Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/1,000th Interest in a 6.625% Series UU Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, preferred
TDSpU Dividend Calculator & History
TDSpU pays $0.4141 a share a quarter, about 8.97% a year.
Sep 30, 2026
The ex-date is our estimate from recent gaps between payments, since none is declared yet.
The share price fell 11.4% between month-end closes a year apart, which is part of why the yield looks this high and belongs in any income estimate.
TDSpU cut its payment by 25%, from $0.5521 to $0.4141 with the Sep 14, 2021 ex-date, and it has stayed there since.
TDSpU dividend history
What $10,000 of TDSpU collected on each of the last 14 payments. One coin is $20.
How much TDSpU do I need for $100 a month?
TDSpU pays about $0.14 a share per month at its recent rate, so $100 a month takes about 725 shares, or about $13,384 at the last close.
TDSpU income calculator
Every TDSpU payment on record
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.4141 | |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.4141 | |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.4141 | |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | $0.4141 | |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.4141 | |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.4141 | |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.4141 | |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.4141 | |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.4141 | |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | $0.4141 | |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Apr 1, 2024 | $0.4141 | |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Jan 2, 2024 | $0.4141 |
Show the 10 earlier payments
| Sep 14, 2023 | Oct 2, 2023 | $0.4141 | |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $0.4141 | |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | $0.4141 | |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $0.4141 | |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $0.4141 | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | $0.4141 | |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | $0.4141 | |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $0.4141 | |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | $0.4141 | |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | $0.5521 |
TDSpU payment changes and cuts
Each row is a regular payment that differs from the one before it. A fall can follow a spin-off as well as a real cut: the record shows what changed, not why.
| Ex-date | From | To | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2021 | $0.5521 | $0.4141 | -25.0% |
TDSpU yield on cost
TDSpU bought at $14.77 has a yield on cost of 11.21%, against 8.97% for someone buying at the last close of $18.46.
TDSpU yield rank
TDSpU's 8.97% trailing yield is higher than or equal to 81% of the 394 paying preferred shares we track.
TDSpU DRIP projection
This is an estimate built on assumptions, not a forecast. It starts from TDSpU's recent payment rate and the last close, reinvests each payment at that year's price, ignores taxes, and holds the payment and price flat unless you change the two growth fields.
TDSpU share price at month ends
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|---|---|---|
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Payments are cash amounts per share, adjusted for splits. See how each number is worked out and the disclaimer. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell TDSpU.