KT vs KVHI vs VOD Stock Comparison

Kt, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ and Vodafone Group Public Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KT Kt Corp
$18.46 -2.6% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.00B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.92B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins
KVHI Kvh Industries Inc \De\
$7.09 +1.9% 1M +17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$122.12M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.01M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Kt leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kt 5, Vodafone Group Public 2, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKTKVHIVODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.00B $122.12M $38.77B VOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x -20.9x -85.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 35.5x 13.0x KT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +15.8% — KVHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% -4.7% — KT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% +17.8% +45.4% VOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr -7.5%/yr +1.5%/yr KT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.1% 59.8% 31.6% KT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 43/100 57/100 KT

Percentile Scorecard

KTKVHIVOD

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

AxisKTKVHIVOD
Valuation 90 #6 of 49 40 #30 of 49 77 #12 of 49
Growth 74 #13 of 47 22 #37 of 47 –
Profitability 62 #18 of 46 27 #34 of 46 –
Financial Health 69 #16 of 49 83 #9 of 49 54 #23 of 49
Shareholder Returns 49 #19 of 36 43 #21 of 36 40 #22 of 36
Overall 69 43 57
  • KT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • KVHI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VOD ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKTKVHIVODSPY
1 month -2.6%+1.9%-3.0% -1.0%
3 months +1.5%-27.1%+6.3% -0.4%
6 months -12.8%-32.4%+0.9% +4.5%
Year to date -2.7%+1.7%+23.2% +12.4%
1 year -0.2%+17.8%+45.4% +13.6%
3 years +44.9%+46.8%+67.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +13.2%+13.7%+18.6% +20.8%
5 years +43.3%-32.4%+7.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year +7.5%-7.5%+1.5% +10.4%
10 years +16.2%-8.5%-40.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +1.5%-0.9%-5.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureKTKVHIVODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.1%59.8%31.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%58.5%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.481.180.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.301.43 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.6%-63.5%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.8%-39.3%-7.1% -1.6%
52-week high $24.54$11.69$17.53 $779.14
52-week low $16.79$5.26$11.20 $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.

MultipleKTKVHIVOD
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 11.7x -23.5xmedian 11.7x -85.0xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x 65.3xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 5.3x -183.9xmedian 5.3x 3.6xmedian 5.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 0.24 0.79median 0.24 —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 monthsKTKVHIVOD
Revenue $19.92B $125.01M –
Gross profit – $50.82M –
Operating income $1.79B -$8.75M –
Net income $1.29B -$5.85M –
Free cash flow $1.02B -$744.00K –
R&D – $2.89M –
EPS (diluted) $2.50 $-0.30 –
Cash & equivalents $2.44B $57.72M $10.31B
Total debt $8.95B – $60.32B
Shares (diluted) 486.18M 19.67M 2.40B
Enterprise value -$5.24B -$137.47M $8.16B

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
MetricKTKVHIVOD
P/E 7.4x -23.5x -85.0x
P/FCF 8.7x -183.9x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 2.6x 19.8x –
P/S 0.4x 1.1x 0.8x
P/B 0.7x 1.0x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 65.3x –
EV/EBIT 8.0x -9.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.6x –
EV/FCF 14.0x -106.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.1x 11.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 0.79 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKTKVHIVOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 15.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -3.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 54.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -14.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 263.1% -12.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% -172.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.2% 6.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -29.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 246.5% 8.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -29.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% 13.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -8.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -38.3% -351.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.6% 30.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKTKVHIVOD
Gross margin – 40.7% –
EBITDA margin – 1.0% –
Operating margin 9.0% -7.0% –
Pretax margin 8.5% -4.6% –
Net margin 6.1% -4.7% –
FCF margin 5.1% -0.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.5% 5.5% –
Return on equity 11.2% -4.5% –
Return on assets 4.3% -3.8% –
Return on invested capital 8.3% – –
Return on capital employed 8.1% -6.4% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x -1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKTKVHIVOD
Debt / assets 29.9% – 40.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 8.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 13.6% 61.0%
Equity / assets 40.9% 86.4% 39.0%
Interest coverage 3.3x -1,459x –
Current ratio 1.2x 7.1x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 5.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 3.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.71 5.25 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKTKVHIVOD
Dividend yield 4.4% – 3.2%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 1.7% –
Shareholder yield 6.3% 1.7% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusKTKVHIVOD
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 35.5xFY2026 13.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.07FY2026 $0.20FY2026 $1.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.7%FY2026 – -0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +240.0% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.09BFY2026 $154.52MFY2026 $53.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 +39.2%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.9% +19.7% -3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKTKVHIVOD
Held by institutions 34.8% 66.7% 7.9%
Institutions holding 244 99 577
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.3% +25.2% -0.8%
Institutions buying 135 69 256
Institutions selling 78 22 163
Buyers to sellers 1.73 3.14 1.57

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.

KTKVHIVOD
KT 1.00 -0.03 0.19
KVHI -0.03 1.00 0.01
VOD 0.19 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KT, KVHI and VOD?

Vodafone Group Public (VOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kt (KT) $9.00B, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) $122.12M, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) $38.77B.

Which company is growing faster?

Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kt (KT) +2.7%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) +15.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kt (KT) has the highest net margin (Kt (KT) 6.1%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) -4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vodafone Group Public (VOD) returned the most: Kt (KT) -0.2%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) +17.8%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +45.4%. Over five years, Kt (KT) compounded fastest (Kt (KT) +7.5%/yr, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) -7.5%/yr, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kt (KT) has been the steadiest (Kt (KT) 23.1%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) 59.8%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KT, KVHI and VOD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kt (KT) leads on 5. 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.