TDS Telephone & Data Systems dividend history, payout ratio & dates

Last dividend date: Jun 16, 2026

Dividend yield: 31%

Payout ratio: 1,892.7%

Telephone & Data Systems's latest dividend of $0.04 per share was on Jun 16, 2026 (ex-date). The annualized dividend distribution of $10.41 per share represents a current dividend yield of 31%.

Telephone & Data Systems's dividend yield of 31% is above the Communication Services sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with its Communication Services sector average of 3.31%, Telephone & Data Systems's dividend yield is 837% higher. The current dividend yield is higher than the historical average of 6.6% of the last 5 years.

Telephone & Data Systems has a history of paying dividends since 1993. Our records of TDS show that the company has distributed five dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has grown by 6,406% since twelve months ago. And with the price of the stock down by 12% from a year ago, the dividend yield has grown by 7,268%.

Telephone & Data Systems Dividend history chart

Payout ratio

Telephone & Data Systems's payout ratio of 1,892.7% is above the Communication Services sector, the industry and its peers average. If we compare it with its Communication Services sector average of 52.5%, Telephone & Data Systems's payout ratio is 3,505% higher.

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)