TU vs VOD vs TIGO Stock Comparison

Telus, Vodafone Group Public and Millicom International Cellular Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TU Telus Corp
$8.70 +2.6% 1M -42.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
16.67%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Millicom International Cellular leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Millicom International Cellular 6, Vodafone Group Public 3, Telus 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTUVODTIGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.47B $38.20B $13.24B VOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.3x -82.0x 19.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 12.6x 20.6x VOD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% — +29.4% TIGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.8% — 9.2% TIGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.8% — 16.8% TIGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x — 2.0x TIGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 16.67% 3.35% 4.47% TU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.2% +33.8% +65.3% TIGO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.5%/yr +0.2%/yr +16.7%/yr TIGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 32.2% 42.0% TU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 57/100 48/100 VOD

Percentile Scorecard

TUVODTIGO

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

AxisTUVODTIGO
Valuation 63 #10 of 25 75 #7 of 25 33 #17 of 25
Growth 14 #19 of 22 – 71 #7 of 22
Profitability 29 #16 of 22 – 71 #7 of 22
Financial Health 24 #20 of 26 56 #12 of 26 20 #21 of 26
Shareholder Returns 90 #3 of 21 40 #13 of 21 45 #12 of 21
Overall 44 57 48
  • TU ranked among 27 companies in Telecommunications
  • VOD ranked among 27 companies in Telecommunications
  • TIGO ranked among 27 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTUVODTIGOSPY
1 month +2.6%-5.5%-15.4% -0.8%
3 months -16.3%-0.6%-17.9% +3.5%
6 months -28.3%+1.2%-5.4% +7.0%
Year to date -33.9%+18.8%+41.3% +12.2%
1 year -42.2%+33.8%+65.3% +13.0%
3 years -45.1%+70.5%+411.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -18.2%+19.5%+72.3% +23.1%
5 years -61.8%+0.8%+116.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -17.5%+0.2%+16.7% +11.0%
10 years -45.8%-43.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.9%-5.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTUVODTIGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%32.2%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%32.6%44.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.050.490.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.601.051.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.8%-57.5%-71.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.9%-10.4%-24.9% -1.8%
52-week high $14.98$17.53$104.31 $779.14
52-week low $7.72$11.20$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.

MultipleTUVODTIGO
P/E now vs peer median -5.3xmedian 12.3x -82.0xmedian 12.3x 19.7xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 5.9x —median 5.9x 5.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.9x 3.5xmedian 3.9x 22.4xmedian 3.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x 5.3xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.25 —median 0.25 0.06median 0.25

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 monthsTUVODTIGO
Revenue $17.13B – $7.24B
Operating income $833.56M – $1.74B
Net income -$2.52B – $646.00M
Free cash flow $4.97B – $590.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.65 – $3.96
Cash & equivalents $976.14M $10.31B $861.00M
Total debt $54.29B $60.32B $26.42B
Shares (diluted) 1.54B 2.40B 168.00M
Enterprise value $6.63B $11.87B $8.02B

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
MetricTUVODTIGO
P/E -5.3x -82.0x 19.7x
P/FCF 2.7x 3.5x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.1x – 22.4x
P/S 0.8x 0.8x 1.8x
P/B 1.4x 0.7x 5.3x
P/Tangible book -3.3x 0.9x -2.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x – 5.9x
EV/EBIT 41.6x – 11.5x
EV/Revenue 2.0x – 2.8x
EV/FCF 7.0x – 33.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x – 33.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 – 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTUVODTIGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% – 29.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -65.6% – 20.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.6% – 28.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -4,024% – -35.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -62.5% – 121.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -548.7% – -28.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -61.5% – 351.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.9% – -52.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% – -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.3% – -52.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – -1.5%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTUVODTIGO
Debt / assets 55.4% 40.5% 37.0%
Debt / equity 2.2x 1.0x 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x – 2.0x
Debt / FCF 4.5x – 13.0x
Liabilities / assets 75.2% 61.0% 87.9%
Equity / assets 24.8% 39.0% 12.1%
Interest coverage 0.7x – 1.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTUVODTIGO
Dividend yield 16.7% 3.4% 4.5%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 16.7% 3.4% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusTUVODTIGO
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $1.25FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -23.9%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% +13.6% +65.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.12BFY2026 $53.46BFY2026 $9.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.3%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +57.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.9% -3.1% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTUVODTIGO
Held by institutions 44.5% 7.9% 46.2%
Institutions holding 291 575 437
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% -0.8% +7.3%
Institutions buying 154 255 283
Institutions selling 85 162 127
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.57 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.

TUVODTIGO
TU 1.00 0.21 -0.04
VOD 0.21 1.00 0.30
TIGO -0.04 0.30 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TU, VOD and TIGO?

Vodafone Group Public (VOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telus (TU) $13.47B, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) $38.20B, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) $13.24B.

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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) has the highest net margin (Telus (TU) -14.8%, 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) -42.2%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +33.8%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +65.3%. Over five years, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) compounded fastest (Telus (TU) -17.5%/yr, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +0.2%/yr, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Telus (TU) has the highest dividend yield: Telus (TU) 16.67%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 3.35%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 4.47%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telus (TU) has been the steadiest (Telus (TU) 26.3%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 32.2%, 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, VOD 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, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 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.