KT vs T vs VIV Stock Comparison

Kt, At&T and Telefonica Brasil Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KT Kt Corp
$17.31 -11.0% 1M -7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.26B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.92B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
4 wins
T At&T Inc.
$20.93 -17.3% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$142.41B
P/E
11.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$128.85B
Div. yield
0.06%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
1 win
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$12.97 +11.2% 1M +4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.30B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Telefonica Brasil leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Telefonica Brasil 6, Kt 4, At&T 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKTTVIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.26B $142.41B $18.30B T
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.8x 11.0x 14.7x KT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.4x 8.4x 13.9x KT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +3.5% +15.9% VIV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% 10.1% 10.7% VIV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% 6.9% — KT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x -0.3x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.6% -15.0% +4.3% VIV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.3%/yr +1.7%/yr +10.7%/yr VIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 29.8% 32.4% KT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 58/100 87/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

KTTVIV

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

AxisKTTVIV
Valuation 92 #5 of 49 73 #14 of 49 88 #7 of 49
Growth 80 #10 of 46 44 #26 of 46 82 #9 of 46
Profitability 62 #18 of 46 71 #14 of 46 84 #8 of 46
Financial Health 67 #17 of 50 41 #30 of 50 96 #3 of 50
Shareholder Returns 57 #16 of 36 60 #15 of 36 83 #7 of 36
Overall 72 58 87
  • KT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • T ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKTTVIVSPY
1 month -11.0%-17.3%+11.2% -1.0%
3 months -6.8%-13.2%-7.8% +2.9%
6 months -20.1%-20.1%-19.2% +6.4%
Year to date -8.8%-15.7%+9.4% +11.4%
1 year -7.6%-15.0%+4.3% +13.1%
3 years +42.7%+34.8%+42.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.6%+10.5%+12.4% +21.5%
5 years +29.3%+8.7%+66.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +5.3%+1.7%+10.7% +10.9%
10 years +8.4%-26.1%-6.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.8%-3.0%-0.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKTTVIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%29.8%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%34.2%34.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.50-0.390.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.500.13 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.6%-36.9%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-28.1%-24.3% -2.5%
52-week high $24.54$29.10$17.14 $779.14
52-week low $17.28$20.49$11.23 $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.

MultipleKTTVIV
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.6x 11.0xmedian 11.6x 16.8xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x 6.6xmedian 6.9x 3.9xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 5.6x 7.9xmedian 5.6x 5.4xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x —median 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 0.24 0.23median 0.24 -35.18median 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 monthsKTTVIV
Revenue $19.92B $128.85B $11.69B
Gross profit – $102.21B $5.26B
Operating income $1.79B $23.58B $1.99B
Net income $1.29B $13.14B $1.29B
Free cash flow $1.02B $17.82B $3.83B
EPS (diluted) $2.50 $1.90 $0.77
Cash & equivalents $2.44B $10.77B $1.64B
Total debt $12.82B $581.46B $29.48M
Shares (diluted) 486.18M 6.84B 1.61B
Enterprise value -$5.99B $83.87B $12.32B

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
MetricKTTVIV
P/E 6.9x 11.0x 16.8x
P/FCF 8.2x 7.9x 5.4x
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 3.5x 5.4x
P/S 0.4x 1.1x 1.8x
P/B 0.7x 1.1x –
P/Tangible book 0.7x -5.3x –
EV/EBITDA – 6.6x 3.9x
EV/EBIT 7.7x 12.3x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.2x 1.6x
EV/FCF 13.5x 16.3x 5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.9x 7.2x 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 0.23 -35.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKTTVIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 3.5% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 1.9% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.0% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.5% 7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 263.1% -0.5% 27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 116.3% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.3% -38.2% 35.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 48.2% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 246.5% -38.6% -15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 47.1% -0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% -1.5% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 2.6% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -38.3% -10.7% 384.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.6% -3.5% -0.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKTTVIV
Gross margin – 79.3% 45.0%
EBITDA margin – 33.9% 42.0%
Operating margin 9.0% 18.3% 17.1%
Pretax margin 8.5% 14.1% 12.6%
Net margin 6.1% 10.1% 10.7%
FCF margin 5.1% 13.8% 32.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.5% 31.2% 32.7%
Return on equity 11.2% 11.7% –
Return on assets 4.3% 3.3% 5.2%
Return on invested capital 8.3% 6.9% –
Return on capital employed 8.1% 6.3% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 3.1x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKTTVIV
Debt / assets 29.9% 35.8% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 9.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 72.5% –
Equity / assets 40.9% 27.5% –
Interest coverage 3.3x 3.2x 2.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.69 0.76 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKTTVIV
Dividend yield 4.7% 5.3% 6.7%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 6.6% –
Shareholder yield 6.7% 11.9% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 60.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 44.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% –

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.

ConsensusKTTVIV
Forward P/E 8.4xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.06FY2026 $2.48FY2026 $0.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.1%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.2% +6.5% +38.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.97BFY2026 $125.70BFY2026 $13.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.8% +11.9% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKTTVIV
Held by institutions 34.8% 66.0% 3.9%
Institutions holding 244 2,675 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.3% -0.3% -4.8%
Institutions buying 135 1,266 123
Institutions selling 78 1,152 74
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.10 1.66

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.

KTTVIV
KT 1.00 0.18 0.24
T 0.18 1.00 0.15
VIV 0.24 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KT, T and VIV?

At&T (T) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kt (KT) $8.26B, At&T (T) $142.41B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, KT, T and VIV?

Kt (KT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kt (KT) 6.8x, At&T (T) 11.0x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kt (KT) is cheapest (Kt (KT) 8.4x, At&T (T) 8.4x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 13.9x). 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: Kt (KT) +2.7%, At&T (T) +3.5%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest net margin (Kt (KT) 6.1%, At&T (T) 10.1%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%). On return on invested capital, Kt (KT) leads (Kt (KT) 8.3%, At&T (T) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Telefonica Brasil (VIV) returned the most: Kt (KT) -7.6%, At&T (T) -15.0%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +4.3%. Over five years, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) compounded fastest (Kt (KT) +5.3%/yr, At&T (T) +1.7%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kt (KT) 0.00%, At&T (T) 0.06%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 0.00%. Kt (KT) and Telefonica Brasil (VIV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kt (KT) has been the steadiest (Kt (KT) 22.8%, At&T (T) 29.8%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KT, T and VIV?

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 6. 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.