TDS reports second quarter 2025 results

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CHICAGO
, Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — 

As previously announced, TDS will hold a teleconference on August 11, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. CDT. Listen to the call live via the Events & Presentations page of investors.tdsinc.com.

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS) reported total operating revenues of $1,186 million for the second quarter of 2025, versus $1,238 million for the same period one year ago. Net income (loss) attributable to TDS common shareholders and related diluted earnings (loss) per share were $(5) million and $(0.05), respectively, for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $(14) million and $(0.13), respectively, in the same period one year ago.

Recent Highlights*


Array

  • On August 1, 2025, United States Cellular Corporation changed its name to Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.SM (ArraySM)
  • On August 1, 2025, Array completed the sale of its wireless operations and select spectrum assets to T-Mobile for total consideration of $4.3 billion which includes a combination of cash and assumed debt
  • Array declared a $23.00 per share special dividend payable to its shareholders on August 19, 2025
  • Third-party tower revenues increased 12%
  • Pending AT&T and Verizon spectrum transactions are expected to close in 2H 2025 and Q3 2026, respectively, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals and satisfaction of closing conditions


TDS Telecom


  • Ken Dixon joined the organization as TDS Telecom President and CEO
  • Executing on fiber broadband strategy

    • Delivered 27,000 marketable fiber services addresses in Q2 2025
    • Added 3,900 residential broadband net additions; Grew fiber connections —10,300 residential broadband net adds from fiber markets
  • TDS Telecom revenues down 1%, impacted by divestitures of non-strategic assets

*Comparisons are 2Q’24 to 2Q’25 unless otherwise noted. Note that in September 2024, TDS sold its Hosted and Managed Services (HMS) operations. This 2024 transaction affects year-over-year revenue comparisons at the consolidated level. HMS operating revenues were $38 million in Q2 2024.

“TDS has made significant progress on its strategic priorities,” said Walter Carlson, TDS President and CEO. “With the successful completion of the T-Mobile transaction, we delivered a key milestone in the company’s transformation, and positioned the continuing tower business for growth and value creation. Additionally, we are delighted that Ken Dixon, CEO of TDS Telecom, has joined the organization at a pivotal time for our fiber business. With a growing fiber network and strengthened tower operations, I see tremendous opportunities ahead for the TDS enterprise.”

2025
Estimated Results
TDS’ current estimates of full-year 2025 results for TDS Telecom are shown below. Such estimates represent management’s view as of August 11, 2025 and should not be assumed to be current as of any future date. TDS undertakes no duty to update such estimates, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. There can be no assurance that final results will not differ materially from estimated results.

Array is not providing 2025 financial guidance.


2025 Estimated Results


TDS Telecom

Previous


Current

(Dollars in millions)

Total operating revenues

$1,030-$1,070


$1,030-$1,050

Adjusted OIBDA1 (Non-GAAP)

$310-$350


$310-$340

Adjusted EBITDA(Non-GAAP)

$320-$360


$320-$350

Capital expenditures

$375-$425


Unchanged

The following tables reconcile EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA to the corresponding GAAP measures, Net income or Income before income taxes. In providing 2025 estimated results, TDS has not completed the below reconciliation to Net income because it does not provide guidance for income taxes. Although potentially significant, TDS believes that the impact of income taxes cannot be reasonably predicted; therefore, TDS is unable to provide such guidance.


2025 Estimated
Results


Actual Results


TDS Telecom


Six Months Ended


June 30, 2025


Year Ended


December 31, 2024

(Dollars in millions)


Net income (GAAP)


N/A


$                                 20

$                                 85

Add back:

Income tax expense


N/A


3

35


Income before income taxes (GAAP)


$20-$50


$                                 23

$                               120

Add back:

Interest expense




(2)

(5)

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense


300


145

271

EBITDA (Non-GAAP)1


$320-$350


$                               165

$                               385

Add back or deduct:

Loss on impairment of intangible assets





1

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net




8

12

(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net




(8)

(49)

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)1


$320-$350


$                               165

$                               350

Deduct:

Interest and dividend income


5


3

5

Other, net


5


4

4

Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)1


$310-$340


$                               158

$                               340

Numbers may not foot due to rounding.


1

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are defined as net income adjusted for the items set forth in the reconciliation above. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are not measures of financial performance under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (GAAP) and should not be considered as alternatives to Net income or Cash flows from operating activities, as indicators of cash flows or as measures of liquidity. TDS does not intend to imply that any such items set forth in the reconciliation above are infrequent or unusual; such items may occur in the future. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA as measurements of profitability, and therefore reconciliations to Net income are deemed appropriate. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are useful measures of TDS’ operating results before significant recurring non-cash charges, nonrecurring expenses, gains and losses, and other items as presented above as they provide additional relevant and useful information to investors and other users of TDS’ financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of its operations and underlying business trends in a manner that is consistent with management’s evaluation of business performance. Adjusted EBITDA shows adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion, gains and losses, while Adjusted OIBDA reduces this measure further to exclude Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities and Interest and dividend income in order to more effectively show the performance of operating activities excluding investment activities. The table above reconciles EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA to the corresponding GAAP measure, Net income or Income before income taxes.

Conference Call Information
TDS will hold a conference call on August 11, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time.

Before the call, certain financial and statistical information to be discussed during the call will be posted to investors.tdsinc.com. The call will be archived on the Events & Presentations page of investors.tdsinc.com. 

About TDS
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) provides broadband, video and voice through its TDS Telecom business. Its Array business leases and offers tower space to third-party carriers. Founded in 1969, TDS is headquartered in Chicago.

Visit investors.tdsinc.com for comprehensive financial information, including earnings releases, quarterly and annual filings, shareholder information and more.


Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
 All information set forth in this news release, except historical and factual information, represents forward-looking statements. This includes all statements about the company’s plans, beliefs, estimates, and expectations. These statements are based on current estimates, projections, and assumptions, which involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may affect these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the manner in which Array’s remaining business is conducted; whether the previously announced spectrum license sales to Verizon and AT&T will be consummated; whether Array can monetize its remaining spectrum assets; strategic decisions regarding the tower business; intense competition; Array’s reliance on a small number of tenants for a substantial portion of its revenues; the ability to attract people of outstanding talent throughout all levels of the organization; TDS’ lack of scale relative to larger competitors; changes in demand, consumer preferences and perceptions, price competition, or churn rates; advances in technology; impacts of costs, integration problems or other factors associated with acquisitions, divestitures or exchanges of properties and/or expansion of TDS’ businesses; the ability of the company to successfully construct and manage its networks; difficulties involving third parties with which TDS does business; uncertainties in TDS’ future cash flows and liquidity and access to the capital markets; the ability to make payments on TDS and Array indebtedness or comply with the terms of debt covenants; the effect on TDS’ business if the collateral securing its secured term loan is foreclosed upon; conditions in the U.S. telecommunications industry; the value of assets and investments, including significant investments in wireless operating entities Array does not control; the state and federal regulatory environment, including changes in regulatory support received and the ability to pass through certain regulatory fees to customers; pending and future litigation; cyber-attacks or other breaches of network or information technology security; control by the TDS Voting Trust; disruption in credit or other financial markets; deterioration of U.S. or global economic conditions; extreme weather events; and the impact, duration and severity of public health emergencies. Investors are encouraged to consider these and other risks and uncertainties that are more fully described under “Risk Factors” in the most recent filing of TDS’ Form 10-K, as updated by any TDS Form 10-Q filed subsequent to such Form 10-K.   

For more information about TDS and its subsidiaries, visit:
TDS: www.tdsinc.com
Array: investors.arrayinc.com
TDS Telecom: www.tdstelecom.com

 


Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.


Summary Operating Data (Unaudited)


As of or for the Quarter Ended


6/30/2025

3/31/2025

12/31/2024

9/30/2024

6/30/2024


Retail Connections


Postpaid

Total at end of period


3,904,000

3,946,000

3,985,000

3,999,000

4,027,000

Gross additions


109,000

105,000

140,000

123,000

117,000

Handsets


70,000

68,000

93,000

84,000

73,000

Connected devices


39,000

37,000

47,000

39,000

44,000

Net additions (losses)


(42,000)

(39,000)

(14,000)

(28,000)

(24,000)

Handsets


(44,000)

(38,000)

(19,000)

(28,000)

(29,000)

Connected devices


2,000

(1,000)

5,000

5,000

ARPU1


$        51.91

$        52.06

$        51.73

$        52.04

$        51.45

ARPA2


$      131.89

$      132.25

$      131.10

$      131.81

$      130.41

Handset upgrade rate3


4.2 %

3.1 %

4.8 %

3.5 %

4.1 %

Churn rate4


1.29 %

1.21 %

1.29 %

1.25 %

1.16 %

Handsets


1.12 %

1.03 %

1.08 %

1.07 %

0.97 %

Connected devices


2.36 %

2.40 %

2.67 %

2.47 %

2.47 %


Prepaid

Total at end of period


429,000

431,000

448,000

452,000

439,000

Gross additions


43,000

38,000

46,000

57,000

50,000

Net additions (losses)


(2,000)

(17,000)

(4,000)

13,000

3,000

ARPU1


$        31.72

$        30.76

$        30.59

$        32.01

$        32.37

Churn rate4


3.58 %

4.17 %

3.70 %

3.30 %

3.60 %


Market penetration at end of period

Consolidated operating population


31,390,000

31,390,000

32,550,000

32,550,000

32,550,000

Consolidated operating penetration5


14 %

14 %

14 %

14 %

14 %


Capital expenditures (millions)


$              80

$              53

$           162

$           120

$           165


Total cell sites in service


7,061

7,009

7,010

7,007

6,990


Owned towers


4,418

4,413

4,409

4,407

4,388


Number of colocations6


2,527

2,469

2,444

2,418

2,392


Tower tenancy rate7


1.57

1.56

1.55

1.55

1.55


1

Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) – metric is calculated by dividing a revenue base by an average number of connections and by the number of months in the period. These revenue bases and connection populations are shown below:

Postpaid ARPU consists of total postpaid service revenues and postpaid connections.

Prepaid ARPU consists of total prepaid service revenues and prepaid connections.


2

Average Revenue Per Account (ARPA) – metric is calculated by dividing total postpaid service revenues by the average number of postpaid accounts and by the number of months in the period.


3

Handset upgrade rate calculated as total handset upgrade transactions divided by average postpaid handset connections.


4

Churn rate represents the percentage of the connections that disconnect service each month. These rates represent the average monthly churn rate for each respective period.


5

Market penetration is calculated by dividing the number of retail wireless connections at the end of the period by the total estimated population of consolidated operating markets. The methodology for the calculation was updated in the second quarter of 2025 and prior periods were revised to reflect this change.


6

Represents instances where a third-party wireless carrier rents or leases space on a company-owned tower.


7

Average number of tenants that lease space on company-owned towers, measured on a per-tower basis.

 


TDS Telecom


Summary Operating Data (Unaudited)


As of or for the Quarter Ended


6/30/2025

3/31/2025

12/31/2024

9/30/2024

6/30/2024


Residential connections

Broadband

Incumbent Fiber


121,200

119,700

118,500

115,900

113,100

Incumbent Copper


106,500

112,600

116,900

125,600

130,600

Expansion Fiber


141,800

133,200

126,100

115,300

107,800

Cable


188,200

190,200

191,500

195,900

198,500

Total Broadband


557,700

555,800

553,000

552,700

550,000

Video


116,500

118,700

121,000

122,100

124,800

Voice


248,700

256,900

261,600

271,300

275,600

Wireless


1,600

900

100

Total Residential connections


924,500

932,300

935,700

946,100

950,400


Commercial connections


184,300

187,600

190,500

197,200

201,500


Total connections1


1,108,800

1,119,900

1,126,300

1,143,300

1,152,000


Total residential fiber net adds


10,300

8,300

13,600

10,400

10,700


Total residential broadband net adds


3,900

2,800

7,900

2,700

2,100

Residential fiber churn2


1.1 %

0.9 %

1.0 %

1.3 %

1.2 %


Total residential broadband churn


1.5 %

1.3 %

1.4 %

1.7 %

1.7 %


Residential revenue per connection3


$        65.85

$        65.67

$        64.72

$        65.41

$        65.26


Capital expenditures (millions)


$             90

$             59

$             82

$             78

$             78

Numbers may not foot due to rounding.


1

Q2 2024 total connections include 23,700 connections that were part of subsequent divestitures.


2

Residential fiber churn represents the percentage of incumbent and expansion fiber connections that disconnected service each month. These rates represent the average monthly churn rate for each respective period.


3

Total residential revenue per connection is calculated by dividing total residential revenue by the average number of residential connections and by the number of months in the period. 

 


Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.


Consolidated Statement of Operations Highlights


(Unaudited)


Three Months Ended


June 30,


Six Months Ended


June 30,


2025

2024

2025

vs. 2024


2025

2024

2025

vs. 2024

(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts)


Operating revenues

Array


$      916

$      927

(1) %


$ 1,807

$ 1,877

(4) %

TDS Telecom


265

267

(1) %


522

534

(2) %

All Other1


5

44

(88) %


12

89

(88) %


1,186

1,238

(4) %


2,341

2,500

(6) %


Operating expenses

Array

Expenses excluding depreciation, amortization and accretion


720

713

1 %


1,407

1,442

(2) %

Depreciation, amortization and accretion


163

165

(1) %


325

329

(2) %

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net


2

5

(53) %


4

11

(60) %

(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net


(4)

8

N/M


(5)

7

N/M


881

891

(1) %


1,731

1,789

(3) %

TDS Telecom

Expenses excluding depreciation, amortization and accretion


180

178

1 %


364

351

4 %

Depreciation, amortization and accretion


73

67

10 %


145

131

10 %

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net


6

4

61 %


8

6

39 %

(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net


(8)

N/M


(8)

N/M


251

248

1 %


508

488

4 %

All Other1

Expenses excluding depreciation and amortization


13

58

(77) %


26

111

(77) %

Depreciation and amortization



1

(65) %


2

7

(70) %

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net


1

N/M



(1)

(23) %

(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net



N/M


(1)

N/M


14

60

(77) %


28

117

(77) %

Total operating expenses


1,146

1,199

(4) %


2,267

2,394

(5) %


Operating income (loss)

Array


35

36

(4) %


76

88

(13) %

TDS Telecom


14

19

(27) %


14

46

(70) %

All Other1


(9)

(16)

45 %


(16)

(28)

42 %


40

39

2 %


74

106

(30) %


Other income (expense)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities


43

39

9 %


79

82

(3) %

Interest and dividend income


6

7

(18) %


13

12

1 %

Interest expense


(70)

(73)

5 %


(129)

(131)

2 %

Other, net


2

1

N/M


5

2

N/M

Total other expense


(19)

(26)

28 %


(32)

(35)

8 %


Income before income taxes


21

13

61 %


42

71

(41) %

Income tax expense


3

6

(46) %


12

26

(54) %


Net income


18

7

N/M


30

45

(34) %

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax


6

4

61 %


11

13

(16) %


Net income attributable to TDS shareholders


12

3

N/M


19

32

(41) %

TDS Preferred Share dividends


17

17


35

35


Net income (loss) attributable to TDS common shareholders


$         (5)

$       (14)

60 %


$     (16)

$       (3)

N/M


Basic weighted average shares outstanding


115

114

1 %


115

113

1 %


Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to TDS common
shareholders


$    (0.05)

$    (0.13)

61 %


$  (0.14)

$  (0.02)

N/M


Diluted weighted average shares outstanding


115

114

1 %


115

113

1 %


Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to TDS common
shareholders


$    (0.05)

$    (0.13)

58 %


$  (0.15)

$  (0.03)

N/M

N/M – Percentage change not meaningful.

Numbers may not foot due to rounding.


1

Consists of TDS corporate, intercompany eliminations and all other business operations not included in the Array and TDS Telecom segments.

 


Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.


Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows


(Unaudited)


Six Months Ended


June 30,


2025

2024

(Dollars in millions)


Cash flows from operating activities

Net income


$                 30

$                 45

Add (deduct) adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities

Depreciation, amortization and accretion


472

467

Bad debts expense


45

51

Stock-based compensation expense


44

29

Deferred income taxes, net


2

16

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities


(79)

(82)

Distributions from unconsolidated entities


88

80

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net


12

16

(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net


(9)

(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net


(5)

7

Other operating activities


6

5

Changes in assets and liabilities from operations

Accounts receivable


(29)

6

Equipment installment plans receivable


44

5

Inventory


52

54

Accounts payable


(1)

(14)

Customer deposits and deferred revenues


(14)

7

Accrued taxes


4

7

Accrued interest


(1)

5

Other assets and liabilities


(54)

(78)

Net cash provided by operating activities


607

626


Cash flows from investing activities

Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment


(286)

(451)

Cash paid for licenses


(4)

(15)

Cash received from divestitures


24

Other investing activities


2

1

Net cash used in investing activities


(264)

(465)


Cash flows from financing activities

Issuance of long-term debt



440

Repayment of long-term debt


(17)

(401)

Tax withholdings, net of cash receipts, for TDS stock-based compensation awards


(25)

(10)

Tax withholdings, net of cash receipts, for Array stock-based compensation awards


(36)

(12)

Repurchase of Array Common Shares


(21)

Dividends paid to TDS shareholders


(44)

(61)

Payment of debt issuance costs


(2)

(16)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests


(2)

(3)

Cash paid for software license agreements


(20)

(21)

Other financing activities


(1)

(1)

Net cash used in financing activities


(168)

(85)


Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash


175

76


Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

Beginning of period


384

270

End of period


$               559

$               346

 


Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.


Consolidated Balance Sheet Highlights


(Unaudited)


ASSETS


June 30, 2025

December 31, 2024

(Dollars in millions)


Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents


$                               540

$                               364

Accounts receivable, net


1,006

1,041

Inventory, net


130

183

Prepaid expenses


76

72

Income taxes receivable


2

2

Other current assets


32

33

Total current assets


1,786

1,695


Licenses


4,592

4,588


Other intangible assets, net


146

161


Investments in unconsolidated entities


493

500


Property, plant and
equipment, net


4,808

4,994


Operating lease right-of-use assets


975

982


Other assets and deferred charges


726

762


Total assets


$                          13,526

$                          13,682

 


Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.


Consolidated Balance Sheet Highlights


(Unaudited)


LIABILITIES AND EQUITY


June 30, 2025

December 31, 2024

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)


Current liabilities

Current portion of long-term debt


$                                 37

$                                 31

Accounts payable


268

280

Customer deposits and deferred revenues


270

283

Accrued interest


15

16

Accrued taxes


39

39

Accrued compensation


97

150

Short-term operating lease liabilities


148

153

Other current liabilities


127

138

Total current liabilities


1,001

1,090


Deferred liabilities and credits

Deferred income tax liability, net


982

981

Long-term operating lease liabilities


867

867

Other deferred liabilities and credits


815

809


Long-term debt, net


4,030

4,051


Noncontrolling interests with redemption features


16

16


Equity

TDS shareholders’ equity

Series A Common and Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share


1

1

Capital in excess of par value


2,535

2,574

Preferred Shares, par value $0.01 per share


1,074

1,074

Treasury shares, at cost


(389)

(425)

Accumulated other comprehensive income


18

18

Retained earnings


1,765

1,849

Total TDS shareholders’ equity


5,004

5,091

Noncontrolling interests


811

777

Total equity


5,815

5,868


Total liabilities and equity


$                          13,526

$                          13,682

 


Balance Sheet Highlights


(Unaudited)


June 30, 2025


TDS


TDS
Corporate


Intercompany


TDS


Array


Telecom


& Other


Eliminations


Consolidated

(Dollars in millions)

Cash and cash equivalents

$                 386

$                 164

$                  153

$                (163)

$                 540

Licenses and other intangible assets

$              4,583

$                 150

$                      5

$                    —

$              4,738

Investment in unconsolidated entities

444

4

52

(7)

493

$              5,027

$                 154

$                    57

$                    (7)

$              5,231

Property, plant and equipment, net

$              2,313

$              2,479

$                    16

$                    —

$              4,808

Long-term debt, net:

Current portion

$                   28

$                   —

$                      9

$                    —

$                   37

Non-current portion

2,819

3

1,208

4,030

$              2,847

$                     3

$               1,217

$                    —

$              4,067

 


Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.


Segment Results


(Unaudited)


Three Months Ended


June 30,


Six Months Ended

June 30,


Array


2025

2024

2025
vs. 2024


2025

2024

2025
vs. 2024

(Dollars in millions)


Operating Revenues

Wireless


$       888

$       902

(1) %


$   1,751

$   1,826

(4) %

Towers


62

58

7 %


123

116

6 %

Intra-company eliminations


(34)

(33)

(3) %


(67)

(65)

(3) %

Total operating revenues


916

927

(1) %


1,807

1,877

(4) %


Operating expenses

Wireless


874

885

(1) %


1,717

1,779

(3) %

Towers


41

39

5 %


81

75

8 %

Intra-company eliminations


(34)

(33)

(3) %


(67)

(65)

(3) %

Total operating expenses


881

891

(1) %


1,731

1,789

(3) %


Operating income


$         35

$         36

(4) %


$         76

$         88

(13) %

Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)


$       208

$       227

(9) %


$       422

$       456

(7) %

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)


$       254

$       268

(6) %


$       506

$       542

(7) %

Capital expenditures


$         80

$       165

(52) %


$       132

$       295

(55) %

 


Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.


Segment Results


(Unaudited)


Three Months Ended


June 30,


Six Months Ended

June 30,


Array Wireless


2025

2024

2025
vs. 2024


2025

2024

2025
vs. 2024

(Dollars in millions)

Retail service


$       652

$       666

(2) %


$   1,312

$   1,344

(2) %

Other


56

52

7 %


109

102

7 %

Service revenues


708

718

(1) %


1,421

1,446

(2) %

Equipment sales


180

184

(2) %


330

380

(13) %

Total operating revenues


888

902

(1) %


1,751

1,826

(4) %

System operations (excluding Depreciation, amortization and
     accretion reported below)


197

194

1 %


387

390

(1) %

Cost of equipment sold


209

211

(1) %


387

427

(9) %

Selling, general and administrative


319

313

2 %


643

637

1 %

Depreciation, amortization and accretion


151

154

(2) %


302

308

(2) %

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net


2

5

(59) %


3

10

(66) %

(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net


(4)

8

N/M


(5)

7

N/M

Total operating expenses


874

885

(1) %


1,717

1,779

(3) %


Operating income


$         14

$         17

(21) %


$         34

$         47

(27) %

Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)


$       174

$       196

(11) %


$       355

$       392

(9) %

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)


$       174

$       196

(11) %


$       355

$       392

(9) %

Capital expenditures


$         77

$       160

(52) %


$       127

$       286

(55) %


Three Months Ended


June 30,


Six Months Ended

June 30,


Array Towers


2025

2024

2025
vs. 2024


2025

2024

2025
vs. 2024

(Dollars in millions)

Third-party revenues


$         28

$         25

12 %


$         56

$         51

9 %

Intra-company revenues


34

33

3 %


67

65

3 %

Total tower revenues


62

58

7 %


123

116

6 %

System operations (excluding Depreciation, amortization and
     accretion reported below)


20

19

6 %


39

37

5 %

Selling, general and administrative


9

9

(1) %


18

16

14 %

Depreciation, amortization and accretion


12

11

7 %


23

21

6 %

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net



14 %


1

1

60 %

Total operating expenses


41

39

5 %


81

75

8 %


Operating income


$         21

$         19

11 %


$         42

$         41

2 %

Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)


$         34

$         31

9 %


$         67

$         64

4 %

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)


$         34

$         31

9 %


$         67

$         64

4 %

Capital expenditures


$           3

$           5

(51) %


$           5

$           9

(47) %

 


TDS Telecom Highlights


(Unaudited)


Three Months Ended


June 30,


Six Months Ended


June 30,


2025

2024

2025

vs. 2024


2025

2024

2025

vs. 2024

(Dollars in millions)


Operating revenues

Residential

Incumbent


$         85

$         90

(6) %


$       170

$       180

(5) %

Expansion


37

28

31 %


71

54

32 %

Cable


62

69

(10) %


126

138

(9) %

Total residential


183

186

(2) %


367

372

(1) %

Commercial


35

37

(6) %


69

74

(6) %

Wholesale


47

44

7 %


85

88

(3) %

Total service revenues


265

267

(1) %


522

534

(2) %

Equipment revenues



(14) %



2 %

Total operating revenues


265

267

(1) %


522

534

(2) %

Cost of services


97

98

(1) %


198

196

1 %

Cost of equipment and products



(6) %



25 %

Selling, general and administrative expenses


83

80

3 %


166

155

7 %

Depreciation, amortization and accretion


73

67

10 %


145

131

10 %

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net


6

4

61 %


8

6

39 %

(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net


(8)

N/M


(8)

N/M

Total operating expenses


251

248

1 %


508

488

4 %


Operating income


$         14

$         19

(27) %


$         14

$         46

(70) %

N/M – Percentage change not meaningful

Numbers may not foot due to rounding.

 


Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.


Financial Measures


(Unaudited)


Free Cash Flow


Three Months Ended


June 30,


Six Months Ended


June 30,


TDS CONSOLIDATED


2025

2024


2025

2024

(Dollars in millions)


Cash flows from operating activities (GAAP)


$                 422

$                 403


$                 607

$                 626

Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment


(157)

(216)


(286)

(451)

Cash paid for software license agreements


(11)

(11)


(20)

(21)

Free cash flow (Non-GAAP)1


$                 254

$                 176


$                 301

$                 154


Three Months Ended


June 30,


Six Months Ended


June 30,


Array


2025

2024


2025

2024

(Dollars in millions)


Cash flows from operating activities (GAAP)


$                 325

$                 313


$                 485

$                 516

Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment


(75)

(137)


(147)

(270)

Cash paid for software license agreements


(11)

(11)


(20)

(20)

Free cash flow (Non-GAAP)1


$                 239

$                 165


$                 318

$                 226


1

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure which TDS believes may be useful to investors and other users of its financial information in evaluating liquidity, specifically, the amount of net cash generated by business operations after deducting Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment and Cash paid for software license agreements.

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA

(Unaudited)

The following table reconciles EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA to the corresponding GAAP measures, Net income and Income before income taxes. Income and expense items below Operating income are not provided at the individual segment level for Array Wireless and Array Towers; therefore, the reconciliations begin with EBITDA and the most directly comparable GAAP measure is Operating income rather than Net income at the segment level.


Three Months Ended


June 30,


Six Months Ended


June 30,


Array


2025

2024


2025

2024

(Dollars in millions)


Net income (GAAP)


$                   32

$                   18


$                   52

$                   42

Add back or deduct:

Income tax expense


4

14


24

41


Income before income taxes (GAAP)


36

32


76


83

Add back:

Interest expense


45

45


84

91

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense


163

165


325

329

EBITDA (Non-GAAP)


244

242


485

503

Add back or deduct:

Expenses related to strategic alternatives review


12

13


22

21

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net


2

5


4

11

(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net


(4)

8


(5)

7

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)


254

268


506

542

Deduct:

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities


42

38


78

80

Interest and dividend income


4

3


6

6

Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)


$                 208

$                 227


$                 422

$                 456


Three Months Ended


June 30,


Six Months Ended


June 30,


Array Wireless


2025

2024


2025

2024

(Dollars in millions)

EBITDA (Non-GAAP)


$                 165

$                 171


$                 336

$                 355

Add back or deduct:

Expenses related to strategic alternatives review


11

12


21

20

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net


2

5


3

10

(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net


(4)

8


(5)

7

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)


174

196


355

392

Deduct:

Depreciation, amortization and accretion


151

154


302

308

Expenses related to strategic alternatives review


11

12


21

20

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net


2

5


3

10

(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net


(4)

8


(5)

7


Operating income (GAAP)


$                   14

$                   17


$                   34

$                   47


Three Months Ended


June 30,


Six Months Ended


June 30,


Array Towers


2025

2024


2025

2024

(Dollars in millions)

EBITDA (Non-GAAP)


$                   33

$                   30


$                   65

$                   62

Add back or deduct:

Expenses related to strategic alternatives review


1

1


1

1

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net




1

1

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)


34

31


67

64

Deduct:

Depreciation, amortization and accretion


12

11


23

21

Expenses related to strategic alternatives review


1

1


1

1

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net




1

1


Operating income (GAAP)


$                   21

$                   19


$                   42

$                   41


Three Months Ended


June 30,


Six Months Ended


June 30,


TDS Telecom


2025

2024


2025

2024

(Dollars in millions)


Net income (GAAP)


$                   16

$                   18


$                   20

$                   42

Add back or deduct:

Income tax expense


2

3


3

10


Income before income taxes (GAAP)


18

21


23

52

Add back:

Interest expense


(1)


(2)

(2)

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense


73

67


145

131

EBITDA (Non-GAAP)


90

88


165

181

Add back or deduct:

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net


6

4


8

6

(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net


(8)


(8)

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)


89

91


165

187

Deduct:

Interest and dividend income


2

1


3

2

Other, net


2

1


4

2

Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)


$                   85

$                   89


$                 158

$                 183

Numbers may not foot due to rounding.

 

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SOURCE Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.