RCI vs APP vs CHT Stock Comparison

Rogers Communications, AppLovin and Chunghwa Telecom Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$32.33 +1.2% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.16B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
1 win
APP AppLovin Corp
$260.74 -16.1% 1M -57.9% 1Y
Market cap
$88.29B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
8 wins
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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AppLovin leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (AppLovin 8, Chunghwa Telecom 2, Rogers Communications 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRCIAPPCHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.16B $88.29B $37.64B APP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 20.0x 28.1x APP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 15.5x 28.2x RCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +60.6% +8.3% APP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 64.6% 17.0% APP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 71.3% 10.7% APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 0.1x — APP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.8% -57.9% +11.2% CHT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.2%/yr +22.4%/yr +4.0%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 73.9% 13.9% CHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 72/100 53/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

RCIAPPCHT

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

AxisRCIAPPCHT
Valuation 83 #9 of 49 42 #98 of 167 25 #37 of 49
Growth 46 #25 of 45 99 #2 of 153 50 #23 of 45
Profitability 71 #14 of 45 100 #1 of 153 55 #21 of 45
Financial Health 38 #31 of 49 70 #55 of 179 94 #4 of 49
Shareholder Returns 64 #14 of 37 51 #47 of 94 42 #22 of 37
Overall 60 72 53
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CHT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRCIAPPCHTSPY
1 month +1.2%-16.1%+4.5% -0.8%
3 months -1.5%-36.8%+11.8% +3.5%
6 months -11.5%-43.4%+10.5% +7.0%
Year to date -14.3%-61.3%+15.5% +12.2%
1 year -17.8%-57.9%+11.2% +13.0%
3 years -12.1%+619.9%+35.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -4.2%+93.2%+10.7% +23.1%
5 years -31.3%+174.7%+21.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.2%+22.4%+4.0% +11.0%
10 years -19.2%—+38.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.1%—+3.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRCIAPPCHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%73.9%13.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%81.7%14.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.152.250.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.780.81 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.3%-91.9%-26.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.1%-64.5%-1.1% -1.8%
52-week high $40.97$733.60$48.73 $779.14
52-week low $29.79$260.25$40.74 $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.

MultipleRCIAPPCHT
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 11.8x 19.9xmedian 17.5x 27.9xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.1x 12.8xmedian 1.4x 4.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 6.8x 16.2xmedian 14.5x —median 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 5.7x 19.3xmedian 12.1x 59.8xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 27.6xmedian 1.7x 3.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.24median 0.24 0.04median 0.41 2.08median 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 monthsRCIAPPCHT
Revenue $16.37B $6.83B $7.90B
Gross profit $7.23B $6.04B $2.88B
Operating income $6.95B $5.29B $1.61B
Net income $733.46M $4.41B $1.34B
Free cash flow $6.69B $4.53B $625.04M
R&D – $320.08M $144.76M
EPS (diluted) $1.24 $13.08 $1.72
Cash & equivalents $2.22B $3.05B $1.32B
Total debt $120.01B $14.05B $620.49M
Shares (diluted) 541.00M 337.03M 777.60M
Enterprise value $11.75B $78.33B $29.65B

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
MetricRCIAPPCHT
P/E 26.0x 19.9x 27.9x
P/FCF 2.6x 19.3x 59.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 19.3x –
P/S 1.1x 12.8x 4.7x
P/B 1.5x 27.6x 3.3x
P/Tangible book -1.9x 31.1x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.4x 16.2x –
EV/EBIT 6.6x 16.6x 21.8x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 12.9x 4.4x
EV/FCF 6.8x 19.4x 56.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 19.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.24 0.04 2.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRCIAPPCHT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 60.6% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 33.3% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 64.6% 7.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 52.9% 2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% 78.6% 6.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 188.9% 1.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -85.0% 81.5% 8.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 503.2% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -86.3% 84.4% 52.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 524.6% 13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% 58.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 74.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 58.5% -11.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 74.5% 2.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRCIAPPCHT
Gross margin 44.2% 88.5% 36.5%
EBITDA margin 63.8% 79.4% –
Operating margin 42.4% 77.4% 20.3%
Pretax margin 7.8% 76.3% 21.0%
Net margin 4.1% 64.6% 17.0%
FCF margin 40.9% 66.3% 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 66.3% –
Return on equity 6.3% 159.6% 11.3%
Return on assets 1.1% 55.2% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 71.3% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 13.3% 78.5% 2.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 4.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRCIAPPCHT
Debt / assets 46.7% 42.5% 1.1%
Debt / equity 2.6x 1.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 4.5x 0.8x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 82.1% 61.7% 34.0%
Equity / assets 17.9% 38.3% 66.0%
Interest coverage 4.4x 25.8x 144.6x
Current ratio 0.7x 4.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 4.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 14.26 6.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRCIAPPCHT
Dividend yield 6.2% – 3.3%
Net buyback yield – 2.8% –
Shareholder yield 6.2% 2.8% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusRCIAPPCHT
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.46FY2026 $16.83FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 +72.6%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +25.8% +3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.02BFY2026 $8.60BFY2026 $7.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.0%FY2026 +56.9%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +13.9% +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRCIAPPCHT
Held by institutions 47.1% 67.5% 2.6%
Institutions holding 308 1,457 218
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +6.5% +1.3%
Institutions buying 163 835 136
Institutions selling 92 478 47
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.75 2.89

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.

RCIAPPCHT
RCI 1.00 0.05 0.25
APP 0.05 1.00 -0.07
CHT 0.25 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RCI, APP and CHT?

AppLovin (APP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rogers Communications (RCI) $17.16B, AppLovin (APP) $88.29B, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) $37.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, RCI, APP and CHT?

AppLovin (APP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rogers Communications (RCI) 25.5x, AppLovin (APP) 20.0x, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 28.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rogers Communications (RCI) is cheapest (Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.3x, AppLovin (APP) 15.5x, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 28.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AppLovin (APP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%, AppLovin (APP) +60.6%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

AppLovin (APP) has the highest net margin (Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%, AppLovin (APP) 64.6%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%, AppLovin (APP) 71.3%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) returned the most: Rogers Communications (RCI) -17.8%, AppLovin (APP) -57.9%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +11.2%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.2%/yr, AppLovin (APP) +22.4%/yr, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has been the steadiest (Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.1%, AppLovin (APP) 73.9%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 13.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RCI, APP and CHT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AppLovin (APP) leads on 8. 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.