Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Telephone & Data Systems' (TDS) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $67.9 million in Q1 2026, up 163.57% year-on-year from $25.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 110.94% quarter-over-quarter from -$621.1 million in Q4 2025.

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Telephone & Data Systems has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $67.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $67.9 million, up 163.57% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $122.5 million (down 88.32% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$52.2 million, down 104.56% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $67.9 million for Q1 2026 at Telephone & Data Systems, up from -$621.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.0 billion in Q3 2023 to a low of -$902.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $58.9 million (2024), against an average of $135.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 789.09% in 2022 and tumbled 871.37% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Telephone & Data Systems' Free Cash Flow stood at -$902.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 127.36% to $246.7 million in 2023, then jumped by 94.82% to $480.7 million in 2024, then slumped by 229.21% to -$621.1 million in 2025, then soared by 110.94% to $67.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $67.9 million (Q1 2026), -$621.1 million (Q4 2025), and -$18.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - 1.45 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 4.60 Bn
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 3.78 Bn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 2.72 Bn
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn -1.23 Bn
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 143.98 Mn
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - 759.00 Mn
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - 396.00 Mn
10 Telephone & Data Systems 4.46 Bn 3.43 Bn 287.84 Mn 67.93 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 67.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 67.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -621.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -621.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -18.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -18.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 693.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 693.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -106.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -106.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 480.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 480.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 58.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 58.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 616.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 616.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -11.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -11.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 246.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 246.75 Mn