TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ (TDS) FY2025 10-K Annual Report

Filed: Feb 24, 2026
Communication Services
Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)SEC EDGAR

TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ (TDS) 10-K annual report for fiscal year 2025, filed with SEC EDGAR on Feb 24, 2026. This page provides AI-powered analysis including business overview, management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factors, and key financial data such as revenue, net income, gross margin, operating margin, and return on equity (ROE) extracted from XBRL.

TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ FY2025 10-K Analysis

Business Overview

  • Core business model: Communications services via TDS Telecom (1.1M connections) and tower leasing plus spectrum holdings via 82%-owned Array Digital Infrastructure
  • New emphasis on fiber broadband expansion delivering up to 8 Gbps residential speeds, especially in Wisconsin and Pacific Northwest markets in 2025
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Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Total operating revenues $1,228.2M in 2025, down 5% YoY from $1,297.0M in 2024; TDS Telecom revenue down 2% to $1,038.4M
  • Operating margin negative 7.9% in 2025 (operating loss $97.4M on $1,228.2M revenue) vs negative 14.7% in 2024 (loss $191.3M on $1,297.0M revenue)
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Risk Factors

  • Regulatory risk: Uncertainty of FCC approval for Verizon and T-Mobile spectrum license sales, threatening $ pending transaction proceeds for debt repayment and dividends
  • Macroeconomic risk: Adverse impact from sustained higher U.S. inflation eroding real-dollar revenue and margins on fixed-rate annual escalators in Array colocation contracts
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TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ FY2025 Key Financial Metrics
XBRL

Revenue

$1.1B

-77.9% YoY

Net Income

-$6M

+77.7% YoY

Operating Margin

-9.1%

-1039bp YoY

Net Margin

-0.6%

-0bp YoY

ROE

-0.1%

+42bp YoY

Total Assets

$8.4B

-38.6% YoY

EPS (Diluted)

$-0.65

+23.5% YoY

Operating Cash Flow

$590M

-48.5% YoY

Source: XBRL data from TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ FY2025 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR. All figures in USD.

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