Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

NYSE:TDS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.4b

Telephone and Data Systems Valuation

Is TDS undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of TDS when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: TDS ($37.44) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value ($1.63)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: TDS is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for TDS?

Key metric: As TDS is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for TDS. This is calculated by dividing TDS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is TDS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio9.2x
EarningsUS$467.42m
Market CapUS$4.36b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does TDS's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for TDS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average31.1x
KYIV Kyivstar Group
19.9x19.84%US$3.3b
AD Array Digital Infrastructure
5x-69.92%US$3.3b
VEON VEON
75.9x27.98%US$4.5b
TIGO Millicom International Cellular
23.5x20.88%US$16.1b
TDS Telephone and Data Systems
9.2x-95.50%US$4.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: TDS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.2x) compared to the peer average (32.5x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does TDS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Wireless Telecom Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
TDS 9.2xIndustry Avg. 15.3xNo. of Companies15PE01020304050+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: TDS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.2x) compared to the Global Wireless Telecom industry average (15.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is TDS's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

TDS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio9.2x
Fair PE Ratio3.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: TDS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.5x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst TDS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$37.44
US$47.50
+26.87%
1.05%US$48.00US$47.00n/a2
Sep ’27US$33.62
US$47.50
+41.28%
1.05%US$48.00US$47.00n/a2
Aug ’27US$33.58
US$50.50
+50.39%
0.99%US$51.00US$50.00n/a2
Jul ’27US$37.09
US$50.50
+36.16%
0.99%US$51.00US$50.00n/a2
Jun ’27US$39.43
US$50.50
+28.08%
0.99%US$51.00US$50.00n/a2
May ’27US$45.48
US$52.33
+15.07%
5.02%US$56.00US$50.00n/a3
Apr ’27US$44.14
US$52.33
+18.56%
5.02%US$56.00US$50.00n/a3
Mar ’27US$44.75
US$52.33
+16.95%
5.02%US$56.00US$50.00n/a3
Feb ’27US$45.13
US$50.67
+12.27%
0.93%US$51.00US$50.00n/a3
Jan ’27US$41.00
US$48.67
+18.70%
5.39%US$51.00US$45.00n/a3
Dec ’26US$39.52
US$48.67
+23.14%
5.39%US$51.00US$45.00n/a3
Nov ’26US$38.82
US$52.00
+33.95%
3.85%US$54.00US$50.00n/a2
Oct ’26US$39.40
US$52.00
+31.98%
3.85%US$54.00US$50.00n/a2
Sep ’26US$40.09
US$52.00
+29.71%
3.85%US$54.00US$50.00US$33.622
Aug ’26US$38.03
US$51.00
+34.10%
3.92%US$53.00US$49.00US$33.582
Jul ’26US$35.87
US$50.00
+39.39%
6.00%US$53.00US$47.00US$37.092
Jun ’26US$34.36
US$50.00
+45.52%
6.00%US$53.00US$47.00US$39.432
May ’26US$37.64
US$53.50
+42.14%
4.67%US$56.00US$51.00US$45.482
Apr ’26US$39.20
US$53.50
+36.48%
4.67%US$56.00US$51.00US$44.142
Mar ’26US$36.10
US$53.50
+48.20%
4.67%US$56.00US$51.00US$44.752
Feb ’26US$35.35
US$52.00
+47.10%
1.92%US$53.00US$51.00US$45.132
Jan ’26US$34.11
US$52.00
+52.45%
1.92%US$53.00US$51.00US$41.002
Dec ’25US$34.18
US$45.50
+33.12%
12.09%US$51.00US$40.00US$39.522
US$47.5
Fair Value
21.2% undervalued intrinsic discount
2
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/10 22:39
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/10 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is covered by 9 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
William PowerBaird
Zachary SilverB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Michael RollinsCitigroup Inc