LUMN vs TDS
Lumen Technologies, Inc. and Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LUMN | TDS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.3B | $1.1B |
| Net income | $-1.7B | $-6.2M |
| Gross margin | 41.4% | 76.3% |
| Net margin | −15.3% | −0.6% |
| Return on equity | −12.5% | −0.1% |
| Diluted EPS | −$1.75 | — |
| Dividend / share | $0.00 | $0.16 |
| Payout ratio | −0.1% | 38.9% |
| Free cash flow | $371.0M | $199.4M |
| Equity | $-1.1B | $4.8B |
| Net debt / equity | 33.63× | 0.01× |
| Current ratio | 1.80× | 2.10× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −9.6% | −26.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | — |
LUMN bills 10.6× the revenue of TDS, and both 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.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | LUMN | TDS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $11.3B | $1.1B |
| FY2024 | $12.1B | $1.2B |
| FY2023 | $13.5B | $1.2B |
| FY2022 | $16.1B | $5.3B |
| FY2021 | $17.8B | $5.2B |
| FY2020 | $18.8B | $5.1B |
| FY2019 | $19.5B | $5.1B |
| FY2018 | $21.0B | $5.0B |
| FY2017 | $17.7B | $5.0B |
| FY2016 | $17.5B | $5.2B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LUMN | TDS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-1.7B | $-6.2M |
| FY2024 | $-55.0M | $-27.7M |
| FY2023 | $-10.3B | $-500.0M |
| FY2022 | $-1.5B | $62.0M |
| FY2021 | $2.0B | $156.0M |
| FY2020 | $-1.2B | $226.0M |
| FY2019 | $-5.3B | $121.0M |
| FY2018 | $-1.7B | $135.0M |
| FY2017 | $1.4B | $153.0M |
| FY2016 | $626.0M | $43.0M |
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