Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) reported Operating Expenses of $165.6 million for Q1 2026, down 48.94% on a YoY basis from $324.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 47.23% sequentially from $313.9 million in Q4 2025.

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $165.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 48.94% year-over-year to $165.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.0 billion (down 12.16% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.3 billion, down 10.93% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses retreated to $165.6 million in Q1 2026, from $313.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.4 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of -$1.7 billion in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $753.2 million and a median of $1.2 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 223.03% in 2023 and jumped 116.38% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing TDS's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then plunged by 223.03% to -$1.7 billion in 2023, then jumped by 116.38% to $278.5 million in 2024, then grew by 12.72% to $313.9 million in 2025, then tumbled by 47.23% to $165.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows TDS's Operating Expenses at $165.6 million in Q1 2026, $313.9 million in Q4 2025, and $376.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 America Movil Sab De Cv 1,543.97 Bn 1,543.97 Bn 7.08 Bn 8.32 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 -114.72 Mn
4 Chunghwa Telecom 334.17 Bn 331.99 Bn 719.92 Mn 305.28 Mn
5 Verizon Communications 198.41 Bn 190.05 Bn 29.14 Bn 26.20 Bn
6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn 17.30 Bn
7 At&T 169.04 Bn 151.47 Bn 25.25 Bn 24.52 Bn
8 Veon 90.84 Bn 90.84 Bn - -683.00 Mn
9 Tim 50.18 Bn 50.03 Bn 677.20 Mn -389.44 Mn
10 Telephone & Data Systems 3.85 Bn 2.48 Bn 212.27 Mn 165.63 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 165.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 313.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 376.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 324.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 278.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 477.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.40 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.25 Bn