Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. TMUS scored 71.9, CHTR scored 59.5 — TMUS leads.
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TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
71.9
$148.58 · $159.4B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
12.4
TMUS leads
CHTR
Charter Communications, Inc.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
59.5
$103.38 · $13.4B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestCHTR2.9x
Fastest growthTMUS+9.7%
Strongest balance sheetTMUS2.14
Highest qualityTMUS74 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueCHTR-83%
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)
TMUS
stronger →← stronger
CHTR
74
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
62
71
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
37
71
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
93
TMUS is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
TMUS
CHTR
$18.4bA-
FCF
$4.4bB
+9.7%B
Rev
-0.6%D+
2.14C
D/E
4.42D
17.9xB
P/E
2.9xA
0.61A-
PEG
0.62A-
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
TMUS
CHTR
49% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
83% below
~-9%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
decline
+81%
1-yr DCF upside
+507%
+95%
5-yr DCF upside
+473%
+118%
10-yr DCF upside
+427%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
TMUS
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
CHTR
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
TMUST-Mobile US, Inc.
Telecom Services · $148.58 · beta 0.32
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $159.4b. Down 36% from 52-week high of $230.65 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.61 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 25 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $241.24 (implying +62% upside).
Moat
ROE 19% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 174% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash. $159.4b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
D/E 2.14 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Down 36% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
CHTRCharter Communications, Inc.
Telecom Services · $103.38 · beta 0.69
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $13.4b. Down 62% from 52-week high of $268.77 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.62 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 19 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $175.11 (implying +69% upside).
Moat
ROE 27% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
D/E 4.42 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Down 62% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where TMUS and CHTR diverge
On the headline score the gap is 12.4 points in favor of TMUS. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
GrowthTMUS 71.0 · CHTR 36.7TMUS +34.3
ValueTMUS 71.0 · CHTR 92.7CHTR +21.7
QualityTMUS 73.9 · CHTR 62.0TMUS +11.9
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 TMUS or CHTR the better stock?
TMUS scores higher: TMUS 71.9, CHTR 59.5 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 TMUS and CHTR differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where TMUS leads by 34 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 TMUS and CHTR 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.