TU vs TIGO vs BCE Stock Comparison

Telus, Millicom International Cellular and Bce Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TU Telus Corp
$8.60 +1.4% 1M -42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
0.09%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
BCE Bce Inc
$20.09 -4.2% 1M -14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.63B
P/E
3.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.97B
Div. yield
0.10%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bce leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bce 7, Millicom International Cellular 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTUTIGOBCELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.11B $13.38B $18.63B BCE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.2x 20.1x 3.7x BCE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 21.0x 11.2x BCE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +29.4% +2.2% TIGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.8% 9.2% 22.7% BCE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.8% 16.8% 13.4% TIGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 2.0x 2.8x TIGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.00% 0.10% BCE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.5% +61.4% -14.4% TIGO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.9%/yr +17.1%/yr -17.2%/yr TIGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 42.0% 22.0% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 54/100 68/100 BCE

Percentile Scorecard

TUTIGOBCE

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

AxisTUTIGOBCE
Valuation 71 #15 of 49 46 #27 of 49 69 #16 of 49
Growth 14 #39 of 45 71 #14 of 45 61 #18 of 45
Profitability 43 #26 of 45 77 #11 of 45 91 #5 of 45
Financial Health 27 #36 of 49 25 #37 of 49 40 #30 of 49
Shareholder Returns 92 #4 of 37 53 #18 of 37 78 #9 of 37
Overall 49 54 68
  • TU ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TIGO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTUTIGOBCESPY
1 month +1.4%-13.8%-4.2% -0.2%
3 months -19.6%-16.5%-7.9% +3.9%
6 months -30.3%-2.7%-14.5% +8.2%
Year to date -34.7%+44.0%-15.7% +12.9%
1 year -42.5%+61.4%-14.4% +12.3%
3 years -45.8%+420.7%-45.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.5%+73.4%-18.2% +23.3%
5 years -62.6%+119.7%-61.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.9%+17.1%-17.2% +10.9%
10 years -46.7%—-55.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.1%—-7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTUTIGOBCESPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%42.0%22.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%44.5%23.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.050.30-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.621.46-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.8%-71.3%-68.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.6%-23.5%-24.0% -1.2%
52-week high $14.98$104.31$26.45 $779.14
52-week low $7.72$45.81$18.79 $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.

MultipleTUTIGOBCE
P/E now vs peer median -5.2xmedian 11.8x 20.1xmedian 11.8x 3.7xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 6.8x 5.9xmedian 6.8x 4.6xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 5.9x 22.9xmedian 5.9x -8.7xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 5.4xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.24 0.06median 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 monthsTUTIGOBCE
Revenue $17.13B $7.24B $21.97B
Gross profit – – $18.64B
Operating income $833.56M $1.74B $6.29B
Net income -$2.52B $646.00M $4.68B
Free cash flow $4.97B $590.00M -$2.14B
EPS (diluted) $-1.65 $3.96 $5.37
Cash & equivalents $976.14M $861.00M $335.70M
Total debt $54.29B $26.42B $119.67B
Shares (diluted) 1.54B 168.00M 929.10M
Enterprise value $5.70B $8.13B $16.76B

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
MetricTUTIGOBCE
P/E -5.2x 20.1x 3.7x
P/FCF 2.7x 22.9x -8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 3.1x 22.9x 3.0x
P/S 0.8x 1.9x 0.9x
P/B 1.3x 5.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -3.2x -2.1x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 5.9x 4.6x
EV/EBIT 41.4x 11.7x 7.6x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.8x 2.2x
EV/FCF 6.9x 34.4x -22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 34.4x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.06 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTUTIGOBCE
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 29.4% 2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 9.4% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -65.6% 20.0% -7.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.6% 28.3% 53.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -4,024% -35.3% 1,063%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -62.5% 121.4% 36.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -548.7% -28.2% 1,649%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -61.5% 351.7% 44.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.9% -52.2% -7.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% -1.5% -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.3% -52.2% -144.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -1.5% -32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTUTIGOBCE
Gross margin – – 84.8%
EBITDA margin 28.7% 47.1% 46.8%
Operating margin 4.9% 24.0% 28.6%
Pretax margin 8.1% 13.3% 52.5%
Net margin -14.8% 9.2% 22.7%
FCF margin 29.0% 8.2% -9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 8.2% 28.6%
Return on equity -10.0% 22.8% 31.0%
Return on assets -1.1% 3.1% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 3.8% 16.8% 13.4%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 11.2% 12.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 0.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTUTIGOBCE
Debt / assets 55.4% 37.0% 51.5%
Debt / equity 2.2x 3.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 2.0x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 13.0x -13.7x
Liabilities / assets 75.2% 87.9% 70.6%
Equity / assets 24.8% 12.1% 29.4%
Interest coverage 0.7x 1.9x 6.7x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.07 0.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTUTIGOBCE
Dividend yield 16.9% 4.4% 8.1%
Net buyback yield – – -0.5%
Shareholder yield 16.9% 4.4% 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) -46.0% – 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.3% – -89.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.0% – 146.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – 34.6%

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.

ConsensusTUTIGOBCE
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 21.0xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $3.80FY2026 $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -23.9%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% +65.5% -2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.17BFY2026 $9.17BFY2026 $18.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +57.6%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.9% -4.3% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTUTIGOBCE
Held by institutions – 46.2% 48.1%
Institutions holding – 437 394
Change in shares held, QoQ – +7.3% +5.3%
Institutions buying – 283 184
Institutions selling – 127 130
Buyers to sellers – 2.23 1.42

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.

TUTIGOBCE
TU 1.00 -0.05 0.48
TIGO -0.05 1.00 0.15
BCE 0.48 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TU, TIGO and BCE?

Bce (BCE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telus (TU) $13.11B, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) $13.38B, Bce (BCE) $18.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, TU, TIGO and BCE?

Bce (BCE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Telus (TU) -5.2x, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 20.1x, Bce (BCE) 3.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bce (BCE) is cheapest (Telus (TU) 16.9x, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 21.0x, Bce (BCE) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Telus (TU) +0.6%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +29.4%, Bce (BCE) +2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bce (BCE) has the highest net margin (Telus (TU) -14.8%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 9.2%, Bce (BCE) 22.7%). On return on invested capital, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) leads (Telus (TU) 3.8%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 16.8%, Bce (BCE) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) returned the most: Telus (TU) -42.5%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +61.4%, Bce (BCE) -14.4%. Over five years, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) compounded fastest (Telus (TU) -17.9%/yr, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +17.1%/yr, Bce (BCE) -17.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bce (BCE) has the highest dividend yield: Telus (TU) 0.09%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 0.00%, Bce (BCE) 0.10%. Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (Telus (TU) 26.3%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 42.0%, Bce (BCE) 22.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TU, TIGO and BCE?

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