AT&T vs T-Mobile US
T and TMUS side by side, both in telephone communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How T and TMUS compare
AT&T and T-Mobile US are about the same size, with market caps of $147B and $168B.
On earnings, AT&T is cheaper: it trades at 7.1× trailing earnings, against 16.4× for T-Mobile US.
T-Mobile US grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.7% versus 2.6% for AT&T).
AT&T keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.9% compared with 11.5% at T-Mobile US.
Both pay dividends: AT&T yields 5.2% and T-Mobile US 2.6%.
T-Mobile US scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 15 for AT&T), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | T | TMUS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $147B | $168B |
| Share price | $21.41 | $156.44 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.8% | −27.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −14.7% | 27.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.32 | 0.51 |
| Employees | 133K | 75K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.1× (better) | 16.4× |
| P/S | 1.2× (better) | 1.8× |
| P/B | – | 3.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.3× | 5.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 8.3× (better) | 9.1× |
| PEG | – | 0.24 |
| FCF yield | 12.0% (better) | 11.0% |
| Fair value | $33.04 | $195.44 |
| Margin of safety | 35.2% (better) | 20.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.6% | 9.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −2.6% | 5.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 69.0% (better) | −13.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 71.6% (better) | −9.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 29.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 20.1% (better) | 19.8% |
| Net margin | 16.9% (better) | 11.5% |
| FCF margin | 13.9% | 20.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 18.0% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 23.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.75 | 0.10 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.6× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.97 (better) | 0.92 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.85 | 1.51 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.2% (better) | 2.6% |
| Payout ratio | 37.2% | 41.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −11.8% | – |
| Buyback yield | 5.4% | 7.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 10.6% (better) | 9.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 66.9% | 43.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.10% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$161M |
Go deeper
- T stock overview
- T income statement
- T valuation and score
- TMUS stock overview
- TMUS income statement
- TMUS valuation and score
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