Telephone & Data Systems TDS
NYSE TDS
$37.92 +0.09 (+0.24%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Telephone & Data Systems' (TDS) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.02 in Q2 2026, up 102.03% year-over-year from 0.01 in Q2 2025, and down 90.46% quarter-over-quarter from 0.17 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Telephone & Data Systems has disclosed Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.02 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Payout Ratio rose 102.03% year-over-year to 0.02; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.15 (up 131.6% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.16, down 7.88% from the prior year.
  • Payout Ratio came in at 0.02 for Q2 2026 at Telephone & Data Systems, down from 0.17 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 3.25 in Q1 2024 to a low of 4.22 in Q1 2023.
  • Average Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.59, with a median of 0.44 recorded in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Payout Ratio was 176.97% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 2487.84% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.88 in 2022, then jumped by 91.61% to 0.07 in 2023, then slumped by 2487.84% to 1.91 in 2024, then surged by 129.2% to 0.56 in 2025, then plunged by 97.07% to 0.02 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Payout Ratio figures were 0.02 in Q2 2026, 0.17 in Q1 2026, and 0.56 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 157.68 Bn 155.28 Bn 318.12 Mn
2 Comcast 93.79 Bn 86.13 Bn -
3 Charter Communications 17.54 Bn 17.04 Bn -
4 Lumen Technologies 6.67 Bn 4.80 Bn 1.39 Bn
5 Liberty Broadband 4.49 Bn 4.45 Bn -
6 Telephone & Data Systems 4.35 Bn 2.16 Bn 185.25 Mn
7 Liberty Global 3.65 Bn 1.23 Bn 796.60 Mn
8 Uniti 2.59 Bn 1.98 Bn 567.70 Mn
9 Liberty Latin America 1.74 Bn 1.03 Bn 652.20 Mn
10 Idt 1.71 Bn 1.47 Bn 122.50 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.02
Mar 31, 2026 0.17
Dec 31, 2025 0.56
Sep 30, 2025 -0.05
Jun 30, 2025 -0.81
Mar 31, 2025 -2.23
Dec 31, 2024 -1.91
Sep 30, 2024 -0.05
Jun 30, 2024 -1.57
Mar 31, 2024 3.25
Dec 31, 2023 -0.07
Sep 30, 2023 -2.24
Jun 30, 2023 -2.00
Mar 31, 2023 -4.22
Dec 31, 2022 -0.88
Sep 30, 2022 -1.52
Jun 30, 2022 2.11
Mar 31, 2022 0.86
Dec 31, 2021 3.17
Sep 30, 2021 1.14