Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Telephone & Data Systems' (TDS) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.05 in Q2 2026, down 488.67% year-over-year from 0.01 in Q2 2025, and up 80.15% quarter-over-quarter from 0.27 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Telephone & Data Systems has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.05 for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 488.67% year-over-year to 0.05; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.12 (down 350.52% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.44, up 228.79% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.05 for Q2 2026 at Telephone & Data Systems, up from 0.27 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.39 in Q2 2022 to a low of 3.55 in Q1 2024.
- Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.17, with a median of 0.01 recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 195.0% in 2022 and slumped 2559.09% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.33 in 2022, then soared by 124.54% to 0.08 in 2023, then surged by 133.7% to 0.19 in 2024, then sank by 206.94% to 0.2 in 2025, then soared by 73.31% to 0.05 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.05 in Q2 2026, 0.27 in Q1 2026, and 0.2 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 148.09 Bn | 146.25 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 2 | Comcast | 89.13 Bn | 81.66 Bn | - | 0.23 |
| 3 | Charter Communications | 17.39 Bn | 21.83 Bn | - | 0.02 |
| 4 | Lumen Technologies | 7.15 Bn | 5.27 Bn | 1.39 Bn | - |
| 5 | Liberty Broadband | 4.49 Bn | 4.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.31 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 185.25 Mn | - |
| 7 | Liberty Global | 3.56 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 796.60 Mn | - |
| 8 | Uniti | 2.37 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 567.70 Mn | - |
| 9 | Liberty Latin America | 1.77 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 652.20 Mn | 0.02 |
| 10 | Idt | 1.65 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 122.50 Mn | 0.13 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.03 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.01 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.01 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.55 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.28 |