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TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/

Company Stats

Market Cap
$3.9B
as of Sep 30, 2026
Enterprise Value
$4.0B
Shares Outstanding
115.1M
Free Float
66.4%

Income Statement

Revenue
$1.2B
Operating Income
-$97.4M
Net Income
-$6.2M
EBITDA
$206.0M
Revenue Growth, 3Y
-39.0%
FCF Margin, 3Y Avg
37.7%
FCF Margin, Worst Year
16.2%

Cash Flow

Free Cash Flow
$199.4M
FCF Yield
5.1%
Owner FCF Yield
4.4%

Balance Sheet

Cash & Equivalents
$766.0M
Total Debt
$828.6M
Net Debt
$62.7M
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.30x
EV / EBITDA
19.26x

Returns & Capital

Dividends Paid
$18.4M
Dividend Yield
0.5%
Share Repurchases
$108.1M
Buyback Yield, 3Y Avg
1.0%
SBC, 3Y Avg
$21.7M

Cash Flow by Year

YearRevenueFCFMargin
FY2025$1.2B$199.4M16.2%
FY2024$1.3B$780.4M60.2%
FY2023$1.4B$498.1M36.8%
FY2022$5.4B-$6.0M-0.1%
FY2021$5.3B-$28.0M-0.5%

Annual filing data through FY ended December 31, 2025; shares and float as of October 9, 2026. Yields and enterprise value use the calculated market cap above, at its as-of date. Ratios are our calculations from reported figures.

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