Telephone & Data Systems TDS
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$37.87 -0.06 (-0.16%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Telephone & Data Systems' (TDS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at -$63.9 million in Q2 2026, down 120.57% year-over-year from $310.8 million in Q2 2025, and down 138.6% quarter-over-quarter from $165.6 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Telephone & Data Systems has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$63.9 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses fell 120.57% year-over-year to -$63.9 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $792.1 million (down 43.05% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.3 billion, down 10.93% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at -$63.9 million for Q2 2026 at Telephone & Data Systems, down from $165.6 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.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $661.4 million, with a median of $836.1 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses plunged 223.03% in 2023 and surged 116.38% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then sank by 223.03% to -$1.7 billion in 2023, then surged by 116.38% to $278.5 million in 2024, then increased by 12.72% to $313.9 million in 2025, then tumbled by 120.37% to -$63.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were -$63.9 million in Q2 2026, $165.6 million in Q1 2026, and $313.9 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Comcast 230.48 Bn 222.82 Bn - 24.78 Bn
2 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 31.11 Bn 29.27 Bn 318.12 Mn -117.85 Mn
3 Charter Communications 16.07 Bn 15.56 Bn - 10.46 Bn
4 Lumen Technologies 6.88 Bn 5.01 Bn 1.39 Bn 2.89 Bn
5 Liberty Broadband 4.49 Bn 4.45 Bn - 10.46 Bn
6 Telephone & Data Systems 4.33 Bn 2.14 Bn 185.25 Mn -63.93 Mn
7 Liberty Global 3.59 Bn 1.17 Bn 796.60 Mn 1.17 Bn
8 Uniti 2.54 Bn 1.93 Bn 567.70 Mn 877.50 Mn
9 Idt 1.69 Bn 1.45 Bn 122.50 Mn 92.71 Mn
10 Liberty Latin America 1.50 Bn 1.25 Bn 652.20 Mn 921.40 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -63.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 165.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 313.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 376.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 310.85 Mn
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