Last 47 quarters of trend data · Communication Services · Telecommunications Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -51.71 | 3.82 | 9.75 | 31.06 | 28.03 | — | — | — | — | — | 40.05 | — | — | — | 23.89 | — | — | 26.32 | 8.91 | 18.66 | 14.34 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +67.7% | — | — | — | +168.2% | — | — | +6.8% | -20.9% | -51.8% | +111.5% | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.95 | 3.48 | 4.00 | 3.64 | 3.66 | 0.86 | 0.96 | 0.78 | 0.54 | 0.48 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 |
| — | +303.4% | +317.8% | +364.6% | +575.5% | +80.7% | +157.7% | +98.4% | +33.8% | +160.1% | +62.9% | +80.9% | +42.2% | -45.9% | -45.3% | -48.7% | -33.2% | -32.3% | -17.6% | +9.8% | +6.3% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.85 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.66 | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.34 |
| — | +13.5% | +24.9% | +38.4% | +89.7% | +78.1% | +141.7% | +91.5% | +42.0% | +177.5% | +72.7% | +92.6% | +34.0% | -47.6% | -44.2% | -48.3% | -29.6% | -37.4% | -26.4% | -9.1% | -11.4% | |
| P/FCF | 1.33 | 1.02 | 1.32 | — | 0.46 | 3.90 | 20.07 | — | 6.56 | 3.25 | — | — | 4.46 | 1.39 | — | — | — | 5.72 | — | — | 6.35 |
| — | -74.0% | -93.4% | — | -93.0% | +20.3% | — | — | +47.1% | +133.2% | — | — | — | -75.7% | — | — | — | -31.2% | — | — | -43.7% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.61 | 1.82 | 14.68 | 15.33 | 64.33 | 7.76 | 8.52 | 7.84 | 11.61 | 6.61 | 5.69 | — | 6.15 | 5.46 | 5.73 | 6.61 | 6.47 | 5.11 | 4.87 | 6.03 | 4.98 |
| — | -76.6% | +72.4% | +95.5% | +454.0% | +17.5% | +49.8% | — | +88.7% | +21.0% | -0.8% | — | -4.9% | +6.9% | +17.7% | +9.6% | +29.9% | -10.9% | -2.8% | +13.5% | +18.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | — | 1.83 | 5.05 | 15.38 | 23.41 | 58.34 | 28.28 | 25.67 | — | 20.90 | 14.88 | — | 18.06 | 36.95 | 19.18 | — | 43.94 | 20.29 | 11.11 | 46.92 | 11.71 |
| — | -96.9% | -82.1% | -40.1% | — | +179.1% | +90.1% | — | — | -43.4% | -22.4% | — | -58.9% | +82.1% | +72.6% | — | +275.2% | -25.8% | +2.9% | +1.0% | +30.9% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | -5.0% | 58.2% | 32.0% | 2.5% | 23.9% | 58.5% | 60.3% | 54.5% | 57.8% | 57.8% | 57.9% | 53.7% | 55.6% | 55.2% | 54.6% | 51.2% | 49.5% | 54.0% | 55.9% | 51.2% | 54.1% |
| — | -0.6% | -46.9% | -95.5% | -58.7% | +1.3% | +4.1% | +1.5% | +4.0% | +4.7% | +6.2% | +4.9% | +12.4% | +2.1% | -2.4% | +0.1% | -8.6% | -0.4% | +1.5% | -0.3% | -1.1% | |
| Operating Margin | -5.0% | 120.7% | -1.2% | 2.5% | -22.0% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 2.9% | -6.5% | 3.2% | 5.3% | -39.9% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 2.2% | -1.8% | -0.8% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 1.7% | 5.2% |
| — | +3477.9% | -139.3% | -14.9% | -237.1% | +7.1% | -42.9% | +107.3% | -274.0% | +20.9% | +138.5% | -2067.9% | +575.3% | -44.2% | -69.2% | -205.3% | -115.2% | +5.6% | -13.4% | +14.6% | -20.9% | |
| Net Margin | -0.5% | 96.5% | 47.0% | 17.1% | -26.5% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.5% | -5.4% | 0.2% | 2.3% | -38.6% | — | -0.2% | 0.6% | -1.8% | -0.6% | 2.6% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 3.0% |
| — | +9434.6% | +7650.3% | +3428.8% | -391.4% | +317.6% | -73.6% | +101.3% | — | +253.5% | +274.3% | -1993.4% | — | -106.1% | -86.8% | -184.3% | -119.1% | +26.0% | +3.6% | +114.9% | -48.9% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -0.1% | 5.6% | 2.8% | 1.1% | -1.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -1.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% | -8.1% | — | -0.0% | 0.1% | -0.4% | -0.1% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| — | +2628.0% | +2220.0% | +950.3% | -32.5% | +311.0% | -75.3% | +101.3% | — | +263.6% | +297.9% | -2049.7% | — | -105.9% | -86.6% | -184.4% | -119.0% | +16.2% | -10.8% | +78.0% | -55.5% | |
| ROA | -0.1% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 0.7% | -0.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | -0.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% | -3.6% | — | -0.0% | 0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| — | +3954.0% | +3308.2% | +1423.1% | -55.0% | +310.6% | -75.4% | +101.2% | — | +256.5% | +279.5% | -1974.0% | — | -105.6% | -87.6% | -177.3% | -118.3% | +19.7% | -2.9% | +94.2% | -54.9% | |
| ROIC | -0.5% | 5.8% | -0.0% | 0.1% | -0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | -0.6% | 0.3% | 0.5% | -3.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| — | +1938.8% | -119.3% | -60.6% | -12.7% | +6.6% | -46.1% | +107.2% | -274.6% | +22.5% | +136.7% | -1985.2% | +523.7% | -49.6% | -71.0% | -197.2% | -114.8% | +0.9% | -23.9% | -4.0% | -33.1% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.37 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.37 | 0.27 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.61 |
| — | -73.5% | -72.5% | -57.2% | -69.4% | +1.5% | +0.1% | +1.3% | +16.1% | +12.9% | +11.9% | +17.9% | +7.3% | +12.6% | +12.4% | +21.4% | +15.6% | -7.5% | -17.5% | -25.5% | -15.9% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 6.74 | 2.70 | 15.26 | 19.95 | 72.72 | 18.28 | 18.94 | 18.55 | 32.53 | 18.93 | 17.34 | — | 17.97 | 19.37 | 19.56 | 22.55 | 20.96 | 15.72 | 14.42 | 16.20 | 14.48 |
| — | -85.2% | -19.4% | +7.5% | +123.6% | -3.5% | +9.2% | — | +81.0% | -2.3% | -11.3% | — | -14.3% | +23.2% | +35.7% | +39.2% | +44.8% | +3.3% | -5.1% | -11.7% | +8.4% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.10 | 3.82 | 3.43 | 2.10 | 1.89 | 1.78 | 1.75 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.51 | 1.58 | 1.40 | 1.27 | 1.37 | 1.55 | 1.34 | 1.48 | 1.66 | 1.87 | 1.75 | 1.78 |
| — | +114.0% | +96.0% | +34.9% | +18.8% | +18.1% | +10.7% | +10.9% | +25.6% | +10.6% | +1.6% | +4.7% | -14.5% | -17.8% | -16.9% | -23.3% | -17.0% | -17.7% | -31.8% | -33.4% | -35.5% | |
| Quick Ratio | 2.09 | 3.81 | 3.42 | 2.09 | 1.88 | 1.65 | 1.56 | 1.39 | 1.44 | 1.37 | 1.40 | 1.23 | 1.13 | 1.20 | 1.33 | 1.16 | 1.30 | 1.49 | 1.70 | 1.60 | 1.67 |
| — | +130.4% | +119.1% | +50.5% | +30.9% | +20.3% | +11.4% | +13.1% | +27.3% | +14.8% | +5.0% | +5.5% | -13.2% | -19.6% | -21.8% | -27.2% | -22.2% | -18.5% | -34.2% | -35.9% | -35.6% | |
| Interest Coverage | 1.79 | 40.31 | 44.95 | 7.93 | 1.13 | 0.53 | 1.33 | 1.18 | -0.37 | 1.18 | 2.02 | -7.30 | 1.50 | 0.61 | 1.47 | -0.20 | 0.72 | 1.82 | 4.30 | 0.82 | 2.22 |
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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s current P/E is -51.7x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 18.2x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s current operating margin is -5.0%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.