T vs VOD Stock Comparison

At&T and Vodafone Group Public Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

At&T leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (At&T 4, Vodafone Group Public 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTVODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $142.41B $37.74B T
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.0x -82.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.4x 12.6x T
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.0% +35.0% VOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr +0.3%/yr T
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 32.1% T
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 61/100 VOD

Percentile Scorecard

TVOD

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

AxisTVOD
Valuation 73 #14 of 49 81 #10 of 49
Growth 44 #26 of 46 –
Profitability 71 #14 of 46 –
Financial Health 41 #30 of 50 55 #23 of 50
Shareholder Returns 60 #15 of 36 46 #20 of 36
Overall 58 61
  • T 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

PeriodTVODSPY
1 month -17.3%-3.7% -1.0%
3 months -13.2%+3.9% +2.9%
6 months -20.1%+0.7% +6.4%
Year to date -15.7%+19.2% +11.4%
1 year -15.0%+35.0% +13.1%
3 years +34.8%+70.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.5%+19.4% +21.5%
5 years +8.7%+1.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.7%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years -26.1%-43.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.0%-5.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTVODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%32.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%32.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.390.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.501.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.1%-10.2% -2.5%
52-week high $29.10$17.53 $779.14
52-week low $20.49$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.

MultipleTVOD
P/E now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 11.6x -82.2xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 5.6x 3.5xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 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 monthsTVOD
Revenue $128.85B –
Gross profit $102.21B –
Operating income $23.58B –
Net income $13.14B –
Free cash flow $17.82B –
EPS (diluted) $1.90 –
Cash & equivalents $10.77B $10.31B
Total debt $581.46B $60.32B
Shares (diluted) 6.84B 2.40B
Enterprise value $83.87B $7.14B

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
MetricTVOD
P/E 11.0x -82.2x
P/FCF 7.9x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 3.5x –
P/S 1.1x 0.8x
P/B 1.1x 0.7x
P/Tangible book -5.3x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x –
EV/EBIT 12.3x –
EV/Revenue 2.2x –
EV/FCF 16.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTVOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 116.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -38.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -38.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTVOD
Gross margin 79.3% –
EBITDA margin 33.9% –
Operating margin 18.3% –
Pretax margin 14.1% –
Net margin 10.1% –
FCF margin 13.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 31.2% –
Return on equity 11.7% –
Return on assets 3.3% –
Return on invested capital 6.9% –
Return on capital employed 6.3% –
Asset turnover 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTVOD
Debt / assets 35.8% 40.5%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x –
Debt / FCF 9.0x –
Liabilities / assets 72.5% 61.0%
Equity / assets 27.5% 39.0%
Interest coverage 3.2x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.76 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTVOD
Dividend yield 5.3% 3.3%
Net buyback yield 6.6% –
Shareholder yield 11.9% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusTVOD
Forward P/E 8.4xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.48FY2026 $1.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.5% +12.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $125.70BFY2026 $53.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% -3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTVOD
Held by institutions 66.0% 7.9%
Institutions holding 2,675 575
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% -0.8%
Institutions buying 1,266 255
Institutions selling 1,152 162
Buyers to sellers 1.10 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.

TVOD
T 1.00 0.29
VOD 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, T and VOD?

At&T (T) is the largest by market capitalisation: At&T (T) $142.41B, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) $37.74B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vodafone Group Public (VOD) returned the most: At&T (T) -15.0%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +35.0%. Over five years, At&T (T) compounded fastest (At&T (T) +1.7%/yr, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: At&T (T) 0.06%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 0.00%. Vodafone Group Public (VOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, At&T (T) has been the steadiest (At&T (T) 29.8%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do T and VOD move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.29, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, T 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, At&T (T) leads on 4. 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.