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How Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. stacks up
TDS · against 142 other Communication Services companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
61/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #56 of 143 · scores higher than 61% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score16 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including TDS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 61?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, which is stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -11.0% vs peer median 7.4%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 7.2% vs peer median 8.6%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 89% of peers. Earnings yield: 11.2% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = TDS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | TDS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 140 reported | 11.2% | 3.0% | 86% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 144 reported | 7.2% | 9.3% | 41% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 131 reported | -11.0% | 7.5% | 5% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 144 reported | 99.9% | 45.9% | 73% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around TDS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.5B USD | 99 | 79 | |
| 2 | 4.5B USD | 98 | 64 | |
| 3 | 743M USD | 97 | 67 | |
| 3 | 659M USD | 97 | 81 | |
| 5 | 393M USD | 96 | 78 | |
| 53 | 142M USD | 64 | 44 | |
| 54 | 14.7B USD | 63 | 74 | |
| 54 | 14.0B USD | 63 | 44 | |
| 56 | 1.0B USD | 61 | 71 | |
| 56 | 4.1B USD | 61 | 44 | |
| 58 | 248M USD | 60 | 58 | |
| 59 | 3.0B USD | 59 | 69 | |
| 59 | 4.9B USD | 59 | 23 | |
| 61 | 474M USD | 58 | 68 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score