Open contest
11 companies value 524 bn revenue 377 bn margin 13.0% free cash flow 76 bn avg. score 4.5
VZ holds 35.0% of the group's value, 1.1x the runner-up · TMUS leads the industry without being the largest
| Rank | Ticker | Company | Share | Value | Revenue | Margin | FCF | 5 years | FCF/px | Yield | What it does · why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VZ | Verizon United States · score 7.9 | 35% | 183 bn | 139 bn | 11.6% | 39 bn | 21.2% | 6.3% | Mobile, fiber and broadband in the United States · Largest US wireless revenue; high dividend with a long track record | |
| 2 | TMUS | T-Mobile US United States · score 7.2 | 32% | 167 bn | 92 bn | 11.5% | 18 bn | 11.0% | 2.6% | Mobile and 5G broadband in the United States · Best 5G network in the US; the only one of the big three consistently gaining customers | |
| 3 | T | AT&T United States · score 7.3 | 30% | 159 bn | 127 bn | 16.9% | 18 bn | 11.3% | 5.0% | Mobile and fiber in the United States · 2nd largest mobile operator; leader in fiber build-out | |
| 4 | LUMN | Lumen Technologies United States · score 2.6 | 1% | 4.6 bn | 12 bn | -8.7% | 0.8 bn | 18.2% | 0.0% | Fiber networks and digital services for businesses · Long-haul fiber network; capacity contracts with the AI clouds | |
| 5 | TDS | TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ United States · score 2.5 | 1% | 3.8 bn | 1.3 bn | 33.2% | -0.5 bn | -11.8% | 9.4% | Broadband, video, voice and wireless, with 1.1 million connections · Illinois — revenue of $1.3bn | |
| 6 | IDT | IDT CORP United States · score 5.5 | 0% | 2.0 bn | 1.3 bn | 6.9% | 0.1 bn | 3.3% | 0.3% | Fintech and communications for underserved markets · New Jersey — revenue of $1.3bn | |
| 7 | ATEX | Anterix Inc. United States · score 4.8 | 0% | 1.5 bn | 0.0 bn | 933.0% | 0.0 bn | 0.7% | — | Largest holder of licensed 900 MHz spectrum in the US · New Jersey — revenue of $7m | |
| 8 | UNIT | Uniti Group Inc. United States · score 5.2 | 0% | 1.3 bn | 3.5 bn | 30.4% | 0.5 bn | 38.3% | — | Digital infrastructure with 240,000 miles of fiber in 47 states · Arkansas — revenue of $3.5bn | |
| 9 | SHEN | SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO/VA/ United States · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.6 bn | 0.4 bn | -10.4% | -0.2 bn | -40.4% | 1.1% | Fiber and cable broadband in eight Eastern states · Virginia — revenue of $367m | |
| 10 | ATNI | ATN International, Inc. United States · score 6.4 | 0% | 0.4 bn | 0.7 bn | 22.5% | 0.0 bn | 10.6% | 4.3% | Telecom in underserved markets and islands · Massachusetts — revenue of $734m | |
| 11 | SURG | SurgePays, Inc. United States · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.1 bn | -51.5% | -0.0 bn | -248.5% | — | Prepaid wireless, MVNO and fintech sold through 9,000 independent convenience stores · Tennessee — revenue of $62m |
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- Sector overview
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- Niche social networks 21 companies
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and 2 industries more
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What this is. A catalogue, not a guide. Every industry with stocks listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ, the companies contending for its leadership, what each one does according to its own annual report, and the balance sheet it filed with the SEC.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.