TU vs VOD vs VZ Stock Comparison

Telus, Vodafone Group Public and Verizon Communications Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TU Telus Corp
$8.82 +3.5% 1M -41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$13.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
0.09%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
1 win
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
$44.63 -4.1% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$179.95B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$138.90B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Verizon Communications leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Verizon Communications 6, Vodafone Group Public 3, Telus 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTUVODVZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.32B $37.74B $179.95B VZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.3x -82.2x 11.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x 12.6x 8.6x VZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% — +1.4% VZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.8% — 11.6% VZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.8% — 8.0% VZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x — 3.4x VZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.6% +35.0% +16.2% VOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.1%/yr +0.3%/yr -3.4%/yr VOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 32.1% 27.8% TU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 61/100 55/100 VOD

Percentile Scorecard

TUVODVZ

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

AxisTUVODVZ
Valuation 67 #17 of 49 81 #10 of 49 56 #22 of 49
Growth 13 #40 of 46 – 36 #30 of 46
Profitability 42 #27 of 46 – 73 #13 of 46
Financial Health 29 #36 of 50 55 #23 of 50 33 #34 of 50
Shareholder Returns 91 #4 of 36 46 #20 of 36 77 #9 of 36
Overall 48 61 55
  • TU ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VOD ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VZ ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTUVODVZSPY
1 month +3.5%-3.7%-4.1% -1.0%
3 months -13.7%+3.9%-3.9% +2.9%
6 months -28.4%+0.7%-3.8% +6.4%
Year to date -33.0%+19.2%+9.6% +11.4%
1 year -41.6%+35.0%+16.2% +13.1%
3 years -45.8%+70.2%+30.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -18.5%+19.4%+9.2% +21.5%
5 years -60.9%+1.7%-15.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -17.1%+0.3%-3.4% +10.9%
10 years -45.2%-43.3%-7.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year -5.8%-5.5%-0.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTUVODVZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%32.1%27.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.5%32.7%27.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.040.50-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.581.090.58 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.8%-57.5%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.6%-10.2%-13.1% -2.5%
52-week high $15.09$17.53$51.38 $779.14
52-week low $7.72$11.20$38.40 $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.

MultipleTUVODVZ
P/E now vs peer median -5.3xmedian 11.6x -82.2xmedian 11.6x 11.5xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x 7.3xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 5.6x 3.5xmedian 5.6x 8.6xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.24 —median 0.24 -1.42median 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 monthsTUVODVZ
Revenue $17.13B – $138.90B
Gross profit – – $81.57B
Operating income $833.56M – $28.53B
Net income -$2.52B – $16.60B
Free cash flow $4.97B – $21.53B
EPS (diluted) $-1.65 – $3.88
Cash & equivalents $976.14M $10.31B $1.75B
Total debt $54.29B $60.32B $165.23B
Shares (diluted) 1.54B 2.40B 4.17B
Enterprise value $5.91B $7.14B $143.08B

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
MetricTUVODVZ
P/E -5.3x -82.2x 11.5x
P/FCF 2.7x 3.5x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x – 4.8x
P/S 0.8x 0.8x 1.3x
P/B 1.4x 0.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book -3.3x 0.9x -3.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x – 7.3x
EV/EBIT 41.8x – 12.2x
EV/Revenue 2.0x – 2.5x
EV/FCF 7.0x – 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x – 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 – -1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTUVODVZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% – 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -65.6% – -3.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.6% – -1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -4,024% – -10.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -62.5% – -8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -548.7% – -9.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -61.5% – -8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.9% – 4.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% – 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.3% – 7.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTUVODVZ
Gross margin – – 58.7%
EBITDA margin 28.7% – 34.2%
Operating margin 4.9% – 20.5%
Pretax margin 8.1% – 15.6%
Net margin -14.8% – 11.6%
FCF margin 29.0% – 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% – 27.9%
Return on equity -10.0% – 15.8%
Return on assets -1.1% – 4.0%
Return on invested capital 3.8% – 8.0%
Return on capital employed 2.0% – 8.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x – 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTUVODVZ
Debt / assets 55.4% 40.5% 40.3%
Debt / equity 2.2x 1.0x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF 4.5x – 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 75.2% 61.0% 74.4%
Equity / assets 24.8% 39.0% 25.6%
Interest coverage 0.7x – 3.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 1.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTUVODVZ
Dividend yield 16.4% 3.3% 6.3%
Net buyback yield – – 1.9%
Shareholder yield 16.4% 3.3% 8.2%
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.

ConsensusTUVODVZ
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.50FY2026 $1.25FY2026 $5.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -25.4%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% +12.8% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.98BFY2026 $53.43BFY2026 $146.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.9% -3.1% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTUVODVZ
Held by institutions 44.5% 7.9% 68.7%
Institutions holding 291 575 3,131
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% -0.8% +3.1%
Institutions buying 154 255 1,594
Institutions selling 85 162 1,246
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.57 1.28

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.

TUVODVZ
TU 1.00 0.21 0.29
VOD 0.21 1.00 0.27
VZ 0.29 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TU, VOD and VZ?

Verizon Communications (VZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telus (TU) $13.32B, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) $37.74B, Verizon Communications (VZ) $179.95B.

Which company is growing faster?

Verizon Communications (VZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Telus (TU) +0.6%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verizon Communications (VZ) has the highest net margin (Telus (TU) -14.8%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Verizon Communications (VZ) leads (Telus (TU) 3.8%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vodafone Group Public (VOD) returned the most: Telus (TU) -41.6%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +35.0%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +16.2%. Over five years, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) compounded fastest (Telus (TU) -17.1%/yr, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +0.3%/yr, Verizon Communications (VZ) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Telus (TU) 0.09%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 0.00%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 0.00%. Vodafone Group Public (VOD) and Verizon Communications (VZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telus (TU) has been the steadiest (Telus (TU) 26.2%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 32.1%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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