TKC vs TMUS vs VZ Stock Comparison

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S, T-Mobile US and Verizon Communications Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc.
$160.15 -2.1% 1M -23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$170.21B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$93.82B
Div. yield
2.55%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
$45.08 -1.9% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$187.30B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$139.39B
Div. yield
6.26%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

T-Mobile US leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (T-Mobile US 5, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S 4, Verizon Communications 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTKCTMUSVZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.07B $170.21B $187.30B VZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 15.2x 11.4x TKC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 14.1x 8.6x TKC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.3% +1.4% TMUS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.0% 11.8% TMUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.5% 8.2% TMUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x 3.3x TMUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.38% 2.55% 6.26% VZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.9% -23.8% +13.4% VZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.1%/yr +5.6%/yr -3.2%/yr TMUS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 36.0% 27.9% TKC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 68/100 55/100 TKC

Percentile Scorecard

TKCTMUSVZ

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

AxisTKCTMUSVZ
Valuation 94 #4 of 49 50 #25 of 49 58 #21 of 49
Growth – 76 #12 of 47 28 #34 of 47
Profitability – 87 #7 of 46 73 #13 of 46
Financial Health 83 #9 of 49 52 #24 of 49 35 #32 of 49
Shareholder Returns 36 #24 of 37 75 #10 of 37 78 #9 of 37
Overall 71 68 55
  • TKC ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TMUS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VZ ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTKCTMUSVZSPY
1 month -8.3%-2.1%-1.9% -2.3%
3 months -16.2%-9.6%-4.8% -0.7%
6 months -25.5%-17.6%-5.2% +4.8%
Year to date -15.5%-21.1%+10.7% +10.3%
1 year -22.9%-23.8%+13.4% +10.3%
3 years +7.4%+8.6%+25.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +2.4%+2.8%+7.8% +20.1%
5 years +11.1%+31.3%-14.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.1%+5.6%-3.2% +10.1%
10 years -38.6%+225.6%-4.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year -4.8%+12.5%-0.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTKCTMUSVZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%36.0%27.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%42.2%28.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.68-0.46-0.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.84-0.660.48 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-46.3%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.4%-27.9%-12.3% -3.5%
52-week high $7.15$221.98$51.38 $779.14
52-week low $4.57$146.54$38.91 $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.

MultipleTKCTMUSVZ
P/E now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 11.7x 15.2xmedian 11.7x 11.4xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.7x 7.3xmedian 6.7x 7.2xmedian 6.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 5.9x 9.1xmedian 5.9x 8.4xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.4x 3.0xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.24 0.91median 0.24 -1.55median 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 monthsTKCTMUSVZ
Revenue – $93.82B $139.39B
Gross profit – $58.23B $81.66B
Operating income – $19.38B $29.08B
Net income – $11.30B $16.86B
Free cash flow – $18.65B $22.38B
EPS (diluted) – $10.55 $3.94
Cash & equivalents $2.14B $5.62B $4.50B
Total debt $3.69B $83.67B $166.23B
Shares (diluted) – 1.07B 4.17B
Enterprise value -$4.19B $152.65B $154.94B

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
MetricTKCTMUSVZ
P/E 9.8x 15.2x 11.4x
P/FCF 3.3x 9.1x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.9x 4.8x
P/S 0.7x 1.8x 1.3x
P/B 0.7x 3.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.7x -3.9x -3.5x
EV/EBITDA – 7.3x 7.2x
EV/EBIT – 12.8x 12.0x
EV/Revenue – 2.6x 2.5x
EV/FCF – 13.3x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.6x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.91 -1.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTKCTMUSVZ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.3% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.7% -2.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 1.3% -8.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – -4.8% -16.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% -7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 0.1% -16.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 16.8% -7.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.0% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.8% 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.8% 5.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.6% 11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTKCTMUSVZ
Gross margin – 62.1% 58.6%
EBITDA margin – 36.1% 34.9%
Operating margin – 20.7% 20.9%
Pretax margin – 15.8% 15.7%
Net margin – 12.0% 11.8%
FCF margin – 19.9% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 30.6% 28.0%
Return on equity – 20.1% 15.9%
Return on assets – 5.3% 4.1%
Return on invested capital – 10.5% 8.2%
Return on capital employed – 10.2% 8.4%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.5x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTKCTMUSVZ
Debt / assets 31.7% 39.3% 40.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.5x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x 3.3x
Debt / FCF – 4.5x 7.4x
Liabilities / assets 48.2% 73.6% 74.2%
Equity / assets 51.8% 26.4% 25.8%
Interest coverage – – 3.8x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.9x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.56 1.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTKCTMUSVZ
Dividend yield 2.4% 2.5% 6.3%
Net buyback yield – 7.1% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 9.6% 8.4%
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.

ConsensusTKCTMUSVZ
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.59FY2026 $11.36FY2026 $5.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.1% +30.7% +7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.31BFY2026 $96.73BFY2026 $145.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.5% +6.6% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTKCTMUSVZ
Held by institutions 5.7% 43.1% 68.7%
Institutions holding 172 1,658 3,134
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +4.7% +3.1%
Institutions buying 84 849 1,595
Institutions selling 65 632 1,248
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.34 1.28

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.

TKCTMUSVZ
TKC 1.00 0.15 0.10
TMUS 0.15 1.00 0.67
VZ 0.10 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TKC, TMUS and VZ?

Verizon Communications (VZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S (TKC) $4.07B, T-Mobile US (TMUS) $170.21B, Verizon Communications (VZ) $187.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, TKC, TMUS and VZ?

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S (TKC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S (TKC) 9.8x, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 15.2x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S (TKC) is cheapest (Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S (TKC) 7.8x, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 14.1x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

T-Mobile US (TMUS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: T-Mobile US (TMUS) +9.3%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

T-Mobile US (TMUS) has the highest net margin (T-Mobile US (TMUS) 12.0%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, T-Mobile US (TMUS) leads (T-Mobile US (TMUS) 10.5%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Verizon Communications (VZ) returned the most: Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S (TKC) -22.9%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) -23.8%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +13.4%. Over five years, T-Mobile US (TMUS) compounded fastest (Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S (TKC) +2.1%/yr, T-Mobile US (TMUS) +5.6%/yr, Verizon Communications (VZ) -3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Verizon Communications (VZ) has the highest dividend yield: Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S (TKC) 2.38%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 2.55%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 6.26%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S (TKC) has been the steadiest (Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S (TKC) 27.2%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 36.0%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TKC, TMUS and VZ?

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