Telephone & Data Systems (TDS-PU) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Telephone & Data Systems' (TDS-PU) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $165.6 million in Q1 2026, down 48.94% year-on-year from $324.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 47.23% quarter-over-quarter from $313.9 million in Q4 2025.

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS-PU) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Telephone & Data Systems has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $165.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $165.6 million, down 48.94% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.0 billion (down 12.16% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.3 billion, down 10.93% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $165.6 million for Q1 2026 at Telephone & Data Systems, down from $313.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.4 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of -$1.7 billion in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.2 billion (2024), against an average of $753.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses sank 223.03% in 2023 and jumped 116.38% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Telephone & Data Systems' Operating Expenses stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 223.03% to -$1.7 billion in 2023, then surged by 116.38% to $278.5 million in 2024, then increased by 12.72% to $313.9 million in 2025, then slumped by 47.23% to $165.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $165.6 million (Q1 2026), $313.9 million (Q4 2025), and $376.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -2.58 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 18.61 Bn
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 26.20 Bn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 24.85 Bn
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -191.29 Mn
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn 8.11 Bn
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 305.28 Mn
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -650.00 Mn
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -533.00 Mn
10 Telephone & Data Systems - - 287.84 Mn 165.63 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 165.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 313.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 376.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 324.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 278.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 477.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.40 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.25 Bn