Annual Dividend (TTM)
$0.1600
Quarterly
Dividend Yield
0.35%
Last ex-date: Dec 15, 2025
Payout Ratio (TTM)
-
Percentage of earnings paid as dividends
Dividend Growth
-48.39%
Year-over-year change

Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) Dividend Statistics & Metrics

Comprehensive dividend yields, CAGR growth rates, payout ratios, and payment frequency analysis

Payment Details

Dividend payment schedule and frequency details

FrequencyQuarterly
Last Payment$0.0400
Last Ex-DateDec 15, 2025
Last Payment DateDec 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

Dividend CAGR and consecutive years of growth

TTM Growth (YoY)-48.39%
3-Year CAGR-39.43%
5-Year CAGR-25.13%
10-Year CAGR-11.84%

Historical Averages

Multi-year dividend averages and payout ratio

5-Year Average$0.5260
10-Year Average$0.5822
First PaymentMar 13, 1985

Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) Dividend Payment History

Complete ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, amounts, and frequency

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Complete dividend payment history including ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, declaration dates, amounts, frequency, and type
Ex-Dividend DateRecord DatePayment DateDeclaration DateAmountFrequency
Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 2025Dec 30, 2025Nov 21, 2025$0.0400Quarterly
Sep 15, 2025Sep 15, 2025Sep 30, 2025Aug 8, 2025$0.0400Quarterly
Jun 16, 2025Jun 16, 2025Jun 30, 2025May 22, 2025$0.0400Quarterly
Mar 17, 2025Mar 17, 2025Mar 31, 2025Feb 21, 2025$0.0400Quarterly
Dec 16, 2024Dec 16, 2024Dec 31, 2024Nov 26, 2024$0.0400Quarterly
Sep 16, 2024Sep 16, 2024Sep 30, 2024Aug 8, 2024$0.0400Quarterly
Jun 14, 2024Jun 14, 2024Jun 28, 2024May 28, 2024$0.0400Quarterly
Mar 14, 2024Mar 15, 2024Mar 28, 2024Feb 16, 2024$0.1900Quarterly
Dec 14, 2023Dec 15, 2023Dec 29, 2023Dec 1, 2023$0.1850Quarterly
Sep 14, 2023Sep 15, 2023Sep 29, 2023Aug 11, 2023$0.1850Quarterly
Jun 14, 2023Jun 15, 2023Jun 30, 2023May 19, 2023$0.1850Quarterly
Mar 14, 2023Mar 15, 2023Mar 31, 2023Feb 16, 2023$0.1850Quarterly
Dec 14, 2022Dec 15, 2022Dec 30, 2022Nov 18, 2022$0.1800Quarterly
Sep 14, 2022Sep 15, 2022Sep 30, 2022Aug 11, 2022$0.1800Quarterly
Jun 14, 2022Jun 15, 2022Jun 30, 2022May 20, 2022$0.1800Quarterly
Mar 14, 2022Mar 15, 2022Mar 31, 2022Feb 17, 2022$0.1800Quarterly
Dec 14, 2021Dec 15, 2021Dec 30, 2021Nov 29, 2021$0.1750Quarterly
Sep 14, 2021Sep 15, 2021Sep 30, 2021Aug 12, 2021$0.1750Quarterly
Jun 14, 2021Jun 15, 2021Jun 30, 2021May 21, 2021$0.1750Quarterly
Mar 16, 2021Mar 17, 2021Mar 31, 2021Feb 18, 2021$0.1750Quarterly
Dec 15, 2020Dec 16, 2020Dec 30, 2020Nov 17, 2020$0.1700Quarterly
Sep 15, 2020-Sep 30, 2020Aug 12, 2020$0.1700Quarterly
Jun 15, 2020-Jun 30, 2020May 22, 2020$0.1700Quarterly
Mar 16, 2020-Mar 31, 2020Feb 20, 2020$0.1700Quarterly
Dec 13, 2019-Dec 30, 2019Nov 18, 2019$0.1650Quarterly
Sep 13, 2019-Sep 30, 2019Aug 15, 2019$0.1650Quarterly
Jun 13, 2019-Jun 28, 2019May 23, 2019$0.1650Quarterly
Mar 14, 2019-Mar 29, 2019Feb 22, 2019$0.1650Quarterly
Dec 13, 2018-Dec 28, 2018Nov 16, 2018$0.1600Quarterly
Sep 13, 2018-Sep 28, 2018Aug 16, 2018$0.1600Quarterly
Jun 14, 2018-Jun 29, 2018May 24, 2018$0.1600Quarterly
Mar 15, 2018-Mar 29, 2018Feb 23, 2018$0.1600Quarterly
Dec 14, 2017-Dec 28, 2017Nov 29, 2017$0.1550Quarterly
Sep 14, 2017-Sep 29, 2017Aug 16, 2017$0.1550Quarterly
Jun 14, 2017-Jun 30, 2017May 26, 2017$0.1550Quarterly
Mar 15, 2017-Mar 31, 2017Feb 24, 2017$0.1550Quarterly
Dec 14, 2016-Dec 29, 2016Nov 22, 2016$0.1480Quarterly
Sep 14, 2016-Sep 30, 2016Aug 18, 2016$0.1480Quarterly
Jun 14, 2016-Jun 30, 2016May 27, 2016$0.1480Quarterly
Mar 15, 2016-Mar 31, 2016Feb 19, 2016$0.1480Quarterly
Dec 14, 2015-Dec 30, 2015Nov 3, 2015$0.1410Quarterly
Sep 14, 2015-Sep 30, 2015Aug 20, 2015$0.1410Quarterly
Jun 12, 2015-Jun 30, 2015May 22, 2015$0.1410Quarterly
Mar 12, 2015-Mar 31, 2015Feb 25, 2015$0.1410Quarterly
Dec 11, 2014-Dec 30, 2014Nov 24, 2014$0.1340Quarterly
Sep 11, 2014-Sep 30, 2014Aug 21, 2014$0.1340Quarterly
Jun 11, 2014-Jun 30, 2014May 22, 2014$0.1340Quarterly
Mar 12, 2014-Mar 31, 2014Feb 26, 2014$0.1340Quarterly
Dec 12, 2013-Dec 30, 2013Nov 15, 2013$0.1280Quarterly
Sep 12, 2013-Sep 30, 2013Aug 22, 2013$0.1280Quarterly
Jun 12, 2013-Jun 28, 2013May 24, 2013$0.1280Quarterly
Mar 13, 2013-Mar 29, 2013Feb 26, 2013$0.1280Quarterly
Dec 13, 2012-Dec 28, 2012Nov 16, 2012$0.1220Quarterly
Sep 12, 2012-Sep 28, 2012Aug 23, 2012$0.1230Quarterly
Jun 13, 2012-Jun 29, 2012May 18, 2012$0.1230Quarterly
Mar 14, 2012-Mar 30, 2012Feb 28, 2012$0.1230Quarterly
Dec 15, 2011-Dec 30, 2011Nov 17, 2011$0.1086Quarterly
Sep 14, 2011-Sep 30, 2011Aug 25, 2011$0.1086Quarterly
Jun 15, 2011-Jun 30, 2011May 20, 2011$0.1086Quarterly
Mar 15, 2011-Mar 31, 2011Mar 1, 2011$0.1086Quarterly
Dec 15, 2010-Dec 30, 2010Nov 18, 2010$0.1040Quarterly
Sep 14, 2010-Sep 30, 2010Aug 27, 2010$0.1040Quarterly
Jun 14, 2010-Jun 30, 2010May 27, 2010$0.1040Quarterly
Mar 15, 2010-Mar 31, 2010Feb 23, 2010$0.1040Quarterly
Dec 15, 2009-Dec 30, 2009Nov 20, 2009$0.0994Quarterly
Sep 14, 2009-Sep 30, 2009Aug 21, 2009$0.0994Quarterly
Jun 12, 2009-Jun 30, 2009May 22, 2009$0.0994Quarterly
Mar 12, 2009-Mar 31, 2009Jan 21, 2009$0.0994Quarterly
Dec 15, 2008-Dec 30, 2008Nov 21, 2008$0.0948Quarterly
Sep 11, 2008-Sep 30, 2008Aug 28, 2008$0.0948Quarterly
Jun 12, 2008-Jun 30, 2008May 23, 2008$0.0948Quarterly
Mar 19, 2008-Apr 7, 2008Mar 12, 2008$0.0948Quarterly
Dec 12, 2007-Dec 28, 2007Nov 14, 2007$0.0902Quarterly
Sep 12, 2007-Sep 28, 2007Aug 24, 2007$0.0902Quarterly
Jun 13, 2007-Jun 29, 2007May 11, 2007$0.0902Quarterly
Mar 15, 2007-Mar 30, 2007Mar 8, 2007$0.0902Quarterly
Dec 13, 2006-Dec 29, 2006Dec 8, 2006$0.0856Quarterly
Sep 13, 2006-Sep 29, 2006Aug 31, 2006$0.0856Quarterly
Jun 14, 2006-Jun 30, 2006May 5, 2006$0.0856Quarterly
Mar 15, 2006-Mar 31, 2006Feb 23, 2006$0.0856Quarterly
Dec 14, 2005-Dec 30, 2005Nov 7, 2005$0.0810Quarterly
Sep 14, 2005-Sep 30, 2005Aug 25, 2005$0.0810Quarterly
Jun 14, 2005-Jun 30, 2005May 18, 2005$0.0810-
May 16, 2005-May 16, 2005-$34.2962-
Mar 14, 2005-Mar 31, 2005Feb 25, 2005$0.0825-
Dec 14, 2004-Dec 30, 2004Nov 15, 2004$0.0778-
Sep 14, 2004-Sep 30, 2004Aug 3, 2004$0.0778-
Jun 14, 2004-Jun 30, 2004May 10, 2004$0.0778-
Mar 15, 2004-Mar 31, 2004Feb 27, 2004$0.0778-
Dec 11, 2003-Dec 30, 2003Nov 14, 2003$0.0731-
Sep 12, 2003-Sep 30, 2003Aug 6, 2003$0.0731-
Jun 12, 2003-Jun 30, 2003May 15, 2003$0.0731-
Mar 13, 2003-Mar 31, 2003Feb 28, 2003$0.0731-
Dec 12, 2002-Dec 30, 2002Nov 18, 2002$0.0684-
Sep 12, 2002-Sep 30, 2002Aug 27, 2002$0.0684-
Jun 12, 2002-Jun 28, 2002May 29, 2002$0.0684-
Mar 13, 2002-Mar 28, 2002Feb 28, 2002$0.0684-
Dec 12, 2001-Dec 28, 2001Nov 20, 2001$0.0636-
Sep 17, 2001---$0.0636-
Sep 12, 2001-Sep 12, 2001-$0.0621-
Jun 13, 2001-Jun 29, 2001May 18, 2001$0.0636-
Mar 13, 2001-Mar 30, 2001Feb 27, 2001$0.0636-
Dec 13, 2000-Dec 29, 2000Nov 21, 2000$0.0589-
Sep 13, 2000-Sep 29, 2000Aug 31, 2000$0.0589-
Jun 13, 2000-Jun 30, 2000May 24, 2000$0.0589-
Mar 13, 2000-Mar 31, 2000Feb 25, 2000$0.0589-
Dec 13, 1999-Dec 31, 1999Nov 5, 1999$0.0542-
Sep 13, 1999-Sep 30, 1999Aug 24, 1999$0.0542-
Jun 11, 1999-Jun 30, 1999May 24, 1999$0.0542-
Mar 10, 1999-Mar 31, 1999Feb 23, 1999$0.0542-
Dec 14, 1998-Dec 31, 1998Nov 24, 1998$0.0519-
Sep 11, 1998-Sep 30, 1998Aug 27, 1998$0.0519-
Jun 11, 1998-Jun 30, 1998May 22, 1998$0.0519-
Mar 13, 1998-Mar 31, 1998Mar 2, 1998$0.0519-
Dec 10, 1997-Dec 31, 1997Nov 24, 1997$0.0495-
Sep 12, 1997-Sep 30, 1997Sep 2, 1997$0.0495-
Jun 11, 1997-Jun 30, 1997May 28, 1997$0.0495-
Mar 12, 1997-Mar 31, 1997Feb 28, 1997$0.0495-
Dec 11, 1996-Dec 31, 1996Dec 3, 1996$0.0471-
Sep 11, 1996-Sep 30, 1996Aug 30, 1996$0.0471-
Jun 12, 1996-Jun 28, 1996May 23, 1996$0.0471-
Mar 13, 1996-Mar 29, 1996Mar 1, 1996$0.0471-
Dec 13, 1995-Dec 29, 1995Dec 1, 1995$0.0448-
Sep 13, 1995-Sep 29, 1995Aug 31, 1995$0.0448-
Jun 14, 1995-Jun 30, 1995May 25, 1995$0.0448-
Mar 13, 1995-Mar 31, 1995Mar 7, 1995$0.0448-
Dec 12, 1994-Dec 30, 1994-$0.0424-
Sep 12, 1994-Sep 30, 1994-$0.0424-
Jun 13, 1994-Jun 30, 1994-$0.0424-
Mar 11, 1994-Mar 31, 1994-$0.0424-
Dec 13, 1993-Dec 31, 1993-$0.0401-
Sep 13, 1993-Sep 30, 1993-$0.0401-
Jun 14, 1993-Jun 30, 1993-$0.0401-
Mar 11, 1993-Mar 31, 1993-$0.0401-
Dec 9, 1992-Dec 29, 1992-$0.0377-
Sep 4, 1992-Sep 29, 1992-$0.0377-
Jun 8, 1992-Jun 26, 1992-$0.0377-
Mar 9, 1992-Mar 27, 1992-$0.0377-
Dec 9, 1991-Dec 27, 1991-$0.0354-
Sep 9, 1991-Sep 30, 1991-$0.0354-
Jun 10, 1991-Jun 28, 1991-$0.0354-
Mar 11, 1991-Mar 29, 1991-$0.0354-
Dec 10, 1990-Dec 28, 1990Dec 7, 1990$0.0330-
Sep 10, 1990-Sep 28, 1990Sep 7, 1990$0.0330-
Jun 11, 1990-Jun 30, 1990Jun 7, 1990$0.0330-
Mar 12, 1990-Mar 30, 1990Mar 6, 1990$0.0330-
Dec 11, 1989-Dec 30, 1989Dec 5, 1989$0.0306-
Sep 11, 1989-Sep 30, 1989Sep 5, 1989$0.0306-
Jun 9, 1989-Jun 9, 1989-$0.0306-
Mar 9, 1989-Mar 31, 1989Mar 8, 1989$0.0306-
Nov 25, 1988-Dec 31, 1988Nov 23, 1988$0.0189-
Sep 9, 1988-Sep 30, 1988Aug 16, 1988$0.0283-
Jun 6, 1988-Jun 30, 1988May 20, 1988$0.0283-
Mar 11, 1988-Mar 31, 1988Feb 12, 1988$0.0189-
Dec 11, 1987-Dec 31, 1987Dec 9, 1987$0.0367-
Sep 4, 1987-Sep 25, 1987Sep 2, 1987$0.0251-
Jun 9, 1987-Jun 26, 1987-$0.0231-
Mar 10, 1987-Mar 27, 1987Mar 10, 1987$0.0231-
Dec 15, 1986-Dec 15, 1986-$0.0050-
Sep 8, 1986-Sep 8, 1986-$0.0225-
Jun 9, 1986-Jun 9, 1986-$0.0205-
Mar 10, 1986-Mar 10, 1986-$0.0205-
Dec 12, 1985-Dec 12, 1985-$0.0050-
Sep 9, 1985-Sep 9, 1985-$0.0205-
Jun 10, 1985-Jun 10, 1985-$0.0184-
Mar 13, 1985-Mar 13, 1985-$0.0082-