TU vs TLK vs CHT Stock Comparison

Telus, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk and Chunghwa Telecom Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TU Telus Corp
$8.70 +2.6% 1M -42.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
0.09%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
CHT Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd
$48.19 +4.5% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$37.64B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.90B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Chunghwa Telecom leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Chunghwa Telecom 8, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTUTLKCHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.15B $11.63B $37.64B CHT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.2x — 28.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 11.2x 28.2x TLK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% — +8.3% CHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.8% — 17.0% CHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.8% — 10.7% CHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.2% -39.0% +11.2% CHT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.5%/yr -14.3%/yr +4.0%/yr CHT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 38.3% 13.9% CHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 — 53/100 CHT

Percentile Scorecard

TUTLKCHT

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

AxisTUTLKCHT
Valuation 71 #15 of 49 – 25 #37 of 49
Growth 14 #39 of 45 – 50 #23 of 45
Profitability 43 #26 of 45 – 55 #21 of 45
Financial Health 27 #36 of 49 67 #17 of 49 94 #4 of 49
Shareholder Returns 92 #4 of 37 94 #3 of 37 42 #22 of 37
Overall 49 – 53
  • TU ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TLK ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CHT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTUTLKCHTSPY
1 month +2.6%-8.1%+4.5% -0.8%
3 months -16.3%-15.1%+11.8% +3.5%
6 months -28.3%-27.2%+10.5% +7.0%
Year to date -33.9%-41.8%+15.5% +12.2%
1 year -42.2%-39.0%+11.2% +13.0%
3 years -45.1%-44.4%+35.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -18.2%-17.8%+10.7% +23.1%
5 years -61.8%-53.7%+21.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -17.5%-14.3%+4.0% +11.0%
10 years -45.8%-61.8%+38.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.9%-9.2%+3.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTUTLKCHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%38.3%13.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%44.1%14.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.050.620.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.60-1.020.81 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.8%-68.3%-26.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.9%-47.7%-1.1% -1.8%
52-week high $14.98$23.43$48.73 $779.14
52-week low $7.72$10.44$40.74 $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.

MultipleTUTLKCHT
P/E now vs peer median -5.3xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x 27.9xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x —median 1.1x 4.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 6.8x —median 6.8x —median 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 5.7x —median 5.7x 59.8xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 0.0xmedian 1.3x 3.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.24 —median 0.24 2.08median 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 monthsTUTLKCHT
Revenue $17.13B – $7.90B
Gross profit – – $2.88B
Operating income $833.56M – $1.61B
Net income -$2.52B – $1.34B
Free cash flow $4.97B – $625.04M
R&D – – $144.76M
EPS (diluted) $-1.65 – $1.72
Cash & equivalents $976.14M $54.58T $1.32B
Total debt $54.29B $135.75T $620.49M
Shares (diluted) 1.54B – 777.60M
Enterprise value $5.74B -$129.22T $29.65B

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
MetricTUTLKCHT
P/E -5.3x – 27.9x
P/FCF 2.7x – 59.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.1x – –
P/S 0.8x – 4.7x
P/B 1.4x 0.0x 3.3x
P/Tangible book -3.3x 0.0x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x – –
EV/EBIT 41.6x – 21.8x
EV/Revenue 2.0x – 4.4x
EV/FCF 7.0x – 56.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 – 2.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTUTLKCHT
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% – 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 7.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -65.6% – 6.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.6% – 1.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -4,024% – 8.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -62.5% – -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -548.7% – 52.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -61.5% – 13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.9% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.3% – -11.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – 2.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTUTLKCHT
Gross margin – – 36.5%
EBITDA margin 28.7% – –
Operating margin 4.9% – 20.3%
Pretax margin 8.1% – 21.0%
Net margin -14.8% – 17.0%
FCF margin 29.0% – 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% – –
Return on equity -10.0% – 11.3%
Return on assets -1.1% – 1.9%
Return on invested capital 3.8% – 10.7%
Return on capital employed 2.0% – 2.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTUTLKCHT
Debt / assets 55.4% 18.8% 1.1%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x – –
Debt / FCF 4.5x – 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 75.2% 55.5% 34.0%
Equity / assets 24.8% 44.5% 66.0%
Interest coverage 0.7x – 144.6x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – – 6.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTUTLKCHT
Dividend yield 16.7% 10.0% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 16.7% 10.0% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -46.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 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.

ConsensusTUTLKCHT
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -23.9%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% +9.2% +3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.17BFY2026 $8.21BFY2026 $7.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.9% +11.7% +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTUTLKCHT
Held by institutions 44.5% 6.3% 2.6%
Institutions holding 291 209 218
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% +7.8% +1.3%
Institutions buying 154 101 136
Institutions selling 85 76 47
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.33 2.89

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.

TUTLKCHT
TU 1.00 0.06 0.21
TLK 0.06 1.00 0.16
CHT 0.21 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TU, TLK and CHT?

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telus (TU) $13.15B, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) $11.63B, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) $37.64B.

Which company is growing faster?

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Telus (TU) +0.6%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has the highest net margin (Telus (TU) -14.8%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) leads (Telus (TU) 3.8%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) returned the most: Telus (TU) -42.2%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -39.0%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +11.2%. Over five years, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) compounded fastest (Telus (TU) -17.5%/yr, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -14.3%/yr, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Telus (TU) 0.09%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 0.00%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 0.00%. Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has been the steadiest (Telus (TU) 26.3%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 38.3%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 13.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TU, TLK and CHT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) leads on 8. 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.