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LUMN vs TDS // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Lumen Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Telephone and Data Systems Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LUMN 5
— TDS 3
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: TDS
LAST: $4.79 (-0.21%) • MKT CAP: $4.94B
net-margins
-15.30%
LAST: $33.92 (-1.65%) • MKT CAP: $3.90B
net-margins
1.90%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LUMN VS. TDS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LUMN | TDS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -13.40% | -1.90% | -11.50 | TDS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 22.00% | 5.11% | +16.89 | LUMN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -7.20% | -9.10% | +1.90 | LUMN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | -15.30% | 1.90% | -17.20 | TDS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -6.60% | -9.00% | +2.40 | LUMN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.02% | 0.00% | +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 | 41.7 | 44.9 | -3.20 | 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 | $4.94B | $3.90B | $1.04B | LUMN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LUMN REV | TDS REV | LUMN GROSS % | TDS GROSS % | LUMN FCF | TDS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $11.33B | $1.07B | 41.4% | — | $4.23B | $199.4M |
| FY 2024 | $12.13B | $1.18B | 44.7% | — | $3.79B | $780.4M |
| FY 2023 | $13.52B | $1.23B | — | — | $1.55B | $1.14B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LUMN // BETA 1.04
TDS // BETA —