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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |