Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Telephone & Data Systems' (TDS) Debt Ratio stood at 0.08 in Q2 2026, down 83.7% from 0.50 a year earlier and down 2.1% from the prior quarter.
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Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Telephone & Data Systems' Debt Ratio came in at 0.10, down 44.8% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.18 in FY2024 (-39.4%), 0.29 in FY2023 (+14.4%), 0.26 in FY2022 (+18.5%) and 0.22 in FY2021 (-20.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio in data going back to Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 21.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 67.9% in Q1 2025, against a decline of 83.7% in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.08 (Q1 2026), 0.10 (Q4 2025) and 0.10 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 185.18 Bn | 148.31 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 0.40 |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 170.25 Bn | 155.00 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 0.40 |
| 3 | At&T | 162.35 Bn | 94.31 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 0.34 |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 149.53 Bn | 141.26 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 0.35 |
| 5 | Comcast | 79.50 Bn | 43.56 Bn | - | 0.35 |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.13 Bn | 7.53 Bn | - | 0.41 |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 36.93 Bn | 28.95 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 0.01 |
| 8 | EchoStar | 25.06 Bn | 16.15 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 0.44 |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.65 Bn | 14.67 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 0.00 |
| 10 | Telephone & Data Systems | 3.90 Bn | -1.36 Bn | 179.96 Mn | 0.08 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.50 |
| 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 |
API Access
Telephone & Data Systems Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();