Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Telephone & Data Systems' (TDS) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.08 in Q1 2026, down 83.67% year-on-year from 0.51 in Q1 2025, and down 16.04% quarter-over-quarter from 0.1 in Q4 2025.

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Telephone & Data Systems has disclosed Debt Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.08 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.08, down 83.67% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.08 (down 83.67% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.1, down 44.83% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio came in at 0.08 for Q1 2026 at Telephone & Data Systems, down from 0.1 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.51 in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.08 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.27 (2023), against an average of 0.25.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio jumped 67.88% in 2025 and tumbled 83.67% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Telephone & Data Systems' Debt Ratio stood at 0.26 in 2022, then increased by 14.44% to 0.29 in 2023, then plunged by 39.37% to 0.18 in 2024, then tumbled by 44.83% to 0.1 in 2025, then retreated by 16.04% to 0.08 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.08 (Q1 2026), 0.1 (Q4 2025), and 0.1 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - 0.53
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 0.40
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 0.41
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 0.33
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 0.01
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - 0.36
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 Telephone & Data Systems 4.46 Bn 3.43 Bn 287.84 Mn 0.08

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.08
Dec 31, 2025 0.10
Sep 30, 2025 0.10
Jun 30, 2025 0.30
Mar 31, 2025 0.51
Dec 31, 2024 0.18
Sep 30, 2024 0.30
Jun 30, 2024 0.30
Mar 31, 2024 0.30
Dec 31, 2023 0.29
Sep 30, 2023 0.27
Jun 30, 2023 0.27
Mar 31, 2023 0.28
Dec 31, 2022 0.26
Sep 30, 2022 0.25
Jun 30, 2022 0.24
Mar 31, 2022 0.25
Dec 31, 2021 0.22
Sep 30, 2021 0.22
Jun 30, 2021 0.26