For the quarter ended March 2026, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) reported revenue of $309.45 million, down 73.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.11, compared to -$0.09 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.47% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $317.3 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.87, the EPS surprise was +227.59%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how TDS performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:- Operating Revenues- TDS Telecom: $249.57 million versus $255.73 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.9% change.
- Operating Revenues- All other: $7.87 million versus $5.5 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +31.1% change.
- Operating Revenues- Array: $52.01 million versus $56.07 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -94.2% change.
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