Telephone & Data Systems (TDS-PV) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Telephone & Data Systems' (TDS-PV) 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-PV) 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |