Telephone and Data Systems, Inc (TDS) Dividend History
TDS latest dividend
$0.04last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 15Tuesday, 2026
Payment dateSep 30Wednesday, 2026
The next dividend has not been announced yet.
- 1985paying since
- Quarterly4 payments a year
- −25.1%5-year growth a year
- 0.47%forward yield
TDS dividend income calculator
- Dividend income a year
- $16
- Each payment
- $4
- Value of the shares
- $3,390
- Dividend yield
- 0.47%
At the latest close; forward annual dividend $0.16 per share, before tax.
TDS dividends per share by year
Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.
TDS dividend safety
Payout ratio (earnings)5.7%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)44.9%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)−25.1%
Shrinking · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend
Descriptive bands, not a rating.
TDS yield on cost
| Bought | Price paid | Yield on cost | Dividends since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $38.49 | 0.42% | $0.16 | 0.4% |
| 3 years ago | $19.56 | 0.82% | $0.78 | 4.0% |
| 5 years ago | $19.00 | 0.84% | $2.23 | 11.7% |
| 10 years ago | $26.97 | 0.59% | $5.50 | 20.4% |
| 20 years ago | $42.46 | 0.38% | $10.12 | 23.8% |
Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).
TDS dividend payments
Payment
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).
TDS dividends by year
| Year | Dividends per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.16 | −48.4% | 0.39% | 4 |
| 2024 | $0.31 | −58.1% | 0.91% | 4 |
| 2023 | $0.74 | +2.8% | 4.03% | 4 |
| 2022 | $0.72 | +2.9% | 6.86% | 4 |
| 2021 | $0.70 | +2.9% | 3.47% | 4 |
| 2020 | $0.68 | +3.0% | 3.66% | 4 |
| 2019 | $0.66 | +3.1% | 2.60% | 4 |
| 2018 | $0.64 | +3.2% | 1.97% | 4 |
| 2017 | $0.62 | +4.7% | 2.23% | 4 |
| 2016 | $0.59 | +5.0% | 2.05% | 4 |
| 2015 | $0.56 | +5.2% | 2.18% | 4 |
| 2014 | $0.54 | +4.7% | 2.12% | 4 |
| 2013 | $0.51 | +4.3% | 1.99% | 4 |
| 2012 | $0.49 | +13.1% | 2.22% | 4 |
| 2011 | $0.43 | +4.4% | 1.82% | 4 |
| 2010 | $0.42 | +4.6% | 1.24% | 4 |
| 2009 | $0.40 | +4.9% | 1.27% | 4 |
| 2008 | $0.38 | +5.1% | 1.30% | 4 |
| 2007 | $0.36 | +5.4% | 0.63% | 4 |
| 2006 | $0.34 | — | 0.68% | 4 |
TDS dividend history
168 payments| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-30 | $0.04 | — | Quarterly |
| 2026-06-16 | 2026-06-30 | $0.04 | — | Quarterly |
| 2026-03-16 | 2026-03-31 | $0.04 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-12-15 | 2025-12-30 | $0.04 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-09-15 | 2025-09-30 | $0.04 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-06-16 | 2025-06-30 | $0.04 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-03-17 | 2025-03-31 | $0.04 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-12-16 | 2024-12-31 | $0.04 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-09-16 | 2024-09-30 | $0.04 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-06-14 | 2024-06-28 | $0.04 | −78.9% | Quarterly |
| 2024-03-14 | 2024-03-28 | $0.19 | +2.7% | Quarterly |
| 2023-12-14 | 2023-12-29 | $0.185 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-09-14 | 2023-09-29 | $0.185 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-06-14 | 2023-06-30 | $0.185 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-03-14 | 2023-03-31 | $0.185 | +2.8% | Quarterly |
| 2022-12-14 | 2022-12-30 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
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| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-14 | 2022-09-30 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-06-14 | 2022-06-30 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-03-14 | 2022-03-31 | $0.18 | +2.9% | Quarterly |
| 2021-12-14 | 2021-12-30 | $0.175 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-09-14 | 2021-09-30 | $0.175 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-06-14 | 2021-06-30 | $0.175 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-03-16 | 2021-03-31 | $0.175 | +2.9% | Quarterly |
| 2020-12-15 | 2020-12-30 | $0.17 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-09-15 | 2020-09-30 | $0.17 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-06-15 | 2020-06-30 | $0.17 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-03-16 | 2020-03-31 | $0.17 | +3.0% | Quarterly |
| 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-30 | $0.165 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-09-30 | $0.165 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-06-13 | 2019-06-28 | $0.165 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-03-14 | 2019-03-29 | $0.165 | +3.1% | Quarterly |
| 2018-12-13 | 2018-12-28 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-09-13 | 2018-09-28 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-06-14 | 2018-06-29 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-03-15 | 2018-03-29 | $0.16 | +3.2% | Quarterly |
| 2017-12-14 | 2017-12-28 | $0.155 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-09-14 | 2017-09-29 | $0.155 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-06-14 | 2017-06-30 | $0.155 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-03-15 | 2017-03-31 | $0.155 | +4.7% | Quarterly |
| 2016-12-14 | 2016-12-29 | $0.148 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-09-14 | 2016-09-30 | $0.148 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-06-14 | 2016-06-30 | $0.148 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-03-15 | 2016-03-31 | $0.148 | +5.0% | Quarterly |
| 2015-12-14 | 2015-12-30 | $0.141 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-09-14 | 2015-09-30 | $0.141 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-06-12 | 2015-06-30 | $0.141 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-03-12 | 2015-03-31 | $0.141 | +5.2% | Quarterly |
| 2014-12-11 | 2014-12-30 | $0.134 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-09-11 | 2014-09-30 | $0.134 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-06-11 | 2014-06-30 | $0.134 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-03-12 | 2014-03-31 | $0.134 | +4.7% | Quarterly |
| 2013-12-12 | 2013-12-30 | $0.128 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-09-12 | 2013-09-30 | $0.128 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-06-12 | 2013-06-28 | $0.128 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-03-13 | 2013-03-29 | $0.128 | +4.9% | Quarterly |
| 2012-12-13 | 2012-12-28 | $0.122 | −0.8% | Quarterly |
| 2012-09-12 | 2012-09-28 | $0.123 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-06-13 | 2012-06-29 | $0.123 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-03-14 | 2012-03-30 | $0.123 | +13.3% | Quarterly |
| 2011-12-15 | 2011-12-30 | $0.1086 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-09-14 | 2011-09-30 | $0.1086 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-06-15 | 2011-06-30 | $0.1086 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-03-15 | 2011-03-31 | $0.1086 | +4.4% | Quarterly |
| 2010-12-15 | 2010-12-30 | $0.104 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-09-14 | 2010-09-30 | $0.104 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-06-14 | 2010-06-30 | $0.104 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-03-15 | 2010-03-31 | $0.104 | +4.6% | Quarterly |
| 2009-12-15 | 2009-12-30 | $0.0994 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-09-14 | 2009-09-30 | $0.0994 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-06-12 | 2009-06-30 | $0.0994 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-03-12 | 2009-03-31 | $0.0994 | +4.9% | Quarterly |
| 2008-12-15 | 2008-12-30 | $0.0948 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-09-11 | 2008-09-30 | $0.0948 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-06-12 | 2008-06-30 | $0.0948 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-03-19 | 2008-04-07 | $0.0948 | +5.1% | Quarterly |
| 2007-12-12 | 2007-12-28 | $0.0902 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-09-12 | 2007-09-28 | $0.0902 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-06-13 | 2007-06-29 | $0.0902 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-03-15 | 2007-03-30 | $0.0902 | +5.4% | Quarterly |
| 2006-12-13 | 2006-12-29 | $0.0856 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-09-13 | 2006-09-29 | $0.0856 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-06-14 | 2006-06-30 | $0.0856 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-03-15 | 2006-03-31 | $0.0856 | +5.7% | Quarterly |
| 2005-12-14 | 2005-12-30 | $0.081 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-09-14 | 2005-09-30 | $0.081 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-06-14 | 2005-06-30 | $0.081 | −99.8% | |
| 2005-05-16 | — | $34.30 | +41,466.1% | |
| 2005-03-14 | 2005-03-31 | $0.0825 | +6.1% | |
| 2004-12-14 | 2004-12-30 | $0.0778 | — | |
| 2004-09-14 | 2004-09-30 | $0.0778 | — | |
| 2004-06-14 | 2004-06-30 | $0.0778 | — | |
| 2004-03-15 | 2004-03-31 | $0.0778 | +6.4% | |
| 2003-12-11 | 2003-12-30 | $0.0731 | — | |
| 2003-09-12 | 2003-09-30 | $0.0731 | — | |
| 2003-06-12 | 2003-06-30 | $0.0731 | — | |
| 2003-03-13 | 2003-03-31 | $0.0731 | +6.9% | |
| 2002-12-12 | 2002-12-30 | $0.0684 | — | |
| 2002-09-12 | 2002-09-30 | $0.0684 | — | |
| 2002-06-12 | 2002-06-28 | $0.0684 | — | |
| 2002-03-13 | 2002-03-28 | $0.0684 | +7.4% | |
| 2001-12-12 | 2001-12-28 | $0.0636 | +2.5% | |
| 2001-09-12 | — | $0.0621 | −2.4% | |
| 2001-06-13 | 2001-06-29 | $0.0636 | — | |
| 2001-03-13 | 2001-03-30 | $0.0636 | +8.0% | |
| 2000-12-13 | 2000-12-29 | $0.0589 | — | |
| 2000-09-13 | 2000-09-29 | $0.0589 | — | |
| 2000-06-13 | 2000-06-30 | $0.0589 | — | |
| 2000-03-13 | 2000-03-31 | $0.0589 | +8.7% | |
| 1999-12-13 | 1999-12-31 | $0.0542 | — | |
| 1999-09-13 | 1999-09-30 | $0.0542 | — | |
| 1999-06-11 | 1999-06-30 | $0.0542 | — | |
| 1999-03-10 | 1999-03-31 | $0.0542 | +4.6% | |
| 1998-12-14 | 1998-12-31 | $0.0519 | — | |
| 1998-09-11 | 1998-09-30 | $0.0519 | — | |
| 1998-06-11 | 1998-06-30 | $0.0519 | — | |
| 1998-03-13 | 1998-03-31 | $0.0519 | +4.7% | |
| 1997-12-10 | 1997-12-31 | $0.0495 | — | |
| 1997-09-12 | 1997-09-30 | $0.0495 | — | |
| 1997-06-11 | 1997-06-30 | $0.0495 | — | |
| 1997-03-12 | 1997-03-31 | $0.0495 | +5.0% | |
| 1996-12-11 | 1996-12-31 | $0.0471 | — | |
| 1996-09-11 | 1996-09-30 | $0.0471 | — | |
| 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-28 | $0.0471 | — | |
| 1996-03-13 | 1996-03-29 | $0.0471 | +5.3% | |
| 1995-12-13 | 1995-12-29 | $0.0448 | — | |
| 1995-09-13 | 1995-09-29 | $0.0448 | — | |
| 1995-06-14 | 1995-06-30 | $0.0448 | — | |
| 1995-03-13 | 1995-03-31 | $0.0448 | +5.6% | |
| 1994-12-12 | 1994-12-30 | $0.0424 | — | |
| 1994-09-12 | 1994-09-30 | $0.0424 | — | |
| 1994-06-13 | 1994-06-30 | $0.0424 | — | |
| 1994-03-11 | 1994-03-31 | $0.0424 | +5.9% | |
| 1993-12-13 | 1993-12-31 | $0.0401 | — | |
| 1993-09-13 | 1993-09-30 | $0.0401 | — | |
| 1993-06-14 | 1993-06-30 | $0.0401 | — | |
| 1993-03-11 | 1993-03-31 | $0.0401 | +6.3% | |
| 1992-12-09 | 1992-12-29 | $0.0377 | — | |
| 1992-09-04 | 1992-09-29 | $0.0377 | — | |
| 1992-06-08 | 1992-06-26 | $0.0377 | — | |
| 1992-03-09 | 1992-03-27 | $0.0377 | +6.7% | |
| 1991-12-09 | 1991-12-27 | $0.0354 | — | |
| 1991-09-09 | 1991-09-30 | $0.0354 | — | |
| 1991-06-10 | 1991-06-28 | $0.0354 | — | |
| 1991-03-11 | 1991-03-29 | $0.0354 | +7.2% | |
| 1990-12-10 | 1990-12-28 | $0.033 | — | |
| 1990-09-10 | 1990-09-28 | $0.033 | — | |
| 1990-06-11 | 1990-06-30 | $0.033 | — | |
| 1990-03-12 | 1990-03-30 | $0.033 | +7.7% | |
| 1989-12-11 | 1989-12-30 | $0.0307 | — | |
| 1989-09-11 | 1989-09-30 | $0.0307 | — | |
| 1989-06-09 | — | $0.0307 | — | |
| 1989-03-09 | 1989-03-31 | $0.0307 | +62.5% | |
| 1988-11-25 | 1988-12-31 | $0.0189 | −33.3% | |
| 1988-09-09 | 1988-09-30 | $0.0283 | — | |
| 1988-06-06 | 1988-06-30 | $0.0283 | +50.0% | |
| 1988-03-11 | 1988-03-31 | $0.0189 | −48.6% | |
| 1987-12-11 | 1987-12-31 | $0.0367 | +45.8% | |
| 1987-09-04 | 1987-09-25 | $0.0251 | +9.1% | |
| 1987-06-09 | 1987-06-26 | $0.0231 | — | |
| 1987-03-10 | 1987-03-27 | $0.0231 | +358.3% | |
| 1986-12-15 | — | $0.005 | −77.7% | |
| 1986-09-08 | — | $0.0225 | +9.9% | |
| 1986-06-09 | — | $0.0205 | — | |
| 1986-03-10 | — | $0.0205 | +307.6% | |
| 1985-12-12 | — | $0.005 | −75.5% | |
| 1985-09-09 | — | $0.0205 | +11.5% | |
| 1985-06-10 | — | $0.0184 | +124.7% | |
| 1985-03-13 | — | $0.0082 | — |
Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.
TDS stock split history
- 1087:1000January 25, 2012
- 10000:5125May 16, 2005
- 3:2December 19, 1988
- 3:2March 18, 1988
TDS dividend overview
Telephone and Data Systems pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share, a yield of 0.47% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $0.16 per share in 2025, down 48.4% from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew −25.1% a year on average and over ten years −11.8% a year. The payout ratio is 5.7% of trailing earnings.
Related: TDS cash flow statement, TDS key metrics, TDS chart. See the TDS stock overview for the latest quote and news.
TDS dividends FAQ
Does Telephone and Data Systems pay a dividend?
Yes. Telephone and Data Systems has paid a regular dividend since 1985, quarterly, most recently $0.04 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 15, 2026.
What is Telephone and Data Systems's dividend yield?
Telephone and Data Systems's forward annual dividend is $0.16 per share, a dividend yield of 0.47% at the latest close of $33.90.
How often does Telephone and Data Systems pay dividends?
Telephone and Data Systems pays dividends quarterly.
How fast is Telephone and Data Systems's dividend growing?
Telephone and Data Systems's dividend per share grew from $0.68 in 2020 to $0.16 in 2025, −25.1% a year on average over five years.
What is Telephone and Data Systems's dividend payout ratio?
Telephone and Data Systems pays out 5.7% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 44.9% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).
Has Telephone and Data Systems split its stock?
Telephone and Data Systems has split its stock 4 times: 1087:1000 on January 25, 2012, 10000:5125 on May 16, 2005, 3:2 on December 19, 1988, 3:2 on March 18, 1988. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.