CHT vs NBIS vs VZ Stock Comparison

Chunghwa Telecom, Nebius and Verizon Communications Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHT Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd
$48.19 +4.5% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$37.64B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.90B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$153.27 -35.4% 1M +30.7% 1Y
Market cap
$41.43B
P/E
46.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
4 wins
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
$43.11 -8.5% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$183.12B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nebius leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nebius 4, Verizon Communications 3, Chunghwa Telecom 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHTNBISVZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.64B $41.43B $183.12B VZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.1x 46.3x 11.9x VZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x — 8.2x VZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% +506.9% — NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.0% 66.1% — NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% -3.3% — CHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.2% +30.7% +11.1% NBIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr — -3.9%/yr CHT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 13.9% 107.0% 28.0% CHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 66/100 — NBIS

Percentile Scorecard

CHTNBISVZ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCHTNBISVZ
Valuation 25 #37 of 49 78 #9 of 38 56 #22 of 49
Growth 50 #23 of 45 34 #24 of 36 –
Profitability 55 #21 of 45 76 #9 of 34 –
Financial Health 94 #4 of 49 76 #10 of 38 –
Shareholder Returns 42 #22 of 37 – 72 #11 of 37
Overall 53 66 –
  • CHT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • NBIS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • VZ ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCHTNBISVZSPY
1 month +4.5%-35.4%-8.5% -0.8%
3 months +11.8%-18.4%-9.0% +3.5%
6 months +10.5%+5.7%-8.5% +7.0%
Year to date +15.5%+83.1%+5.8% +12.2%
1 year +11.2%+30.7%+11.1% +13.0%
3 years +35.7%—+28.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.7%—+8.8% +23.1%
5 years +21.7%—-18.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.0%—-3.9% +11.0%
10 years +38.1%—-9.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.3%—-1.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCHTNBISVZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 13.9%107.0%28.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 14.8%98.4%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.103.78-0.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.810.290.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.5%-58.3%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.1%-46.5%-16.1% -1.8%
52-week high $48.73$286.69$51.38 $779.14
52-week low $40.74$73.87$38.91 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCHTNBISVZ
P/E now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 11.8x 41.5xmedian 29.6x 11.9xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.1x 28.6xmedian 4.2x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.8x 231.6xmedian 24.2x —median 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 59.8xmedian 5.7x 2.4xmedian 15.1x 8.9xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.3x 3.8xmedian 3.9x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.08median 0.24 -0.59median 0.38 —median 0.24

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCHTNBISVZ
Revenue $7.90B $1.36B –
Gross profit $2.88B $1.01B –
Operating income $1.61B -$668.60M –
Net income $1.34B $61.60M –
Free cash flow $625.04M $16.40B –
R&D $144.76M $356.40M –
EPS (diluted) $1.72 $3.17 –
Cash & equivalents $1.32B $8.04B $4.50B
Total debt $620.49M $25.23B –
Shares (diluted) 777.60M 282.72M 4.17B
Enterprise value $29.65B $14.87B $183.12B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCHTNBISVZ
P/E 27.9x 41.5x 11.9x
P/FCF 59.8x 2.4x 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.4x –
P/S 4.7x 28.6x 1.4x
P/B 3.3x 3.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 3.8x -3.3x
EV/EBITDA – 231.6x –
EV/EBIT 21.8x -58.8x –
EV/Revenue 4.4x 29.0x –
EV/FCF 56.0x 2.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.08 -0.59 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHTNBISVZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% 506.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -83.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.9% 631.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -81.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.9% -49.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -26.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 8.2% -73.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -90.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 52.6% 318.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.5% -70.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1,193% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -55.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.2% 1,310% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -47.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHTNBISVZ
Gross margin 36.5% 74.3% –
EBITDA margin – 12.5% –
Operating margin 20.3% -49.3% –
Pretax margin 21.0% 5.3% –
Net margin 17.0% 66.1% –
FCF margin 7.9% 1,210% –
Operating cash flow margin – 388.0% –
Return on equity 11.3% 0.7% –
Return on assets 1.9% 0.2% –
Return on invested capital 10.7% -3.3% –
Return on capital employed 2.4% -2.9% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 85.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 13.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHTNBISVZ
Debt / assets 1.1% 30.6% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 34.0% 63.0% –
Equity / assets 66.0% 37.0% 25.8%
Interest coverage 144.6x -2.8x –
Current ratio 1.2x 4.0x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.5x –
Cash ratio 0.7x 3.4x –
Altman Z-score 6.02 1.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHTNBISVZ
Dividend yield 3.3% – 6.5%
Net buyback yield – 7,333% –
Shareholder yield 3.3% 7,333% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCHTNBISVZ
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 – 8.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.71FY2026 $-1.82FY2026 $5.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 – +11.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.5% – +7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.63BFY2026 $3.25BFY2026 $145.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +514.3%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.1% +246.0% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHTNBISVZ
Held by institutions 2.6% 66.4% 68.7%
Institutions holding 218 1,052 3,131
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +29.6% +3.1%
Institutions buying 136 694 1,594
Institutions selling 47 274 1,246
Buyers to sellers 2.89 2.53 1.28

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CHTNBISVZ
CHT 1.00 -0.05 0.20
NBIS -0.05 1.00 -0.29
VZ 0.20 -0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHT, NBIS and VZ?

Verizon Communications (VZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) $37.64B, Nebius (NBIS) $41.43B, Verizon Communications (VZ) $183.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHT, NBIS and VZ?

Verizon Communications (VZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 28.1x, Nebius (NBIS) 46.3x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verizon Communications (VZ) is cheapest (Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 28.2x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 8.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nebius (NBIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +8.3%, Nebius (NBIS) +506.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 17.0%, Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%). On return on invested capital, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) leads (Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 10.7%, Nebius (NBIS) -3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nebius (NBIS) returned the most: Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +11.2%, Nebius (NBIS) +30.7%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +11.1%. Over five years, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) compounded fastest (Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +4.0%/yr, Verizon Communications (VZ) -3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has been the steadiest (Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 13.9%, Nebius (NBIS) 107.0%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHT, NBIS and VZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nebius (NBIS) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.