VOD vs CHT vs TIMB Stock Comparison

Vodafone Group Public, Chunghwa Telecom and Tim Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHT Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd
$48.19 +4.5% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$37.78B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.90B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
2 wins
TIMB Tim S.A.
$16.78 -7.6% 1M -25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.40B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.32B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tim leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tim 6, Vodafone Group Public 2, Chunghwa Telecom 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVODCHTTIMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.92B $37.78B $8.40B VOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -82.0x 28.2x 10.2x TIMB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 28.2x 10.0x TIMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.3% +12.2% TIMB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.0% 15.5% CHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.7% 26.5% TIMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.8% +11.2% -25.9% VOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.2%/yr +4.0%/yr +10.5%/yr TIMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 13.9% 36.4% CHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 53/100 84/100 TIMB

Percentile Scorecard

VODCHTTIMB

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

AxisVODCHTTIMB
Valuation 79 #11 of 49 25 #37 of 49 85 #8 of 49
Growth – 50 #23 of 45 66 #16 of 45
Profitability – 55 #21 of 45 98 #2 of 45
Financial Health 54 #23 of 49 94 #4 of 49 88 #7 of 49
Shareholder Returns 44 #21 of 37 42 #22 of 37 83 #7 of 37
Overall 59 53 84
  • VOD ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CHT 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

PeriodVODCHTTIMBSPY
1 month -5.5%+4.5%-7.6% -0.8%
3 months -0.6%+11.8%-19.5% +3.5%
6 months +1.2%+10.5%-35.1% +7.0%
Year to date +18.8%+15.5%-13.7% +12.2%
1 year +33.8%+11.2%-25.9% +13.0%
3 years +70.5%+35.7%+11.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.5%+10.7%+3.8% +23.1%
5 years +0.8%+21.7%+64.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.2%+4.0%+10.5% +11.0%
10 years -43.8%+38.1%+21.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.6%+3.3%+1.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVODCHTTIMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%13.9%36.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%14.8%41.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.100.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.050.81-0.71 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.5%-26.5%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.4%-1.1%-40.0% -1.8%
52-week high $17.53$48.73$27.96 $779.14
52-week low $11.20$40.74$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.

MultipleVODCHTTIMB
P/E now vs peer median -82.0xmedian 11.8x 27.9xmedian 11.8x 9.8xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 4.7xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.8x —median 6.8x 2.8xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 5.7x 59.8xmedian 5.7x 3.0xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.3x 3.3xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.24 2.08median 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 monthsVODCHTTIMB
Revenue – $7.90B $5.32B
Gross profit – $2.88B $2.91B
Operating income – $1.61B $1.34B
Net income – $1.34B $825.44M
Free cash flow – $625.04M $2.65B
R&D – $144.76M –
EPS (diluted) – $1.72 $1.71
Cash & equivalents $10.31B $1.32B $516.69M
Total debt $60.32B $620.49M $297.23M
Shares (diluted) 2.40B 777.60M 482.86M
Enterprise value $7.32B $29.79B $4.11B

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
MetricVODCHTTIMB
P/E -82.0x 27.9x 9.8x
P/FCF 3.5x 59.8x 3.0x
P/Operating cash flow – – 3.0x
P/S 0.8x 4.7x 1.5x
P/B 0.7x 3.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 3.3x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 2.8x
EV/EBIT – 21.8x 5.6x
EV/Revenue – 4.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 56.0x 2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 2.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.08 0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVODCHTTIMB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.3% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% -10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.9% 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% -8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 6.9% 33.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 8.2% 18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% 10.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 52.6% 18.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 13.5% 10.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.2% 48.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% -6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVODCHTTIMB
Gross margin – 36.5% 54.7%
EBITDA margin – – 50.7%
Operating margin – 20.3% 25.2%
Pretax margin – 21.0% 18.2%
Net margin – 17.0% 15.5%
FCF margin – 7.9% 49.8%
Operating cash flow margin – – 49.8%
Return on equity – 11.3% 17.4%
Return on assets – 1.9% 7.5%
Return on invested capital – 10.7% 26.5%
Return on capital employed – 2.4% –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVODCHTTIMB
Debt / assets 40.5% 1.1% 2.7%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 34.0% 56.3%
Equity / assets 39.0% 66.0% 43.7%
Interest coverage – 144.6x 2.2x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.2x –
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x –
Altman Z-score – 6.02 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVODCHTTIMB
Dividend yield 3.4% 3.3% 7.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 3.4% 3.3% 7.3%
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.

ConsensusVODCHTTIMB
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 28.2xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.25FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $1.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.8%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +3.5% +28.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.46BFY2026 $7.63BFY2026 $5.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.1% +12.1% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVODCHTTIMB
Held by institutions 7.9% 2.6% 4.4%
Institutions holding 575 218 169
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +1.3% -4.0%
Institutions buying 255 136 88
Institutions selling 162 47 56
Buyers to sellers 1.57 2.89 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.

VODCHTTIMB
VOD 1.00 0.26 0.25
CHT 0.26 1.00 0.19
TIMB 0.25 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VOD, CHT and TIMB?

Vodafone Group Public (VOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vodafone Group Public (VOD) $37.92B, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) $37.78B, Tim (TIMB) $8.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, VOD, CHT and TIMB?

Tim (TIMB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vodafone Group Public (VOD) -82.0x, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 28.2x, Tim (TIMB) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tim (TIMB) is cheapest (Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 12.6x, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 28.2x, 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?

Tim (TIMB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +8.3%, Tim (TIMB) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has the highest net margin (Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 17.0%, Tim (TIMB) 15.5%). On return on invested capital, Tim (TIMB) leads (Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 10.7%, Tim (TIMB) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vodafone Group Public (VOD) returned the most: Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +33.8%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +11.2%, Tim (TIMB) -25.9%. Over five years, Tim (TIMB) compounded fastest (Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +0.2%/yr, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +4.0%/yr, Tim (TIMB) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has been the steadiest (Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 32.2%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 13.9%, Tim (TIMB) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VOD, CHT 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, Tim (TIMB) 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.