Telephone & Data Systems (TDS)$39.30
Market Cap: 3.64 BCurrency: USD
Research Snapshot
Static fundamentals, valuation context, and investor signals for Telephone & Data Systems (TDS).
COMMUNICATION SERVICES
TELECOM SERVICES
DCF ready
Valuation
14.4x
EV/FCF, 6.9% FCF yield
Quality
0.4%
ROIC, 18.6% FCF margin
Growth
-26.9%
5Y sales (revenue) CAGR
Balance sheet
0.0x
Debt/equity, 2.1x current ratio
Superinvestors
2
Top: Daniel Loeb (13.3%)
Strengths to research
- Free cash flow margin is healthy at 18.6%.
- Debt/equity looks manageable at 0.0x.
- 10 annual periods are available for trend analysis.
Watchouts
- Five-year revenue trend is negative at -26.9%.
Annual data: 10 periods
Quarterly data: 24 periods
Stock snapshot: May 25, 2026
Static dataset: May 25, 2026
Quality Scorecard
Build-time composite score for TDS.
Grade D
40
/ 100
Peer Comparison
Target stock against 8 market-cap comparable peers.
Heat map: red worst to green best
| TDS Target | Telephone & Data Systems | $3.6B | -60.5x | 14.4x | 0.4% | -26.9% | 18.6% | N/A | -3.7x | N/A |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global Ltd CL A | $3.4B | -0.6x | -74.7x | -38.8% | -15.8% | -2.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| LBTYK | Liberty Global Ltd CL C | $3.3B | -0.6x | -74.4x | -38.8% | -15.8% | -2.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| LUMN | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | $4.3B | -5.4x | 9.0x | N/A | -9.6% | 3.3% | N/A | -0.5x | N/A |
| TEO | Telecom Argentina S.A. | $2.9B | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| IDT | IDT Corp. CL B | $1.3B | 17.6x | 10.3x | 24.9% | -1.8% | 8.6% | 36.2% | -1.9x | N/A |
| LILA | Liberty LiLAC Group A | $1.0B | -2.6x | 27.9x | -6.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7.4x | N/A |
| LILAK | Liberty LiLAC Group C | $1.0B | -2.6x | 27.9x | -6.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7.4x | N/A |
| LBRDK | Liberty Broadband Corp. CL C | $13.1B | N/A | -45.3x | -35.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Financial Charts
No financial data available for TDS (annual).
2 superinvestors own TDS
Current quarter ownership and quarter-over-quarter share changes.
Superinvestor ownership
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Portfolio | QoQ Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Loeb Third Point | 6,600,000 | $278M | 13.34% | 0.0% |
| Howard Marks Oaktree Capital Management | 4,292,243 | $181M | 4.20% | ▲ +16.4% |