Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 10.01% for Q2 2026, up 10.73 percentage points from -0.71% a year earlier and up 6.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Telephone & Data Systems posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 0.36%, up 0.81 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -4.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -0.45% in FY2024 (+7.29 pp), -7.74% in FY2023 (-8.82 pp), 1.08% in FY2022 (-1.97 pp) and 3.05% in FY2021 (-1.84 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q1 2010.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.56 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 10.73 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 8.87 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 3.52% (Q1 2026), 0.38% (Q4 2025) and -0.65% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 192.46 Bn | 158.80 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 15.87% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 180.34 Bn | 162.78 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 20.08% |
| 3 | At&T | 148.15 Bn | 89.61 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 11.73% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 145.14 Bn | 145.14 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 1.36% |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.88 Bn | 52.67 Bn | - | 11.93% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.87 Bn | 29.88 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 11.27% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.60 Bn | 7.00 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 29.01 Bn | 10.04 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 63.36% |
| 9 | Bce | 19.96 Bn | 17.96 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 33.63% |
| 10 | Telephone & Data Systems | 3.81 Bn | -1.45 Bn | 179.96 Mn | 10.01% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.01% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.38% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.79% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.61% |
API Access
Telephone & Data Systems Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "TDS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();