TV vs TDS vs IDT Stock Comparison

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B, Telephone & Data Systems and Idt Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.17 -7.7% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$135.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
2 wins
IDT Idt Corp
$81.92 +17.7% 1M +61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.30B
Div. yield
0.33%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Telephone & Data Systems leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Telephone & Data Systems 7, Idt 3, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTVTDSIDTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $135.02B $3.97B $1.91B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -275.8x 11.3x 23.6x TDS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 8.8x 18.4x TDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +3.8% +5.4% TV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.3% 27.7% 6.7% TDS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% 6.6% — TDS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 64.6x -1.8x — TDS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.46% 0.33% TDS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.1% -12.8% +61.2% IDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.5%/yr +13.0%/yr +11.1%/yr TDS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.2% 30.8% 26.6% IDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 58/100 59/100 IDT

Percentile Scorecard

TVTDSIDT

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

AxisTVTDSIDT
Valuation 4 #47 of 49 52 #24 of 49 40 #30 of 49
Growth 21 #36 of 45 59 #19 of 45 73 #13 of 45
Profitability 34 #30 of 45 57 #20 of 45 61 #18 of 45
Financial Health 75 #13 of 49 98 #2 of 49 92 #5 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 22 #29 of 37 28 #27 of 37
Overall 33 58 59
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TDS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • IDT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTVTDSIDTSPY
1 month -7.7%-0.7%+17.7% +0.9%
3 months -23.3%+1.6%+22.3% +5.9%
6 months -23.9%-22.2%+62.0% +8.5%
Year to date -25.4%-15.9%+60.0% +13.3%
1 year -21.1%-12.8%+61.2% +12.4%
3 years -7.7%+93.8%+194.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.6%+24.7%+43.4% +23.5%
5 years -78.6%+84.0%+69.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -26.5%+13.0%+11.1% +11.0%
10 years -91.2%+33.7%+443.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -21.6%+2.9%+18.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTVTDSIDTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.2%30.8%26.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%31.0%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.500.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.422.30 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-68.4%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.9%-27.5%-3.0% -0.9%
52-week high $3.44$47.59$84.47 $779.14
52-week low $2.17$32.96$47.25 $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.

MultipleTVTDSIDT
P/E now vs peer median -275.8xmedian 11.6x 11.3xmedian 11.6x 23.6xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 1.1x 3.2xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3,856xmedian 6.8x 3.0xmedian 6.8x 11.5xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.3x -9.4xmedian 6.3x 28.0xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 1.2x 4.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.97median 0.24 0.15median 0.24 0.79median 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 monthsTVTDSIDT
Revenue $3.23B $1.26B $1.30B
Gross profit $1.78B $746.62M $496.79M
Operating income $307.39M $465.89M $121.17M
Net income -$116.03M $544.60M $95.09M
Free cash flow – -$424.28M $67.96M
R&D – – $55.74M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $3.00 $3.46
Cash & equivalents $1.70B $2.19B $220.69M
Total debt $14.34B $680.09M –
Shares (diluted) 68.12B 116.29M 25.02M
Enterprise value $127.32B -$1.06B $973.55M

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
MetricTVTDSIDT
P/E -275.8x 11.3x 23.6x
P/FCF – -9.4x 28.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 29.7x 20.9x
P/S 41.8x 3.2x 1.5x
P/B 21.1x 0.7x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 27.1x 1.0x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 3,856x 3.0x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 446.7x 5.3x 13.6x
EV/Revenue 42.6x 2.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF – -5.8x 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.4x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.97 0.15 0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTVTDSIDT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 3.8% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.8% -38.2% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -37.1% 9.5% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.9% -35.6% 11.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 255.7% 360.1% 20.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 161.7% 25.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 68.3% 1,371% 17.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.1% 174.9% 28.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.4% 413.1% 15.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.8% 77.2% 29.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -88.1% -28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -47.7% 20.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -139.9% -36.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.8% 30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTVTDSIDT
Gross margin 55.2% 59.4% 38.3%
EBITDA margin 1.1% 65.4% 11.0%
Operating margin 9.5% 37.0% 9.3%
Pretax margin 8.3% 61.4% 10.0%
Net margin -15.3% 27.7% 6.7%
FCF margin – -33.7% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 10.6% 7.0%
Return on equity -1.9% 10.0% 24.6%
Return on assets -0.9% 6.4% 13.0%
Return on invested capital 2.9% 6.6% –
Return on capital employed 2.7% 6.1% 31.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTVTDSIDT
Debt / assets 34.8% 8.1% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 64.6x -1.8x –
Debt / FCF – -1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 52.7% 35.6% 48.2%
Equity / assets 47.3% 64.4% 51.8%
Interest coverage 0.7x 6.1x –
Current ratio 2.4x 3.8x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.8x 3.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.5x 3.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 12.51 1.72 6.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTVTDSIDT
Dividend yield – 0.5% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – – 1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.5% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 16.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -20.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -16.6% –

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.

ConsensusTVTDSIDT
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 18.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.18FY2026 $3.90FY2026 $4.45FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +16.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +38.9% -94.6% -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.07BFY2026 $1.32BFY2026 $1.41BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -9.0%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 +8.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% -8.3% -1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTVTDSIDT
Held by institutions 0.2% 92.5% 60.0%
Institutions holding 106 348 197
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.9% +5.4% +5.5%
Institutions buying 44 182 108
Institutions selling 33 113 65
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.61 1.66

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.

TVTDSIDT
TV 1.00 0.09 0.08
TDS 0.09 1.00 0.17
IDT 0.08 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TV, TDS and IDT?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $135.02B, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) $3.97B, Idt (IDT) $1.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, TV, TDS and IDT?

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -275.8x, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 11.3x, Idt (IDT) 23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) is cheapest (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 12.1x, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 8.8x, Idt (IDT) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +5.5%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) +3.8%, Idt (IDT) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has the highest net margin (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -15.3%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 27.7%, Idt (IDT) 6.7%). On return on invested capital, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) leads (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.9%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idt (IDT) returned the most: Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -21.1%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) -12.8%, Idt (IDT) +61.2%. Over five years, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) compounded fastest (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -26.5%/yr, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) +13.0%/yr, Idt (IDT) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has the highest dividend yield: Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 0.00%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 0.46%, Idt (IDT) 0.33%. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idt (IDT) has been the steadiest (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 38.2%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 30.8%, Idt (IDT) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TV, TDS and IDT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) leads on 7. 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.