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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
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Telefonica SA (TELFY) Return on invested capital
Telefonica SA's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 1.78%, down 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (1.84%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.84% (fiscal 2025) to 14.5% (fiscal 2021) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Telecom Services industry median of 3.77% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1.84% | (1.06) |
| FY2024 | 2.90% | 0.00 |
| FY2023 | 2.90% | (1.25) |
| FY2022 | 4.15% | (10.35) |
| FY2021 | 14.5% | 10.23 |
| FY2020 | 4.27% | 0.14 |
| FY2019 | 4.13% | (1.39) |
| FY2018 | 5.52% | (0.14) |
| FY2017 | 5.66% | 1.49 |
| FY2016 | 4.17% | 1.96 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| TIGO Millicom International Cellular SA compare | 10.5% |
| CHT Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. compare | 9.58% |
| VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A. compare | 8.17% |
| CHTR Charter Communications, Inc. compare | 6.77% |
| SKM SK Telecom Co., Ltd. compare | 3.53% |
| TELFY Telefonica SA | 1.78% |
| ECHO EchoStar Corporation compare | 1.35% |
| ORANY Orange compare | 0.00% |
| VOD Vodafone Group PLC compare | 0.00% |
| Telecom Services industry median | 3.77% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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