TIMB vs VIV vs TMUS Stock Comparison

Tim, Telefonica Brasil and T-Mobile US Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TIMB Tim S.A.
$18.11 +1.5% 1M -21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.58B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.32B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.43 +0.4% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.13B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins
TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc.
$147.29 -9.6% 1M -31.5% 1Y
Market cap
$171.33B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$93.82B
Div. yield
0.03%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tim leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tim 5, Telefonica Brasil 5, T-Mobile US 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTIMBVIVTMUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.58B $18.13B $171.33B TMUS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.4x 14.6x 15.2x TIMB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 12.3x 13.0x TIMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +15.9% +9.3% VIV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.5% 10.7% 12.0% TIMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% — 10.5% TIMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.3x 2.3x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.9% -10.5% -31.5% VIV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr +7.3%/yr +5.1%/yr TIMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.8% 35.0% 35.5% VIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 88/100 68/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

TIMBVIVTMUS

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

AxisTIMBVIVTMUS
Valuation 81 #10 of 49 90 #6 of 49 50 #25 of 49
Growth 66 #16 of 45 82 #9 of 45 77 #11 of 45
Profitability 98 #2 of 45 84 #8 of 45 86 #7 of 45
Financial Health 88 #7 of 49 96 #3 of 49 50 #25 of 49
Shareholder Returns 83 #7 of 37 89 #5 of 37 75 #10 of 37
Overall 83 88 68
  • TIMB ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TMUS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTIMBVIVTMUSSPY
1 month +1.5%+0.4%-9.6% +0.7%
3 months -5.2%-11.2%-15.0% +3.7%
6 months -30.2%-28.0%-24.7% +7.1%
Year to date -6.9%-3.6%-27.5% +12.8%
1 year -21.9%-10.5%-31.5% +11.9%
3 years +21.5%+28.4%+4.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.7%+8.7%+1.3% +22.8%
5 years +83.7%+42.3%+28.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +12.9%+7.3%+5.1% +10.9%
10 years +32.3%-19.0%+198.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +2.8%-2.1%+11.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTIMBVIVTMUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.8%35.0%35.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.4%39.9%42.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.48-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.30-0.89 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-44.5%-46.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.2%-33.3%-33.6% -1.2%
52-week high $27.96$17.14$221.98 $779.14
52-week low $16.78$11.23$146.54 $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.

MultipleTIMBVIVTMUS
P/E now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 11.5x 14.8xmedian 11.5x 14.0xmedian 11.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 6.8x 3.4xmedian 6.8x 6.9xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 5.9x 4.8xmedian 5.9x 8.4xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x —median 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 0.25 -31.00median 0.25 0.83median 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 monthsTIMBVIVTMUS
Revenue $5.32B $11.69B $93.82B
Gross profit $2.91B $5.26B $58.23B
Operating income $1.34B $1.99B $19.38B
Net income $825.44M $1.29B $11.30B
Free cash flow $2.65B $3.83B $18.65B
EPS (diluted) $1.71 $0.77 $10.55
Cash & equivalents $516.69M $1.64B $5.62B
Total debt $297.23M $29.48M $83.67B
Shares (diluted) 482.86M 1.61B 1.07B
Enterprise value $4.29B $12.15B $153.76B

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
MetricTIMBVIVTMUS
P/E 10.6x 14.8x 14.0x
P/FCF 3.3x 4.8x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 4.8x 5.5x
P/S 1.6x 1.6x 1.7x
P/B 1.8x – 2.8x
P/Tangible book 4.7x – -3.6x
EV/EBITDA 3.0x 3.4x 6.9x
EV/EBIT 6.0x 8.3x 12.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.4x 2.5x
EV/FCF 3.1x 4.3x 12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.1x 4.3x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 -31.00 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTIMBVIVTMUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 15.9% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 6.2% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 18.6% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 7.7% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.0% 27.2% 1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 12.4% 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.6% 35.5% -4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 10.9% 13.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.8% -15.5% 0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -0.5% 16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.8% 8.3% 7.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -0.5% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.0% 384.6% 8.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.6% -0.5% 42.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTIMBVIVTMUS
Gross margin 54.7% 45.0% 62.1%
EBITDA margin 50.7% 42.0% 36.1%
Operating margin 25.2% 17.1% 20.7%
Pretax margin 18.2% 12.6% 15.8%
Net margin 15.5% 10.7% 12.0%
FCF margin 49.8% 32.7% 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin 49.8% 32.7% 30.6%
Return on equity 17.4% – 20.1%
Return on assets 7.5% 5.2% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 26.5% – 10.5%
Return on capital employed – – 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 3.0x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTIMBVIVTMUS
Debt / assets 2.7% 0.1% 39.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.3x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.0x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% – 73.6%
Equity / assets 43.7% – 26.4%
Interest coverage 2.2x 2.5x –
Current ratio – – 0.9x
Quick ratio – – 0.5x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTIMBVIVTMUS
Dividend yield 6.7% 7.7% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – – 7.7%
Shareholder yield 6.7% 7.7% 10.4%
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.

ConsensusTIMBVIVTMUS
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 13.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.68FY2026 $0.93FY2026 $11.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.6% +38.7% +30.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.74BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026 $96.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% -3.2% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTIMBVIVTMUS
Held by institutions 4.4% 3.9% 43.1%
Institutions holding 169 225 1,657
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% -4.8% +4.7%
Institutions buying 88 123 849
Institutions selling 56 75 631
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.64 1.35

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.

TIMBVIVTMUS
TIMB 1.00 0.84 0.12
VIV 0.84 1.00 0.10
TMUS 0.12 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TIMB, VIV and TMUS?

T-Mobile US (TMUS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tim (TIMB) $8.58B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.13B, T-Mobile US (TMUS) $171.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, TIMB, VIV and TMUS?

Tim (TIMB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tim (TIMB) 10.4x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.6x, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tim (TIMB) is cheapest (Tim (TIMB) 10.8x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.3x, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 13.0x). 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: Tim (TIMB) +12.2%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tim (TIMB) has the highest net margin (Tim (TIMB) 15.5%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Tim (TIMB) leads (Tim (TIMB) 26.5%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Telefonica Brasil (VIV) returned the most: Tim (TIMB) -21.9%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -10.5%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) -31.5%. Over five years, Tim (TIMB) compounded fastest (Tim (TIMB) +12.9%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +7.3%/yr, T-Mobile US (TMUS) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has been the steadiest (Tim (TIMB) 36.8%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 35.0%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 35.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TIMB, VIV and TMUS?

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.