Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Telephone & Data Systems' EBT Margin was 144.75% in Q2 2026, up 141.41 percentage points from 3.34% a year earlier and up 69.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Telephone & Data Systems' EBT Margin was 61.44% through Jun 30, 2026, up 69.45 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 7.24%, up 15.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +1.73 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was -7.97% in FY2024 (+33.61 pp), -41.58% in FY2023 (-43.89 pp), 2.31% in FY2022 (-1.84 pp) and 4.15% in FY2021 (-1.36 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBT Margin in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +32.58 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 141.41 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 42.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, TDS's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 75.56% (Q1 2026), 25.79% (Q4 2025) and 1.95% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 185.75 Bn | 148.87 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 15.40% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 171.63 Bn | 156.38 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 18.99% |
| 3 | At&T | 162.94 Bn | 94.90 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 18.45% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 151.41 Bn | 143.14 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 2.23% |
| 5 | Comcast | 78.59 Bn | 42.66 Bn | - | 15.40% |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.25 Bn | 7.65 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 36.99 Bn | 29.00 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 22.74% |
| 8 | EchoStar | 25.04 Bn | 16.13 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 273.76% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.91 Bn | 14.93 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 11.96% |
| 10 | Telephone & Data Systems | 3.91 Bn | -1.35 Bn | 179.96 Mn | 144.75% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 144.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 75.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -39.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.18% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.97% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.75% |
API Access
Telephone & Data Systems EBT Margin 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=ebt-margin&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "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=ebt-margin&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();