Telephone & Data Systems (TDS-PU) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Telephone & Data Systems' (TDS-PU) quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $0.13 in Q1 2026, down 81.45% year-on-year from $0.7 in Q1 2025, and down 25.11% quarter-over-quarter from $0.17 in Q4 2025.

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS-PU) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Telephone & Data Systems has disclosed Debt to Equity across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $0.13 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $0.13, down 81.45% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.13 (down 81.45% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $0.17, down 58.61% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $0.13 for Q1 2026 at Telephone & Data Systems, down from $0.17 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.7 in Q3 2024 to a low of $0.13 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.59 (2023), against an average of $0.53.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity soared 30.35% in 2022 and slumped 81.45% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Telephone & Data Systems' Debt to Equity stood at $0.57 in 2022, then advanced by 20.58% to $0.68 in 2023, then sank by 39.11% to $0.42 in 2024, then slumped by 58.61% to $0.17 in 2025, then slipped by 25.11% to $0.13 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.13 (Q1 2026), $0.17 (Q4 2025), and $0.19 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - 1.84
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 1.54
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 1.65
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 1.10
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn -
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn -
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 Telephone & Data Systems - - 287.84 Mn 0.13

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.13
Dec 31, 2025 0.17
Sep 30, 2025 0.19
Jun 30, 2025 0.70
Mar 31, 2025 0.70
Dec 31, 2024 0.42
Sep 30, 2024 0.70
Jun 30, 2024 0.69
Mar 31, 2024 0.70
Dec 31, 2023 0.68
Sep 30, 2023 0.59
Jun 30, 2023 0.60
Mar 31, 2023 0.62
Dec 31, 2022 0.57
Sep 30, 2022 0.54
Jun 30, 2022 0.52
Mar 31, 2022 0.53
Dec 31, 2021 0.44
Sep 30, 2021 0.45
Jun 30, 2021 0.55