Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) reported FCF Margin of 26.36% for Q1 2026, up 1043.0% on a YoY basis from 2.31% in Q1 2025, and up 68.37% sequentially from 83.35% in Q4 2025.

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 26.36% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 1043.0% year-over-year to 26.36%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.26% (up 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.25%, down 2696.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin improved to 26.36% in Q1 2026, from 83.35% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 75.53% in Q4 2022 to a low of 117.85% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 3.21% and a median of 17.04% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin soared 8756 bps in 2022 and plunged 13392 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing TDS's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 75.53% in 2022, then sank by 35 bps to 49.35% in 2023, then climbed by 2 bps to 50.57% in 2024, then tumbled by 265 bps to 83.35% in 2025, then jumped by 68 bps to 26.36% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows TDS's FCF Margin at 26.36% in Q1 2026, 83.35% in Q4 2025, and 117.85% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 America Movil Sab De Cv 1,543.97 Bn 1,543.97 Bn 7.08 Bn 30.98%
2 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1,427.96 Bn -8,564.04 Bn - -
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 958.85 Bn 957.15 Bn 317.18 Mn -
4 Chunghwa Telecom 334.17 Bn 331.99 Bn 719.92 Mn 17.93%
5 Verizon Communications 198.41 Bn 190.05 Bn 29.14 Bn 10.98%
6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn 21.05%
7 At&T 169.04 Bn 151.47 Bn 25.25 Bn 16.16%
8 Veon 90.84 Bn 90.84 Bn - 32.97%
9 Tim 50.18 Bn 50.03 Bn 677.20 Mn -
10 Telephone & Data Systems 3.85 Bn 2.48 Bn 212.27 Mn -26.36%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -26.36%
Dec 31, 2025 -83.35%
Sep 30, 2025 -117.85%
Jun 30, 2025 58.50%
Mar 31, 2025 -36.79%
Dec 31, 2024 50.57%
Sep 30, 2024 -9.11%
Jun 30, 2024 -3.23%
Mar 31, 2024 17.04%
Dec 31, 2023 49.35%
Sep 30, 2023 31.30%
Jun 30, 2023 35.99%
Mar 31, 2023 2.92%
Dec 31, 2022 75.53%
Sep 30, 2022 -44.83%
Jun 30, 2022 26.09%
Mar 31, 2022 28.82%
Dec 31, 2021 -12.03%
Sep 30, 2021 8.51%
Jun 30, 2021 6.03%