TTM
41.0%
YoY change
−62.04pp
Trough year (2025)
-5.0%
Peak year (1985)
71.5%
Latest annual
-5.0%
Gross Margin history chart for Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: -5.0%
Gross Margin change chart for Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −62.04pp
Gross Margin history table for Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | -5.0% | -62.04pp | ||
| 2024 | 57.0% | +2.22pp | ||
| 2023 | 54.8% | +2.15pp | ||
| 2022 | 52.6% | -1.00pp | ||
| 2021 | 53.6% | -1.34pp | ||
| 2020 | 54.9% | +0.10pp | ||
| 2019 | 54.8% | +0.57pp | ||
| 2018 | 54.3% | +1.05pp | ||
| 2017 | 53.2% | +0.82pp | ||
| 2016 | 52.4% | -0.94pp | ||
| 2015 | 53.3% | +3.48pp | ||
| 2014 | 49.9% | -4.73pp | ||
| 2013 | 54.6% | -2.89pp | ||
| 2012 | 57.5% | -3.11pp | ||
| 2011 | 60.6% | -1.07pp | ||
| 2010 | 61.7% | -1.20pp | ||
| 2009 | 62.9% | -0.73pp | ||
| 2008 | 63.6% | -1.27pp | ||
| 2007 | 64.9% | +0.19pp | ||
| 2006 | 64.7% | +0.55pp | ||
| 2005 | 64.1% | -0.81pp | ||
| 2004 | 64.9% | -0.72pp | ||
| 2003 | 65.7% | +52.72pp | ||
| 2002 | 12.9% | -3.91pp | ||
| 2001 | 16.8% | -18.36pp | ||
| 2000 | 35.2% | -1.00pp | ||
| 1999 | 36.2% | +14.69pp | ||
| 1998 | 21.5% | +1.28pp | ||
| 1997 | 20.2% | -11.51pp | ||
| 1996 | 31.8% | -3.15pp | ||
| 1995 | 34.9% | -2.13pp | ||
| 1994 | 37.0% | +3.64pp | ||
| 1993 | 33.4% | -0.16pp | ||
| 1992 | 33.5% | +0.41pp | ||
| 1991 | 33.1% | -4.20pp | ||
| 1990 | 37.3% | +3.38pp | ||
| 1989 | 34.0% | -3.79pp | ||
| 1988 | 37.7% | -32.07pp | ||
| 1987 | 69.8% | +2.40pp | ||
| 1986 | 67.4% | -4.03pp | ||
| 1985 | 71.5% | — |
- 2025-5.0%-62.04pp
- 202457.0%+2.22pp
- 202354.8%+2.15pp
- 202252.6%-1.00pp
- 202153.6%-1.34pp
- 202054.9%+0.10pp
- 201954.8%+0.57pp
- 201854.3%+1.05pp
- 201753.2%+0.82pp
- 201652.4%-0.94pp
- 201553.3%+3.48pp
- 201449.9%-4.73pp
- 201354.6%-2.89pp
- 201257.5%-3.11pp
- 201160.6%-1.07pp
- 201061.7%-1.20pp
- 200962.9%-0.73pp
- 200863.6%-1.27pp
- 200764.9%+0.19pp
- 200664.7%+0.55pp
- 200564.1%-0.81pp
- 200464.9%-0.72pp
- 200365.7%+52.72pp
- 200212.9%-3.91pp
- 200116.8%-18.36pp
- 200035.2%-1.00pp
- 199936.2%+14.69pp
- 199821.5%+1.28pp
- 199720.2%-11.51pp
- 199631.8%-3.15pp
- 199534.9%-2.13pp
- 199437.0%+3.64pp
- 199333.4%-0.16pp
- 199233.5%+0.41pp
- 199133.1%-4.20pp
- 199037.3%+3.38pp
- 198934.0%-3.79pp
- 198837.7%-32.07pp
- 198769.8%+2.40pp
- 198667.4%-4.03pp
- 198571.5%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Telephone and Data Systems's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)
According to Telephone and Data Systems's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 41.0%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual gross margin for Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) came in at -5.05% – contracted 62.0 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual gross margin of 71.45% was reported in 1985. The lowest in the available history was -5.05% in 2025.
Telephone and Data Systems Gross Margin by Year
Telephone and Data Systems Gross Margin 2025: -5.0%
2025's gross margin for Telephone and Data Systems came in at -5.05%, contracted 62.0 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Telephone and Data Systems Gross Margin 2024: 57.0%
Telephone and Data Systems posted gross margin of 56.99% in 2024, expanded 2.2 percentage points from 2023.
Telephone and Data Systems Gross Margin 2023: 54.8%
In 2023, Telephone and Data Systems reported gross margin of 54.77%, expanded 2.2 percentage points from 2022.
Telephone and Data Systems Gross Margin 2022: 52.6%
Telephone and Data Systems gross margin in 2022 was 52.61%, contracted 1.0 percentage points from 2021.
Telephone and Data Systems Gross Margin 2021: 53.6%
Telephone and Data Systems gross margin in 2021 was 53.61%.
See more financial history for Telephone and Data Systems (TDS).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Communication Services peers of Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 81.9% | |
| 79.7% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 58.9% | |
| 54.3% | |
| 49.0% | |
| 37.2% | |
| 32.3% |
- 81.9%
- 79.7%
- 60.4%
- 58.9%
- 54.3%
- 49.0%
- 37.2%
- 32.3%
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