Communication Services
Live Price
Offline$39.59
+0.46% today
1Y Change
+17.64%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 12, 2026
Coverage: 245 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $4.83B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $39.59 and up 17.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -75.3%, EPS growth of +22.4%, a dividend yield of 22.9%. What stands out right now is revenue -75.3%, EPS +22.4%, free cash flow -19.0% with operating margin 0.5% and ROIC 0.2%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 22.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 1.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines TDS price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Benchmark Comparison
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TDS
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Normalized return
SPY
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Relative to SPY
TDS Max Drawdown
-18.34%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for TDS and SPY.
Powered by FMP stock_dividend. Includes historical ex-dates, pay dates, and payout amounts.
Dividend Yield
22.89%
Trailing 12M Payout
$0.12
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.04 | $0.04 | Quarterly |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | $0.04 | $0.04 | Quarterly |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.04 | $0.04 | Quarterly |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.04 | $0.04 | Quarterly |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Mar 17, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.04 | $0.04 | Quarterly |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.04 | $0.04 | Quarterly |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Sep 16, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.04 | $0.04 | Quarterly |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.04 | $0.04 | Quarterly |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Quarterly |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.18 | $0.18 | Quarterly |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.18 | $0.18 | Quarterly |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $0.18 | $0.18 | Quarterly |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | $0.18 | $0.18 | Quarterly |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | $0.18 | $0.18 | Quarterly |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Sep 15, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $0.18 | $0.18 | Quarterly |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | $0.18 | $0.18 | Quarterly |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | $0.18 | $0.18 | Quarterly |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Mar 17, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Dec 16, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Sep 16, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Jun 15, 2020 | Jun 16, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Mar 16, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Dec 13, 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Sep 16, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Jun 13, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Mar 14, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Dec 13, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | $0.16 | $0.16 | Quarterly |
| Sep 13, 2018 | Sep 14, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | $0.16 | $0.16 | Quarterly |
| Jun 14, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | $0.16 | $0.16 | Quarterly |
| Mar 15, 2018 | Mar 16, 2018 | Mar 29, 2018 | $0.16 | $0.16 | Quarterly |
| Dec 14, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | Dec 28, 2017 | $0.15 | $0.15 | Quarterly |
| Sep 14, 2017 | Sep 15, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | $0.15 | $0.15 | Quarterly |
| Jun 14, 2017 | Jun 16, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | $0.15 | $0.15 | Quarterly |
| Mar 15, 2017 | Mar 17, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | $0.15 | $0.15 | Quarterly |
| Dec 14, 2016 | Dec 16, 2016 | Dec 29, 2016 | $0.15 | $0.15 | Quarterly |
| Sep 14, 2016 | Sep 16, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | $0.15 | $0.15 | Quarterly |
| Jun 14, 2016 | Jun 16, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | $0.15 | $0.15 | Quarterly |
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