LILA
Liberty Latin America Ltd.
LILA offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
TMUS has the edge over LILA overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
LILA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
LILA's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
TMUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TMUS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
LILA PE Valuation
LILA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TMUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $171 | — |
| Current | 16x | $171 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $218 | +27% |
| Fair | 26x | $274 | +60% |
| Expensive | 56x | $581 | +240% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TMUS's PE is in its cheap range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings.
LILA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for LILA to show an outlook.
TMUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TMUS, with profitability improving.
LILA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.90 | +$2.43 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.46 | +$4.90 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.25 | +$1.39 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.78 | +$0.23 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.33 | -$0.58 |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.36 | -$4.90 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.64 | -$3.53 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.01 | -$2.69 |
LILA is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.90 per share over the past year, against $5.36 at its worst in mid-2025.
TMUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.49 | +30% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.37 | -0.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.56 | -9.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.41 | -8.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.72 | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.39 | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.59 | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.24 | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.66 | +39% |
TMUS has the edge over LILA on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LILA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +1.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | -0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +2.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | -2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | -1.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | -1.1% |
LILA's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $1.1B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +47 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +52 points |
| Q2 2025 | -31% | -41 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +1.4 points |
LILA's operating margin was 16% last quarter, down 0.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
TMUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23.6B | +7.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.8B | +7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $23.1B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.3B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $22B | +8.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1B | +6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.9B | +6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $21.9B | +6.8% |
TMUS has the edge over LILA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | -3.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | +2.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +4 points |
TMUS has the edge over LILA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LILA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $44.2M | -21% |
| Q2 2026 | $96M | +4953% |
| Q1 2026 | -$57.1M | +$15M |
| Q4 2025 | $320.1M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $56M | +9.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9M | -88% |
| Q1 2025 | -$72.1M | +$14.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $234.9M | +2.8% |
LILA generated $403M in free cash flow over the past year, up 83% from the year before.
TMUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.1B | +5.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8B | +4.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B | +4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.2B | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.8B | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.6B | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4B | +79% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3B | +2% |
TMUS has the edge over LILA on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LILA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.2% | -6.4M shares |
| 1 year | -15% | -33.8M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -34.8M shares |
| 5 years | -30% | -84.1M shares |
| Available history | -8.3% | -17.7M shares |
LILA has the edge over TMUS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $90.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $12.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $14.3M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
LILA spent $117M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none the year before.
TMUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -10.8M shares |
| 1 year | -4.9% | -55M shares |
| 3 years | -8.8% | -103M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -182M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +207M shares |
TMUS has 1.1B diluted shares, down 4.9% from a year ago, with $12B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B |
| Q1 2026 | $4.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4B |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B |
| Q1 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7B |
TMUS spent $12B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 1.7% from the year before.
LILA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 16.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 8.1x | High |
LILA's net debt is about 5.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 7.6 years a year ago.
TMUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
TMUS has the edge over LILA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
LILA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 73.6 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 71.3 | Neutral |
LILA's weekly RSI is 74 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 71 (neutral).
TMUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 42.1 | Neutral |
TMUS's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 42 (neutral).
LILA PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | LILA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
LILA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TMUS PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TMUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 16x | Same PE |
| PE % | 1 | 26 | 25 pts below |
TMUS is trading at 16x earnings, in line with the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
LILA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.54 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $8.31 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.44 | 51% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.31 | 83% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.18 | 88% above |
LILA has the edge over TMUS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TMUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $159.1 | 7.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $172.0 | 0.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $187.8 | 8.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $212.9 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $188.7 | 9.4% below |
TMUS has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 9.4% below its 200-week average.
LILA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $12.0 | $6.94 | -42% |
| 2021 | $6.94 | $7.21 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | $7.21 | $4.73 | -34% |
| 2023 | $4.73 | $4.52 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | $4.52 | $3.96 | -12% |
| 2025 | $3.96 | $4.62 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.62 | $9.73 | +111% |
LILA has the edge over TMUS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TMUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $77.2 | $132.9 | +72% |
| 2021 | $132.9 | $119.9 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | $119.9 | $140.0 | +17% |
| 2023 | $140.0 | $160.3 | +15% |
| 2024 | $160.3 | $223.0 | +39% |
| 2025 | $223.0 | $201.0 | -9.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $201.0 | $171.0 | -15% |
TMUS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 15% so far in 2026.