# Telephone And Data Systems (TDS) — Dividends

TDS · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/tds/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $0.16 |
| Forward yield | 0.47% |
| Growth streak | — |

Telephone and Data Systems pays a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of September 15, 2026 and was paid on September 30, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $0.16 per share, a yield of about 0.46% at a share price of $35.08.

The rate has changed twice in the table. It was $0.18 per share from late 2021 through 2022, then $0.19 from the March 2023 payment, an increase of about 5.6%. With the payment that went ex-dividend in June 2024, the amount moved to $0.04 per share, and it has been paid at that level ten straight times. Payments by calendar year were $0.72 in 2022 and $0.76 in 2023, then $0.31 in 2024, the year the lower rate began, and $0.16 in 2025. The source gives no current growth streak.

Ex-dates have fallen in mid-March, mid-June, mid-September and mid-December, with payment at the end of the same month. If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in mid-December 2026 and be paid around December 30. The rate has been unchanged at $0.04 for more than two years.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.04 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.04 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.04 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | $0.04 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.04 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.04 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.04 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.04 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.04 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.04 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.19 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.19 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.19 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $0.19 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | $0.19 |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | $0.18 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $0.18 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | $0.18 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | $0.18 |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 | $0.18 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Telephone And Data Systems (TDS) pay a dividend?

Yes. Telephone And Data Systems pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.04 per share.

### What is TDS's dividend yield?

Telephone And Data Systems paid $0.16 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 0.47% at the last price of $34.02. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is TDS's most recent ex-dividend date?

Telephone And Data Systems's most recent ex-dividend date is Sep 15, 2026, payable on Sep 30, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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