TV vs CHT vs LUMN Stock Comparison

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B, Chunghwa Telecom and Lumen Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.17 -8.1% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$135.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
2 wins
CHT Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd
$48.52 +5.2% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$37.64B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.90B
Div. yield
3.32%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins
LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc.
$4.69 -17.9% 1M -49.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.83B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Chunghwa Telecom leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Chunghwa Telecom 6, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 2, Lumen Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTVCHTLUMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $135.02B $37.64B $4.83B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -275.8x 28.1x -4.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 28.4x — TV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +8.3% -7.7% CHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.3% 17.0% -8.7% CHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% 10.7% 1.2% CHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 64.6x — 3.9x LUMN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.32% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.9% +13.0% -49.9% CHT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.0%/yr +4.2%/yr -16.9%/yr CHT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 13.9% 75.0% CHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 53/100 53/100 LUMN

Percentile Scorecard

TVCHTLUMN

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

AxisTVCHTLUMN
Valuation 4 #47 of 49 25 #37 of 49 77 #12 of 49
Growth 21 #36 of 45 50 #23 of 45 68 #15 of 45
Profitability 34 #30 of 45 55 #21 of 45 46 #25 of 45
Financial Health 75 #13 of 49 94 #4 of 49 23 #38 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 42 #22 of 37 –
Overall 33 53 53
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CHT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LUMN ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTVCHTLUMNSPY
1 month -8.1%+5.2%-17.9% -0.2%
3 months -22.5%+12.1%-24.1% +3.9%
6 months -23.3%+11.4%-46.2% +8.2%
Year to date -25.4%+16.3%-39.6% +12.9%
1 year -13.9%+13.0%-49.9% +12.3%
3 years -7.7%+36.7%+252.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.6%+11.0%+52.3% +23.3%
5 years -79.2%+22.6%-60.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -27.0%+4.2%-16.9% +10.9%
10 years -91.4%+41.9%-84.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -21.8%+3.6%-17.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTVCHTLUMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%13.9%75.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%14.8%76.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.102.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.350.93-0.67 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-26.5%-93.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.9%-0.4%-60.4% -1.2%
52-week high $3.44$48.73$11.83 $779.14
52-week low $2.17$40.74$4.43 $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.

MultipleTVCHTLUMN
P/E now vs peer median -275.8xmedian 11.8x 28.1xmedian 11.8x -4.6xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 1.1x 4.8xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3,856xmedian 6.8x —median 6.8x 5.6xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 5.9x 60.2xmedian 5.9x 5.8xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 1.2x 3.3xmedian 1.2x -3.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.97median 0.24 2.09median 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 monthsTVCHTLUMN
Revenue $3.23B $7.90B $11.83B
Gross profit $1.78B $2.88B $5.66B
Operating income $307.39M $1.61B $198.00M
Net income -$116.03M $1.34B -$1.02B
Free cash flow – $625.04M $837.00M
R&D – $144.76M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $1.72 $-1.02
Cash & equivalents $1.70B $1.32B $1.88B
Total debt $14.34B $620.49M $13.21B
Shares (diluted) 68.12B 777.60M 1.00B
Enterprise value $127.32B $30.13B -$2.07B

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
MetricTVCHTLUMN
P/E -275.8x 28.1x -4.6x
P/FCF – 60.2x 5.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 0.9x
P/S 41.8x 4.8x 0.4x
P/B 21.1x 3.3x -3.2x
P/Tangible book 27.1x 3.3x -0.9x
EV/EBITDA 3,856x – 5.6x
EV/EBIT 446.7x 22.0x 81.6x
EV/Revenue 42.6x 4.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 56.4x 19.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 3.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.97 2.09 -0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTVCHTLUMN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 8.3% -7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.8% 3.2% -8.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -37.1% 7.9% -7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.9% 2.8% -11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 255.7% 6.9% 191.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 1.1% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 68.3% 8.2% 13.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.1% -0.8% 54.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.4% 52.6% 14.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.8% 13.5% 54.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 22.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 29.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.2% -10.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% 48.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTVCHTLUMN
Gross margin 55.2% 36.5% 47.8%
EBITDA margin 1.1% – 24.3%
Operating margin 9.5% 20.3% 1.7%
Pretax margin 8.3% 21.0% -11.8%
Net margin -15.3% 17.0% -8.7%
FCF margin – 7.9% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 45.4%
Return on equity -1.9% 11.3% –
Return on assets -0.9% 1.9% -3.3%
Return on invested capital 2.9% 10.7% 1.2%
Return on capital employed 2.7% 2.4% 0.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -5.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTVCHTLUMN
Debt / assets 34.8% 1.1% 42.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x -8.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 64.6x – 3.9x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 52.7% 34.0% 104.8%
Equity / assets 47.3% 66.0% -4.8%
Interest coverage 0.7x 144.6x 0.2x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 12.51 6.04 -0.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTVCHTLUMN
Dividend yield – 3.3% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusTVCHTLUMN
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.18FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $-0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +8.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +38.9% +3.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.07BFY2026 $7.63BFY2026 $10.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.0%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 -13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% +12.1% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTVCHTLUMN
Held by institutions 0.2% 2.6% 70.7%
Institutions holding 106 218 622
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.9% +1.3% +2.6%
Institutions buying 44 136 289
Institutions selling 33 47 180
Buyers to sellers 1.33 2.89 1.61

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.

TVCHTLUMN
TV 1.00 0.07 0.11
CHT 0.07 1.00 0.01
LUMN 0.11 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TV, CHT and LUMN?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $135.02B, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) $37.64B, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) $4.83B.

Which company is growing faster?

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +5.5%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +8.3%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has the highest net margin (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -15.3%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 17.0%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -8.7%). On return on invested capital, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) leads (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.9%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 10.7%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) returned the most: Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -13.9%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +13.0%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -49.9%. Over five years, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) compounded fastest (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -27.0%/yr, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +4.2%/yr, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 0.00%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 3.32%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 0.00%. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) and Lumen Technologies (LUMN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has been the steadiest (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 39.3%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 13.9%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 75.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TV, CHT and LUMN?

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 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.