KT vs VIV vs TIMB Stock Comparison

Kt, Telefonica Brasil and Tim Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KT Kt Corp
$16.84 -14.4% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.10B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.92B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.60 0.0% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.46B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins
TIMB Tim S.A.
$17.80 -2.0% 1M -23.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.61B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.32B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Telefonica Brasil leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Telefonica Brasil 5, Kt 3, Tim 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKTVIVTIMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.10B $18.46B $8.61B VIV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x 14.8x 10.4x KT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 12.5x 10.6x KT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +15.9% +12.2% VIV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% 10.7% 15.5% TIMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% — 26.5% TIMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x -0.2x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.6% -9.9% -23.7% VIV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr +7.8%/yr +12.3%/yr TIMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 35.0% 36.8% KT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 88/100 84/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

KTVIVTIMB

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

AxisKTVIVTIMB
Valuation 94 #4 of 49 88 #7 of 49 83 #9 of 49
Growth 80 #10 of 45 82 #9 of 45 66 #16 of 45
Profitability 64 #17 of 45 84 #8 of 45 98 #2 of 45
Financial Health 71 #15 of 49 96 #3 of 49 88 #7 of 49
Shareholder Returns 64 #14 of 37 89 #5 of 37 83 #7 of 37
Overall 74 88 84
  • KT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TIMB ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKTVIVTIMBSPY
1 month -14.4%0.0%-2.0% -0.2%
3 months -10.4%-11.9%-9.9% +3.9%
6 months -20.5%-26.0%-30.0% +8.2%
Year to date -11.2%-2.2%-8.5% +12.9%
1 year -10.6%-9.9%-23.7% +12.3%
3 years +42.1%+30.5%+18.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.4%+9.3%+5.9% +23.3%
5 years +28.7%+45.7%+78.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.2%+7.8%+12.3% +10.9%
10 years +3.2%-18.7%+29.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.3%-2.0%+2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKTVIVTIMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%35.0%36.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.2%39.6%41.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.480.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.28-0.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.4%-44.5%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.4%-32.3%-36.3% -1.2%
52-week high $24.54$17.14$27.96 $779.14
52-week low $16.84$11.23$16.78 $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.

MultipleKTVIVTIMB
P/E now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 11.8x 15.0xmedian 11.8x 10.4xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.8x 3.4xmedian 6.8x 2.9xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 5.9x 4.8xmedian 5.9x 3.2xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.96median 0.24 -31.46median 0.24 0.96median 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 monthsKTVIVTIMB
Revenue $19.92B $11.69B $5.32B
Gross profit – $5.26B $2.91B
Operating income $1.79B $1.99B $1.34B
Net income $1.29B $1.29B $825.44M
Free cash flow $1.02B $3.83B $2.65B
EPS (diluted) $2.50 $0.77 $1.71
Cash & equivalents $2.44B $1.64B $516.69M
Total debt $12.82B $29.48M $297.23M
Shares (diluted) 486.18M 1.61B 482.86M
Enterprise value -$6.14B $12.48B $4.32B

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
MetricKTVIVTIMB
P/E 6.7x 15.0x 10.4x
P/FCF 8.0x 4.8x 3.2x
P/Operating cash flow 2.3x 4.8x 3.2x
P/S 0.4x 1.6x 1.6x
P/B 0.7x – 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.7x – 4.6x
EV/EBITDA – 3.4x 2.9x
EV/EBIT 7.6x 8.5x 5.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF 13.3x 4.4x 3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.9x 4.4x 3.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.96 -31.46 0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKTVIVTIMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 15.9% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 6.2% -10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.6% 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% -8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 263.1% 27.2% 33.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 12.4% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.3% 35.5% 18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 10.9% 10.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 246.5% -15.5% 18.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -0.5% 10.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% 8.3% 3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -0.5% 3.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -38.3% 384.6% 48.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.6% -0.5% -6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKTVIVTIMB
Gross margin – 45.0% 54.7%
EBITDA margin – 42.0% 50.7%
Operating margin 9.0% 17.1% 25.2%
Pretax margin 8.5% 12.6% 18.2%
Net margin 6.1% 10.7% 15.5%
FCF margin 5.1% 32.7% 49.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.5% 32.7% 49.8%
Return on equity 11.2% – 17.4%
Return on assets 4.3% 5.2% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 8.3% – 26.5%
Return on capital employed 8.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 3.0x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKTVIVTIMB
Debt / assets 29.9% 0.1% 2.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 0.0x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 59.1% – 56.3%
Equity / assets 40.9% – 43.7%
Interest coverage 3.3x 2.5x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.2x – –
Quick ratio 1.3x – –
Cash ratio 0.4x – –
Altman Z-score 1.69 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKTVIVTIMB
Dividend yield 4.8% 8.0% 6.9%
Net buyback yield 2.1% – –
Shareholder yield 6.9% 8.0% 6.9%
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.

ConsensusKTVIVTIMB
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.07FY2026 $0.93FY2026 $1.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.7%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +38.7% +28.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.09BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026 $5.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.9% -3.2% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKTVIVTIMB
Held by institutions 34.8% 3.9% 4.4%
Institutions holding 244 224 169
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.3% -4.8% -4.0%
Institutions buying 135 123 88
Institutions selling 78 74 56
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.66 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.

KTVIVTIMB
KT 1.00 0.25 0.26
VIV 0.25 1.00 0.84
TIMB 0.26 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KT, VIV and TIMB?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kt (KT) $8.10B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.46B, Tim (TIMB) $8.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, KT, VIV and TIMB?

Kt (KT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kt (KT) 6.7x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.8x, Tim (TIMB) 10.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kt (KT) is cheapest (Kt (KT) 8.1x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.5x, Tim (TIMB) 10.6x). 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%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%, Tim (TIMB) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tim (TIMB) has the highest net margin (Kt (KT) 6.1%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%, Tim (TIMB) 15.5%). On return on invested capital, Tim (TIMB) leads (Kt (KT) 8.3%, Tim (TIMB) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Telefonica Brasil (VIV) returned the most: Kt (KT) -10.6%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -9.9%, Tim (TIMB) -23.7%. Over five years, Tim (TIMB) compounded fastest (Kt (KT) +5.2%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +7.8%/yr, Tim (TIMB) +12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kt (KT) has been the steadiest (Kt (KT) 22.8%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 35.0%, Tim (TIMB) 36.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.