PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK vs VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC, two Telecom stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Both prices assume their dividends matter more than their growth, which is correct: Verizon at 11.3 times earnings pays 5.9% and yields 19.1% in free cash, the biggest cash machine in the sector; Telkom Indonesia at 14.1 times yields 15.9% with its payout undisplayed here. The operating comparison favors the smaller one, a 28.7% operating margin against 23.9%, returns on equity of 18.9% against 16.6%. Verizon carries the sector's ordinary leverage, 0.27 turns; Telkom essentially none. An American utility priced for its yield and an Indonesian champion priced slightly above it: the pair prices two versions of permanence, and the faster-growing version is not the dearer one.
Comparison updated 2026-07-10.
| Metric | TLK | VZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.08 | $46.50 |
| Market cap | $13.9B | $195.8B |
| Sector | Telecom | Telecom |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 14.1 | 11.3 |
| P/B | 1.38 | 1.87 |
| P/S | 1.50 | 1.41 |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| Revenue growth | -0.9% | +2.9% |
| Operating margin | 28.7% | 23.9% |
| Net margin | 20.5% | 12.5% |
| Return on equity | 18.9% | 16.6% |
| Return on assets | 10.3% | 4.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.8% | 16.9% |
| FCF yield | 15.8% | 19.1% |
| Dividend yield | — | 5.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.27 |
| Current ratio | 0.82 | 0.64 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.53 | 6.65 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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