TLK vs VZ vs VIV Stock Comparison

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk, Verizon Communications and Telefonica Brasil Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
$43.92 -6.7% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$182.48B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
6.42%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.60 0.0% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.53B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
8.02%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Verizon Communications leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Verizon Communications 5, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1, Telefonica Brasil 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTLKVZVIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.63B $182.48B $18.53B VZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 11.9x 15.0x VZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 8.4x 12.5x VZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +15.9% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 10.7% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 10.48% 6.42% 8.02% TLK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.6% +12.0% -9.9% VZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -3.6%/yr +7.8%/yr VIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 28.1% 35.0% VZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 88/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

TLKVZVIV

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

AxisTLKVZVIV
Valuation – 56 #22 of 49 88 #7 of 49
Growth – – 82 #9 of 45
Profitability – – 84 #8 of 45
Financial Health 67 #17 of 49 – 96 #3 of 49
Shareholder Returns 94 #3 of 37 72 #11 of 37 89 #5 of 37
Overall – – 88
  • TLK ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VZ ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTLKVZVIVSPY
1 month -12.0%-6.7%0.0% -0.2%
3 months -18.5%-8.9%-11.9% +3.9%
6 months -29.6%-7.0%-26.0% +8.2%
Year to date -44.2%+7.8%-2.2% +12.9%
1 year -41.6%+12.0%-9.9% +12.3%
3 years -46.8%+31.3%+30.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -19.0%+9.5%+9.3% +23.3%
5 years -55.1%-16.8%+45.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.8%-3.6%+7.8% +10.9%
10 years -63.9%-9.5%-18.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.7%-1.0%-2.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTLKVZVIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%28.1%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.4%28.1%39.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.60-0.430.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.080.43-0.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-44.3%-44.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.9%-14.5%-32.3% -1.2%
52-week high $23.43$51.38$17.14 $779.14
52-week low $10.44$38.91$11.23 $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.

MultipleTLKVZVIV
P/E now vs peer median —median 11.8x 11.9xmedian 11.8x 15.0xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.8x —median 6.8x 3.4xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 5.9x 8.9xmedian 5.9x 4.8xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.24 —median 0.24 -31.46median 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 monthsTLKVZVIV
Revenue – – $11.69B
Gross profit – – $5.26B
Operating income – – $1.99B
Net income – – $1.29B
Free cash flow – – $3.83B
EPS (diluted) – – $0.77
Cash & equivalents $54.58T $4.50B $1.64B
Total debt $135.75T – $29.48M
Shares (diluted) – 4.17B 1.61B
Enterprise value -$112.70T $183.78B $12.56B

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
MetricTLKVZVIV
P/E – 11.9x 15.0x
P/FCF – 8.9x 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 4.8x
P/S – 1.4x 1.6x
P/B 0.0x 1.7x –
P/Tangible book 0.0x -3.4x –
EV/EBITDA – – 3.4x
EV/EBIT – – 8.5x
EV/Revenue – – 1.4x
EV/FCF – – 4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -31.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTLKVZVIV
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 35.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 384.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -0.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTLKVZVIV
Gross margin – – 45.0%
EBITDA margin – – 42.0%
Operating margin – – 17.1%
Pretax margin – – 12.6%
Net margin – – 10.7%
FCF margin – – 32.7%
Operating cash flow margin – – 32.7%
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – – 5.2%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTLKVZVIV
Debt / assets 18.8% – 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.3x
Debt / FCF – – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 55.5% – –
Equity / assets 44.5% 25.8% –
Interest coverage – – 2.5x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.6x –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.6x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTLKVZVIV
Dividend yield 10.5% 6.4% 8.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 10.5% 6.4% 8.0%
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.

ConsensusTLKVZVIV
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $5.23FY2026 $0.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +7.5% +38.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.21BFY2026 $145.77BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.7% +0.2% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTLKVZVIV
Held by institutions 6.3% 68.7% 3.9%
Institutions holding 209 3,131 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +3.1% -4.8%
Institutions buying 101 1,594 123
Institutions selling 76 1,246 74
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.28 1.66

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.

TLKVZVIV
TLK 1.00 0.12 0.14
VZ 0.12 1.00 0.17
VIV 0.14 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TLK, VZ and VIV?

Verizon Communications (VZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) $11.63B, Verizon Communications (VZ) $182.48B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, TLK, VZ and VIV?

Verizon Communications (VZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.9x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verizon Communications (VZ) is cheapest (Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 10.8x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 8.4x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.5x). 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) -41.6%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +12.0%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -9.9%. Over five years, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) compounded fastest (Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -14.8%/yr, Verizon Communications (VZ) -3.6%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) has the highest dividend yield: Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 10.48%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 6.42%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 8.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verizon Communications (VZ) has been the steadiest (Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 38.4%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 28.1%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TLK, VZ and VIV?

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 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.