Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Dividends Paid - Common (2010 - 2026)
Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) recorded Dividends Paid - Common of $21.91 million in Q2 2026, down 0.1% from $21.93 million a year earlier but up 0.2% from the prior quarter.
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Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Dividends Paid - Common (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Telephone & Data Systems' Dividends Paid - Common came in at $87.61 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 0.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $87.67 million, down 16.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common came in at $104.38 million in FY2024 (-31.6%), $152.66 million in FY2023 (+1.1%), $151 million in FY2022 (+26.9%) and $119 million in FY2021 (+52.6%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common has ranged from $21.5 million in Q3 2024 to $39 million in Q1 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 16.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividends Paid - Common in the last five years was growth of 90.0% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 43.9% in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $21.86 million (Q1 2026), $21.87 million (Q4 2025) and $21.97 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 184.93 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 27.03 Bn | - |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 164.38 Bn | 149.12 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 148.28 Bn | 140.01 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 4 | At&T | 146.78 Bn | 88.25 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 1.95 Bn |
| 5 | Comcast | 80.32 Bn | 46.11 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.70 Bn | 7.09 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.53 Bn | 29.54 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 25.90 Bn | 16.98 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.61 Bn | 14.63 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | Telephone & Data Systems | 3.98 Bn | -1.28 Bn | 179.96 Mn | 21.91 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 39.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 38.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 38.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 37.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 38.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.00 Mn |
API Access
Telephone & Data Systems Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();