Telef Nica S A's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Telef Nica S A (TEF) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Telef Nica S A vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 46,273M vs 668,931M combined for tracked competitors (6.5% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+300.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+54.8%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Telef Nica S A generated 1.6% revenue growth year over year in Q4 2024, vs 23.1% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 0.5% net margin compares with 17.2% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Telef Nica S A accounted for 15.2% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 17.8% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.45M compares with $0.94M for the peer group (0.5x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
TEF Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2024
Telef Nica S A reported revenue growth of 1.63 % year on year in Q4 2024, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 23.07 %.
With a net margin of 0.51 %, Telef Nica S A reported lower profitability than its competitors (17.24 %).
Telef Nica S A generated 15.17 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 17.80 % a year earlier.
Telef Nica S A vs. its Competitors, Q4 2024
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Telef Nica S A and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Telef nica S a | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Telef Nica S A's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Communications Services industry grew revenue 7.4% year over year, combined, vs 1.6% for Telef Nica S A. Telef Nica S A's share of combined industry revenue moved from 4.18% to 3.96%, a loss of 0.22 percentage points.
Telef Nica S A's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telef nica S a | - | - | - | - |
| Competitors combined (13) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
TEF Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
TEF Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millicom International Cellular Sa | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Telecom Argentina Sa | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Vodafone Group Public Limited Company | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Veon ltd | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Liberty Latin America Ltd | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Telef Nica S A's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Telef Nica S A's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Telef nica S a
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Telef nica S a | 21,611.35 | 46,272.80 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 194,702.28 | 138,895.00 |
| T mobile Us Inc | 183,436.76 | 90,530.00 |
| At and t Inc | 173,094.32 | 127,239.00 |
| Veon ltd | 124,521.54 | 4,399.00 |
| America Movil Sab De Cv | 72,171.12 | 52,521.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 937,620.40 | 806,561.78 |
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Sources: Telef nica S a's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Telef Nica S A's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Telefonía Celular de Nicaragua | Named by the company | 85% |
| Telefónica Móviles Guatemala | Named by the company | 85% |
| Three UK | Named by the company | 85% |
| Más Móvil | Named by the company | 85% |
| Telefónica Germany | Named by the company | 85% |
| Telxius | Named by the company | 85% |
| Zegona | Named by the company | 85% |
| Telefónica | Named by the company | 85% |
| Telefónica Móviles Panamá | Named by the company | 85% |
| Vodafone | Named by the company | 85% |
| Orange | Named by the company | 85% |
| Telefónica Hispam | Named by the company | 85% |
| Three | Named by the company | 85% |
| MasOrange | Named by the company | 85% |
| Telefónica Brazil | Named by the company | 85% |
| Telefónica United Kingdom | Named by the company | 85% |
| Vodafone UK | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Telef Nica S A's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Telef Nica S A's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc | Verizon Consumer Group 76.61 % |
| T mobile Us Inc | Wireless 100.00 % |
| At and t Inc | Advanced Connectivity 90.37 % |
| Ormat Technologies Inc | Electricity 45.02 % |
| Liberty Global Ltd | Telenet 59.58 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Telef Nica S A's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telef nica S a | 21,611 | 453,655 | 2,295 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 194,702 | 1,544,994 | 184,638 |
| T mobile Us Inc | 183,437 | 1,207,067 | 140,573 |
| At and t Inc | 173,094 | 956,468 | 173,074 |
| Veon ltd | 124,522 | 232,284 | 31,207 |
| America Movil Sab De Cv | 72,171 | 262,605 | 24,525 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 916,009 | 939,790 | 63,585 |
Telef Nica S A's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Ormat Technologies Inc | Non-US 55.86 % |
| Liberty Latin America Ltd | Networks and Latin America 9.11 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Telef Nica S A's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 56 companies in Telef Nica S A's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Telef Nica S A ranks #0 of 56 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,244, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications Inc | 194,869 | 19.10 % |
| 2 | T mobile Us Inc | 178,928 | 17.54 % |
| 3 | At and t Inc | 174,299 | 17.08 % |
| 4 | Veon ltd | 132,379 | 12.98 % |
| 5 | America Movil Sab De Cv | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Tim S a | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public Limited Company | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Ast Spacemobile Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Millicom International Cellular Sa | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Telef nica S a | - | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Telef Nica S A's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-01-16.
Telef Nica S A's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 1,244 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Telef Nica S A's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Telef Nica S A's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Telef Nica S A's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+300.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Telef Nica S A's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telef nica S a | 0.31 | 0.87 | - |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 0.15 | 0.72 | 1.52 |
| T mobile Us Inc | 0.25 | 1.04 | 1.42 |
| At and t Inc | 0.32 | 0.95 | 1.10 |
| Veon ltd | 0.50 | 0.97 | 0.01 |
| America Movil Sab De Cv | 0.07 | 0.74 | 1.01 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Telef Nica S A's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telef nica S a | Q4 2024 | +1.6 % | - |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Q2 2026 | -0.7 % | -22.9 % |
| T mobile Us Inc | Q1 2026 | +10.6 % | -15.2 % |
| At and t Inc | Q2 2026 | +2.3 % | +3.1 % |
| Veon ltd | Q4 2025 | +9.9 % | +21.4 % |
| America Movil Sab De Cv | Q4 2025 | +22.5 % | +260.1 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +20.9 % | -50.7 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Telef Nica S A's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telef nica S a | Q4 2024 | - | - |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Q2 2026 | - | +29.6 % |
| T mobile Us Inc | Q1 2026 | +28.7 % | +5.0 % |
| At and t Inc | Q2 2026 | -1.7 % | +16.4 % |
| Veon ltd | Q4 2025 | - | +16.9 % |
| America Movil Sab De Cv | Q4 2025 | +21.8 % | +14.2 % |
Telef Nica S A's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telef nica S a | 0.21% | 0.66% | 0.92% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 4.10% | 5.08% | 15.74% |
| T mobile Us Inc | 4.88% | 7.63% | 17.82% |
| At and t Inc | 5.44% | 5.04% | 18.23% |
| Veon ltd | 6.41% | 7.01% | 36.17% |
| America Movil Sab De Cv | 4.90% | 6.76% | 20.60% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Telef Nica S A's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Telef nica S a | - | 0.47 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 11.82 | 1.40 |
| T mobile Us Inc | 17.75 | 2.03 |
| At and t Inc | 8.28 | 1.36 |
| Veon ltd | 231.37 | 28.31 |
| America Movil Sab De Cv | 309.43 | 1.37 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 18.14 | 1.16 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.