How many employees does Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. have?

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. reported 4,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 24, 2026. That is down 49.4% from a year earlier.

What is Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s revenue per employee?

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. brought in $1.23B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $307K per employee. That ranks 15 of 18 companies we track in Telecommunications Services, where the median is $584K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

TDS · Telecommunications Services · $3.56B market cap

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. had 4,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 49.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $1.23B, down 75.3% from a year earlier, or $307K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

4,000

-49.4% YoY

Revenue

$1.23B

-75.3% YoY

Revenue / employee

$307K

Peer median $584K

Rank in industry

15 of 18

Telecommunications Services

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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TDS employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	4,000	$1.23B	$307K	-49.4%	-75.3%
Dec 2024	7,900	$4.96B	$628K	-10.2%	-3.8%
Dec 2023	8,800	$5.16B	$586K	-5.4%	-4.7%
Dec 2022	9,300	$5.41B	$582K	+5.7%	+1.6%
Dec 2021	8,800	$5.33B	$606K	-4.3%	+2.0%
Dec 2020	9,200	$5.22B	$568K	-2.1%	+0.9%
Dec 2019	9,400	$5.18B	$551K	+0.0%	+1.3%
Dec 2018	9,400	$5.11B	$544K	-5.1%	+1.3%
Dec 2017	9,900	$5.04B	$509K	-3.9%	-1.2%
Dec 2016	10,300	$5.10B	$496K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Telecommunications Services.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
IRDM Iridium Communications Inc.	975	$872M	$894K	Hiring ahead
IDT IDT Corporation	1,965	$1.30B	$661K	Efficient growth
GSAT Globalstar, Inc.	477	$273M	$572K	Hiring ahead
CCOI Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.	1,833	$976M	$532K	Contracting
LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc.	24,000	$12.4B	$517K	Contracting
ATNI ATN International, Inc.	2,100	$728M	$347K	Contracting
SHEN Shenandoah Telecommunications Company	1,041	$358M	$344K	Leaner
TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	4,000	$1.23B	$307K	Contracting
OOMA Ooma, Inc.	1,420	$274M	$193K	Hiring ahead

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Questions about Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

How many employees does Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. have?: Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. reported 4,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 24, 2026. That is down 49.4% from a year earlier.
What is Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s revenue per employee?: Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. brought in $1.23B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $307K per employee. That ranks 15 of 18 companies we track in Telecommunications Services, where the median is $584K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 24, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell TDS.