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How Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. stacks up
TDS · against 101 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Growth
9/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #101 of 102 · scores higher than 1% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score2 peers with a growth score of 0–9, including TDS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 9?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly because of its 3-year revenue growth and revenue growth, which are weaker than most Communication Services peers.
- slower revenue growth over three years: weaker than 99% of peers. 3-year revenue growth: -39.0% vs peer median 3.0%
- slower revenue growth over the last year: weaker than 82% of peers. Revenue growth: -5.3% vs peer median 3.0%
- Earnings per share growth is not reported, so it is left out of the score.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 103 reported | -5.3% | 4.5% | 14% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 64 reported | Not reported | 11.8% | — | — | 33% |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 100 reported | -39.0% | 4.5% | 1% | 33% |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around TDS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35.4B CNY (≈$5.0B) | 100 | 65 | |
| 2 | 46.5B CNY (≈$6.5B) | 96 | 42 | |
| 3 | 3.2B USD | 95 | 57 | |
| 4 | 3.6B NZD (≈$2.1B) | 94 | 53 | |
| 5 | 4.5B USD | 92 | 63 | |
| 97 | 24.0B HKD (≈$3.1B) | 16 | 41 | |
| 97 | 7.8B AUD (≈$5.1B) | 16 | 32 | |
| 99 | 4.5B USD | 15 | 64 | |
| 100 | 4.9B USD | 11 | 23 | |
| 101 | 4.1B USD | 9 | 44 | |
| 102 | 15.5B MYR (≈$3.4B) | 8 | 40 |
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