Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. KYIV scored 72.0, VIV scored 56.2 — KYIV leads.
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KYIV
Kyivstar Group Ltd.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
72
$12.10 · $2.8B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
15.8
KYIV leads
VIV
Telefônica Brasil S.A.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
56.2
$12.20 · $19.5B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestVIV15.6x
Fastest growthKYIV+25.9%
Strongest balance sheetVIV0.30
Highest qualityKYIV67 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueKYIV-56%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
KYIV
stronger →← stronger
VIV
67
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
58
87
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
73
73
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
58
KYIV is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
KYIV
VIV
$311mC
FCF
$2.2bB
+25.9%A-
Rev
+6.7%C+
0.39B+
D/E
0.30A-
17.3xB
P/E
15.6xB+
1.21B
PEG
0.86B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
KYIV
VIV
56% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
47% below
~-8%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-8%/yr
+88%
1-yr DCF upside
+73%
+125%
5-yr DCF upside
+88%
+192%
10-yr DCF upside
+111%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
KYIV
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
Short track record
VIV
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
Cut its dividend
Foreign reporter (BRL)
The companies
KYIVKyivstar Group Ltd.
Telecom Services · $12.10
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $2.8b. Down 27% from 52-week high of $16.55 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +26% — in hypergrowth territory. 9 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $17.93 (implying +48% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
VIVTelefônica Brasil S.A.
Telecom Services · $12.20 · beta 0.19
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $19.5b. Down 29% from 52-week high of $17.26 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.86 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 8 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $15.46 (implying +27% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 163% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Dividend payout 120% of earnings on a 7.8% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
KYIV leads VIV by 6.1 points (67.5 to 61.4), its sharpest advantage coming in Rev (grade A-). A contrarian could still prefer VIV, which trades about 55% below our DCF fair value — a margin of safety the score doesn't reward. Note they play different roles — KYIV screens as growth, VIV screens as value — so the model rewards different traits for each.
Our AI analyst is busy right now, so this verdict is drawn directly from the pillars, grades and DCF above.
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Where KYIV and VIV diverge
On the headline score the gap is 15.8 points in favor of KYIV. The widest single difference is Value, where KYIV leads by 16.0 points.
ValueKYIV 73.5 · VIV 57.5KYIV +16.0
GrowthKYIV 87.1 · VIV 73.1KYIV +14.0
QualityKYIV 67.1 · VIV 57.9KYIV +9.2
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is KYIV or VIV the better stock?
KYIV scores higher: KYIV 72.0, VIV 56.2 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do KYIV and VIV differ most?
The widest gap is value, where KYIV leads by 16 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. KYIV leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are KYIV and VIV scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.