Telephone & Data Systems TDS
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At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Telephone & Data Systems' (TDS) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$85.9 million in Q2 2026, down 125.6% year-over-year from $335.6 million in Q2 2025, and down 6.13% quarter-over-quarter from -$80.9 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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 -$85.9 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 125.6% year-over-year to -$85.9 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$424.3 million (down 139.94% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $199.4 million, down 74.46% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$85.9 million for Q2 2026 at Telephone & Data Systems, down from -$80.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $488.9 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$285.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $72.5 million, with a median of $104.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow slumped 359.09% in 2023 and surged 1201.98% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$113.0 million in 2022, then soared by 525.74% to $481.1 million in 2023, then sank by 75.78% to $116.5 million in 2024, then tumbled by 193.46% to -$108.9 million in 2025, then climbed by 21.11% to -$85.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were -$85.9 million in Q2 2026, -$80.9 million in Q1 2026, and -$108.9 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 148.09 Bn 146.25 Bn 318.12 Mn -
2 Comcast 89.13 Bn 81.66 Bn - 5.19 Bn
3 Charter Communications 17.39 Bn 21.83 Bn - 1.05 Bn
4 Lumen Technologies 7.15 Bn 5.27 Bn 1.39 Bn 69.00 Mn
5 Liberty Broadband 4.49 Bn 4.45 Bn - -44.00 Mn
6 Telephone & Data Systems 4.31 Bn 2.35 Bn 185.25 Mn -85.91 Mn
7 Liberty Global 3.56 Bn 1.38 Bn 796.60 Mn -117.00 Mn
8 Uniti 2.37 Bn 1.76 Bn 567.70 Mn -371.50 Mn
9 Liberty Latin America 1.77 Bn 1.52 Bn 652.20 Mn 96.00 Mn
10 Idt 1.65 Bn 1.42 Bn 122.50 Mn 13.38 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -85.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -80.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -108.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -148.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 335.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 121.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 116.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 488.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 186.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -11.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 481.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 132.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 170.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -285.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -113.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -101.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 98.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 110.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -165.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 113.00 Mn