TU vs VIV vs TIGO Stock Comparison

Telus, Telefonica Brasil and Millicom International Cellular Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TU Telus Corp
$8.60 +1.4% 1M -42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.08B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
0.09%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
1 win
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.60 0.0% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.54B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Telefonica Brasil leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Telefonica Brasil 6, Millicom International Cellular 4, Telus 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTUVIVTIGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.08B $18.54B $13.33B VIV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.2x 14.9x 20.0x VIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 12.5x 21.0x VIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +15.9% +29.4% TIGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.8% 10.7% 9.2% VIV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.8% — 16.8% TIGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x -0.3x 2.0x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.5% -9.9% +61.4% TIGO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.9%/yr +7.8%/yr +17.1%/yr TIGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 35.0% 42.0% TU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 88/100 54/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

TUVIVTIGO

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

AxisTUVIVTIGO
Valuation 71 #15 of 49 88 #7 of 49 46 #27 of 49
Growth 14 #39 of 45 82 #9 of 45 71 #14 of 45
Profitability 43 #26 of 45 84 #8 of 45 77 #11 of 45
Financial Health 27 #36 of 49 96 #3 of 49 25 #37 of 49
Shareholder Returns 92 #4 of 37 89 #5 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Overall 49 88 54
  • TU ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TIGO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTUVIVTIGOSPY
1 month +1.4%0.0%-13.8% -0.2%
3 months -19.6%-11.9%-16.5% +3.9%
6 months -30.3%-26.0%-2.7% +8.2%
Year to date -34.7%-2.2%+44.0% +12.9%
1 year -42.5%-9.9%+61.4% +12.3%
3 years -45.8%+30.5%+420.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.5%+9.3%+73.4% +23.3%
5 years -62.6%+45.7%+119.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.9%+7.8%+17.1% +10.9%
10 years -46.7%-18.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.1%-2.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTUVIVTIGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%35.0%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%39.6%44.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.050.480.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.62-0.281.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.8%-44.5%-71.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.6%-32.3%-23.5% -1.2%
52-week high $14.98$17.14$104.31 $779.14
52-week low $7.72$11.23$45.81 $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.

MultipleTUVIVTIGO
P/E now vs peer median -5.2xmedian 11.8x 15.0xmedian 11.8x 20.1xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 6.8x 3.4xmedian 6.8x 5.9xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 5.9x 4.8xmedian 5.9x 22.9xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 5.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.24 -31.46median 0.24 0.06median 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 monthsTUVIVTIGO
Revenue $17.13B $11.69B $7.24B
Gross profit – $5.26B –
Operating income $833.56M $1.99B $1.74B
Net income -$2.52B $1.29B $646.00M
Free cash flow $4.97B $3.83B $590.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.65 $0.77 $3.96
Cash & equivalents $976.14M $1.64B $861.00M
Total debt $54.29B $29.48M $26.42B
Shares (diluted) 1.54B 1.61B 168.00M
Enterprise value $5.67B $12.56B $8.08B

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
MetricTUVIVTIGO
P/E -5.2x 15.0x 20.1x
P/FCF 2.7x 4.8x 22.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.1x 4.8x 22.9x
P/S 0.8x 1.6x 1.9x
P/B 1.3x – 5.4x
P/Tangible book -3.2x – -2.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 3.4x 5.9x
EV/EBIT 41.4x 8.5x 11.7x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.4x 2.8x
EV/FCF 6.9x 4.4x 34.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 4.4x 34.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 -31.46 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTUVIVTIGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 15.9% 29.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 6.2% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -65.6% 27.2% 20.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.6% 12.4% 28.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -4,024% 35.5% -35.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -62.5% 10.9% 121.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -548.7% -15.5% -28.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -61.5% -0.5% 351.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.9% 8.3% -52.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% -0.5% -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.3% 384.6% -52.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -0.5% -1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTUVIVTIGO
Gross margin – 45.0% –
EBITDA margin 28.7% 42.0% 47.1%
Operating margin 4.9% 17.1% 24.0%
Pretax margin 8.1% 12.6% 13.3%
Net margin -14.8% 10.7% 9.2%
FCF margin 29.0% 32.7% 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 32.7% 8.2%
Return on equity -10.0% – 22.8%
Return on assets -1.1% 5.2% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 3.8% – 16.8%
Return on capital employed 2.0% – 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 3.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTUVIVTIGO
Debt / assets 55.4% 0.1% 37.0%
Debt / equity 2.2x – 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x -0.3x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 0.0x 13.0x
Liabilities / assets 75.2% – 87.9%
Equity / assets 24.8% – 12.1%
Interest coverage 0.7x 2.5x 1.9x
Current ratio 0.7x – 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTUVIVTIGO
Dividend yield 16.9% 8.0% 4.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 16.9% 8.0% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusTUVIVTIGO
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 21.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $0.93FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -23.9%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% +38.7% +65.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.17BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026 $9.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +57.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.9% -3.2% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTUVIVTIGO
Held by institutions – 3.9% 46.2%
Institutions holding – 224 437
Change in shares held, QoQ – -4.8% +7.3%
Institutions buying – 123 283
Institutions selling – 74 127
Buyers to sellers – 1.66 2.23

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.

TUVIVTIGO
TU 1.00 0.04 -0.05
VIV 0.04 1.00 0.34
TIGO -0.05 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TU, VIV and TIGO?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telus (TU) $13.08B, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.54B, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) $13.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, TU, VIV and TIGO?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Telus (TU) -5.2x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.9x, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) is cheapest (Telus (TU) 16.9x, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.5x, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 21.0x). 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%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +29.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest net margin (Telus (TU) -14.8%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) leads (Telus (TU) 3.8%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) returned the most: Telus (TU) -42.5%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -9.9%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +61.4%. Over five years, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) compounded fastest (Telus (TU) -17.9%/yr, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +7.8%/yr, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Telus (TU) 0.09%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 0.00%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 0.00%. Telefonica Brasil (VIV) and Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telus (TU) has been the steadiest (Telus (TU) 26.3%, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 35.0%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) leads on 6. 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.