CHTR vs VIV vs LILA Stock Comparison

Charter Communications, Telefonica Brasil and Liberty Latin America Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.43 +1.3% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.26B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
7.70%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
7 wins
LILA Liberty Latin America Ltd.
$8.10 -4.6% 1M +49.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Telefonica Brasil leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Telefonica Brasil 7, Charter Communications 3, Liberty Latin America 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHTRVIVLILALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.57B $18.26B $1.63B VIV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x 14.8x -16.6x CHTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.5x 12.3x — CHTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +15.9% +1.3% VIV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 10.7% -2.2% VIV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — 0.0% CHTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x -0.3x 4.9x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 7.70% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.7% -10.9% +49.2% LILA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.0%/yr +7.3%/yr -0.2%/yr VIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 35.0% 44.3% VIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 88/100 51/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

CHTRVIVLILA

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

AxisCHTRVIVLILA
Valuation 90 #6 of 49 88 #7 of 49 75 #13 of 49
Growth 41 #27 of 45 82 #9 of 45 64 #17 of 45
Profitability 82 #9 of 45 84 #8 of 45 48 #24 of 45
Financial Health 10 #44 of 49 96 #3 of 49 17 #41 of 49
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 37 89 #5 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Overall 65 88 51
  • CHTR ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LILA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHTRVIVLILASPY
1 month -5.4%+1.3%-4.6% +0.9%
3 months -27.4%-10.5%-4.9% +5.9%
6 months -33.6%-24.9%+50.6% +8.5%
Year to date -49.5%-3.6%+61.4% +13.3%
1 year -57.7%-10.9%+49.2% +12.4%
3 years -71.7%+28.6%+78.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -34.3%+8.7%+21.3% +23.5%
5 years -84.4%+42.3%-0.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -31.0%+7.3%-0.2% +11.0%
10 years -57.7%-19.0%-53.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year -8.2%-2.1%-7.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCHTRVIVLILASPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%35.0%44.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.2%39.7%43.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.480.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.03-0.311.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.4%-44.5%-67.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.7%-33.3%-9.1% -0.9%
52-week high $248.88$17.14$8.91 $779.14
52-week low $102.18$11.23$4.65 $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.

MultipleCHTRVIVLILA
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 11.6x 14.8xmedian 11.6x -16.6xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 6.8x 3.4xmedian 6.8x 6.0xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 6.3x 4.8xmedian 6.3x 3.9xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.24 -31.00median 0.24 0.44median 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 monthsCHTRVIVLILA
Revenue $54.40B $11.69B $4.46B
Gross profit – $5.26B $3.48B
Operating income $12.66B $1.99B $639.50M
Net income $5.75B $1.29B -$85.60M
Free cash flow $4.36B $3.83B $415.00M
EPS (diluted) $40.61 $0.77 $-0.49
Cash & equivalents $509.00M $1.64B $714.10M
Total debt $93.96B $29.48M $8.45B
Shares (diluted) 121.26M 1.61B 201.10M
Enterprise value $15.55B $12.28B -$682.09M

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
MetricCHTRVIVLILA
P/E 2.6x 14.8x -16.6x
P/FCF 2.9x 4.8x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 0.8x 4.8x 1.8x
P/S 0.2x 1.6x 0.4x
P/B 0.6x – 1.6x
P/Tangible book -0.3x – -5.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 3.4x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 8.4x 8.3x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.4x 2.1x
EV/FCF 24.3x 4.3x 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 4.3x 10.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 -31.00 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHTRVIVLILA
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 15.9% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 6.2% -1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.6% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.4% 27.2% 231.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 12.4% 8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.0% 35.5% 92.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 10.9% -35.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% -15.5% 91.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -0.5% -37.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% 8.3% 21.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% -0.5% 3.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% 384.6% 92.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -0.5% 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHTRVIVLILA
Gross margin – 45.0% 78.1%
EBITDA margin 39.4% 42.0% 35.3%
Operating margin 23.3% 17.1% 14.3%
Pretax margin 13.8% 12.6% 1.6%
Net margin 9.1% 10.7% -2.2%
FCF margin 8.0% 32.7% 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 32.7% 20.2%
Return on equity 26.8% – -3.9%
Return on assets 3.7% 5.2% -0.3%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 9.0% – 6.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 3.0x -10.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHTRVIVLILA
Debt / assets 60.4% 0.1% 69.1%
Debt / equity 4.3x – 8.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x -0.3x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 21.6x 0.0x 20.4x
Liabilities / assets 85.9% – 91.9%
Equity / assets 14.1% – 8.1%
Interest coverage – 2.5x 1.0x
Current ratio 0.4x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.58 – 0.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHTRVIVLILA
Dividend yield – 7.7% –
Net buyback yield 37.7% – 1.6%
Shareholder yield 37.7% 7.7% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusCHTRVIVLILA
Forward P/E 2.5xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $42.86FY2026 $0.93FY2026 $-0.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +38.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $57.99BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.7% -3.2% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHTRVIVLILA
Held by institutions 83.8% 3.9% 74.0%
Institutions holding 783 224 156
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.3% -4.8% -4.4%
Institutions buying 423 123 87
Institutions selling 241 74 38
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.66 2.29

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.

CHTRVIVLILA
CHTR 1.00 0.07 0.33
VIV 0.07 1.00 0.17
LILA 0.33 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHTR, VIV and LILA?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Charter Communications (CHTR) $12.57B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.26B, Liberty Latin America (LILA) $1.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHTR, VIV and LILA?

Charter Communications (CHTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.6x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.8x, Liberty Latin America (LILA) -16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Charter Communications (CHTR) is cheapest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.5x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Charter Communications (CHTR) -1.5%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%, Liberty Latin America (LILA) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest net margin (Charter Communications (CHTR) 9.1%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%, Liberty Latin America (LILA) -2.2%). On return on invested capital, Charter Communications (CHTR) leads (Charter Communications (CHTR) 8.4%, Liberty Latin America (LILA) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Liberty Latin America (LILA) returned the most: Charter Communications (CHTR) -57.7%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -10.9%, Liberty Latin America (LILA) +49.2%. Over five years, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) compounded fastest (Charter Communications (CHTR) -31.0%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +7.3%/yr, Liberty Latin America (LILA) -0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 7.70%. Charter Communications (CHTR) and Liberty Latin America (LILA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has been the steadiest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 55.7%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 35.0%, Liberty Latin America (LILA) 44.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHTR, VIV and LILA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) leads on 7. 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.