VIV vs BCE vs TLK Stock Comparison

Telefonica Brasil, Bce and Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.36 -2.1% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.62B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins
BCE Bce Inc
$20.26 -3.4% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.83B
P/E
3.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.97B
Div. yield
0.10%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Telefonica Brasil leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Telefonica Brasil 5, Bce 4, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVIVBCETLKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.62B $18.83B $11.67B BCE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 3.8x — BCE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 11.3x 11.2x TLK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +2.2% — VIV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% 22.7% — BCE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.8x — VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.10% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.5% -14.9% -39.0% VIV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr -16.9%/yr -14.3%/yr VIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 22.0% 38.3% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 67/100 — VIV

Percentile Scorecard

VIVBCETLK

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

AxisVIVBCETLK
Valuation 88 #7 of 49 69 #16 of 49 –
Growth 82 #9 of 45 61 #18 of 45 –
Profitability 84 #8 of 45 91 #5 of 45 –
Financial Health 96 #3 of 49 40 #30 of 49 67 #17 of 49
Shareholder Returns 89 #5 of 37 75 #10 of 37 94 #3 of 37
Overall 88 67 –
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TLK ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVIVBCETLKSPY
1 month -2.1%-3.4%-8.1% -0.8%
3 months -19.5%-4.7%-15.1% +3.5%
6 months -28.9%-14.0%-27.2% +7.0%
Year to date -4.2%-14.9%-41.8% +12.2%
1 year -10.5%-14.9%-39.0% +13.0%
3 years +27.8%-44.7%-44.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.5%-17.9%-17.8% +23.1%
5 years +43.1%-60.3%-53.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.4%-16.9%-14.3% +11.0%
10 years -18.9%-55.2%-61.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.1%-7.7%-9.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVIVBCETLKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%22.0%38.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.6%23.1%44.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.47-0.230.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-0.68-1.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-68.2%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.7%-23.4%-47.7% -1.8%
52-week high $17.14$26.45$23.43 $779.14
52-week low $11.23$18.79$10.44 $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.

MultipleVIVBCETLK
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 11.8x 3.8xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 1.1x —median 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 6.8x 4.7xmedian 6.8x —median 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 5.7x -8.8xmedian 5.7x —median 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 0.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -30.81median 0.24 0.08median 0.24 —median 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 monthsVIVBCETLK
Revenue $11.69B $21.97B –
Gross profit $5.26B $18.64B –
Operating income $1.99B $6.29B –
Net income $1.29B $4.68B –
Free cash flow $3.83B -$2.14B –
EPS (diluted) $0.77 $5.37 –
Cash & equivalents $1.64B $335.70M $54.58T
Total debt $29.48M $119.67B $135.75T
Shares (diluted) 1.61B 929.10M –
Enterprise value $12.64B $16.95B -$129.22T

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
MetricVIVBCETLK
P/E 14.7x 3.8x –
P/FCF 4.7x -8.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 3.0x –
P/S 1.6x 0.9x –
P/B – 1.1x 0.0x
P/Tangible book – 4.4x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 3.4x 4.7x –
EV/EBIT 8.3x 7.6x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.2x –
EV/FCF 4.3x -22.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.3x 7.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -30.81 0.08 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVIVBCETLK
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 2.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 6.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% -0.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 9.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.2% -7.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 53.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 35.5% 1,063% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 36.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -15.5% 1,649% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 44.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% -7.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -6.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 384.6% -144.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -32.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVIVBCETLK
Gross margin 45.0% 84.8% –
EBITDA margin 42.0% 46.8% –
Operating margin 17.1% 28.6% –
Pretax margin 12.6% 52.5% –
Net margin 10.7% 22.7% –
FCF margin 32.7% -9.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 32.7% 28.6% –
Return on equity – 31.0% –
Return on assets 5.2% 9.0% –
Return on invested capital – 13.4% –
Return on capital employed – 12.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVIVBCETLK
Debt / assets 0.1% 51.5% 18.8%
Debt / equity – 1.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.0x -13.7x –
Liabilities / assets – 70.6% 55.5%
Equity / assets – 29.4% 44.5%
Interest coverage 2.5x 6.7x –
Current ratio – 0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 0.95 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVIVBCETLK
Dividend yield 7.7% 8.1% 10.0%
Net buyback yield – -0.5% –
Shareholder yield 7.7% 7.6% 10.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -89.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 146.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 34.6% –

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.

ConsensusVIVBCETLK
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.93FY2026 $1.79FY2026 $1.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 -12.3%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.7% -2.2% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $18.50BFY2026 $8.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +0.7% +11.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVIVBCETLK
Held by institutions 3.9% 48.1% 6.3%
Institutions holding 224 394 209
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% +5.3% +7.8%
Institutions buying 123 184 101
Institutions selling 74 130 76
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.42 1.33

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.

VIVBCETLK
VIV 1.00 0.07 0.14
BCE 0.07 1.00 0.14
TLK 0.14 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VIV, BCE and TLK?

Bce (BCE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.62B, Bce (BCE) $18.83B, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) $11.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, VIV, BCE and TLK?

Bce (BCE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 15.0x, Bce (BCE) 3.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) is cheapest (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.2x, Bce (BCE) 11.3x, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%, Bce (BCE) +2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bce (BCE) has the highest net margin (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%, Bce (BCE) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Telefonica Brasil (VIV) returned the most: Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -10.5%, Bce (BCE) -14.9%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -39.0%. Over five years, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) compounded fastest (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +7.4%/yr, Bce (BCE) -16.9%/yr, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 0.00%, Bce (BCE) 0.10%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 0.00%. Telefonica Brasil (VIV) and Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 35.0%, Bce (BCE) 22.0%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 38.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VIV, BCE and TLK?

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 5. 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.