Telefonica SA

TELFY Communication Services Telecom Services

Telefonica SA’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $39.7 billion, down 11.1% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
−5.45%
EPS
+100.0%
Free cash flow
−124.8%
Total debt
−6.89%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

3.80 0.08 −2.06%
Market cap
$21.5B
P/E
0.0×
Fwd P/E
10.8×
Dividend yield
9.15%
F-score
4/9
Altman Z
0.81
Beneish M
−3.16
Dividend safety
25/100

Telefonica SA (TELFY) Return on equity

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Telefonica SA's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −17.3%, up 5.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−23.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −23.2% (fiscal 2025) to 34.1% (fiscal 2021) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Telecom Services industry median of 6.00% and below the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 −23.2% (21.89)
FY2024 −1.28% 2.67
FY2023 −3.95% (9.59)
FY2022 5.64% (28.41)
FY2021 34.1% 26.73
FY2020 7.32% 3.08
FY2019 4.24% (6.93)
FY2018 11.2% 0.68
FY2017 10.5% 2.95
FY2016 7.54% (1.06)

Against its own ten years

Low −23.2% High 34.1%
Ten-year median 7.32%
Current reading's percentile 9

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
ECHO EchoStar Corporation compare 82.4%
CHTR Charter Communications, Inc. compare 23.3%
TIGO Millicom International Cellular SA compare 22.2%
CHT Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. compare 10.3%
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A. compare 9.89%
SKM SK Telecom Co., Ltd. compare 5.30%
ORANY Orange compare 0.00%
VOD Vodafone Group PLC compare 0.00%
TELFY Telefonica SA −17.3%
Telecom Services industry median 6.00%
Communication Services sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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