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TDS vs LUMN // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Telephone and Data Systems Inc. (NYSE) VS. Lumen Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: TDS 3
— LUMN 5
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $36.10 (+5.25%) • MKT CAP: $3.95B
valuation
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LAST: $4.83 (-1.02%) • MKT CAP: $5.03B
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (TDS VS. LUMN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | TDS | LUMN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 41.40% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -1.90% | -13.40% | +11.50 | TDS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.11% | 22.00% | -16.89 | LUMN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -9.10% | -7.20% | -1.90 | LUMN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.90% | -15.30% | +17.20 | TDS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -9.00% | -6.60% | -2.40 | LUMN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.02% | -0.02 | LUMN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 0.45 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 47.5 | 44.7 | +2.80 | TDS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.04 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 18.0x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.95B | $5.03B | -$1.09B | LUMN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | TDS REV | LUMN REV | TDS GROSS % | LUMN GROSS % | TDS FCF | LUMN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.07B | $11.33B | — | 41.4% | $199.4M | $4.23B |
| FY 2024 | $1.18B | $12.13B | — | 44.7% | $780.4M | $3.79B |
| FY 2023 | $1.23B | $13.52B | — | — | $1.14B | $1.55B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
TDS // BETA —
LUMN // BETA 1.04