PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK vs T-Mobile US, Inc., two Telecom stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Telkom Indonesia out-margins the best-run carrier in America, 28.7% operating against T-Mobile's 19.5%, with returns to match, 18.9% on equity at both to the decimal. The multiples split on geography alone: 19.4 times for the American grower, 14.1 for the Indonesian incumbent, a five-turn premium for the flag rather than the arithmetic. Telkom's 15.9% free-cash yield nearly doubles T-Mobile's 9%; T-Mobile's 2.1% dividend is younger than Telkom's undisplayed one is established. Both are effectively unlevered here. The pair prices developed-market comfort against emerging-market economics; the economics, read cold, do not lose.
Comparison updated 2026-07-10.
| Metric | TLK | TMUS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.08 | $182.63 |
| Market cap | $13.9B | $201.3B |
| Sector | Telecom | Telecom |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -4.3% |
| P/E | 14.1 | 19.4 |
| P/B | 1.38 | 3.60 |
| P/S | 1.50 | 2.22 |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.5 | 6.2 |
| Revenue growth | -0.9% | +9.4% |
| Operating margin | 28.7% | 19.5% |
| Net margin | 20.5% | 11.7% |
| Return on equity | 18.9% | 18.9% |
| Return on assets | 10.3% | 4.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.8% | 23.2% |
| FCF yield | 15.8% | 9.0% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| Current ratio | 0.82 | 1.09 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.53 | 6.65 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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