TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.'s cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from running the business, $589.89M came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $2.14B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $2.35B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $386.93M came in.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | Staff share tax | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $589.89M | $2.14B | -$108.13M | -$87.67M | -$1.96B | $325.00M | | | -$16.26M | -$497.89M* | $386.93M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $1.15B | -$754.50M | $0.00 | -$104.38M | -$455.55M | $440.00M | | | -$1.11M | -$156.41M* | $113.91M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $1.14B | -$1.33B | -$5.81M | -$152.66M | -$723.30M | $1.08B | | -$3.00M | $369.00K | -$140.54M* | -$129.97M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $1.16B | -$1.78B | -$40.00M | -$151.00M | -$332.00M | $1.15B | | -$4.00M | $2.00M | -$16.00M* | -$15.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $1.10B | -$2.46B | -$8.00M | -$119.00M | -$2.08B | $1.54B | | -$5.00M | $2.00M | $989.00M* | -$1.04B |
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| 2020-12-31 | $1.53B | -$1.51B | -$14.00M | -$78.00M | -$110.00M | $1.25B | | -$3.00M | $2.00M | -$90.00M* | $978.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $1.02B | -$1.25B | $0.00 | -$75.00M | -$118.00M | $0.00 | | -$6.00M | $14.00M | -$35.00M* | -$453.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $1.02B | -$680.00M | $0.00 | -$72.00M | -$20.00M | $0.00 | | | $8.00M | $52.00M* | $305.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $776.00M | -$981.00M | $0.00 | -$69.00M | -$17.00M | | | | $8.00M | $1.00M* | -$282.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $782.00M | -$808.00M | -$3.00M | -$65.00M | -$12.00M | | | | $10.00M | $11.00M* | -$85.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $790.00M | -$743.00M | $0.00 | -$61.00M | -$1.00M | | | | $12.00M | $511.00M* | $508.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $395.00M | -$910.00M | -$39.00M | | -$1.00M | | $0.00* | | $11.00M | $186.00M* | -$358.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $494.61M | -$260.65M | -$9.69M | -$55.20M | -$1.58M | | | | $8.74M | -$86.69M* | $89.53M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $1.11B | -$998.07M | -$20.03M | -$53.10M | -$2.57M | | | | $3.57M | $142.22M* | $177.21M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $1.26B | -$866.09M | -$21.50M | -$48.60M | -$614.64M | | -$32.67M | | $3.97M | $545.41M* | $221.59M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $1.08B | -$1.21B | -$68.05M | -$47.20M | -$220.25M | $225.65M | | | $2.44M* | -$93.54M* | -$332.79M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $1.10B | -$768.10M | -$178.54M | -$46.80M | -$143.08M | | | | $1.69M | -$60.74M* | -$98.21M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $848.89M | -$902.75M | -$197.67M | -$47.32M | -$9.45M | | $0.00* | | $4.53M* | -$93.37M* | -$397.14M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | Staff share tax | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-06-30 | $55.57M* | $1.00B* | | -$21.91M* | -$415.00K* | $0.00* | | -$32.51M* | $64.00K* | -$177.79M* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $67.46M | $867.83M | | -$21.86M | -$150.31M | $1.30M | | -$1.71M | $9.00K | -$162.07M* | $600.65M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $19.58M* | -$84.62M* | -$67.43M* | -$21.87M* | -$272.00K* | $0.00* | | | -$8.78M* | -$3.65M* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | -$36.95M* | $2.49B* | | -$21.97M* | -$1.94B* | $325.00M* | | $23.25M* | -$7.17M* | -$451.70M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $421.66M* | -$140.84M* | | -$21.93M* | -$9.34M* | $0.00* | | -$18.84M* | $138.00K* | -$42.77M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $185.61M | -$122.68M | | -$21.90M | -$7.74M | $0.00 | | -$5.64M | -$452.00K | -$39.24M* | -$12.04M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $212.76M* | -$174.79M* | $0.00* | -$21.88M* | -$47.25M* | $0.00* | | | -$1.03M* | -$56.14M* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $307.11M* | -$114.71M* | $0.00* | -$21.50M* | -$7.30M* | $0.00* | | -$599.00K* | $916.00K* | -$37.67M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $402.00M* | -$219.00M* | $0.00* | -$22.00M* | -$344.00M* | $300.00M* | | -$9.00M* | $1.00M* | -$41.00M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $224.00M | -$246.00M | $0.00 | -$39.00M | -$57.00M | $140.00M | | -$1.00M | -$2.00M | -$11.00M* | $8.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $218.15M* | -$405.17M* | $187.00K* | -$38.66M* | -$59.30M* | $299.98M* | | $0.00* | $369.00K* | -$39.54M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $409.00M* | -$293.00M* | $0.00* | -$38.00M* | -$455.00M* | $390.00M* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$13.00M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $468.00M* | -$295.00M* | -$3.00M* | -$38.00M* | -$204.00M* | $75.00M* | | -$1.00M* | $1.00M* | -$19.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $46.00M | -$334.00M | -$3.00M | -$38.00M | -$5.00M | $316.00M | | -$2.00M | -$1.00M | -$69.00M* | -$90.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $254.00M* | -$375.00M* | -$15.00M* | -$37.00M* | -$2.00M* | $127.00M* | | $0.00* | $1.00M* | -$35.00M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $167.00M* | -$286.00M* | -$5.00M* | -$38.00M* | -$102.00M* | $251.00M* | | $0.00* | $2.00M* | -$13.00M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $353.00M* | -$274.00M* | -$16.00M* | -$38.00M* | -$101.00M* | $0.00* | | -$2.00M* | $2.00M* | -$15.00M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $381.00M | -$848.00M | -$4.00M | -$38.00M | -$127.00M | $776.00M | | -$2.00M | -$3.00M | $47.00M* | $182.00M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $240.00M* | -$456.00M* | -$4.00M* | -$38.00M* | -$197.00M* | $125.00M* | | $0.00* | $6.00M* | -$23.00M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $382.00M* | -$291.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$32.00M* | -$583.00M* | $226.00M* | | $0.00* | $2.00M* | $639.00M* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $316.00M* | -$235.00M* | $0.00* | -$29.00M* | -$1.30B* | $625.00M* | | -$4.00M* | -$3.00M* | -$29.00M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $165.00M | -$1.48B | -$3.00M | -$20.00M | $0.00 | $567.00M | | -$1.00M | -$3.00M | $402.00M* | -$373.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $366.00M* | -$433.00M* | $0.00* | -$20.00M* | -$102.00M* | $575.00M* | | $0.00* | $1.00M* | -$31.00M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $360.00M* | -$309.00M* | $0.00* | -$19.00M* | -$3.00M* | $500.00M* | | $0.00* | $1.00M* | -$20.00M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $439.00M* | -$365.00M* | -$8.00M* | -$20.00M* | -$3.00M* | $125.00M* | | -$2.00M* | $0.00* | -$14.00M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $367.00M | -$404.00M | -$6.00M | -$19.00M | -$2.00M | $50.00M | | -$1.00M | $0.00 | -$25.00M* | -$40.00M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $142.00M* | -$412.00M* | $0.00* | -$18.00M* | -$102.00M* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $5.00M* | -$2.00M* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $282.00M* | -$221.00M* | $0.00* | -$19.00M* | -$5.00M* | | | $0.00* | $6.00M* | -$23.00M* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $265.00M* | -$357.00M* | $0.00* | -$19.00M* | -$6.00M* | | | -$3.00M* | $3.00M* | -$8.00M* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $327.00M | -$259.00M | $0.00 | -$19.00M | -$5.00M | | | -$3.00M | $0.00 | -$2.00M* | $39.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $205.00M* | -$355.00M* | $0.00* | -$18.00M* | -$5.00M* | | | | $10.00M* | $23.00M* | |
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| 2018-09-30 | $349.00M* | -$164.00M* | | -$18.00M* | -$5.00M* | | | | $2.00M* | $26.00M* | |
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| 2018-06-30 | $249.00M* | -$125.00M* | | -$18.00M* | -$5.00M* | | | | $1.00M* | -$8.00M* | |
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| 2018-03-31 | $214.00M | -$36.00M | | -$18.00M | -$5.00M | | | | -$5.00M | $11.00M* | $161.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $155.00M* | -$303.00M* | $0.00* | -$18.00M* | -$8.00M* | | | | $3.00M* | $5.00M* | |
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| 2017-09-30 | $263.00M* | -$254.00M* | | -$17.00M* | -$3.00M* | | | | $4.00M* | | -$7.00M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $221.00M* | -$299.00M* | | -$17.00M* | -$3.00M* | | | | | -$7.00M* | -$105.00M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $137.00M | -$125.00M | | -$17.00M | -$3.00M | | | | | $4.00M* | -$4.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $144.00M* | -$214.00M* | $0.00* | -$16.00M* | -$3.00M* | | | | -$1.00M* | $5.00M* | |
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| 2016-09-30 | $238.00M* | -$142.00M* | $0.00* | -$17.00M* | -$3.00M* | | | | $2.00M* | $8.00M* | |
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| 2016-06-30 | $154.00M* | -$295.00M* | $0.00* | | -$3.00M* | | | | $6.00M* | -$17.00M* | -$155.00M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $246.00M | -$157.00M | -$3.00M | | -$3.00M | | | | $3.00M | -$17.00M* | $69.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $63.00M* | -$224.00M* | | | $0.00* | | | | $7.00M* | $274.00M* | $120.00M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $189.00M* | -$168.00M* | | | -$566.00K* | | | | $3.00M* | $209.57M* | $233.00M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $183.00M* | -$176.00M* | | | -$187.00K* | | | | $4.00M* | -$13.81M* | -$3.00M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $355.00M | -$170.00M | | | -$247.00K | | | | -$2.00M | -$19.75M* | $163.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | -$101.21M* | -$239.16M* | -$7.71M* | | -$181.00K* | | | | $3.11M* | $244.09M* | -$101.05M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $180.57M* | -$451.88M* | -$11.20M* | | -$230.00K* | | | | $2.39M* | -$21.44M* | -$301.79M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $210.71M* | -$174.48M* | -$16.75M* | | -$197.00K* | | | | $2.67M* | -$19.99M* | $1.95M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $104.94M | -$44.48M | -$3.34M | | -$392.00K | | | | $2.83M | -$16.66M* | $42.90M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $56.71M* | $72.94M* | -$3.88M* | -$13.81M* | -$385.00K* | | | | $7.15M* | | $118.92M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | -$83.59M* | -$444.29M* | | -$13.82M* | -$591.00K* | | | | $1.26M* | $5.71M* | -$535.33M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $275.14M* | $294.80M* | | -$13.79M* | -$277.00K* | | | | $1.68M* | -$77.84M* | $479.71M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $246.35M | -$184.10M | | -$13.78M | -$328.00K | | | | -$1.35M | -$20.57M* | $26.22M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $344.64M* | -$305.15M* | | -$13.21M* | -$131.00K* | | | | -$638.00K* | $125.69M* | $151.20M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $253.63M* | -$264.06M* | | -$13.31M* | -$1.48M* | | | | $1.42M* | -$678.00K* | -$24.48M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $224.66M* | -$235.00M* | | -$13.30M* | -$459.00K* | | | | $1.99M* | -$3.27M* | -$25.37M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $282.25M | -$193.86M | | -$13.29M | -$493.00K | | | | $798.00K | | $75.86M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $316.51M* | -$323.13M* | $0.00* | -$12.10M* | -$706.00K* | | $0.00* | | $6.63M* | -$15.83M* | -$17.39M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $376.99M* | -$311.15M* | $0.00* | -$12.15M* | -$546.00K* | | | | -$4.73M* | -$32.58M* | $10.28M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $229.17M* | $87.31M* | -$9.90M* | -$12.15M* | -$612.99M* | | | | $1.11M* | $287.14M* | -$35.99M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $333.04M | -$319.12M | -$11.60M | -$12.20M | -$402.00K | | | | $968.00K | $274.00M* | $264.69M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $311.43M* | -$302.33M* | -$17.51M* | -$11.70M* | -$218.07M* | | | | $9.72M* | $176.66M* | -$51.80M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $262.43M* | -$191.63M* | -$19.45M* | -$11.77M* | -$902.00K* | | | | -$7.47M* | -$19.68M* | $11.53M* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $291.69M* | -$512.33M* | -$16.28M* | -$11.84M* | -$583.00K* | | | | $592.00K* | -$18.23M* | -$266.99M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $210.66M | -$201.74M | -$14.81M | -$11.89M | -$697.00K | | | | -$527.00K | -$6.52M* | -$25.53M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $297.40M* | -$196.54M* | -$25.62M* | | -$140.57M* | | | | $281.00K* | -$34.01M* | -$99.06M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $355.99M* | -$158.68M* | -$66.35M* | -$11.57M* | -$852.00K* | | | | $642.00K* | -$5.77M* | $113.40M* |
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