TELUS CORP vs VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC, two Telecom stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
What is priced in runs opposite to the deliveries: Telus at 20.7 times earnings is priced for its fiber and venture bets to bloom, Verizon at 11.3 for a slow fade it keeps not having. Verizon's current economics dominate: a 23.9% operating margin against 11.5%, a 16.6% return on equity against 4.7%, a 19.1% free-cash yield against 9.3%, and a 5.9% dividend against none displayed. Verizon carries modest leverage, 0.27 turns. Nine turns of premium for the smaller, thinner, slower-earning carrier is a bet that Telus' optionality matures while Verizon's scale calcifies; the cash flows, meanwhile, pay the reader to hold the boring thesis.
Comparison updated 2026-07-10.
| Metric | TU | VZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $11.10 | $46.50 |
| Market cap | $17.0B | $195.8B |
| Sector | Telecom | Telecom |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +5.8% | — |
| P/E | 20.7 | 11.3 |
| P/B | 1.39 | 1.87 |
| P/S | 1.13 | 1.41 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.7 | 4.5 |
| Revenue growth | +4.5% | +2.9% |
| Operating margin | 11.5% | 23.9% |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 12.5% |
| Return on equity | 4.7% | 16.6% |
| Return on assets | 1.3% | 4.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.2% | 16.9% |
| FCF yield | 9.3% | 19.1% |
| Dividend yield | — | 5.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.27 |
| Current ratio | 0.86 | 0.64 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.77 | 6.65 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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