KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)
Growth Metrics

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Telephone & Data Systems' Operating Expenses history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $313.9 million for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 12.72% to $313.9 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $3.0 billion, a 6.17% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $1.3 billion, down 10.93% from a year prior.
  • Operating Expenses hit $313.9 million in Q4 2025 for Telephone & Data Systems, down from $376.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for TDS hit a ceiling of $1.4 billion in Q3 2022 and a floor of -$1.7 billion in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $925.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.2 billion in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: plummeted 223.03% in 2023 and later soared 116.38% in 2024.
  • Tracing TDS's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $1.3 billion in 2021, then increased by 2.52% to $1.4 billion in 2022, then plummeted by 223.03% to -$1.7 billion in 2023, then soared by 116.38% to $278.5 million in 2024, then rose by 12.72% to $313.9 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for TDS at $313.9 million in Q4 2025, $376.5 million in Q3 2025, and $1.1 billion in Q2 2025.