When will Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/ (TDS) announce its next dividend?
Next announcement expected the week of November 16, 2026
High quality
Our predicted date is Friday, November 20. This is when we
expect Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/ to declare its next dividend, not when the stock goes
ex-dividend — we publish this estimate as early as about three months before the board is
expected to meet.
Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/ pays dividends quarterly. We hold 159 payments for it, going back to March 1987 — the full record is below, with what it has paid and when, and how far ahead of each ex-date it declares. We don't publish a predicted next ex-dividend date for TDS. As soon as the company declares one it will appear at the top of this page; until then the record below is what we hold.
TDS dividend at a glance
| Most recent payment | $0.04 per share, June 16, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Indicated annual dividend | $0.16 per share, at the current rate and cadence |
| Payment frequency | Quarterly |
| Change over the past year | Held at $0.04 |
| Typical announcement lead | Declared about 25 days before the ex-date, across 52 announcements |
| Typical time to payment | Paid about 16 days after the ex-date |
| History on file | 159 payments since March 1987 |
Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/'s dividend schedule
Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/ has paid quarterly across the 39 years of records we hold, with the most recent ex-date on June 16, 2026. Its ex-dates usually land in the middle of the month.
Across the 52 announcements we have on file, TDS declares a dividend a median of 25 days before the shares go ex. That is roughly how much notice TDS gives you before each ex-date, once its board declares. The cash then arrives about 16 days after the ex-date.
Increases have a season: of the 18 raises in our record, most take effect with the March payment, so that is the ex-date to watch for a change in the amount.
TDS dividend history
The last 16 payments on record, of 159 going back to March 1987.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | $0.04 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $0.04 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $0.04 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $0.04 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.04 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | $0.04 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | $0.04 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | $0.04 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | $0.04 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | $0.19 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | $0.185 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | $0.185 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | $0.185 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | $0.185 |
| Dec 14, 2022 | $0.18 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | $0.18 |
Amounts are per share as reported on each ex-date, and are not restated for later share splits — a split shows up here as a step down in the per-share amount. Shown for schedule context, not as a yield.
Special dividends
Payments well outside TDS's regular rate. These are one-offs — they are excluded from the growth figures above, and they are not assumed to recur, so they do not feed the predicted dates.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2005 | $37.28 |
Frequently asked questions
- When will TDS announce its next dividend?
- We expect Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/ to declare its next dividend around November 20, 2026 (the week of November 16, 2026), a high-quality forecast. This is when the board is expected to declare the dividend, not when the stock goes ex-dividend.
- Do I need to own TDS before the ex-dividend date?
- Yes. You must already hold the shares when trading opens on the ex-dividend date to receive the payment. Buying on the ex-date itself is too late — the seller keeps that dividend. See ex-date vs record date vs payment date for how the dates fit together.
- How often does TDS pay a dividend?
- Telephone & Data Systems Inc /De/ has historically paid quarterly, across 159 payments since March 1987.
- How much does TDS pay per share?
- The most recent payment was $0.04 per share, with an ex-date of June 16, 2026. At that rate and frequency the indicated annual dividend is $0.16 a share. This is the cash amount, not a yield — a yield depends on the share price you pay.
- How far in advance does TDS announce its dividend?
- A median of 25 days before the ex-date, across the 52 declarations we hold.