Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. SKM scored 29.6, VEON scored 71.8 — VEON leads.
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Different reporting periods. SKM's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but VEON's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
SKM
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
29.6
$34.24 · $13.1B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
42.2
VEON leads
VEON
VEON Ltd.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
71.8
$76.81 · $5.3B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestSKM26.1x
Fastest growthVEON+9.9%
Strongest balance sheetSKM0.66
Highest qualityVEON78 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueVEON-39%
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)
SKM
stronger →← stronger
VEON
60
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
78
15
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
78
41
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
60
VEON is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
SKM
VEON
$933mC+
FCF
$620mC+
-4.7%D+
Rev
+9.9%B
0.66B
D/E
3.05C
26.1xC+
P/E
98.5xD
0.42A
PEG
2.23C
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
SKM
VEON
12% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
39% below
~-2%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~0%/yr
+23%
1-yr DCF upside
+35%
+13%
5-yr DCF upside
+63%
+1%
10-yr DCF upside
+110%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
SKM
Why this score
Cut its dividend
Foreign reporter (KRW)
VEON
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
SKMSK Telecom Co., Ltd.
Telecom Services · $34.24 · beta 0.75
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $13.1b. Down 27% from 52-week high of $47.18 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.42 — paying under fair value for the growth rate.
Moat
FCF converts 172% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Net margin 4.4% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 5% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
VEONVEON Ltd.
Telecom Services · $76.81 · beta 1.61
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $5.3b. Trading near 52-week high of $78.83 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $86.87 (implying +13% upside).
Moat
Net margin 13% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 36% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 105% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
D/E 3.05 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Trailing P/E 98.5x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating. Trading within 3% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where SKM and VEON diverge
On the headline score the gap is 42.2 points in favor of VEON. The widest single difference is Growth, where VEON leads by 63.7 points.
GrowthSKM 14.7 · VEON 78.4VEON +63.7
ValueSKM 40.8 · VEON 60.5VEON +19.7
QualitySKM 59.6 · VEON 78.1VEON +18.5
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 VEON or SKM the better stock?
VEON scores higher: VEON 71.8, SKM 29.6 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 VEON and SKM differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where VEON leads by 64 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. VEON leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are VEON and SKM 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.