Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. TLK scored 51.9, KYIV scored 72.0 — KYIV leads.
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Different reporting periods. TLK's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but KYIV'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.
TLK
Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
51.9
$12.83 · $12.6B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
20.1
KYIV leads
KYIV
Kyivstar Group Ltd.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
72
$12.10 · $2.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestTLK12.5x
Fastest growthKYIV+25.9%
Strongest balance sheetKYIV0.39
Highest qualityTLK80 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueTLK-60%
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)
TLK
stronger →← stronger
KYIV
80
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
67
34
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
87
71
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
73
KYIV is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
TLK
KYIV
$2.3bB
FCF
$311mC
-2.2%D+
Rev
+25.9%A-
0.60B
D/E
0.39B+
12.5xB+
P/E
17.3xB
2.76C
PEG
1.21B
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
TLK
KYIV
60% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
56% below
~-19%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-8%/yr
+159%
1-yr DCF upside
+88%
+150%
5-yr DCF upside
+125%
+138%
10-yr DCF upside
+192%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
TLK
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
Foreign reporter (IDR)
KYIV
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
Short track record
The companies
TLKPerusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk
Telecom Services · $12.83 · beta 0.15
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $12.6b. Down 45% from 52-week high of $23.52 — deep drawdown territory.
Moat
Net margin 12% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 18% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Down 45% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Dividend payout 117% of earnings on a 9.5% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
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.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where TLK and KYIV diverge
On the headline score the gap is 20.1 points in favor of KYIV. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
GrowthTLK 33.9 · KYIV 87.1KYIV +53.2
QualityTLK 80.1 · KYIV 67.1TLK +13.0
ValueTLK 70.7 · KYIV 73.5level
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 TLK the better stock?
KYIV scores higher: KYIV 72.0, TLK 51.9 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 TLK differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where KYIV leads by 53 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are KYIV and TLK 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.