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Telephone and Data Systems stock: balance sheet and debt

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$30.73Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 46 out of 100

Telephone and Data Systems has a debt to equity ratio of 0.37 and an interest coverage of 1.8x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
0.37
Interest coverage
1.8x
Current ratio
2.1
Cash & equivalents
$765.95M
Total assets
$8.4B
Equity ratio
62.7%
Goodwill and intangible assets
$1.77B
not split out
Net debt
$1.19B

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$10.6B$2.19B$647.85M39.4%$1.18B
2007$9.89B$2.22B$679.13M46.3%−$1.46B
2008$7.65B$2.15B$707.08M57.7%$831.75M
2009$7.61B$2.18B$707.84M58.4%$711.15M
2010$7.76B$2.22B$728.46M57.5%$730.56M
2011$8.2B$2.34B$797.08M56.1%$721.82M
2012$8.62B$2.34B$797.19M54.0%$866.62M
2013$8.9B$2.46B$836.84M52.5%$841.6M
2014$8.91B$2.53B$771.35M50.0%$1.52B
2015$9.42B$2.9B$765.79M49.9%$1.47B
2016$9.45B$2.94B$766M50.3%$1.55B
2017$9.3B$3.02B$509M52.6%$1.74B
2018$9.78B$2.96B$509M54.2%$1.5B
2019$10.78B$3.27B$547M50.2%$2.91B
2020$12.53B$3.4B$547M44.7%$3.07B
2021$13.49B$4.84B$547M50.0%$3.67B
2022$14.55B$5.45B$547M45.5%$4.44B
2023$13.92B$4.89Bnot split out43.2%$4.91B
2024$13.68B$4.75Bnot split out43.0%$4.74B
2025$8.4B$1.77Bnot split out62.7%$1.19B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt. In years without separate goodwill, the table shows the sum of goodwill and intangible assets, because the data do not list goodwill separately there.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$2.22B$3.57B$3.4B0.81
2007$3.09B$3.93B$1.64B0.36
2008$805.01M$3.77B$1.64B0.37
2009$784.27M$3.78B$1.5B0.34
2010$771.02M$3.81B$1.5B0.34
2011$809.55M$3.96B$1.53B0.33
2012$856.18M$4.01B$1.72B0.37
2013$880.12M$4.12B$1.72B0.37
2014$471.9M$3.93B$1.99B0.45
2015$984.64M$4.13B$2.45B0.52
2016$900M$4.15B$2.45B0.51
2017$719M$4.27B$2.46B0.5
2018$938M$4.56B$2.44B0.46
2019$465M$4.65B$3.37B0.62
2020$1.43B$4.8B$4.5B0.8
2021$367M$5.93B$4.04B0.6
2022$360M$5.85B$4.8B0.73
2023$236M$5.2B$5.14B0.86
2024$364M$5.09B$5.1B0.87
2025$765.95M$4.8B$1.95B0.37

Debt to equity divides debt by total equity, including non-controlling interests, as S&P calculates it. The equity column shows the part that belongs to shareholders.

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Weak, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 27 Feb 2026)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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