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Earnings call · FY2026 Q2

TDS and Array Second Quarter 2026 Operating Results Conference Call

TDS and Array Second Quarter 2026 Operating Results Conference Call

Concluded Aug 7, 2026 Audio replay
Aug 7, 2026 38:52 48 turns
Period
FY2026 Q2
Runtime
38:52
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

TDS Telecom lowered its 2026 revenue guidance to $1.0–$1.025B and narrowed adjusted EBITDA to $310–$330M as legacy copper/cable declines persist, while raising fiber address guidance to 250,000–300,000 and capex to $625–$675M. Array raised its 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to $220–$235M and closed spectrum sales to T-Mobile and Verizon totaling over $1B.

Fiber Expansion and Address Delivery 61 Legacy Copper and Cable Revenue Declines 30 Spectrum Monetization 28 Updated 2026 Guidance 28 Tower Operations and Tenancy Growth 27 T-Mobile Integration 25

Management tone

Positive

Net tone +15 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “Momentum continued throughout the second quarter, with our focus still squarely on fully optimizing our tower operations and monetizing our spectrum.”
  • “total operating revenues declined six percent in the quarter or four percent excluding the impact of divestitures discrete adjustments to wholesale revenues that benefited 2025 are driving roughly half of the year-over-year decrease the remaining decline reflects continued legacy revenue stream pressures”
  • “We're focused on achieving the highest possible value for it. And if it's not a traditional party, then we'd be more than happy to sell it to them.”
  • “we are increasing investment and sales capacity in our cable markets to stem these declines overall total residential revenue declined 6 million compared to prior year.”

Forward guidance

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Research coverage

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Revenue $309.28M +3.6% YoY
Diluted EPS $2.42
Net income $298.37M +2478.6% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • TDS Telecom raised 2026 fiber service address delivery guidance by 50,000 to 250,000–300,000, supported by record fiber deployment.
  • Array closed spectrum sales to T-Mobile (~$161M combined for 600/700 MHz and AWS licenses) and the $1B Verizon transaction, monetizing roughly 70% of spectrum holdings.

Risks & pressure points

  • TDS Telecom lowered 2026 total telecom revenue guidance to $1.0–$1.025B (from prior guidance), as legacy copper/cable headwinds pressure the top line.
  • TDS Telecom adjusted EBITDA for Q2 declined as legacy revenue stream declines and divestitures flowed to the bottom line, and cable revenues fell roughly 10% year-over-year.
  • Total operating revenues declined 6% in Q2, with roughly half the decline driven by discrete wholesale revenue adjustments that benefited 2025, and overall residential revenue declined $6M versus prior year.
  • TDS increased 2026 capex guidance to $625–$675M to support accelerated fiber build, raising the investment burden.
  • DISH Wireless and other DISH entities filed for bankruptcy; Array ceased recognizing revenue from DISH and fully reserved all outstanding 2025 balances, removing DISH co-locations from the tenancy ratio.

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Metric Guided
Equity income
2026
$145M
Interest and dividend income
2026
$15M

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · products & services

Service$249.18M -6% YoY
Site Rental$53.17M +95.3% YoY
Product$6.93M +12% YoY
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