VIV vs VOD vs VZ Stock Comparison

Telefonica Brasil, Vodafone Group Public and Verizon Communications Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A.
$12.97 +11.2% 1M +4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.30B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
4 wins
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
$44.63 -4.1% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$179.95B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$138.90B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Verizon Communications leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Verizon Communications 5, Telefonica Brasil 4, Vodafone Group Public 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVIVVODVZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.30B $37.74B $179.95B VZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x -82.2x 11.1x VZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 12.6x 8.6x VZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% — +1.4% VIV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% — 11.6% VZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — 3.4x VIV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.3% +35.0% +16.2% VOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr +0.3%/yr -3.4%/yr VIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 32.1% 27.8% VZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 87/100 61/100 55/100 VIV

Percentile Scorecard

VIVVODVZ

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

AxisVIVVODVZ
Valuation 88 #7 of 49 81 #10 of 49 56 #22 of 49
Growth 82 #9 of 46 – 36 #30 of 46
Profitability 84 #8 of 46 – 73 #13 of 46
Financial Health 96 #3 of 50 55 #23 of 50 33 #34 of 50
Shareholder Returns 83 #7 of 36 46 #20 of 36 77 #9 of 36
Overall 87 61 55
  • VIV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VOD ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VZ ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVIVVODVZSPY
1 month +11.2%-3.7%-4.1% -1.0%
3 months -7.8%+3.9%-3.9% +2.9%
6 months -19.2%+0.7%-3.8% +6.4%
Year to date +9.4%+19.2%+9.6% +11.4%
1 year +4.3%+35.0%+16.2% +13.1%
3 years +42.1%+70.2%+30.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.4%+19.4%+9.2% +21.5%
5 years +66.5%+1.7%-15.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.7%+0.3%-3.4% +10.9%
10 years -6.6%-43.3%-7.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.7%-5.5%-0.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureVIVVODVZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%32.1%27.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%32.7%27.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.50-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.131.090.58 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-57.5%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.3%-10.2%-13.1% -2.5%
52-week high $17.14$17.53$51.38 $779.14
52-week low $11.23$11.20$38.40 $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.

MultipleVIVVODVZ
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 11.6x -82.2xmedian 11.6x 11.5xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x 7.3xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 5.6x 3.5xmedian 5.6x 8.6xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -35.18median 0.24 —median 0.24 -1.42median 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 monthsVIVVODVZ
Revenue $11.69B – $138.90B
Gross profit $5.26B – $81.57B
Operating income $1.99B – $28.53B
Net income $1.29B – $16.60B
Free cash flow $3.83B – $21.53B
EPS (diluted) $0.77 – $3.88
Cash & equivalents $1.64B $10.31B $1.75B
Total debt $29.48M $60.32B $165.23B
Shares (diluted) 1.61B 2.40B 4.17B
Enterprise value $12.32B $7.14B $143.08B

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
MetricVIVVODVZ
P/E 16.8x -82.2x 11.5x
P/FCF 5.4x 3.5x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x – 4.8x
P/S 1.8x 0.8x 1.3x
P/B – 0.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book – 0.9x -3.5x
EV/EBITDA 3.9x – 7.3x
EV/EBIT 9.6x – 12.2x
EV/Revenue 1.6x – 2.5x
EV/FCF 5.0x – 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x – 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -35.18 – -1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVIVVODVZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% – 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% – -1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.2% – -3.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% – -1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.5% – -10.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – -8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.5% – -9.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% – -8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% – 4.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% – 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 384.6% – 7.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% – 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVIVVODVZ
Gross margin 45.0% – 58.7%
EBITDA margin 42.0% – 34.2%
Operating margin 17.1% – 20.5%
Pretax margin 12.6% – 15.6%
Net margin 10.7% – 11.6%
FCF margin 32.7% – 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 32.7% – 27.9%
Return on equity – – 15.8%
Return on assets 5.2% – 4.0%
Return on invested capital – – 8.0%
Return on capital employed – – 8.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x – 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVIVVODVZ
Debt / assets 0.1% 40.5% 40.3%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – 7.7x
Liabilities / assets – 61.0% 74.4%
Equity / assets – 39.0% 25.6%
Interest coverage 2.5x – 3.9x
Current ratio – 0.4x 0.6x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 1.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVIVVODVZ
Dividend yield 6.7% 3.3% 6.3%
Net buyback yield – – 1.9%
Shareholder yield 6.7% 3.3% 8.2%
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.

ConsensusVIVVODVZ
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.93FY2026 $1.25FY2026 $5.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.7% +12.8% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.20BFY2026 $53.43BFY2026 $146.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% -3.1% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVIVVODVZ
Held by institutions 3.9% 7.9% 68.7%
Institutions holding 224 575 3,131
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% -0.8% +3.1%
Institutions buying 123 255 1,594
Institutions selling 74 162 1,246
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.57 1.28

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.

VIVVODVZ
VIV 1.00 0.25 0.13
VOD 0.25 1.00 0.27
VZ 0.13 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VIV, VOD and VZ?

Verizon Communications (VZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telefonica Brasil (VIV) $18.30B, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) $37.74B, Verizon Communications (VZ) $179.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, VIV, VOD and VZ?

Verizon Communications (VZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 14.7x, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) -82.2x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verizon Communications (VZ) is cheapest (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 13.9x, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 12.6x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 8.6x). 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%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verizon Communications (VZ) has the highest net margin (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 10.7%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vodafone Group Public (VOD) returned the most: Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +4.3%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +35.0%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +16.2%. Over five years, Telefonica Brasil (VIV) compounded fastest (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) +10.7%/yr, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +0.3%/yr, Verizon Communications (VZ) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verizon Communications (VZ) has been the steadiest (Telefonica Brasil (VIV) 32.4%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 32.1%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VIV, VOD and VZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Verizon Communications (VZ) 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.