Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. TU scored 27.2, AD scored 67.9 — AD leads.
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Different reporting periods. AD's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but TU'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.
TU
TELUS Corporation
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
27.2
$7.72 · $12.2B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
40.7
AD leads
AD
Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
67.9
$33.39 · $2.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestTU0.9x
Fastest growthAD+58.3%
Strongest balance sheetAD0.94
Highest qualityAD57 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueTU-49%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/S 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)
TU
stronger →← stronger
AD
50
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
57
20
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
69
24
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
79
AD is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
TU
AD
$1.4bC+
FCF
-$338mF
+0.6%C
Rev
+58.3%A
2.24C
D/E
0.94B
0.9xA-
P/S
13.5xD
13.44D
PEG
14.30D
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
TU
AD
49% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
~-14%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
—
+106%
1-yr DCF upside
—
+97%
5-yr DCF upside
—
+86%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
TU
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
Cut its dividend
Foreign reporter (CAD)
AD
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
TUTELUS Corporation
Telecom Services · $7.72 · beta 0.77
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $12.2b. Down 50% from 52-week high of $15.41 — deep drawdown territory. 3 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $10.33 (implying +34% upside).
Moat
Higher-variance name — the moat signals on the quantitative card are modest, so the durability case rests on execution (turning current growth into durable earnings power) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than an entrenched competitive position.
Risk
D/E 2.24 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Down 50% 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 283% of earnings on a 6.6% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
ADArray Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
Telecom Services · $33.39 · beta 0.30
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $2.9b. Down 45% from 52-week high of $60.82 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +58% — in hypergrowth territory. 3 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $43.33 (implying +30% upside).
Moat
ROE 23% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$338m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage 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. P/S 13.5x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where TU and AD diverge
On the headline score the gap is 40.7 points in favor of AD. The widest single difference is Value, where AD leads by 55.0 points.
ValueTU 24.1 · AD 79.1AD +55.0
GrowthTU 19.5 · AD 69.2AD +49.7
QualityTU 49.7 · AD 57.1AD +7.4
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 AD or TU the better stock?
AD scores higher: AD 67.9, TU 27.2 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 AD and TU differ most?
The widest gap is value, where AD leads by 55 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. AD leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are AD and TU 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.