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The cash flow of TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.'s operating cash flow was $589.89M and its capital expenditures $390.53M, leaving free cash flow of $199.36M. Free cash flow was above zero in 8 of the 10 years shown. It ranged from -$28M in fiscal 2021 to $780.43M in fiscal 2024. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2020, at $1.34B.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$589.89M$390.53M$199.36M
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$1.15B$365.45M$780.43M
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$1.14B$643.07M$498.09M
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$1.16B$1.16B-$6M
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$1.1B$1.13B-$28M
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$1.53B$1.34B$194M
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$1.02B$957M$59M
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$1.02B$776M$241M
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$776M$685M$91M
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$782M$636M$146M

Fiscal years as TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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