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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (CHT)

Communication Services | Telecom Services | Taipei, Taiwan | NYSE
42.99 USD +0.01 (0.023%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 42.15 -0.84 (-0.840%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 5:46 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:58 a.m. EDT

Chunghwa Telecom presents a compelling case for income-focused investors seeking stability in a defensive sector. The company boasts a robust 3.72% dividend yield, which is bolstered by a consistent track record of increasing payouts over the last five years, signaling management confidence in free cash flow generation. Fundamentally, the business is healthy with strong operating margins and a solid balance sheet, though the valuation is not cheap at roughly 27x forward earnings. The price trajectory supports a positive long-term outlook, having delivered a +16.71% gain last year and a cumulative +24% rise over the past nine years, with no recent multi-year decline to worry about. While the short-term statistical forecast is flat and options data shows some hedging activity at lower strikes, the combination of reliable income, steady growth, and a dominant market position warrants a solid buy rating for the intermediate term.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.035494
AutoETS0.036092
AutoARIMA0.037201
AutoTheta0.039200

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 58%
H-stat 11.75
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.251
Excess Kurtosis -1.21
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 9.998
Revenue per Share 78.9325
Market Cap 33,349,263,360
Trailing P/E 27.04
Forward P/E 27.42
Beta 0.12
Profit Margins 16.13%
Website https://www.cht.com.tw

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:58 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move toward $45-$50 over the next few months, evidenced by open interest concentration in out-of-the-money calls. However, there is a significant defensive hedge layer with heavy put open interest at the $40 strike, suggesting traders view the current $43 level as vulnerable to a pullback or are locking in downside protection against volatility.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.98% 3.98% 3.85% 3.87%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-09 1.653000 3.982173
2025-07-03 1.669000 3.667326
2024-07-03 1.462000 3.914324
2023-06-28 1.529000 4.016286
2022-06-29 1.591000 3.785391
2021-08-24 1.551000 3.831522
2020-07-01 1.419000 3.716606
2019-07-24 1.443000 4.146552
2018-07-20 1.590000 4.594048
2017-07-19 1.629000 4.683726
2016-07-19 1.690000 4.630137
2015-07-14 1.573000 5.160761
2014-07-15 1.509000 4.885076
2013-07-15 1.777000 5.520348
2012-07-13 1.825000 6.120054
2011-07-19 1.910000 5.354640
2010-08-10 1.587500 6.234659
2009-07-30 1.453360 6.005680
2008-10-15 1.508360 7.869441
2007-07-24 1.126125 5.698677
2006-08-08 1.434077 7.467458
2005-08-15 1.686347 7.521542
2004-07-13 1.514758 8.228397
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.61
dividendYield 3.75
exDividendDate 2026-07-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 5.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.1209865
lastDividendValue 1.653
lastDividendDate 2026-07-09
dividendDate 2026-08-14

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.012181103
Address1 21-3 Xinyi Road
Address2 Section 1
All Time High 47.03
All Time Low 15.113485
Ask 46.75
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 190,980
Average Daily Volume3 Month 167,630
Average Volume 167,630
Average Volume10Days 190,980
Beta 0.117
Bid 40.0
Bid Size 600
Book Value 3.728381
City Taipei
Country Taiwan
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 42.99
Current Ratio 1.224
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 43.35
Day Low 42.9501
Debt To Equity 9.998
Display Name Chunghwa Telecom
Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Dividend Rate 1.61
Dividend Yield 3.75
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,916,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,916,800
Earnings Growth 0.046
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.047
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,933,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 86,011,707,392
Ebitda Margins 0.35117
Enterprise To Ebitda 1.268
Enterprise To Revenue 0.445
Enterprise Value 109,026,738,176
Eps Current Year 1.555
Eps Forward 1.568
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.59
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,783,555,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 43.0954
Fifty Day Average Change -0.105400085
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0024457385
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.2181103
Fifty Two Week High 46.48
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.4899979
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07508601
Fifty Two Week Low 39.28
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.710003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.094450176
Fifty Two Week Range 39.28 - 46.48
Financial Currency TWD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,058,535,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.02
Float Shares 1,654,849,624
Forward Eps 1.568
Forward P E 27.417093
Free Cashflow 49,446,817,792
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change 0.0100021
Fullday Change Percent 0.0232716
Fullday Price 42.15
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.36490002
Gross Profits 89,373,835,264
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000010000001
Held Percent Institutions 0.02773
Implied Shares Outstanding 775,744,655
Industry Telecom Services
Industry Disp Telecom Services
Industry Key telecom-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,783,555,200
Last Dividend Value 1.653
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,294,358,400
Last Split Factor 4:5
Long Business Summary Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated telecommunications service provider in Taiwan and internationally. The company operates through Consumer Business, Enterprise Business, International Business, and Others segments. Its services primarily include mobile, fixed-line, information and communication technology (ICT), and sales and other services. The company provides mobile services, including prepaid and postpaid plans; fixed-line services, such as fixed broadband and voice, leased line, video, and satellite services; and fixed broadband services comprising broadband access, data communication, and Wi-Fi services. It also offers ICT services consisting of cloud, content delivery network, advanced networks defense system, and web application firewall. In addition, it distributes and sells mobile handsets and wearable devices on its mobile network to customers through its directly owned stores, online store, and third-party retailers, as well as offers interconnection services. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Taipei City, Taiwan.
Long Name Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Market us_market
Market Cap 33,349,263,360
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_3601825
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 39,497,367,552
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 33,017,254,321
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 42.98
Operating Cashflow 79,904,235,520
Operating Margins 0.21607
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 1.69
Phone 886 2 2344 5488
Post Market Change -0.84000015
Post Market Change Percent -1.953943
Post Market Price 42.15
Post Market Time 1,787,953,610
Previous Close 42.98
Price Eps Current Year 27.646305
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 11.530475
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.13615973
Profit Margins 0.16126
Quick Ratio 0.968
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0100021
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0232716
Regular Market Day High 43.35
Regular Market Day Low 42.9501
Regular Market Day Range 42.9501 - 43.35
Regular Market Open 42.98
Regular Market Previous Close 42.98
Regular Market Price 42.99
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 175,906
Return On Assets 0.05687
Return On Equity 0.1092
Revenue Growth 0.082
Revenue Per Share 78.9325
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Shares Outstanding 775,744,655
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.001
Shares Short 797,667
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 858,056
Short Name Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0043
Short Ratio 4.36
Source Interval 15
Symbol CHT
Target High Price 48.07692
Target Low Price 48.07692
Target Mean Price 48.07692
Target Median Price 48.07692
Total Cash 78,017,740,800
Total Cash Per Share 25.143
Total Debt 38,199,279,616
Total Revenue 244,927,512,576
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 5.2
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.1209865
Trailing Eps 1.59
Trailing P E 27.037737
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 42.8196
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.17040253
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.003979545
Type Disp Equity
Volume 175,906
Website https://www.cht.com.tw
Zip 10,048