Telephone & Data Systems TDS
NYSE TDS
$34.29 -0.42 (-1.21%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 12:28 PM EDT

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

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) posted Debt Ratio of 0.08 for Q1 2026, down 16.04% sequentially from 0.1 in Q4 2025, and down 83.67% YoY from 0.51 in Q1 2025.

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

Telephone & Data Systems has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.08 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 83.67% year-over-year to 0.08 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.08 (down 83.67% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.1, down 44.83% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio declined to 0.08 in Q1 2026 per TDS's latest filing, from 0.1 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.51 in Q1 2025 and troughed at 0.08 in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.25 and a median of 0.27 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Debt Ratio soared 67.88% in 2025, then tumbled 83.67% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.26 in 2022, then gained 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 slipped by 16.04% to 0.08 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.08, 0.1, and 0.1 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 206.63 Bn 204.88 Bn 27.03 Bn 0.40
2 T-Mobile US 199.63 Bn 196.81 Bn 17.74 Bn 0.42
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 192.69 Bn 190.98 Bn 318.12 Mn 0.34
4 At&T 176.92 Bn 159.35 Bn 25.25 Bn 0.34
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.77 Bn 31.20 Bn 728.80 Mn 0.01
6 EchoStar 25.47 Bn 23.98 Bn 1.65 Bn 0.44
7 Bce 22.14 Bn 22.14 Bn - 0.52
8 Rogers Communications 19.71 Bn 18.46 Bn 1.77 Bn 0.44
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.50 Bn 18.50 Bn 1.32 Bn -
10 Telephone & Data Systems 3.92 Bn 1.73 Bn 185.25 Mn 0.08

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.08
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