%
Return On Assets -0.06% -78%
Operating Margin -9.1% -44%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 2.1x +35%
Quick Ratio 1.9x +391%
Debt-to-equity 0.17x -64%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY -9%
NetIncomeLoss YoY 77%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 113,783,000 -0.49%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $1,332,000 0%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 115,179,000 +1.3%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 118,563,000 +4.3%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $1,070,903,000 -9%
Operating Income (Loss) $97,385,000 +49%
Nonoperating Income (Expense) $186,347,000 +112%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $88,962,000
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $62,184,000 -182%
Earnings Per Share, Basic -0.66 +22%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted -0.65 +24%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $765,952,000 +111%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $68,737,000 +20%
Inventory, Net $4,062,000 +0.25%
Other Assets, Current $13,976,000 -55%
Assets, Current $923,469,000 -46%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $2,965,455,000 +3.1%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $515,081,000 -1.1%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $159,600,000 +14%
Assets $8,398,303,000 -39%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $56,774,000 -61%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $125,140,000 +166%
Liabilities, Current $440,311,000 -60%
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation $823,364,000 -66%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $743,633,000 -24%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $549,617,000 +1.6%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $574,025,000 +25%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $21,506,000 +18%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $1,694,224,000 -8.4%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $4,801,607,000 -5.7%
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $5,267,353,000 -10%
Liabilities and Equity $8,398,303,000 -39%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 290,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 133,236,000 +0.01%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $770,150,000 +101%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $186,917,000 -30%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $577,170,000 -42%
Operating Lease, Liability $575,797,000 -44%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $1,059,170,000 -26%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $7,122,121,000 +1.5%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $26,180,000 -4.9%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $57,308,000 -66%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $54,663,000 -72%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.051 +4.1%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $483,373,000 +16%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $54,587,000 -62%
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards $217,840,000 -19%
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 279,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $39,116,000 +20%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $52,598,000 -57%
Additional Paid in Capital $2,483,654,000 -3.5%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 44,400 0%
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance $390,253,000 -47%
Interest Expense $112,668,000 +3.8%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%