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Net Profit Margin for Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

6.2%

YoY change

+0.06pp

Trough year (2002)

-33.0%

Peak year (2000)

96.1%

Net Profit Margin history chart for Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: -0.5%

Net Profit Margin change chart for Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: +0.06pp

Net Profit Margin history table for Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) from 1985 to 2025

  • 2025-0.5%+0.06pp
  • 2024-0.6%+9.13pp
  • 2023-9.7%-10.84pp
  • 20221.1%-1.78pp
  • 20212.9%-1.40pp
  • 20204.3%+1.99pp
  • 20192.3%-0.30pp
  • 20182.6%-0.39pp
  • 20173.0%+2.19pp
  • 20160.8%-3.39pp
  • 20154.2%+6.95pp
  • 2014-2.7%-5.62pp
  • 20132.9%+1.36pp
  • 20121.5%-2.34pp
  • 20113.9%+0.99pp
  • 20102.9%-0.98pp
  • 20093.9%+2.03pp
  • 20081.8%-6.16pp
  • 20078.0%+4.29pp
  • 20063.7%-1.91pp
  • 20055.6%+4.30pp
  • 20041.3%-0.47pp
  • 20031.8%+34.76pp
  • 2002-33.0%-25.32pp
  • 2001-7.7%-103.79pp
  • 200096.1%+84.42pp
  • 199911.7%+8.15pp
  • 19983.6%+4.21pp
  • 1997-0.6%-11.19pp
  • 199610.5%-0.35pp
  • 199510.9%+2.71pp
  • 19948.2%+2.44pp
  • 19935.7%-1.01pp
  • 19926.8%+0.79pp
  • 19916.0%-3.27pp
  • 19909.2%+4.60pp
  • 19894.6%-1.13pp
  • 19885.8%-1.40pp
  • 19877.2%-2.20pp
  • 19869.4%+2.13pp
  • 19857.2%—

Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)

According to Telephone and Data Systems's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 6.2%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) most recent annual net margin stands at -0.51% (2025) – expanded 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.

2000 marks the peak net margin at 96.14%, with the historical low of -32.97% recorded in 2002.

Telephone and Data Systems Net Profit Margin by Year

Telephone and Data Systems Net Profit Margin 2025: -0.5%

Telephone and Data Systems posted net margin of -0.51% in 2025, expanded 0.1 percentage points from 2024.

Telephone and Data Systems Net Profit Margin 2024: -0.6%

In 2024, Telephone and Data Systems reported net margin of -0.56%, expanded 9.1 percentage points from 2023.

Telephone and Data Systems Net Profit Margin 2023: -9.7%

Telephone and Data Systems net margin in 2023 was -9.69%, contracted 10.8 percentage points from 2022.

Telephone and Data Systems Net Profit Margin 2022: 1.1%

2022's net margin for Telephone and Data Systems came in at 1.15%, contracted 1.8 percentage points from 2021.

Telephone and Data Systems Net Profit Margin 2021: 2.9%

Telephone and Data Systems net margin in 2021 was 2.93%.

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