Evenly matched
22 companies value 294 bn revenue 245 bn margin 9.2% free cash flow 43 bn avg. score 6.1
AMX holds 23.4% of the group's value, 1.8x the runner-up
| Rank | Ticker | Company | Share | Value | Revenue | Margin | FCF | 5 years | FCF/px | Yield | What it does · why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMX | América Móvil Mexico · score 7.5 | 23% | 69 bn | 53 bn | 9.3% | 8.8 bn | 12.8% | 2.7% | Mobile, fixed line and broadband in Latin America · Latin America's largest mobile operator (owner of Claro) | |
| 2 | VOD | Vodafone Group United Kingdom · score 5.6 | 13% | 39 bn | 45 bn | -0.1% | 11 bn | 27.4% | 3.9% | Mobile and fixed telecom in Europe and Africa · Major European and African operator; strong in mobile payments in Africa | |
| 3 | CHT | Chunghwa Telecom Taiwan · score 6.9 | 13% | 37 bn | 7.5 bn | 17.2% | 1.6 bn | 4.3% | 3.4% | Mobile, fixed line and broadband in Taiwan · Taiwan's dominant operator; stable dividend for decades | |
| 4 | VIV | TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A. Brazil · score 7.3 | 7% | 20 bn | 12 bn | 10.4% | 2.2 bn | 11.1% | 2.2% | Mobile and fiber in Brazil, under the Vivo brand · Brazil — revenue of $11.9bn | |
| 5 | BCE | BCE INC Canada · score 7.4 | 6% | 18 bn | 18 bn | 26.1% | 1.9 bn | 10.5% | 7.0% | Telephone, broadband and media in Canada · Canada — revenue of $17.6bn | |
| 6 | RCI | ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC Canada · score 6.9 | 6% | 17 bn | 15 bn | 31.8% | 1.6 bn | 9.1% | 3.8% | Mobile, broadband and media in Canada · Canada — revenue of $15.5bn | |
| 7 | TIGO | MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA United States · score 7.1 | 5% | 13 bn | 5.8 bn | 23.4% | 1.1 bn | 8.1% | 7.8% | Mobile telephony and broadband in Latin America · United States — revenue of $5.8bn | |
| 8 | TU | TELUS CORP Canada · score 5.2 | 4% | 13 bn | 14 bn | -4.8% | 1.6 bn | 12.5% | 8.8% | Mobile, internet and TV services in Canada, digital health (TELUS Health) and outsourced customer service (TELUS Digital) · Canada — revenue of $14.5bn | |
| 9 | SKM | SK Telecom South Korea · score 7.6 | 4% | 12 bn | 13 bn | 2.2% | 1.3 bn | 10.4% | 3.8% | Mobile telephony in South Korea, 23.5 million subscribers · South Korea's largest mobile operator, betting heavily on AI | |
| 10 | TLK | PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK Indonesia · score 7.9 | 4% | 10 bn | 8.8 bn | 16.3% | 2.5 bn | 23.7% | 12.2% | Mobile and broadband services (Telkomsel, IndiHome), towers and data centers in Indonesia · Indonesia — revenue of $8.8bn | |
| 11 | KT | KT CORP South Korea · score 8.1 | 3% | 9.1 bn | 21 bn | 6.5% | 3.7 bn | 41.1% | 4.8% | Telephone, broadband and media in South Korea · South Korea — revenue of $21.3bn | |
| 12 | TIMB | TIM S.A. Brazil · score 8.1 | 3% | 8.9 bn | 5.3 bn | 16.2% | 1.8 bn | 19.8% | 11.9% | Mobile telephony in Brazil, the TIM brand · Brazil — revenue of $5.3bn | |
| 13 | VEON | VEON Ltd. United Arab Emirates · score 6.5 | 2% | 6.1 bn | 4.8 bn | 2.7% | 0.9 bn | 14.4% | 1.1% | Mobile telephony in emerging markets, from Ukraine to Pakistan · United Arab Emirates — revenue of $4.8bn | |
| 14 | TEO | TELECOM ARGENTINA SA Argentina · score 4.4 | 2% | 5.3 bn | 5.5 bn | -1.7% | 0.7 bn | 12.9% | 0.3% | Mobile and fixed telephony, internet and pay TV in Argentina (Personal and Flow) · Argentina — revenue of $5.5bn | |
| 15 | TKC | TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S Turkey · score 7.7 | 2% | 4.3 bn | 4.9 bn | 7.3% | 1.1 bn | 24.8% | 4.2% | Mobile telephony and digital services in Turkey · Turkey — revenue of $4.9bn | |
| 16 | PHI | PLDT Inc. Philippines · score 7.1 | 2% | 4.3 bn | 3.5 bn | 13.2% | 0.6 bn | 14.1% | 7.5% | Mobile (Smart, TNT) and fixed-line telephony, fiber broadband and data centers in the Philippines · Philippines — revenue of $3.5bn | |
| 17 | KYIV | Kyivstar Group Ltd. United Arab Emirates · score 6.8 | 1% | 2.9 bn | 1.3 bn | 12.5% | 0.4 bn | 12.8% | — | Mobile and fixed connectivity and digital services · United Arab Emirates — revenue of $1.3bn | |
| 18 | IHS | IHS Holding Ltd United Kingdom · score 5.4 | 1% | 2.8 bn | 1.6 bn | 8.1% | 0.7 bn | 23.9% | — | Telecom towers in Africa and Latin America · United Kingdom — revenue of $1.6bn | |
| 19 | LILA | Liberty Latin America Ltd. United States · score 4.0 | 1% | 1.5 bn | 4.5 bn | -2.2% | 0.4 bn | 26.9% | 4.5% | Fixed, mobile and subsea telecom in Latin America and the Caribbean · Colorado — revenue of $4.5bn | |
| 20 | IQST | iQSTEL Inc United States · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.4 bn | -2.2% | 0.0 bn | -40.0% | — | Wholesale telecom and digital financial services · Florida — revenue of $394m | |
| 21 | UCL | uCloudlink Group Inc. Hong Kong · score 6.4 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.1 bn | 7.7% | 0.0 bn | 26.0% | — | International mobile data through a cloud of SIMs · Hong Kong — revenue of $81m | |
| 22 | FNGR | FingerMotion, Inc. Singapore · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.0 bn | -131.0% | 0.0 bn | -29.3% | — | Mobile recharge and payments in China; new management targets AI data centers in Alberta · Singapore — revenue of $8m |
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What this is. A catalogue, not a guide. Every industry with stocks listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ, the companies contending for its leadership, what each one does according to its own annual report, and the balance sheet it filed with the SEC.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.