Telephone and Data Systems Inc
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| 17.7 | – | 54.1 | 27.3 | 2.5 | – | – | 60.1 | 92.7 | 18.8 | 39.2 | 19.3 | 39.5 | 19.2 | 26.8 | 14.1 | 29.4 | 19.8 | – | 13.0 | 74.6 | 20.4 | 27.4 | 24.4 | 9.5 | 15.0 | 19.3 | – | – | – | |
| 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.8 | |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | |
| 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.9 | |
| 5.8 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 8.7 | |
| – | – | – | 32.6 | 19.1 | – | – | 25.8 | – | 26.2 | 38.5 | 30.9 | – | 9.2 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 22.0 | – | – | – | 22.0 | 34.2 | 15.4 | 49.9 | 13.0 | – | – | – | 16.1 | 24.2 | |
| -11.3% | -24.5% | -9.2% | 3.1% | 5.2% | -2.9% | -3.7% | 3.9% | -1.1% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 3.2% | -7.4% | 10.8% | 9.5% | 10.0% | 4.6% | -13.8% | -14.7% | -0.4% | 4.6% | 2.9% | 6.5% | 2.0% | 7.7% | -2.0% | -51.8% | -9.6% | 6.2% | 4.1% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.8% | 20.2% | 21.5% | 36.2% | 35.2% | 16.8% | 12.9% | 65.7% | 64.9% | 64.1% | 64.7% | 64.9% | 63.6% | 62.9% | 61.7% | 60.6% | 57.5% | 54.6% | 49.9% | 53.3% | 52.4% | 53.2% | 54.3% | 54.8% | 54.9% | 53.6% | 52.6% | 54.8% | 57.0% | -5.0% | |
| 12.7% | -0.3% | -1.2% | 18.2% | 18.1% | 16.8% | 12.9% | 9.2% | 5.9% | 10.1% | 9.5% | 10.9% | 2.5% | 8.1% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 3.4% | 4.8% | -3.8% | 7.7% | 1.2% | -2.1% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 2.3% | -8.0% | 1.3% | -5.0% | |
| 10.5% | -0.6% | 3.6% | 11.7% | 96.1% | -7.7% | -33.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 5.6% | 3.7% | 8.0% | 1.8% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 2.9% | -2.7% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1.1% | -9.7% | -0.6% | -0.5% | |
| -21.0% | -48.2% | -17.7% | 9.8% | 12.6% | -6.0% | -3.5% | 4.2% | -1.4% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 5.0% | -5.4% | 8.0% | 7.4% | 5.5% | 2.1% | -7.9% | -8.1% | -0.2% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 3.1% | -0.9% | -11.5% | -3.9% | 4.9% | 15.9% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6.2% | -0.4% | 2.5% | 9.2% | 56.7% | -5.6% | -32.2% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 9.8% | 2.5% | 5.1% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 2.0% | 3.4% | -3.5% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 4.7% | 2.6% | 1.1% | -9.6% | -0.5% | -0.1% | |
| 3.0% | -0.2% | 1.2% | 4.3% | 25.9% | -2.5% | -10.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.6% | -1.5% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | -3.6% | -0.2% | -0.1% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 141 | 493 | 137 | -96 | 1,889 | 2,000 | 2,826 | 2,754 | 2,564 | 2,618 | 2,384 | 462 | 859 | 805 | 1,133 | 968 | 982 | 892 | 1,522 | 1,469 | 1,545 | 1,838 | 1,518 | 1,977 | 2,129 | 2,708 | 3,536 | 4,017 | 3,871 | 89 | |
| 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 0.2 | |
| 49.1% | 43.2% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 45.7% | 43.7% | 31.8% | 30.5% | 29.0% | 37.5% | 33.7% | 39.7% | 49.2% | 49.7% | 49.1% | 48.3% | 46.5% | 46.3% | 44.1% | 43.8% | 43.9% | 45.9% | 46.6% | 43.2% | 38.4% | 43.9% | 40.2% | 37.4% | 37.2% | 57.2% | |
| 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.97 | -0.07 | 0.39 | 2.17 | 16.97 | -1.55 | -7.72 | 0.49 | 0.39 | 1.76 | 1.27 | 2.98 | 0.74 | 1.63 | 1.25 | 1.69 | 0.75 | 1.30 | -1.26 | 1.99 | 0.39 | 1.37 | 1.18 | 1.04 | 1.97 | 1.34 | 0.54 | -4.42 | -0.25 | -0.05 | |
| 9.17 | 11.18 | 10.97 | 18.54 | 17.65 | 20.30 | 23.42 | 27.46 | 29.73 | 31.38 | 34.36 | 37.29 | 40.29 | 42.15 | 43.48 | 43.68 | 49.07 | 44.91 | 46.18 | 47.10 | 45.98 | 45.04 | 44.82 | 44.62 | 45.43 | 45.94 | 47.48 | 45.66 | 43.54 | 10.66 | |
| 15.57 | 16.33 | 15.57 | 23.54 | 29.92 | 27.59 | 23.94 | 24.74 | 25.50 | 30.94 | 28.11 | 30.32 | 29.82 | 31.72 | 33.26 | 33.42 | 36.83 | 37.74 | 36.20 | 37.54 | 37.34 | 38.12 | 40.00 | 40.11 | 41.77 | 51.09 | 51.31 | 46.04 | 44.66 | 41.69 | |
| -1.93 | -5.39 | -1.94 | 1.82 | 2.22 | -1.21 | -0.83 | 1.14 | -0.41 | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.86 | -2.18 | 3.38 | 3.20 | 2.39 | 1.01 | -3.57 | -3.73 | -0.10 | 1.32 | 0.81 | 2.11 | 0.51 | 1.43 | -0.41 | -5.44 | -1.76 | 2.11 | 1.69 | |
Data as of: September 24, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.