Does TDS pay a dividend?

Yes. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.48% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.16 per share.

How much does TDS pay in dividends?

$0.16 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next TDS ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for TDS. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

TDS Dividend

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

NYSECommunication ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 0.48%
Annual dividend: $0.16
Payout ratio: 0.21
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $33.33
Market cap: $3.5B

Is TDS a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median0.48% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.21 means roughly 21% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 3 timesAcross 41 complete years, the annual total fell in 1987, 1988, 2024. The most recent reduction was in 2024.

TDS dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1985 to 2025.

Peak $0.7400 in 2023Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for TDS, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
June 16, 2026	June 30, 2026	$0.0400	Quarterly
March 16, 2026	March 31, 2026	$0.0400	Quarterly
January 23, 2026	February 2, 2026	$10.2500	Monthly
December 15, 2025	December 30, 2025	$0.0400	Quarterly
September 15, 2025	September 30, 2025	$0.0400	Quarterly
June 16, 2025	June 30, 2025	$0.0400	Quarterly
March 17, 2025	March 31, 2025	$0.0400	Quarterly
December 16, 2024	December 31, 2024	$0.0400	Quarterly
September 16, 2024	September 30, 2024	$0.0400	Quarterly
June 14, 2024	June 28, 2024	$0.0400	Quarterly
March 14, 2024	March 28, 2024	$0.1900	Quarterly
December 14, 2023	December 29, 2023	$0.1850	Quarterly
September 14, 2023	September 29, 2023	$0.1850	Quarterly
June 14, 2023	June 30, 2023	$0.1850	Quarterly
March 14, 2023	March 31, 2023	$0.1850	Quarterly
December 14, 2022	December 30, 2022	$0.1800	Quarterly
September 14, 2022	September 30, 2022	$0.1800	Quarterly
June 14, 2022	June 30, 2022	$0.1800	Quarterly
March 14, 2022	March 31, 2022	$0.1800	Quarterly
December 14, 2021	December 30, 2021	$0.1750	Quarterly
September 14, 2021	September 30, 2021	$0.1750	Quarterly
June 14, 2021	June 30, 2021	$0.1750	Quarterly
March 16, 2021	March 31, 2021	$0.1750	Quarterly
December 15, 2020	December 30, 2020	$0.1700	Quarterly
September 15, 2020	September 30, 2020	$0.1700	Quarterly
June 15, 2020	June 30, 2020	$0.1700	Quarterly
March 16, 2020	March 31, 2020	$0.1700	Quarterly
December 13, 2019	December 30, 2019	$0.1650	Quarterly
September 13, 2019	September 30, 2019	$0.1650	Quarterly
June 13, 2019	June 28, 2019	$0.1650	Quarterly
March 14, 2019	March 29, 2019	$0.1650	Quarterly
December 13, 2018	December 28, 2018	$0.1600	Quarterly
September 13, 2018	September 28, 2018	$0.1600	Quarterly
June 14, 2018	June 29, 2018	$0.1600	Quarterly
March 15, 2018	March 29, 2018	$0.1600	Quarterly
December 14, 2017	December 28, 2017	$0.1550	Quarterly
September 14, 2017	September 29, 2017	$0.1550	Quarterly
June 14, 2017	June 30, 2017	$0.1550	Quarterly
March 15, 2017	March 31, 2017	$0.1550	Quarterly
December 14, 2016	December 29, 2016	$0.1480	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does TDS pay a dividend?: Yes. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.48% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.16 per share.
How much does TDS pay in dividends?: $0.16 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next TDS ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for TDS. Dates appear here once the company declares them.