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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)

TDS cuts TDS Telecom 2026 guidance as Q3 diluted EPS falls to $0.26 from $0.33

Negative Impact 4 of 5 earnings

Telephone and Data Systems reported third quarter 2026 total operating revenues of $306.7 million, down from $308.5 million a year earlier, and net income attributable to TDS common shareholders of $29.6 million from continuing operations, compared with $40.2 million. The company lowered TDS Telecom's 2026 revenue, Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA guidance, raised its capital expenditure estimate, and its board approved an incremental $250 million share repurchase authorization.

Key points

  • Q3 2026 diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.26, versus $0.33 in Q3 2025; total operating revenues were $306.7 million versus $308.5 million.
  • TDS Telecom 2026 revenue guidance was cut to $990 million to $1,010 million from $1,000 million to $1,025 million; Adjusted OIBDA guidance was cut to $280 million to $300 million from $300 million to $320 million.
  • TDS Telecom capital expenditure guidance was raised to approximately $750 million from $625 million to $675 million.
  • The board approved an incremental $250 million share repurchase authorization; TDS repurchased about 6 million shares in the quarter at an average price of $36.65.

The filing

CompanyTelephone and Data Systems (TDS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 6, 2026, 7:36 AM ET
Accession number0001051512-26-000077

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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