Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.25
- Estimate
- $0.11
- Surprise
- +117.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $253.5M
- Score today
- 5.7/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) beat the $0.11 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.25 — a large 117.8% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates TDS Sell at 5.7/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +117.8% surprise compares with a +624.4% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Customer: T-Mobile
- Earnings expected to decline ~100% (cyclical peak)
- Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $32.87
- Price target
- $40.38
- Stop
- $30.57
- Upside to target
- +22.8%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.8:1
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (4043.1× forward vs 8.3× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.6× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-07 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
TDS at TrendMatrix's latest read
Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.
- Industry
- Telecom Services
- Market cap
- $3.78B
- P/E (fwd)
- 4043.1
- P/E (ttm)
- 8.3
- 52-week range
- $30.71–$49.12
- Off 52-week high
- 33.1%
- RSI (14)
- 49
- Volume vs avg
- 1.62×
- Score today
- 5.7/10