TIGO vs VIV vs BCE Stock Comparison

Millicom International Cellular, Telefonica Brasil and Bce Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.32 -10.6% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.09B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
7.77%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
4 wins
BCE Bce Inc
$22.02 +11.6% 1M -1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$20.53B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.34B
Div. yield
7.43%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bce leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Bce 4, Millicom International Cellular 4, Telefonica Brasil 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTIGOVIVBCELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.37B $18.09B $20.53B BCE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.3x 14.7x 11.9x BCE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 12.4x 12.2x BCE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.1% +15.9% +22.4% TIGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 10.7% 6.5% VIV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.3% — 9.4% TIGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.3x 3.5x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.42% 7.77% 7.43% VIV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.9% -10.1% -1.7% TIGO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr +4.6%/yr -15.4%/yr TIGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 34.6% 22.5% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 86/100 64/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

TIGOVIVBCE

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

AxisTIGOVIVBCE
Valuation 54 #23 of 49 90 #6 of 49 65 #18 of 49
Growth 91 #5 of 47 80 #10 of 47 65 #17 of 47
Profitability 84 #8 of 46 82 #9 of 46 91 #5 of 46
Financial Health 31 #34 of 49 94 #4 of 49 35 #32 of 49
Shareholder Returns 49 #19 of 36 86 #6 of 36 63 #14 of 36
Overall 62 86 64
  • TIGO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTIGOVIVBCESPY
1 month -12.5%-10.6%+11.6% -5.9%
3 months -24.1%-6.4%-3.2% -4.6%
6 months -1.7%-26.4%-10.4% +0.2%
Year to date +42.7%-4.6%-7.6% +7.5%
1 year +71.9%-10.1%-1.7% +8.2%
3 years +379.8%+17.7%-44.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +68.7%+5.6%-17.8% +19.0%
5 years +119.2%+25.2%-56.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +17.0%+4.6%-15.4% +9.4%
10 years —-18.4%-50.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-2.0%-6.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureTIGOVIVBCESPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%34.6%22.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%39.1%23.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.46-0.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.73-0.29-0.07 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.3%-44.5%-68.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.1%-34.0%-16.7% -5.9%
52-week high $104.31$17.14$26.45 $779.14
52-week low $46.03$10.98$18.79 $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.

MultipleTIGOVIVBCE
P/E now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 11.9x 14.7xmedian 11.9x 11.9xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 6.6x 3.4xmedian 6.6x 6.0xmedian 6.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 4.7x 4.7xmedian 4.7x 3.6xmedian 4.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.27 -30.70median 0.27 5.45median 0.27

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 monthsTIGOVIVBCE
Revenue $8.09B $11.69B $26.34B
Gross profit – $5.26B $21.39B
Operating income $1.95B $1.99B $4.34B
Net income $540.00M $1.29B $1.92B
Free cash flow $1.71B $3.83B $5.78B
EPS (diluted) $3.38 $0.77 $1.85
Cash & equivalents $848.00M $1.64B $458.03M
Total debt $7.78B $29.48M $29.25B
Shares (diluted) 168.00M 1.61B 929.10M
Enterprise value $8.96B $12.11B $18.77B

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
MetricTIGOVIVBCE
P/E 23.3x 14.7x 11.9x
P/FCF 7.8x 4.7x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 4.7x –
P/S 1.7x 1.5x 0.8x
P/B 5.9x – 1.2x
P/Tangible book -2.1x – 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.3x 3.4x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 8.3x 11.4x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF 11.8x 4.3x 8.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 4.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 -30.70 5.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTIGOVIVBCE
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.1% 15.9% 22.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 6.2% 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.6% 13.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% 14.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.8% 27.2% -57.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.6% 12.4% 59.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -52.9% 35.5% -73.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 194.3% 12.6% 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -46.7% -15.5% -76.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 131.6% -0.5% 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 62.4% 8.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -0.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.4% 384.6% 17.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% -0.5% -2.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTIGOVIVBCE
Gross margin – 45.0% 81.2%
EBITDA margin 47.0% 42.0% 31.2%
Operating margin 24.1% 17.1% 16.5%
Pretax margin 10.9% 12.6% 65.7%
Net margin 7.0% 10.7% 6.5%
FCF margin 21.2% 32.7% 22.0%
Operating cash flow margin 16.3% 32.7% –
Return on equity 22.6% – 33.6%
Return on assets 2.6% 5.2% 9.9%
Return on invested capital 19.3% – 9.4%
Return on capital employed 12.4% – 8.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 3.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTIGOVIVBCE
Debt / assets 37.6% 0.1% 51.1%
Debt / equity 3.4x – 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.3x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 0.0x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 89.0% – 70.3%
Equity / assets 11.0% – 29.7%
Interest coverage 1.8x 2.5x 2.2x
Current ratio 0.5x – 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.13 – 0.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTIGOVIVBCE
Dividend yield 4.4% 7.8% 7.4%
Net buyback yield – – -0.8%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 7.8% 6.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 136.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 45.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 27.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.8%

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.

ConsensusTIGOVIVBCE
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.78FY2026 $0.91FY2026 $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -51.7%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +66.4% +39.6% -2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.17BFY2026 $13.09BFY2026 $18.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.6%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% -3.3% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTIGOVIVBCE
Held by institutions 46.3% 3.9% 48.1%
Institutions holding 439 226 395
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% -4.8% +5.3%
Institutions buying 285 123 185
Institutions selling 127 76 130
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.62 1.42

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.

TIGOVIVBCE
TIGO 1.00 0.35 0.13
VIV 0.35 1.00 0.07
BCE 0.13 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TIGO, VIV and BCE?

Bce (BCE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) $13.37B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.09B, Bce (BCE) $20.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, TIGO, VIV and BCE?

Bce (BCE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 23.3x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.7x, Bce (BCE) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bce (BCE) is cheapest (Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 20.9x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.4x, Bce (BCE) 12.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +45.1%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%, Bce (BCE) +22.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest net margin (Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 7.0%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%, Bce (BCE) 6.5%). On return on invested capital, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) leads (Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 19.3%, Bce (BCE) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) returned the most: Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +71.9%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -10.1%, Bce (BCE) -1.7%. Over five years, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) compounded fastest (Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +17.0%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +4.6%/yr, Bce (BCE) -15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest dividend yield: Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 4.42%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 7.77%, Bce (BCE) 7.43%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 41.6%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 34.6%, Bce (BCE) 22.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TIGO, VIV and BCE?

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