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Telephone & Data Systems Inc cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Telephone & Data Systems Inc's operations generated $590m of cash; it spent $391m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $199m. It returned $87.7m in dividends and $108m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations1,0971,0761,2561,1054953957907827761,0171,0161,5321,1031,1551,1411,146590106
Depreciation and amortisation744756766814984798811820817839890862851882271285303308
Stock-based pay32353742303640424654595349422018278
Capital spending6587399729968847998016366857769571,3381,1311,161643365391558
Free cash flow440337284110−389−404−111469124159194−28−6498780199−452
Free cash flow after stock pay40730224768−420−440−51104451870141−77−48479762172−461
Dividends paid4747495355—6165697275781191511531048888
Share buybacks1796822201039030001484060108—

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Telephone & Data Systems Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Telephone & Data Systems Inc.