TIGO vs VZ vs VOD Stock Comparison

Millicom International Cellular, Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Public Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
$43.92 -6.7% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$180.00B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Verizon Communications leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Verizon Communications 4, Millicom International Cellular 2, Vodafone Group Public 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTIGOVZVODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.36B $180.00B $37.50B VZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 11.9x -82.3x VZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 8.4x 12.6x VZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.4% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.4% +12.0% +32.4% TIGO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr -3.6%/yr +0.7%/yr TIGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 28.1% 32.1% VZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 — 60/100 VOD

Percentile Scorecard

TIGOVZVOD

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

AxisTIGOVZVOD
Valuation 46 #27 of 49 56 #22 of 49 81 #10 of 49
Growth 71 #14 of 45 – –
Profitability 77 #11 of 45 – –
Financial Health 25 #37 of 49 – 54 #23 of 49
Shareholder Returns 53 #18 of 37 72 #11 of 37 44 #21 of 37
Overall 54 – 60
  • TIGO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VZ 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

PeriodTIGOVZVODSPY
1 month -13.8%-6.7%-5.2% -0.2%
3 months -16.5%-8.9%-3.9% +3.9%
6 months -2.7%-7.0%+1.7% +8.2%
Year to date +44.0%+7.8%+19.2% +12.9%
1 year +61.4%+12.0%+32.4% +12.3%
3 years +420.7%+31.3%+71.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +73.4%+9.5%+19.6% +23.3%
5 years +119.7%-16.8%+3.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.1%-3.6%+0.7% +10.9%
10 years —-9.5%-43.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-1.0%-5.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTIGOVZVODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%28.1%32.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.5%28.1%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.30-0.430.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.460.431.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.3%-44.3%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-14.5%-10.2% -1.2%
52-week high $104.31$51.38$17.53 $779.14
52-week low $45.81$38.91$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.

MultipleTIGOVZVOD
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 11.8x 11.9xmedian 11.8x -82.3xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 6.8x —median 6.8x —median 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 5.9x 8.9xmedian 5.9x 3.5xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.24 —median 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 monthsTIGOVZVOD
Revenue $7.24B – –
Operating income $1.74B – –
Net income $646.00M – –
Free cash flow $590.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.96 – –
Cash & equivalents $861.00M $4.50B $10.31B
Total debt $26.42B – $60.32B
Shares (diluted) 168.00M 4.17B 2.40B
Enterprise value $8.11B $180.00B $6.90B

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
MetricTIGOVZVOD
P/E 20.1x 11.9x -82.3x
P/FCF 22.9x 8.9x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x – –
P/S 1.9x 1.4x 0.8x
P/B 5.4x 1.7x 0.7x
P/Tangible book -2.1x -3.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 5.9x – –
EV/EBIT 11.7x – –
EV/Revenue 2.8x – –
EV/FCF 34.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 34.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTIGOVZVOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.4% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -35.3% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 121.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -28.2% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 351.7% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -52.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -52.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTIGOVZVOD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 47.1% – –
Operating margin 24.0% – –
Pretax margin 13.3% – –
Net margin 9.2% – –
FCF margin 8.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 8.2% – –
Return on equity 22.8% – –
Return on assets 3.1% – –
Return on invested capital 16.8% – –
Return on capital employed 11.2% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTIGOVZVOD
Debt / assets 37.0% – 40.5%
Debt / equity 3.1x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 13.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 87.9% – 61.0%
Equity / assets 12.1% 25.8% 39.0%
Interest coverage 1.9x – –
Current ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.07 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTIGOVZVOD
Dividend yield 4.4% 6.4% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.4% 6.4% 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.

ConsensusTIGOVZVOD
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.80FY2026 $5.23FY2026 $1.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -51.5%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +65.5% +7.5% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.17BFY2026 $145.77BFY2026 $53.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.6%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% +0.2% -3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTIGOVZVOD
Held by institutions 46.2% 68.7% 7.9%
Institutions holding 437 3,131 575
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% +3.1% -0.8%
Institutions buying 283 1,594 255
Institutions selling 127 1,246 162
Buyers to sellers 2.23 1.28 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.

TIGOVZVOD
TIGO 1.00 0.15 0.30
VZ 0.15 1.00 0.28
VOD 0.30 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TIGO, VZ and VOD?

Verizon Communications (VZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) $13.36B, Verizon Communications (VZ) $180.00B, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) $37.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, TIGO, VZ and VOD?

Verizon Communications (VZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 20.1x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.9x, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) -82.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verizon Communications (VZ) is cheapest (Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 21.0x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 8.4x, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 12.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) returned the most: Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +61.4%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +12.0%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +32.4%. Over five years, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) compounded fastest (Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +17.1%/yr, Verizon Communications (VZ) -3.6%/yr, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verizon Communications (VZ) has been the steadiest (Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 42.0%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 28.1%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TIGO, VZ 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, Verizon Communications (VZ) 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.