TEO vs TMUS vs VIV Stock Comparison

Telecom Argentina, T-Mobile US and Telefonica Brasil Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TEO Telecom Argentina Sa
$11.08 -8.9% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.57B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.34B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins
TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc.
$147.29 -9.6% 1M -31.5% 1Y
Market cap
$167.65B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$93.82B
Div. yield
0.03%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.43 +0.4% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.17B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionTEOTMUSVIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.57B $167.65B $18.17B TMUS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.4x 14.8x 14.6x VIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.3x 13.0x 12.3x TEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.3% +15.9% VIV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% 12.0% 10.7% TMUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 10.5% — TMUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.3x -0.3x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.3% -31.5% -10.5% TEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr +5.1%/yr +7.3%/yr TEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.7% 35.5% 35.0% VIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 68/100 88/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

TEOTMUSVIV

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

AxisTEOTMUSVIV
Valuation 63 #19 of 49 50 #25 of 49 90 #6 of 49
Growth – 77 #11 of 45 82 #9 of 45
Profitability 82 #9 of 45 86 #7 of 45 84 #8 of 45
Financial Health 56 #22 of 49 50 #25 of 49 96 #3 of 49
Shareholder Returns 33 #25 of 37 75 #10 of 37 89 #5 of 37
Overall 58 68 88
  • TEO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TMUS 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

PeriodTEOTMUSVIVSPY
1 month -8.9%-9.6%+0.4% +0.7%
3 months -20.5%-15.0%-11.2% +3.7%
6 months -7.2%-24.7%-28.0% +7.1%
Year to date -4.6%-27.5%-3.6% +12.8%
1 year +1.3%-31.5%-10.5% +11.9%
3 years +111.0%+4.0%+28.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +28.3%+1.3%+8.7% +22.8%
5 years +119.4%+28.0%+42.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.0%+5.1%+7.3% +10.9%
10 years —+198.5%-19.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+11.6%-2.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTEOTMUSVIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.7%35.5%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.1%42.0%39.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.22-0.380.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.89-0.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-46.3%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.7%-33.6%-33.3% -1.2%
52-week high $15.98$221.98$17.14 $779.14
52-week low $10.65$146.54$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.

MultipleTEOTMUSVIV
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 11.5x 14.0xmedian 11.5x 14.8xmedian 11.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 6.8x 6.9xmedian 6.8x 3.4xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 5.9x 8.4xmedian 5.9x 4.8xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x —median 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.25 0.83median 0.25 -31.00median 0.25

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 monthsTEOTMUSVIV
Revenue $5.34B $93.82B $11.69B
Gross profit – $58.23B $5.26B
Operating income $516.36M $19.38B $1.99B
Net income $148.22M $11.30B $1.29B
Free cash flow $8.97B $18.65B $3.83B
EPS (diluted) – $10.55 $0.77
Cash & equivalents $323.15M $5.62B $1.64B
Total debt $15.71B $83.67B $29.48M
Shares (diluted) – 1.07B 1.61B
Enterprise value $2.38B $150.09B $12.19B

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
MetricTEOTMUSVIV
P/E 32.8x 14.0x 14.8x
P/FCF 0.5x 8.4x 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 0.5x 5.5x 4.8x
P/S 0.9x 1.7x 1.6x
P/B 1.0x 2.8x –
P/Tangible book 1.6x -3.6x –
EV/EBITDA 0.9x 6.9x 3.4x
EV/EBIT 15.4x 12.1x 8.3x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF 0.9x 12.6x 4.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.8x 8.2x 4.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.83 -31.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTEOTMUSVIV
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.3% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.7% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% 7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 1.3% 27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -4.8% 35.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 0.1% -15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 16.8% -0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.0% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.8% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.8% 384.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.6% -0.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTEOTMUSVIV
Gross margin – 62.1% 45.0%
EBITDA margin 163.0% 36.1% 42.0%
Operating margin 9.7% 20.7% 17.1%
Pretax margin 3.9% 15.8% 12.6%
Net margin 2.7% 12.0% 10.7%
FCF margin 167.8% 19.9% 32.7%
Operating cash flow margin 176.4% 30.6% 32.7%
Return on equity 3.3% 20.1% –
Return on assets 1.4% 5.3% 5.2%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 10.5% –
Return on capital employed 5.8% 10.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 63.6x 2.5x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTEOTMUSVIV
Debt / assets 32.7% 39.3% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.3x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 4.5x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 58.0% 73.6% –
Equity / assets 42.0% 26.4% –
Interest coverage 0.4x – 2.5x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.9x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.50 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTEOTMUSVIV
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.8% 7.7%
Net buyback yield – 7.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 10.4% 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 39.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.1% –
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.

ConsensusTEOTMUSVIV
Forward P/E 6.3xFY2026 13.0xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.77FY2026 $11.36FY2026 $0.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.9%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -42.9% +30.7% +38.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.70BFY2026 $96.73BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +6.6% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTEOTMUSVIV
Held by institutions 3.4% 43.1% 3.9%
Institutions holding 68 1,657 225
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +4.7% -4.8%
Institutions buying 46 849 123
Institutions selling 14 631 75
Buyers to sellers 3.29 1.35 1.64

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.

TEOTMUSVIV
TEO 1.00 -0.03 0.38
TMUS -0.03 1.00 0.10
VIV 0.38 0.10 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TEO, TMUS and VIV?

T-Mobile US (TMUS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telecom Argentina (TEO) $4.57B, T-Mobile US (TMUS) $167.65B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, TEO, TMUS and VIV?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Telecom Argentina (TEO) 31.4x, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 14.8x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Telecom Argentina (TEO) is cheapest (Telecom Argentina (TEO) 6.3x, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 13.0x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.3x). 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: T-Mobile US (TMUS) +9.3%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

T-Mobile US (TMUS) has the highest net margin (Telecom Argentina (TEO) 2.7%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 12.0%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%). On return on invested capital, T-Mobile US (TMUS) leads (Telecom Argentina (TEO) 6.0%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Telecom Argentina (TEO) returned the most: Telecom Argentina (TEO) +1.3%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) -31.5%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -10.5%. Over five years, Telecom Argentina (TEO) compounded fastest (Telecom Argentina (TEO) +17.0%/yr, T-Mobile US (TMUS) +5.1%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Telecom Argentina (TEO) 0.00%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 0.03%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 0.00%. Telecom Argentina (TEO) and Telefonica Brasil (VIV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has been the steadiest (Telecom Argentina (TEO) 48.7%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 35.5%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TEO, TMUS 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 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.