IDT vs TDS
IDT Corp. and Telephone & Data Systems Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | IDT | TDS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.2B | $1.2B |
| Net income | $76.1M | $-6.2M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | · | 1.6% |
| Return on equity | 27.6% | −0.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.01 | −$0.65 |
| Dividend / share | $0.22 | $0.16 |
| Payout ratio | 7.3% | · |
| Free cash flow | $106.3M | $199.4M |
| Equity | $305.1M | $4.8B |
| Net debt / equity | · | 0.01× |
| Current ratio | 1.78× | 2.10× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.8% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 28.8% | · |
IDT and TDS book revenue within 15% of each other, and TDS closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | IDT | TDS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.2B | $1.2B |
| FY2024 | $1.2B | $1.3B |
| FY2023 | $1.2B | $1.4B |
| FY2022 | $1.4B | $5.4B |
| FY2021 | $1.4B | $5.3B |
| FY2020 | $1.3B | $5.2B |
| FY2019 | $1.4B | $5.2B |
| FY2018 | $1.5B | $5.1B |
| FY2017 | $1.5B | $5.0B |
| FY2016 | $1.5B | $5.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | IDT | TDS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $76.1M | $-6.2M |
| FY2024 | $64.5M | $-27.7M |
| FY2023 | $40.5M | $-500.0M |
| FY2022 | $27.0M | $62.0M |
| FY2021 | $96.5M | $156.0M |
| FY2020 | $21.4M | $226.0M |
| FY2019 | $134,000 | $121.0M |
| FY2018 | $4.2M | $135.0M |
| FY2017 | $8.2M | $153.0M |
| FY2016 | $23.5M | $43.0M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$3,288,000 | IDT |
| FY2024 | −$91,200,000 | TDS |
| FY2023 | −$116,259,000 | TDS |
| FY2022 | −$4,048,943,000 | TDS |
| FY2021 | −$3,882,010,000 | TDS |
| FY2020 | −$3,879,231,000 | TDS |
| FY2019 | −$3,766,828,000 | TDS |
| FY2018 | −$3,561,505,000 | TDS |
| FY2017 | −$3,542,271,000 | TDS |
| FY2016 | −$3,658,739,000 | TDS |
| FY2015 | −$3,613,223,000 | TDS |
| FY2014 | −$3,357,459,000 | TDS |
| FY2013 | −$3,280,619,000 | TDS |
| FY2012 | −$3,838,994,000 | TDS |
| FY2011 | −$3,829,055,000 | TDS |
| FY2010 | −$3,793,251,000 | TDS |
The higher-revenue side has changed between IDT and TDS over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
IDT's return on equity has been more volatile than TDS's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 21.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.5.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between IDT and TDS over these 16 fiscal years — IDT led in 15 and TDS in 1.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.