VIV vs TIGO vs TU Stock Comparison

Telefonica Brasil, Millicom International Cellular and Telus Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.36 -2.1% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.67B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins
TU Telus Corp
$8.70 +2.6% 1M -42.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
0.09%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Telefonica Brasil leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Telefonica Brasil 6, Millicom International Cellular 4, Telus 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVIVTIGOTULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.67B $13.21B $13.20B VIV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 19.9x -5.2x VIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 20.6x 17.1x VIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +29.4% +0.6% TIGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% 9.2% -14.8% VIV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.8% 3.8% TIGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.0x 4.3x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.09% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.5% +65.3% -42.2% TIGO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr +16.7%/yr -17.5%/yr TIGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 42.0% 26.3% TU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 54/100 49/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

VIVTIGOTU

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

AxisVIVTIGOTU
Valuation 88 #7 of 49 46 #27 of 49 71 #15 of 49
Growth 82 #9 of 45 71 #14 of 45 14 #39 of 45
Profitability 84 #8 of 45 77 #11 of 45 43 #26 of 45
Financial Health 96 #3 of 49 25 #37 of 49 27 #36 of 49
Shareholder Returns 89 #5 of 37 53 #18 of 37 92 #4 of 37
Overall 88 54 49
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TIGO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TU ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVIVTIGOTUSPY
1 month -2.1%-15.4%+2.6% -0.8%
3 months -19.5%-17.9%-16.3% +3.5%
6 months -28.9%-5.4%-28.3% +7.0%
Year to date -4.2%+41.3%-33.9% +12.2%
1 year -10.5%+65.3%-42.2% +13.0%
3 years +27.8%+411.0%-45.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.5%+72.3%-18.2% +23.1%
5 years +43.1%+116.1%-61.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.4%+16.7%-17.5% +11.0%
10 years -18.9%—-45.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.1%—-5.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVIVTIGOTUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%42.0%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.6%44.5%30.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.30-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.301.56-1.60 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-71.3%-71.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.7%-24.9%-41.9% -1.8%
52-week high $17.14$104.31$14.98 $779.14
52-week low $11.23$45.81$7.72 $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.

MultipleVIVTIGOTU
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 11.8x 19.7xmedian 11.8x -5.3xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 6.8x 5.9xmedian 6.8x 7.0xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 5.7x 22.4xmedian 5.7x 2.7xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.3x 5.3xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -30.81median 0.24 0.06median 0.24 0.09median 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 monthsVIVTIGOTU
Revenue $11.69B $7.24B $17.13B
Gross profit $5.26B – –
Operating income $1.99B $1.74B $833.56M
Net income $1.29B $646.00M -$2.52B
Free cash flow $3.83B $590.00M $4.97B
EPS (diluted) $0.77 $3.96 $-1.65
Cash & equivalents $1.64B $861.00M $976.14M
Total debt $29.48M $26.42B $54.29B
Shares (diluted) 1.61B 168.00M 1.54B
Enterprise value $12.69B $7.96B $5.79B

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
MetricVIVTIGOTU
P/E 14.7x 19.7x -5.3x
P/FCF 4.7x 22.4x 2.7x
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 22.4x 3.1x
P/S 1.6x 1.8x 0.8x
P/B – 5.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book – -2.1x -3.3x
EV/EBITDA 3.4x 5.9x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 8.3x 11.5x 41.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.8x 2.0x
EV/FCF 4.3x 33.9x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.3x 33.9x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -30.81 0.06 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVIVTIGOTU
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 29.4% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 9.4% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.2% 20.0% -65.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 28.3% -30.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.5% -35.3% -4,024%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 121.4% -62.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.5% -28.2% -548.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 351.7% -61.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% -52.2% 4.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -1.5% -1.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 384.6% -52.2% 15.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -1.5% 2.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVIVTIGOTU
Gross margin 45.0% – –
EBITDA margin 42.0% 47.1% 28.7%
Operating margin 17.1% 24.0% 4.9%
Pretax margin 12.6% 13.3% 8.1%
Net margin 10.7% 9.2% -14.8%
FCF margin 32.7% 8.2% 29.0%
Operating cash flow margin 32.7% 8.2% 25.2%
Return on equity – 22.8% -10.0%
Return on assets 5.2% 3.1% -1.1%
Return on invested capital – 16.8% 3.8%
Return on capital employed – 11.2% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 0.9x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVIVTIGOTU
Debt / assets 0.1% 37.0% 55.4%
Debt / equity – 3.1x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.0x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 13.0x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets – 87.9% 75.2%
Equity / assets – 12.1% 24.8%
Interest coverage 2.5x 1.9x 0.7x
Current ratio – 0.5x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.06 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVIVTIGOTU
Dividend yield 7.7% 4.5% 16.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 7.7% 4.5% 16.7%
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.

ConsensusVIVTIGOTU
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.93FY2026 $3.80FY2026 $0.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026 -23.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.7% +65.5% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $9.17BFY2026 $15.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 +57.6%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% -4.3% -9.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVIVTIGOTU
Held by institutions 3.9% 46.2% 44.5%
Institutions holding 224 437 291
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% +7.3% -4.8%
Institutions buying 123 283 154
Institutions selling 74 127 85
Buyers to sellers 1.66 2.23 1.81

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.

VIVTIGOTU
VIV 1.00 0.33 0.05
TIGO 0.33 1.00 -0.04
TU 0.05 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VIV, TIGO and TU?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.67B, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) $13.21B, Telus (TU) $13.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, VIV, TIGO and TU?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 15.0x, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 19.9x, Telus (TU) -5.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) is cheapest (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.2x, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 20.6x, Telus (TU) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +15.9%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +29.4%, Telus (TU) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) has the highest net margin (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 9.2%, Telus (TU) -14.8%). On return on invested capital, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) leads (Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 16.8%, Telus (TU) 3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) returned the most: Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -10.5%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +65.3%, Telus (TU) -42.2%. Over five years, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) compounded fastest (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +7.4%/yr, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +16.7%/yr, Telus (TU) -17.5%/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%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 0.00%, Telus (TU) 0.09%. Telefonica Brasil (VIV) and Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telus (TU) has been the steadiest (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 35.0%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 42.0%, Telus (TU) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VIV, TIGO and TU?

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 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.