NYSE$TDS

Telephone And Data Systems Inc · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

TDS reported Q4 2025 revenue of $330.7M and EPS of $0.32 from continuing operations.

Telephone and Data Systems posted Q4 revenue from continuing operations of $330.7M vs $295.3M. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $37.2M ($0.32 diluted EPS from continuing ops) vs $1.0M ($0.01) a year ago. Array digital infrastructure grew site rental revenues 51%. TDS repurchased 1.77M shares for $67.4M in Q4.

  • Q4 revenue $330.7M; EPS $0.32 from continuing ops.
  • Array site rental revenue +51% YoY.
  • Q4 buybacks $67.4M (1.77M shares).
  • FY2025 net income $48.2M vs prior-year loss.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$331M

Previous: $1.24B-73.3%
EPS (adj)

$0.32

Previous: -$0.10+420.0%
TDS Telecom Broadband Connections

561.9K

Previous: 553.0K+1.6%
Residential Revenue per Connection

$65.95

Previous: $64.72+1.9%
Residential Broadband Net Adds

4.5K

Previous: 7.9K-43.0%
Residential Fiber Net Adds

15.1K

Previous: 13.6K+11.0%
Residential Fiber Churn

1.2%

Previous: 1.0%+20.0%
Total Residential Broadband Churn

1.6%

Previous: 1.4%+14.3%
Owned Towers

4.5K

No prior period
Number of Colocations

4.6K

No prior period
Tower Tenancy Rate

1.03

No prior period
Net Income

$37.2M

Previous: -$11M+438.2%
Operating Income

$16.8M

Previous: -$13M+229.5%

Revenue & EPS history

TDS · Revenue · Quarterly

$331M

Q4 2025-73.3%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 4 of 13 quarters(31%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

TDS · $256M total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • TDS Telecom
    $256M+0.0%

Forward guidance

2026 guidance: TDS Telecom revenue $1.015–$1.055B; Array revenue $200–$215M; adjusted EBITDA targets provided.

Tailwinds

  • Array tower growth from carrier densification.
  • Fiber marketable addresses goal raised to 2.1M.
  • Turnaround in consolidated profitability.

Headwinds

  • Telecom divestitures affect year-over-year compares.
  • Capital intensity of fiber build.
  • Spectrum monetization timing uncertainty.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

+0.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.5%

Avg return

30 days after

38%

15 / 39 earnings

Positive

+67.1%

Q2 2023

Best reaction

-22.0%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.2%-7.2%-14.0%
Q4 2025-0.7%-0.4%-9.9%
Q3 2025-2.2%+3.2%+2.4%
Q1 2025-8.6%-8.4%-8.7%
Q4 2024-4.2%-9.6%-7.1%
Q3 2024-6.0%+9.4%+14.9%
Q2 2024-9.9%-3.3%+11.9%
Q1 2024-3.1%-5.6%+22.7%
Q4 2023-22.0%-20.6%-16.3%
Q3 2023-4.1%-4.3%+10.9%
Q2 2023+67.1%+111.5%+171.0%
Q1 2023-15.9%-23.8%-26.3%
Q4 2022+17.6%+12.6%-14.7%
Q3 2022-1.7%-33.2%-38.2%
Q2 2022-3.0%+8.6%+2.5%
Q1 2022-2.0%-8.9%-13.1%
Q4 2021-1.9%-17.6%-11.1%
Q3 2021-1.2%-1.0%-9.5%
Q2 2021+0.9%+4.2%+6.4%
Q1 2021+3.6%+5.1%+8.7%
Q4 2020-1.0%-11.5%+11.0%
Q3 2020+2.5%+7.9%+11.1%
Q2 2020-0.7%+18.7%+15.5%
Q1 2020-4.2%-12.0%+0.1%
Q4 2019+0.2%-17.9%-35.6%
Q3 2019-2.2%-8.9%-11.1%
Q2 2019-3.4%-17.1%-22.1%
Q1 2019+0.7%-0.5%-10.7%
Q4 2018-10.8%-12.7%-14.4%
Q3 2018+14.6%+17.8%+19.3%
Q2 2018+4.0%+15.8%+16.4%
Q1 2018-8.0%-2.7%-6.5%
Q4 2017+10.8%+12.0%+10.9%
Q3 2017-6.7%-7.1%-2.0%
Q2 2017+1.2%+1.4%+4.8%
Q1 2017+4.9%+4.3%+11.2%
Q4 2016-8.7%-17.5%-22.6%
Q3 2016+1.1%+3.7%+10.4%
Q2 2016+1.4%-2.5%-8.9%
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