SuperworthTelephone & Data Systems profit margin TDS
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 33.2%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 37.0%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +35.1 pts
- Peer median
- 7.9%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Telephone & Data Systems kept 33.2% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 37.0% and a gross margin of 59.4%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 3.3%.
The median for 6 telecom stocks of a similar size is 7.9%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.5% | −7.9% | 59.0% |
| FY2024 | −0.7% | −0.2% | 56.4% |
| FY2023 | −9.7% | −8.0% | 54.8% |
| FY2022 | 1.2% | 2.3% | 52.6% |
| FY2021 | 2.9% | 4.9% | 53.6% |
| FY2020 | 4.3% | 4.9% | 54.9% |
| FY2019 | 2.3% | 3.5% | 54.8% |
| FY2018 | 2.6% | 4.0% | 54.3% |
| FY2017 | 3.0% | −2.1% | 53.2% |
| FY2016 | 0.8% | 2.1% | 52.9% |
| FY2015 | 4.2% | 7.7% | 53.3% |
| FY2014 | −2.7% | −3.8% | 49.9% |
| FY2013 | 2.9% | 4.8% | 54.6% |
| FY2012 | 1.5% | 3.4% | 57.5% |
| FY2011 | 3.9% | 7.0% | 60.5% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 33.2% | +35.1 pts | 37.0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 10.5% | +12.1 pts | 6.4% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −0.5% | +0.2 pts | −7.9% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −2.7% | +10.4 pts | −3.7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −1.9% | +7.4 pts | −7.4% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −1.6% | +7.8 pts | −3.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −0.7% | +9.0 pts | −0.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −13.0% | −12.7 pts | −13.7% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −9.3% | −8.8 pts | −7.3% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −9.4% | −9.5 pts | −7.3% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −9.7% | −10.9 pts | −8.0% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −0.4% | −2.5 pts | 1.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Telecommunications Services nearest Telephone & Data Systems' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| TDSTelephone & Data Systems | 33.2% |
| IRDMIridium Communications | 18.1% |
| ADArray Digital Infrastructure | n/m |
| CALXCalix | 4.6% |
| IDTIDT | 6.7% |
| ATEXAnterix | n/m |
| CHTRCharter Communications | 9.1% |
| Peer median | 7.9% |
Where Telephone & Data Systems ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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