VIV vs TU vs TIMB Stock Comparison

Telefonica Brasil, Telus and Tim Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$11.36 -2.1% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.86B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins
TU Telus Corp
$8.70 +2.6% 1M -42.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
0.09%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
1 win
TIMB Tim S.A.
$16.78 -7.6% 1M -25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.38B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.32B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Telefonica Brasil leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Telefonica Brasil 5, Tim 5, Telus 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVIVTUTIMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.86B $13.24B $8.38B VIV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x -5.2x 10.2x TIMB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 17.1x 10.0x TIMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +0.6% +12.2% VIV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% -14.8% 15.5% TIMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.8% 26.5% TIMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 4.3x -0.2x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.09% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.5% -42.2% -25.9% VIV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr -17.5%/yr +10.5%/yr TIMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 26.3% 36.4% TU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 49/100 84/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

VIVTUTIMB

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

AxisVIVTUTIMB
Valuation 88 #7 of 49 71 #15 of 49 85 #8 of 49
Growth 82 #9 of 45 14 #39 of 45 66 #16 of 45
Profitability 84 #8 of 45 43 #26 of 45 98 #2 of 45
Financial Health 96 #3 of 49 27 #36 of 49 88 #7 of 49
Shareholder Returns 89 #5 of 37 92 #4 of 37 83 #7 of 37
Overall 88 49 84
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TU ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TIMB ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVIVTUTIMBSPY
1 month -2.1%+2.6%-7.6% -0.8%
3 months -19.5%-16.3%-19.5% +3.5%
6 months -28.9%-28.3%-35.1% +7.0%
Year to date -4.2%-33.9%-13.7% +12.2%
1 year -10.5%-42.2%-25.9% +13.0%
3 years +27.8%-45.1%+11.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.5%-18.2%+3.8% +23.1%
5 years +43.1%-61.8%+64.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.4%-17.5%+10.5% +11.0%
10 years -18.9%-45.8%+21.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.1%-5.9%+1.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVIVTUTIMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%26.3%36.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.6%30.6%41.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.47-0.050.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-1.60-0.71 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-71.8%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.7%-41.9%-40.0% -1.8%
52-week high $17.14$14.98$27.96 $779.14
52-week low $11.23$7.72$16.78 $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.

MultipleVIVTUTIMB
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 11.8x -5.3xmedian 11.8x 9.8xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 6.8x 7.0xmedian 6.8x 2.8xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 5.7x 2.7xmedian 5.7x 3.0xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -30.81median 0.24 0.09median 0.24 0.91median 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 monthsVIVTUTIMB
Revenue $11.69B $17.13B $5.32B
Gross profit $5.26B – $2.91B
Operating income $1.99B $833.56M $1.34B
Net income $1.29B -$2.52B $825.44M
Free cash flow $3.83B $4.97B $2.65B
EPS (diluted) $0.77 $-1.65 $1.71
Cash & equivalents $1.64B $976.14M $516.69M
Total debt $29.48M $54.29B $297.23M
Shares (diluted) 1.61B 1.54B 482.86M
Enterprise value $12.88B $5.83B $4.09B

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
MetricVIVTUTIMB
P/E 14.7x -5.3x 9.8x
P/FCF 4.7x 2.7x 3.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 3.1x 3.0x
P/S 1.6x 0.8x 1.5x
P/B – 1.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book – -3.3x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 3.4x 7.0x 2.8x
EV/EBIT 8.3x 41.6x 5.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF 4.3x 7.0x 2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.3x 8.0x 2.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -30.81 0.09 0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVIVTUTIMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 0.6% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -2.3% -10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% – 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – -8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.2% -65.6% 33.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% -30.6% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.5% -4,024% 18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -62.5% 10.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.5% -548.7% 18.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -61.5% 10.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% 4.9% 3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -1.8% 3.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 384.6% 15.3% 48.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 2.9% -6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVIVTUTIMB
Gross margin 45.0% – 54.7%
EBITDA margin 42.0% 28.7% 50.7%
Operating margin 17.1% 4.9% 25.2%
Pretax margin 12.6% 8.1% 18.2%
Net margin 10.7% -14.8% 15.5%
FCF margin 32.7% 29.0% 49.8%
Operating cash flow margin 32.7% 25.2% 49.8%
Return on equity – -10.0% 17.4%
Return on assets 5.2% -1.1% 7.5%
Return on invested capital – 3.8% 26.5%
Return on capital employed – 2.0% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x -1.7x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVIVTUTIMB
Debt / assets 0.1% 55.4% 2.7%
Debt / equity – 2.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 4.3x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 4.5x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets – 75.2% 56.3%
Equity / assets – 24.8% 43.7%
Interest coverage 2.5x 0.7x 2.2x
Current ratio – 0.7x –
Quick ratio – 0.5x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVIVTUTIMB
Dividend yield 7.7% 16.7% 7.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 7.7% 16.7% 7.3%
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.

ConsensusVIVTUTIMB
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.93FY2026 $0.51FY2026 $1.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 -23.9%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.7% +7.8% +28.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $15.12BFY2026 $5.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% -9.9% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVIVTUTIMB
Held by institutions 3.9% 44.5% 4.4%
Institutions holding 224 291 169
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% -4.8% -4.0%
Institutions buying 123 154 88
Institutions selling 74 85 56
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.81 1.57

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.

VIVTUTIMB
VIV 1.00 0.05 0.84
TU 0.05 1.00 0.02
TIMB 0.84 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VIV, TU and TIMB?

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.86B, Telus (TU) $13.24B, Tim (TIMB) $8.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, VIV, TU and TIMB?

Tim (TIMB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 15.1x, Telus (TU) -5.2x, Tim (TIMB) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tim (TIMB) is cheapest (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 12.2x, Telus (TU) 17.1x, Tim (TIMB) 10.0x). 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%, Telus (TU) +0.6%, Tim (TIMB) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tim (TIMB) has the highest net margin (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%, Telus (TU) -14.8%, Tim (TIMB) 15.5%). On return on invested capital, Tim (TIMB) leads (Telus (TU) 3.8%, Tim (TIMB) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Telefonica Brasil (VIV) returned the most: Telefonica Brasil (VIV) -10.5%, Telus (TU) -42.2%, Tim (TIMB) -25.9%. Over five years, Tim (TIMB) compounded fastest (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +7.4%/yr, Telus (TU) -17.5%/yr, Tim (TIMB) +10.5%/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%, Telus (TU) 0.09%, Tim (TIMB) 0.00%. Telefonica Brasil (VIV) and Tim (TIMB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telus (TU) has been the steadiest (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 35.0%, Telus (TU) 26.3%, Tim (TIMB) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.