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

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) reported Gross Margin of 68.6% for Q1 2026, down 3140.0% on a YoY basis from 2.26% in Q1 2025, and up 431.94% sequentially from 20.67% in Q4 2025.

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

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 68.6% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 3140.0% year-over-year to 68.6%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 67.52% (up 61.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 67.46%, down 171.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin grew to 68.6% in Q1 2026, from 20.67% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 100.0% in Q2 2023 to a low of 35.37% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 71.46% and a median of 83.39% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin surged 6619 bps in 2023 and slumped 13464 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing TDS's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 33.09% in 2022, then soared by 200 bps to 99.27% in 2023, then plunged by 136 bps to 35.37% in 2024, then jumped by 42 bps to 20.67% in 2025, then soared by 432 bps to 68.6% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows TDS's Gross Margin at 68.6% in Q1 2026, 20.67% in Q4 2025, and 99.94% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 America Movil Sab De Cv 1,543.97 Bn 1,543.97 Bn 7.08 Bn 51.30%
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 38.75%
4 Chunghwa Telecom 334.17 Bn 331.99 Bn 719.92 Mn 37.92%
5 Verizon Communications 198.41 Bn 190.05 Bn 29.14 Bn 84.60%
6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn 77.82%
7 At&T 169.04 Bn 151.47 Bn 25.25 Bn 80.02%
8 Veon 90.84 Bn 90.84 Bn - -
9 Tim 50.18 Bn 50.03 Bn 677.20 Mn 52.37%
10 Telephone & Data Systems 3.85 Bn 2.48 Bn 212.27 Mn 68.60%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 68.60%
Dec 31, 2025 -20.67%
Sep 30, 2025 99.94%
Jun 30, 2025 83.39%
Mar 31, 2025 100.00%
Dec 31, 2024 -35.37%
Sep 30, 2024 69.13%
Jun 30, 2024 82.96%
Mar 31, 2024 82.88%
Dec 31, 2023 99.27%
Sep 30, 2023 82.16%
Jun 30, 2023 100.00%
Mar 31, 2023 86.03%
Dec 31, 2022 33.09%
Sep 30, 2022 98.35%
Jun 30, 2022 92.36%
Mar 31, 2022 92.70%
Dec 31, 2021 143.22%
Sep 30, 2021 75.38%
Jun 30, 2021 98.63%