Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Dividend Yield (2010 - 2026)
Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) posted Dividend Yield of 2.06% for Q2 2026, down 0.08 percentage points from 2.13% a year earlier but up 0.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Dividend Yield (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Telephone & Data Systems' Dividend Yield came in at 1.88%, down 0.81 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Dividend Yield has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -1.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Telephone & Data Systems' Dividend Yield was 2.68% in FY2024 (-4.68 pp), 7.36% in FY2023 (-5.49 pp), 12.85% in FY2022 (+7.72 pp) and 5.14% in FY2021 (+1.45 pp).
- Quarterly Dividend Yield has run from a low of 1.83% in Q1 2026 to a high of 16.24% in Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Yield has declined in each of the last 12 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.67 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Yield in the past five years was Q2 2023, with a gain of 8.13 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a drop of 10.36 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Yield for the three prior quarters was 1.83% (Q1 2026), 1.88% (Q4 2025) and 1.93% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 193.94 Bn | 158.35 Bn | 27.03 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 178.90 Bn | 163.65 Bn | 14.76 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 170.76 Bn | 118.71 Bn | 25.82 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.22 Bn | 134.85 Bn | 318.12 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 77.07 Bn | 41.32 Bn | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.67 Bn | 31.52 Bn | 728.80 Mn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.89 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.65 Bn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 23.74 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 7.95 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 19.19 Bn | 17.52 Bn | - |
| 10 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.00 Bn | -1.03 Bn | 179.96 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.98% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.50% |
API Access
Telephone & Data Systems Dividend Yield 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=dividend-yield&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "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=dividend-yield&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();