TDS vs TV Stock Comparison

Telephone & Data Systems and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.17 -8.1% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$135.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Telephone & Data Systems leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Telephone & Data Systems 8, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTDSTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.11B $135.02B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x -275.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.2x 12.1x TDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +5.5% TV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.7% -15.3% TDS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 2.9% TDS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 64.6x TDS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.45% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.7% -13.9% TDS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.9%/yr -27.0%/yr TDS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 39.3% TDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 33/100 TDS

Percentile Scorecard

TDSTV

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisTDSTV
Valuation 52 #24 of 49 4 #47 of 49
Growth 59 #19 of 45 21 #36 of 45
Profitability 57 #20 of 45 34 #30 of 45
Financial Health 98 #2 of 49 75 #13 of 49
Shareholder Returns 22 #29 of 37 –
Overall 58 33
  • TDS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTDSTVSPY
1 month -0.5%-8.1% -0.2%
3 months +5.0%-22.5% +3.9%
6 months -19.7%-23.3% +8.2%
Year to date -12.9%-25.4% +12.9%
1 year -8.7%-13.9% +12.3%
3 years +100.6%-7.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.1%-2.6% +23.3%
5 years +91.8%-79.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.9%-27.0% +10.9%
10 years +35.4%-91.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.1%-21.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTDSTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%39.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%40.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.510.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-0.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.4%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.0%-36.9% -1.2%
52-week high $47.59$3.44 $779.14
52-week low $32.96$2.17 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleTDSTV
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 11.8x -275.8xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.1x 41.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 6.8x 3,856xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.7xmedian 5.9x —median 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 21.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.24 8.97median 0.24

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsTDSTV
Revenue $1.26B $3.23B
Gross profit $746.62M $1.78B
Operating income $465.89M $307.39M
Net income $544.60M -$116.03M
Free cash flow -$424.28M –
EPS (diluted) $3.00 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $2.19B $1.70B
Total debt $680.09M $14.34B
Shares (diluted) 116.29M 68.12B
Enterprise value -$918.35M $127.32B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricTDSTV
P/E 11.7x -275.8x
P/FCF -9.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 30.7x –
P/S 3.3x 41.8x
P/B 0.8x 21.1x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 27.1x
EV/EBITDA 3.2x 3,856x
EV/EBIT 5.6x 446.7x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 42.6x
EV/FCF -6.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 8.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTDSTV
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -38.2% -11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.5% -37.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -35.6% -18.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 360.1% 255.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 161.7% 5.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,371% 68.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 174.9% -27.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 413.1% -18.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 77.2% -30.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -88.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -139.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTDSTV
Gross margin 59.4% 55.2%
EBITDA margin 65.4% 1.1%
Operating margin 37.0% 9.5%
Pretax margin 61.4% 8.3%
Net margin 27.7% -15.3%
FCF margin -33.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.6% –
Return on equity 10.0% -1.9%
Return on assets 6.4% -0.9%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 2.9%
Return on capital employed 6.1% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTDSTV
Debt / assets 8.1% 34.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 64.6x
Debt / FCF -1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 35.6% 52.7%
Equity / assets 64.4% 47.3%
Interest coverage 6.1x 0.7x
Current ratio 3.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 3.7x 1.8x
Cash ratio 3.6x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 1.75 12.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTDSTV
Dividend yield 0.4% –
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -20.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -16.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusTDSTV
Forward P/E 9.2xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.90FY2026 $0.18FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -94.6% +38.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.32BFY2026 $3.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.3% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTDSTV
Held by institutions 92.5% 0.2%
Institutions holding 348 106
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% -4.9%
Institutions buying 182 44
Institutions selling 113 33
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.33

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

TDSTV
TDS 1.00 0.09
TV 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TDS and TV?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) $4.11B, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $135.02B.

Which company is growing faster?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) +3.8%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has the highest net margin (Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 27.7%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -15.3%). On return on invested capital, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) leads (Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 6.6%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) returned the most: Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) -8.7%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -13.9%. Over five years, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) compounded fastest (Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) +13.9%/yr, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -27.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 0.45%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 0.00%. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has been the steadiest (Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 30.6%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 39.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do TDS and TV move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.09, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, TDS and TV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.