Telephone and Data Systems Q2 2025 Earnings Preview: Revenue Expects $1.18 Billion, Earnings $0.01 per Share.

Telephone and Data Systems Inc (TDS) is set to release its Q2 2025 earnings on Aug 11, 2025. The consensus estimate for Q2 2025 revenue is $1.18 billion, and earnings are expected to be $0.01 per share. For FY 2025, revenue is expected to be $4.72 billion, and earnings are expected to be $-0.42 per share. Over the past 90 days, revenue estimates have declined, while earnings estimates have increased.

Telephone and Data Systems Inc (TDS) is set to release its Q2 2025 earnings on August 11, 2025. Wall Street analysts predict a quarterly revenue of $1.18 billion, a year-over-year decrease of 5.7%, and earnings of $0.01 per share, an increase of 92.3% compared to the same period last year [1].

Key Metrics

Analysts have provided estimates for several key metrics for TDS. For instance, 'Operating Revenues - U.S. Cellular' is expected to reach $900.69 million, a decrease of 2.8% year-over-year. Similarly, 'Operating Revenues - TDS Telecom' is forecasted to be $257.35 million, down by 3.6% from the prior-year quarter. The consensus estimate for 'US Cellular Postpaid ARPU' stands at $52.01, a slight increase from $51.45 last year. Additionally, analysts expect 'US Cellular Retail Connections Postpaid - Total at end of period' to reach 3.92 million, a decrease from 4.03 million in the same period last year [1].

Recent Developments

In recent news, Deutsche Telekom AG sold 206,595 shares of T-Mobile US, Inc. common stock between August 1 and August 5, 2025, resulting in a total transaction value of approximately $49.9 million. This sale was conducted under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan [2].

Telephone and Data Systems Inc. sold its wireless business to T-Mobile for $4.4 billion, prompting S&P Global Ratings to upgrade TDS to 'BBB-'. Following this transaction, US Cellular announced plans for a special cash dividend ranging from $1.95 billion to $2.075 billion, contingent on the closing of the sale to T-Mobile [2].

Market Performance

Over the past 90 days, revenue estimates for TDS have declined, while earnings estimates have increased. TDS shares have recorded returns of +2.3% versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% change. Based on its Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), TDS is expected to underperform the overall market in the upcoming period [1].

References

[1] https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/seeking-clues-tds-tds-q2-earnings-peek-wall-street-projections-key-metrics
[2] https://za.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/deutsche-telekom-sells-499m-in-tmobile-us-shares-93CH-3821293