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USM (United States Cellular) FCF Margin % : 12.36% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is United States Cellular FCF Margin %?

FCF Margin % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by its Revenue. United States Cellular's Free Cash Flow for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $114 Mil. United States Cellular's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $922 Mil. Therefore, United States Cellular's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 12.36%.

As of today, United States Cellular's current FCF Yield % is 4.43%.

The historical rank and industry rank for United States Cellular's FCF Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

USM' s FCF Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -30.18   Med: -4.83   Max: 6.11
Current: 6.11


During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Margin % of United States Cellular was 6.11%. The lowest was -30.18%. And the median was -4.83%.

USM's FCF Margin % is ranked worse than
50.67% of 375 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 6.31 vs USM: 6.11


United States Cellular FCF Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for United States Cellular's FCF Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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United States Cellular FCF Margin % Chart

United States Cellular Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
FCF Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.90 1.16 -30.18 -8.52 3.28

United States Cellular Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
FCF Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.81 -11.30 6.21 18.55 12.36

Competitive Comparison of United States Cellular's FCF Margin %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, United States Cellular's FCF Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


United States Cellular's FCF Margin % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, United States Cellular's FCF Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United States Cellular's FCF Margin % falls into.



United States Cellular FCF Margin % Calculation

FCF margin is the ratio of Free Cash Flow divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

United States Cellular's FCF Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Margin=Free Cash Flow (A: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=128/3906
=3.28 %

United States Cellular's FCF Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

FCF Margin=Free Cash Flow (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=114/922
=12.36 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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United States Cellular Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8410 West Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, USA, 60631
us Cellular is a regional wireless carrier that serves about 4.5 million customers spread across four major geographic clusters: the Midwest, mid-Atlantic, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. These service territories encompass a total population of about 32 million people. The vast majority of the markets the firm serves are rural or second/third-tier cities, with only the greater Milwaukee and Oklahoma City regions boasting populations greater than 1 million. us Cellular also owns a 5.5% stake in Verizon Wireless' Los Angeles operations and, unlike its wireless carrier peers, owns most of its own towers. The firm has agreed to sell its wireless operations and 30% of its wireless spectrum licenses to T-Mobile, a transaction that it expects to close in mid-2025.
Executives
Kevin R Lowell officer: EVP, Chief People Officer 8410 W. BRYN MAWR AVE, CHICAGO IL 60631
Michael Irizarry officer: EVP & CTO-Engineering and IS 8410 W BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631
Xavier Williams director C/O AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, 1720 PEACHTREE ST., SUITE 629, ATLANTA GA 30309
James W Butman director 30 N. LASALLE STREET, STE. 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Gregory P Josefowicz director 850 76TH STREET SW, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49518
Deirdre Drake officer: SVP-Chief HR Officer 8410 W. BRYN MAWR AVE, CHICAGO IL 60631
Esteban C Iriarte director 8410 W. BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631
Vicki L Villacrez director 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Ronald E Daly director
J Samuel Crowley director 8410 WEST BRYN MAWR ST STE 700, CHICAGO IL 60631
Jay Ellison officer: EVP-Operations
Laurent C Therivel director, officer: President and CEO 8410 W. BRYN MAWR STREET, CHICAGO IL 60631
Kenneth R Meyers director, officer: President and CEO
Anita J Kroll officer: Chief Accounting Officer 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Steven T Campbell director, officer: EVP-Finance, CFO and Treasurer 8410 W. BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631