TDS PEER ANALYSIS

Telephone and Data Systems Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

TDSTelephone and Data Systems Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Communication Services · Telecom Services

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Telecom Services

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

TDSIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	TDS	TTKOM	TCELL	CNU	SPK	CCA	Ind. Median
P/E	52.77	7.57●	12.31	—	—	8.63	18.23
P/B	0.86	0.88	0.81●	9.15	—	0.85	1.73
EV/EBITDA	4.46	3.07	2.33●	—	—	5.24	8.01
P/S	1.99	0.82●	0.95	—	—	0.96	1.36

Financial Health
Metric	TDS	TTKOM	TCELL	CNU	SPK	CCA	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.43●	1.01	1.69	0.92	—	0.47	1.05
Debt/Equity	25.5%●	58.3%	70.9%	1,202.8%	—	141.6%	159.6%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.12●	1.05	0.63	—	—	3.27	2.84

Profitability
Metric	TDS	TTKOM	TCELL	CNU	SPK	CCA	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.2%	10.8%	7.7%	—	—	11.1%●	5.8%
ROE	2.6%	13.8%●	7.7%	—	—	9.9%	8.1%
ROA	1.2%	6.4%●	3.7%	—	—	3.2%	1.6%
EBITDA Margin	43.5%	40.5%	55.6%●	—	—	48.6%	35.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	TDS	TTKOM	TCELL	CNU	SPK	CCA	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-56.0%	19.6%●	16.9%	—	—	-4.4%	1.4%
NI Growth	—	86.7%●	-38.7%	—	—	-3.5%	-2.5%
Div. Yield	0.4%	0.0%	3.8%	7.3%	13.4%●	6.0%	4.4%
Payout	66.2%	0.0%	46.9%	—	—	50.6%	37.1%

Valuation
Metric	TDS	LBRDA	LBRDK	IRDM	LUMN	ATEX	Ind. Median
P/E	52.77	—	—	54.26	—	21.88●	18.23
P/B	0.86	0.78	0.78	12.23	0.55●	7.56	1.73
EV/EBITDA	4.46●	—	—	16.76	11.51	—	8.01
P/S	1.99	17.73	17.73	6.54	0.53●	305.07	1.36

Financial Health
Metric	TDS	LBRDA	LBRDK	IRDM	LUMN	ATEX	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.43●	1.09	1.09	2.85	0.99	3.33	1.05
Debt/Equity	25.5%	43.5%	43.5%	376.0%	113.8%	1.7%●	159.6%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.12	-0.82●	-0.82●	3.75	7.41	9.05	2.84

Profitability
Metric	TDS	LBRDA	LBRDK	IRDM	LUMN	ATEX	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.2%	-1,050.2%	-1,050.2%	12.1%	-14.3%	1,394.2%●	5.8%
ROE	2.6%	-34.4%	-34.4%	21.4%	-29.1%	43.3%●	8.1%
ROA	1.2%	-20.4%	-20.4%	4.1%	-5.4%	22.7%●	1.6%
EBITDA Margin	43.5%	-1,170.5%	-1,170.5%	50.3%●	12.9%	-159.9%	35.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	TDS	LBRDA	LBRDK	IRDM	LUMN	ATEX	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-56.0%	-74.8%	-74.8%	4.1%	-6.8%	7.8%●	1.4%
NI Growth	—	—	—	-14.6%	—	—	-2.5%
Div. Yield	0.4%	—	—	1.1%●	0.0%	—	4.4%
Payout	66.2%	—	—	60.4%	-0.1%	—	37.1%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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