Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Telephone & Data Systems' Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 32.77 for Q2 2026, compared with -0.42 a year earlier and up 21.3% from the prior quarter.
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Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Telephone & Data Systems reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 6.11; for FY2025, it came in at -0.86.
- Going back by year, Interest Coverage Ratio was -1.76 in FY2024, -10.98 in FY2023, 0.70 in FY2022 (-37.7%) and 1.13 in FY2021 (-27.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio in data going back to Q2 2009.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Coverage Ratio over five years came in Q4 2025 (growth of 140.1%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 81.0%).
- Business Quant data shows TDS's Interest Coverage Ratio at 27.03 (Q1 2026), 1.37 (Q4 2025) and -1.44 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 182.00 Bn | 145.12 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 3.62 |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 166.59 Bn | 151.34 Bn | 14.76 Bn | - |
| 3 | At&T | 152.55 Bn | 84.51 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 3.74 |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 148.28 Bn | 140.01 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 0.81 |
| 5 | Comcast | 78.71 Bn | 42.78 Bn | - | 4.90 |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.12 Bn | 7.51 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 36.87 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 125.87 |
| 8 | EchoStar | 26.90 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.87 Bn | 14.89 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 3.64 |
| 10 | Telephone & Data Systems | 3.79 Bn | -1.47 Bn | 179.96 Mn | 32.77 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 32.77 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.03 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.37 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.44 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.42 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.58 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.18 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.84 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.77 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.58 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.88 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.62 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.28 |
API Access
Telephone & Data Systems Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "TDS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();