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

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) reported Free Cash Flow of -$81.6 million for Q1 2026, up 23.65% on a YoY basis from -$66.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 70.4% sequentially from -$275.6 million in Q4 2025.

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

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$81.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 23.65% year-over-year to -$81.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$27.0 million (up 1.27% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$52.2 million, down 117.74% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to -$81.6 million in Q1 2026, from -$275.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.0 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of -$1.2 billion in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $56.3 million and a median of $38.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 1834.63% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 1118.93% in 2025.
  • Tracing TDS's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then plunged by 220.03% to -$1.2 billion in 2023, then soared by 112.14% to $149.4 million in 2024, then sank by 284.56% to -$275.6 million in 2025, then surged by 70.4% to -$81.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows TDS's Free Cash Flow at -$81.6 million in Q1 2026, -$275.6 million in Q4 2025, and -$363.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 America Movil Sab De Cv 1,543.97 Bn 1,543.97 Bn 7.08 Bn 4.28 Bn
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 340.42 Mn
5 Verizon Communications 198.41 Bn 190.05 Bn 29.14 Bn 3.78 Bn
6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn 4.80 Bn
7 At&T 169.04 Bn 151.47 Bn 25.25 Bn 5.10 Bn
8 Veon 90.84 Bn 90.84 Bn - 396.00 Mn
9 Tim 50.18 Bn 50.03 Bn 677.20 Mn -
10 Telephone & Data Systems 3.85 Bn 2.48 Bn 212.27 Mn -81.58 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -81.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -81.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -275.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -275.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -363.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -363.60 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 149.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 149.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -29.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -29.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -40.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 215.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 215.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.23 Bn