Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.69% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 298.0% year-over-year to 1.69%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.69% (up 298.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.92%, up 59.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed climbed to 1.69% in Q1 2026, from 0.56% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 1.94% in Q2 2022 to a low of 6.58% in Q3 2024.
• A 5-year average of 0.97% and a median of 0.21% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 723 bps in 2024 and soared 615 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Tracing TDS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.94% in 2022, then sank by 660 bps to 5.26% in 2023, then jumped by 96 bps to 0.21% in 2024, then tumbled by 164 bps to 0.56% in 2025, then surged by 400 bps to 1.69% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows TDS's Return on Capital Employed at 1.69% in Q1 2026, 0.56% in Q4 2025, and 0.43% in Q3 2025.