Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Telephone & Data Systems' Cash from Operations came in at $82.97 million for Q2 2026, down 80.3% from $421.66 million a year earlier but up 21.8% from the prior quarter.
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Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Telephone & Data Systems reported Cash from Operations of $133.69 million, down 88.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $589.89 million, down 48.5% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -17.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash from Operations was $1.15 billion in FY2024 (+0.4%), $1.14 billion in FY2023 (-1.2%), $1.16 billion in FY2022 (+4.7%) and $1.1 billion in FY2021 (-28.0%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash from Operations is -$36.95 million (Q3 2025) to $468 million (Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Cash from Operations has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 39.2% over the last seven quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Operations over five years came in Q1 2024 (growth of 387.0%), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a decline of 90.8%).
- Business Quant data shows TDS's Cash from Operations at $68.09 million (Q1 2026), $19.58 million (Q4 2025) and -$36.95 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 185.25 Bn | 148.37 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 10.44 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 158.63 Bn | 143.38 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 7.50 Bn |
| 3 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.96 Bn | 139.70 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 4 | At&T | 143.36 Bn | 84.83 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 10.52 Bn |
| 5 | Comcast | 80.87 Bn | 46.67 Bn | - | 7.90 Bn |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.85 Bn | 7.25 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.61 Bn | 29.62 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 25.86 Bn | 16.95 Bn | 1.65 Bn | -9.96 Mn |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.93 Bn | 14.95 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 10 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.04 Bn | -1.22 Bn | 179.96 Mn | 82.97 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 82.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 68.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -36.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 421.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 185.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 212.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 307.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 402.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 224.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 218.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 409.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 468.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 46.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 254.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 167.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 353.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 381.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 240.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 382.00 Mn |
API Access
Telephone & Data Systems Cash from Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "TDS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();