TIMB vs CHT vs TIGO Stock Comparison

Tim, Chunghwa Telecom and Millicom International Cellular Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TIMB Tim S.A.
$17.80 -2.0% 1M -23.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.61B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.32B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins
CHT Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd
$48.52 +5.2% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$37.33B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.90B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tim leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tim 5, Chunghwa Telecom 3, Millicom International Cellular 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTIMBCHTTIGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.61B $37.33B $13.32B CHT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.4x 27.9x 20.0x TIMB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x 28.4x 21.0x TIMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +8.3% +29.4% TIGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.5% 17.0% 9.2% CHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 10.7% 16.8% TIMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — 2.0x TIMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.7% +13.0% +61.4% TIGO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.3%/yr +4.2%/yr +17.1%/yr TIGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.8% 13.9% 42.0% CHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 53/100 54/100 TIMB

Percentile Scorecard

TIMBCHTTIGO

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

AxisTIMBCHTTIGO
Valuation 83 #9 of 49 25 #37 of 49 46 #27 of 49
Growth 66 #16 of 45 50 #23 of 45 71 #14 of 45
Profitability 98 #2 of 45 55 #21 of 45 77 #11 of 45
Financial Health 88 #7 of 49 94 #4 of 49 25 #37 of 49
Shareholder Returns 83 #7 of 37 42 #22 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Overall 84 53 54
  • TIMB ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CHT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TIGO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTIMBCHTTIGOSPY
1 month -2.0%+5.2%-13.8% -0.2%
3 months -9.9%+12.1%-16.5% +3.9%
6 months -30.0%+11.4%-2.7% +8.2%
Year to date -8.5%+16.3%+44.0% +12.9%
1 year -23.7%+13.0%+61.4% +12.3%
3 years +18.7%+36.7%+420.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.9%+11.0%+73.4% +23.3%
5 years +78.5%+22.6%+119.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.3%+4.2%+17.1% +10.9%
10 years +29.2%+41.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.6%+3.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTIMBCHTTIGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.8%13.9%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.4%14.8%44.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.100.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.640.931.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-26.5%-71.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.3%-0.4%-23.5% -1.2%
52-week high $27.96$48.73$104.31 $779.14
52-week low $16.78$40.74$45.81 $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.

MultipleTIMBCHTTIGO
P/E now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 11.8x 28.1xmedian 11.8x 20.1xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 4.8xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 6.8x —median 6.8x 5.9xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 5.9x 60.2xmedian 5.9x 22.9xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.2x 3.3xmedian 1.2x 5.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.96median 0.24 2.09median 0.24 0.06median 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 monthsTIMBCHTTIGO
Revenue $5.32B $7.90B $7.24B
Gross profit $2.91B $2.88B –
Operating income $1.34B $1.61B $1.74B
Net income $825.44M $1.34B $646.00M
Free cash flow $2.65B $625.04M $590.00M
R&D – $144.76M –
EPS (diluted) $1.71 $1.72 $3.96
Cash & equivalents $516.69M $1.32B $861.00M
Total debt $297.23M $620.49M $26.42B
Shares (diluted) 482.86M 777.60M 168.00M
Enterprise value $4.32B $29.35B $8.06B

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
MetricTIMBCHTTIGO
P/E 10.4x 28.1x 20.1x
P/FCF 3.2x 60.2x 22.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x – 22.9x
P/S 1.6x 4.8x 1.9x
P/B 1.8x 3.3x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 3.3x -2.1x
EV/EBITDA 2.9x – 5.9x
EV/EBIT 5.9x 22.0x 11.7x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 4.5x 2.8x
EV/FCF 3.0x 56.4x 34.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.0x – 34.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.96 2.09 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTIMBCHTTIGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 8.3% 29.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 3.2% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 7.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 2.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.0% 6.9% 20.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 1.1% 28.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.6% 8.2% -35.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.7% -0.8% 121.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.8% 52.6% -28.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 13.5% 351.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.8% – -52.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.0% -11.2% -52.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 2.4% -1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTIMBCHTTIGO
Gross margin 54.7% 36.5% –
EBITDA margin 50.7% – 47.1%
Operating margin 25.2% 20.3% 24.0%
Pretax margin 18.2% 21.0% 13.3%
Net margin 15.5% 17.0% 9.2%
FCF margin 49.8% 7.9% 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin 49.8% – 8.2%
Return on equity 17.4% 11.3% 22.8%
Return on assets 7.5% 1.9% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 10.7% 16.8%
Return on capital employed – 2.4% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTIMBCHTTIGO
Debt / assets 2.7% 1.1% 37.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – 2.0x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.3x 13.0x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 34.0% 87.9%
Equity / assets 43.7% 66.0% 12.1%
Interest coverage 2.2x 144.6x 1.9x
Current ratio – 1.2x 0.5x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 6.04 1.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTIMBCHTTIGO
Dividend yield 6.9% 3.3% 4.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 6.9% 3.3% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusTIMBCHTTIGO
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 21.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.68FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.6% +3.5% +65.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.74BFY2026 $7.63BFY2026 $9.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +57.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +12.1% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTIMBCHTTIGO
Held by institutions 4.4% 2.6% 46.2%
Institutions holding 169 218 437
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% +1.3% +7.3%
Institutions buying 88 136 283
Institutions selling 56 47 127
Buyers to sellers 1.57 2.89 2.23

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.

TIMBCHTTIGO
TIMB 1.00 0.19 0.35
CHT 0.19 1.00 0.13
TIGO 0.35 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TIMB, CHT and TIGO?

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tim (TIMB) $8.61B, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) $37.33B, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) $13.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, TIMB, CHT and TIGO?

Tim (TIMB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tim (TIMB) 10.4x, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 27.9x, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tim (TIMB) is cheapest (Tim (TIMB) 10.6x, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 28.4x, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 21.0x). 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: Tim (TIMB) +12.2%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +8.3%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +29.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has the highest net margin (Tim (TIMB) 15.5%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 17.0%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Tim (TIMB) leads (Tim (TIMB) 26.5%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 10.7%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) returned the most: Tim (TIMB) -23.7%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +13.0%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +61.4%. Over five years, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) compounded fastest (Tim (TIMB) +12.3%/yr, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +4.2%/yr, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has been the steadiest (Tim (TIMB) 36.8%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 13.9%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TIMB, CHT and TIGO?

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