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

Last dividend date: Jun 16, 2026

Dividend yield: 0.41%

Payout ratio: 29.1%

Telephone & Data Systems's latest dividend of $0.04 per share was on Jun 16, 2026 (ex-date). The annualized dividend distribution of $0.16 per share represents a current dividend yield of 0.41%.

Telephone & Data Systems's dividend yield of 0.41% is below the Communication Services sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with its Communication Services sector average of 4.32%, Telephone & Data Systems's dividend yield is 91% lower. The current dividend yield is lower than the historical average of 3.3% 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 four quarterly dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has remained the same since twelve months ago. But with the price of the stock up by 17% from a year ago, the dividend yield has a decrease of 15%.

Telephone & Data Systems Dividend history chart

Payout ratio

Telephone & Data Systems's payout ratio of 29.1% is below the Communication Services sector, the industry and its peers average. If we compare it with its Communication Services sector average of 47.7%, Telephone & Data Systems's payout ratio is 39% lower.

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