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

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) posted Return on Capital Employed of 1.69% for Q1 2026, up 400.46% sequentially from 0.56% in Q4 2025, and up 298.0% YoY from 0.42% in Q1 2025.

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

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

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 298.0% year-over-year to 1.69% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.69% (up 298.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.92%, up 59.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 1.69% in Q1 2026 per TDS's latest filing, from 0.56% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 1.94% in Q2 2022, with the low at 6.58% in Q3 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.97%, with a median of 0.21% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed sank 723 bps in 2024 and jumped 615 bps in 2025.
  • Telephone & Data Systems' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.94% in 2022, then sank by 660 bps to 5.26% in 2023, then surged by 96 bps to 0.21% in 2024, then tumbled by 164 bps to 0.56% in 2025, then soared 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1,360.11 Bn 465.10 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 190.40 Bn 186.88 Bn 17.62 Bn 9.14%
3 Verizon Communications 176.65 Bn 169.60 Bn 27.94 Bn 8.65%
4 At&T 143.78 Bn 133.82 Bn 25.25 Bn 6.77%
5 Telecom Argentina 27.29 Bn -708.89 Bn - -
6 Charter Communications 17.55 Bn 21.72 Bn - 9.07%
7 Millicom International Cellular 15.13 Bn 13.99 Bn - 11.68%
8 Globalstar 10.40 Bn 10.04 Bn 46.63 Mn 1.15%
9 Sify Technologies 7.22 Bn 7.17 Bn 54.72 Mn -
10 Telephone & Data Systems 4.22 Bn 3.19 Bn 287.84 Mn 1.69%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.69%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.56%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.43%
Jun 30, 2025 -1.30%
Mar 31, 2025 -1.29%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.21%
Sep 30, 2024 -6.58%
Jun 30, 2024 -5.00%
Mar 31, 2024 -5.01%
Dec 31, 2023 -5.26%
Sep 30, 2023 0.65%
Jun 30, 2023 0.20%
Mar 31, 2023 0.42%
Dec 31, 2022 0.94%
Sep 30, 2022 1.32%
Jun 30, 2022 1.94%
Mar 31, 2022 1.94%
Dec 31, 2021 2.12%
Sep 30, 2021 2.18%
Jun 30, 2021 2.28%