Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) posted Selling, General & Administrative of $111.48 million for Q2 2026, up 2.6% from $108.6 million a year earlier and up 8.5% from the prior quarter.
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Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Selling, General & Administrative at Telephone & Data Systems was $424.23 million, down 7.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $435.06 million, down 10.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Selling, General & Administrative has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -23.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Telephone & Data Systems' Selling, General & Administrative was $486.7 million in FY2024 (-0.4%), $488.84 million in FY2023 (-72.4%), $1.77 billion in FY2022 (+5.4%) and $1.68 billion in FY2021 (-0.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Selling, General & Administrative increased in 1 of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 35.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Selling, General & Administrative in the past five years was Q3 2022, with growth of 7.7%; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a decline of 74.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Selling, General & Administrative for the three prior quarters was $102.71 million (Q1 2026), $103.86 million (Q4 2025) and $106.19 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 187.75 Bn | 152.16 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 8.98 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 170.67 Bn | 155.42 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 5.83 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 153.32 Bn | 110.77 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 7.44 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 148.71 Bn | 141.01 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -115.06 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 80.85 Bn | 46.81 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 39.22 Bn | 12.89 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.80 Bn | 30.30 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 61.34 Mn |
| 8 | EchoStar | 24.89 Bn | 16.03 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 547.85 Mn |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.92 Bn | 14.94 Bn | 1.42 Bn | -203.00 Mn |
| 10 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.00 Bn | -1.03 Bn | 179.96 Mn | 111.48 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 111.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 102.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 103.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 106.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 108.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 116.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 116.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 116.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 426.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 424.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -819.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 432.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 436.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 439.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 468.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 462.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 427.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 410.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 445.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 429.00 Mn |
API Access
Telephone & Data Systems Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=TDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();