TMUS vs VOD vs TU Stock Comparison

T-Mobile US, Vodafone Group Public and Telus Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc.
$148.08 -11.0% 1M -32.7% 1Y
Market cap
$157.79B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$93.82B
Div. yield
0.03%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
7 wins
TU Telus Corp
$8.56 +2.3% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$13.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
0.09%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

T-Mobile US leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (T-Mobile US 7, Vodafone Group Public 2, Telus 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTMUSVODTULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $157.79B $37.36B $13.23B TMUS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.0x -81.6x -5.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 12.5x 16.8x VOD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% — +0.6% TMUS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% — -14.8% TMUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% — 3.8% TMUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 4.3x TMUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.09% TU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.7% +27.7% -42.9% VOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr +0.9%/yr -17.9%/yr TMUS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 32.0% 26.3% TU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 60/100 49/100 TMUS

Percentile Scorecard

TMUSVODTU

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

AxisTMUSVODTU
Valuation 50 #25 of 49 81 #10 of 49 69 #16 of 49
Growth 77 #11 of 45 – 14 #39 of 45
Profitability 86 #7 of 45 – 43 #26 of 45
Financial Health 50 #25 of 49 54 #23 of 49 27 #36 of 49
Shareholder Returns 75 #10 of 37 44 #21 of 37 92 #4 of 37
Overall 68 60 49
  • TMUS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VOD ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TU ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTMUSVODTUSPY
1 month -11.0%-5.7%+2.3% +0.9%
3 months -18.4%-3.1%-23.2% +5.9%
6 months -25.3%+1.9%-29.9% +8.5%
Year to date -27.1%+18.3%-35.0% +13.3%
1 year -32.7%+27.7%-42.9% +12.4%
3 years +5.8%+69.7%-46.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.9%+19.3%-18.6% +23.5%
5 years +28.7%+4.5%-62.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +5.2%+0.9%-17.9% +11.0%
10 years +200.1%-44.1%-47.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.6%-5.7%-6.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTMUSVODTUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%32.0%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.1%32.4%30.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.380.49-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.920.87-1.63 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.3%-57.5%-71.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-10.8%-42.9% -0.9%
52-week high $221.98$17.53$14.98 $779.14
52-week low $146.54$11.20$7.72 $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.

MultipleTMUSVODTU
P/E now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 11.6x -81.6xmedian 11.6x -5.2xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 6.8x —median 6.8x 7.0xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 6.3x 3.5xmedian 6.3x 2.7xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 0.24 —median 0.24 0.08median 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 monthsTMUSVODTU
Revenue $93.82B – $17.13B
Gross profit $58.23B – –
Operating income $19.38B – $833.56M
Net income $11.30B – -$2.52B
Free cash flow $18.65B – $4.97B
EPS (diluted) $10.55 – $-1.65
Cash & equivalents $5.62B $10.31B $976.14M
Total debt $83.67B $60.32B $54.29B
Shares (diluted) 1.07B 2.40B 1.54B
Enterprise value $140.23B $6.76B $5.82B

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
MetricTMUSVODTU
P/E 14.0x -81.6x -5.2x
P/FCF 8.4x 3.5x 2.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x – 3.1x
P/S 1.7x 0.8x 0.8x
P/B 2.8x 0.7x 1.3x
P/Tangible book -3.6x 0.9x -3.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x – 7.0x
EV/EBIT 12.1x – 41.3x
EV/Revenue 2.5x – 2.0x
EV/FCF 12.6x – 6.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x – 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 – 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTMUSVODTU
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% – 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.3% – -65.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – -30.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.8% – -4,024%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.3% – -62.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.1% – -548.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.8% – -61.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.0% – 4.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% – -1.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% – 15.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.6% – 2.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTMUSVODTU
Gross margin 62.1% – –
EBITDA margin 36.1% – 28.7%
Operating margin 20.7% – 4.9%
Pretax margin 15.8% – 8.1%
Net margin 12.0% – -14.8%
FCF margin 19.9% – 29.0%
Operating cash flow margin 30.6% – 25.2%
Return on equity 20.1% – -10.0%
Return on assets 5.3% – -1.1%
Return on invested capital 10.5% – 3.8%
Return on capital employed 10.2% – 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x – -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTMUSVODTU
Debt / assets 39.3% 40.5% 55.4%
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.0x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 4.3x
Debt / FCF 4.5x – 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 73.6% 61.0% 75.2%
Equity / assets 26.4% 39.0% 24.8%
Interest coverage – – 0.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.51 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTMUSVODTU
Dividend yield 2.8% 3.4% 16.9%
Net buyback yield 7.6% – –
Shareholder yield 10.4% 3.4% 16.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.3% – -46.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.8% – 23.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.1% – 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 11.2%

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.

ConsensusTMUSVODTU
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.36FY2026 $1.25FY2026 $0.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 -23.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.7% +13.6% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.73BFY2026 $53.46BFY2026 $15.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% -3.1% -9.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTMUSVODTU
Held by institutions 43.1% 7.9% –
Institutions holding 1,656 575 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.7% -0.8% –
Institutions buying 849 255 –
Institutions selling 630 162 –
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.57 –

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.

TMUSVODTU
TMUS 1.00 0.28 0.27
VOD 0.28 1.00 0.21
TU 0.27 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TMUS, VOD and TU?

T-Mobile US (TMUS) is the largest by market capitalisation: T-Mobile US (TMUS) $157.79B, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) $37.36B, Telus (TU) $13.23B.

Which company is growing faster?

T-Mobile US (TMUS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: T-Mobile US (TMUS) +9.3%, Telus (TU) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

T-Mobile US (TMUS) has the highest net margin (T-Mobile US (TMUS) 12.0%, Telus (TU) -14.8%). On return on invested capital, T-Mobile US (TMUS) leads (T-Mobile US (TMUS) 10.5%, Telus (TU) 3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vodafone Group Public (VOD) returned the most: T-Mobile US (TMUS) -32.7%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +27.7%, Telus (TU) -42.9%. Over five years, T-Mobile US (TMUS) compounded fastest (T-Mobile US (TMUS) +5.2%/yr, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +0.9%/yr, Telus (TU) -17.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Telus (TU) has the highest dividend yield: T-Mobile US (TMUS) 0.03%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 0.00%, Telus (TU) 0.09%. Vodafone Group Public (VOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telus (TU) has been the steadiest (T-Mobile US (TMUS) 35.5%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 32.0%, Telus (TU) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TMUS, VOD and TU?

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 7. 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.