TLK vs T vs VZ Stock Comparison

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk, At&T and Verizon Communications Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
T At&T Inc.
$20.84 -18.0% 1M -17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$143.57B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$128.85B
Div. yield
0.06%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
$43.11 -8.5% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$182.75B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Verizon Communications leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Verizon Communications 3, At&T 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTLKTVZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.60B $143.57B $182.75B VZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 11.1x 11.9x T
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 8.2x 8.2x T
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +3.5% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.1% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.0% -17.1% +11.1% VZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.3%/yr +1.9%/yr -3.9%/yr T
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 29.7% 28.0% VZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 58/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

TLKTVZ

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

AxisTLKTVZ
Valuation – 73 #14 of 49 56 #22 of 49
Growth – 43 #26 of 45 –
Profitability – 73 #13 of 45 –
Financial Health 67 #17 of 49 42 #29 of 49 –
Shareholder Returns 94 #3 of 37 58 #16 of 37 72 #11 of 37
Overall – 58 –
  • TLK ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • T 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

PeriodTLKTVZSPY
1 month -8.1%-18.0%-8.5% -0.8%
3 months -15.1%-14.6%-9.0% +3.5%
6 months -27.2%-18.3%-8.5% +7.0%
Year to date -41.8%-16.1%+5.8% +12.2%
1 year -39.0%-17.1%+11.1% +13.0%
3 years -44.4%+40.6%+28.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -17.8%+12.0%+8.8% +23.1%
5 years -53.7%+10.1%-18.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.3%+1.9%-3.9% +11.0%
10 years -61.8%-24.3%-9.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -9.2%-2.7%-1.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTLKTVZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%29.7%28.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.1%34.1%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.62-0.41-0.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.02-0.580.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-36.9%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.7%-28.4%-16.1% -1.8%
52-week high $23.43$29.10$51.38 $779.14
52-week low $10.44$20.49$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.

MultipleTLKTVZ
P/E now vs peer median —median 11.8x 11.0xmedian 11.8x 11.9xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.8x 6.6xmedian 6.8x —median 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 5.7x 7.9xmedian 5.7x 8.9xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.24 0.23median 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 monthsTLKTVZ
Revenue – $128.85B –
Gross profit – $102.21B –
Operating income – $23.58B –
Net income – $13.14B –
Free cash flow – $17.82B –
EPS (diluted) – $1.90 –
Cash & equivalents $54.58T $10.77B $4.50B
Total debt $135.75T $159.63B –
Shares (diluted) – 6.84B 4.17B
Enterprise value -$129.22T $85.03B $182.75B

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
MetricTLKTVZ
P/E – 11.0x 11.9x
P/FCF – 7.9x 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 3.5x –
P/S – 1.1x 1.4x
P/B 0.0x 1.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.0x -5.3x -3.3x
EV/EBITDA – 6.6x –
EV/EBIT – 12.3x –
EV/Revenue – 2.2x –
EV/FCF – 16.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.23 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTLKTVZ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 3.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -0.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 116.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -38.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 48.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -38.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 47.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -10.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTLKTVZ
Gross margin – 79.3% –
EBITDA margin – 33.9% –
Operating margin – 18.3% –
Pretax margin – 14.1% –
Net margin – 10.1% –
FCF margin – 13.8% –
Operating cash flow margin – 31.2% –
Return on equity – 11.7% –
Return on assets – 3.3% –
Return on invested capital – 6.9% –
Return on capital employed – 6.3% –
Asset turnover – 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTLKTVZ
Debt / assets 18.8% 35.8% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x –
Debt / FCF – 9.0x –
Liabilities / assets 55.5% 72.5% –
Equity / assets 44.5% 27.5% 25.8%
Interest coverage – 3.2x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 0.76 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTLKTVZ
Dividend yield 10.0% 5.4% 6.5%
Net buyback yield – 6.6% –
Shareholder yield 10.0% 12.0% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 60.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 44.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% –

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.

ConsensusTLKTVZ
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2026 8.2xFY2026 8.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $5.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +4.7% +7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.21BFY2026 $126.43BFY2026 $145.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.7% +9.7% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTLKTVZ
Held by institutions 6.3% 66.0% 68.7%
Institutions holding 209 2,675 3,131
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% -0.3% +3.1%
Institutions buying 101 1,266 1,594
Institutions selling 76 1,152 1,246
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.10 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.

TLKTVZ
TLK 1.00 0.10 0.13
T 0.10 1.00 0.77
VZ 0.13 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TLK, T and VZ?

Verizon Communications (VZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) $11.60B, At&T (T) $143.57B, Verizon Communications (VZ) $182.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, TLK, T and VZ?

At&T (T) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (At&T (T) 11.1x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, At&T (T) is cheapest (Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 11.2x, At&T (T) 8.2x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 8.2x). 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 Verizon Communications (VZ) returned the most: Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -39.0%, At&T (T) -17.1%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +11.1%. Over five years, At&T (T) compounded fastest (Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -14.3%/yr, At&T (T) +1.9%/yr, Verizon Communications (VZ) -3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 0.00%, At&T (T) 0.06%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 0.00%. Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) and Verizon Communications (VZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verizon Communications (VZ) has been the steadiest (Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 38.3%, At&T (T) 29.7%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TLK, T 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, Verizon Communications (VZ) leads on 3. 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.