ZoomInfo vs Telephone and Data Systems
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The short version
- ZoomInfo is the larger business, with $1.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.2B for Telephone and Data Systems.
- ZoomInfo grew revenue faster (2.9%, against −5.3%).
- ZoomInfo kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (18.1% operating margin, against −7.9%).
- ZoomInfo turned more of its sales into free cash flow (31.2% FCF margin, against 16.2%).
- ZoomInfo earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (5.3%, against −1.5%).
| Latest fiscal year | GTM · FY25 | TDS · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $1.3B | $4.1B |
| Revenue | $1.2B | $1.2B |
| Free cash flow | $389M | $199M |
| Net income | $124M | −$6.2M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 2.9% | −5.3% |
| 5-year growth | 21.3% | −25.1% |
| Share count change | −10.5% | 4.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 84.0% | — |
| Operating margin | 18.1% | −7.9% |
| Net margin | 9.9% | −0.5% |
| FCF margin | 31.2% | 16.2% |
| Return on capital | 5.3% | −1.5% |
| Return on equity | 7.8% | −0.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.1B | $62.6M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.6x | 0.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $411M | $196M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 11.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 5 |
Revenue
FY16
GTM —
TDS $5.2B
FY17
GTM —
TDS $5.0B
FY18
GTM $144M
TDS $5.1B
FY19
GTM $293M
TDS $5.2B
FY20
GTM $476M
TDS $5.2B
FY21
GTM $747M
TDS $5.3B
FY22
GTM $1.1B
TDS $5.4B
FY23
GTM $1.2B
TDS $1.4B
FY24
GTM $1.2B
TDS $1.3B
FY25
GTM $1.2B
TDS $1.2B
GTM
TDS
Operating margin
FY16
GTM —
TDS 2.1%
FY17
GTM —
TDS −2.1%
FY18
GTM 18.4%
TDS 4.0%
FY19
GTM 12.3%
TDS 3.5%
FY20
GTM 7.8%
TDS 5.0%
FY21
GTM 15.2%
TDS 4.9%
FY22
GTM 16.0%
TDS 2.3%
FY23
GTM 20.9%
TDS −50.4%
FY24
GTM 8.0%
TDS −14.8%
FY25
GTM 18.1%
TDS −7.9%
GTM
TDS
Free cash flow
FY16
GTM —
TDS $146M
FY17
GTM —
TDS $91.0M
FY18
GTM $39.2M
TDS $241M
FY19
GTM $30.8M
TDS $59.0M
FY20
GTM $153M
TDS $194M
FY21
GTM $276M
TDS −$28.0M
FY22
GTM $388M
TDS −$6.0M
FY23
GTM $408M
TDS $498M
FY24
GTM $305M
TDS $780M
FY25
GTM $389M
TDS $199M
GTM
TDS
Return on capital
FY16
GTM —
TDS 1.0%
FY17
GTM —
TDS −1.3%
FY18
GTM —
TDS 2.4%
FY19
GTM —
TDS 1.8%
FY20
GTM 2.5%
TDS 3.3%
FY21
GTM 5.0%
TDS 2.6%
FY22
GTM 3.0%
TDS 0.7%
FY23
GTM 4.5%
TDS −5.4%
FY24
GTM 3.2%
TDS −1.7%
FY25
GTM 5.3%
TDS −1.5%
GTM
TDS
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.