United States Cellular Debt to Equity

United States Cellular's debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.44. That is below the Telecommunications sector average of 0.72. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.

United States Cellular sits lower the Telecommunications benchmark (0.72) with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. That is roughly 38.8% below the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.

Whether 0.44 is attractive depends on United States Cellular's earnings outlook, competitive position, and how peers are valued. Investors typically ask: is growth accelerating, are margins stable, and is the multiple expanding or compressing over time? The history and comparison charts below are built for those checks.

The history chart shows how United States Cellular's debt-to-equity ratio evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places USM next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.

Yes — within Telecommunications, debt-to-equity ratio is commonly used to spot outliers. United States Cellular's reading of 0.44 (sector avg 0.72) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.