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Telefônica Brasil S.A. (VIV)

Communication Services | Telecom Services | São Paulo, Brazil | NYSE
12.32 USD +0.05 (0.407%) ⇧ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 12.32

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9 a.m. EDT

Telefônica Brasil presents a classic value trap scenario where attractive headline numbers mask deteriorating operational reality. While the stock trades at a low multiple and offers a seemingly generous 7.85% yield, the payout ratio of 120% is a critical red flag, indicating the company is distributing more cash than it earns from operations, effectively burning through its balance sheet to maintain the dividend. This unsustainable payout structure, combined with a multi-year price trajectory that is down significantly despite recent quarterly EPS bumps, suggests the market is correctly pricing in a lack of genuine business quality. The recent news of interest-on-capital payouts further highlights the company's struggle to generate organic free cash flow. Although the stock has recently rallied off lows, the fundamental mechanics—specifically the inability to fund dividends from earnings—make it a dangerous hold for income investors and a poor growth vehicle. The low beta and lack of options activity reflect a market that views this as a stagnant, low-conviction name.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.075973
AutoARIMA0.082246
AutoETS0.083185
AutoTheta0.099957

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 53%
H-stat 0.77
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.301
Excess Kurtosis -0.20
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-26
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-27
Debt to Equity Ratio 30.209
Revenue per Share 38.598
Market Cap 19,684,933,632
Trailing P/E 15.79
Forward P/E 11.46
Beta 0.19
Profit Margins 10.68%
Website https://www.telefonica.com.br

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely thin and ambiguous. Call Open Interest is negligible across all expirations, while Put Open Interest is similarly sparse, concentrated mostly at deep strikes. The lack of meaningful volume or open interest in either direction suggests a lack of active directional bets, indicating the market is currently waiting for a catalyst rather than committing capital to a specific outcome.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.54% 6.39% 5.95% 6.27%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-28 0.061 0.540301
2026-08-27 0.042 0.370697
2026-07-28 0.061 0.463878
2026-06-29 0.028 0.211002
2026-05-28 0.075 0.562641
2026-05-22 0.476 3.557549
2026-04-28 0.046 0.293367
2026-03-26 0.024 0.156352
2026-02-24 0.039 0.235223
2025-07-28 0.037 0.338518
2025-06-24 0.022 0.199095
2025-05-23 0.055 0.562372
2025-04-14 0.026 0.300578
2025-03-25 0.022 0.255814
2025-02-27 0.222 2.621015
2025-02-25 0.019 0.206298
2024-12-27 0.124 1.625164
2024-08-27 0.045 0.478723
2024-07-29 0.073 0.850816
2024-06-27 0.020 0.240096
2024-04-30 0.044 0.476190
2024-04-09 0.182 1.793104
2024-04-01 0.036 0.359281
2023-12-27 0.104 0.940325
2023-10-24 0.018 0.197152
2023-09-25 0.024 0.270270
2023-09-01 0.032 0.378698
2023-08-01 0.051 0.570470
2023-06-01 0.039 0.482673
2023-04-14 0.095 1.167076
2023-04-03 0.033 0.442953
2023-03-01 0.012 0.161290
2023-01-03 0.194 2.989214
2022-09-01 0.036 0.453972
2022-07-01 0.058 0.643729
2022-05-02 0.019 0.186457
2022-04-27 0.255 2.430887
2022-04-01 0.030 0.258398
2022-03-02 0.021 0.217842
2021-12-28 0.242 2.847059
2021-10-01 0.068 0.856423
2021-07-01 0.075 0.911300
2021-05-03 0.030 0.378788
2021-04-16 0.171 2.153652
2021-03-31 0.029 0.368488
2021-03-01 0.016 0.206186
2020-12-29 0.169 1.951501
2020-11-30 0.044 0.502857
2020-09-29 0.074 0.968586
2020-07-01 0.102 1.132075
2020-05-29 0.262 2.987457
2020-04-01 0.018 0.184615
2020-03-02 0.038 0.308692
2020-01-02 0.202 1.427562
2019-07-01 0.153 1.206625
2019-05-02 0.088 0.764553
2019-04-12 0.395 3.308208
2019-03-01 0.115 0.942623
2018-12-18 0.213 1.716358
2018-09-18 0.415 4.405520
2018-07-02 0.065 0.561798
2018-04-13 0.404 2.857143
2017-12-27 0.272 1.837838
2017-10-02 0.059 0.371771
2017-07-03 0.018 0.132646
2017-04-27 0.373 2.539142
2017-04-03 0.070 0.466667
2017-03-01 0.035 0.236327
2017-01-03 0.110 0.805861
2016-10-03 0.122 0.836189
2016-07-01 0.029 0.213549
2016-05-02 0.038 0.308191
2016-04-29 0.223 1.810065
2016-04-01 0.057 0.455272
2016-03-01 0.031 0.312500
2016-01-04 0.047 0.526906
2015-12-01 0.039 0.410959
2015-11-03 0.014 0.127854
2015-10-01 0.023 0.249458
2015-09-01 0.041 0.382820
2015-08-03 0.042 0.332278
2015-05-26 0.180 1.291248
2015-04-10 0.005 0.033025
2015-02-11 0.928 5.228169
2015-01-02 0.165 0.962099
2014-12-01 0.164 0.845361
2014-11-03 0.113 0.563591
2014-10-01 0.097 0.508919
2014-09-02 0.122 0.570627
2014-08-01 0.123 0.609817
2014-04-24 0.055 0.266215
2014-03-11 0.408 2.123894
2014-01-02 0.296 1.591398
2013-09-03 0.088 0.445795
2013-04-17 0.680 2.630561
2013-01-22 0.744 3.020707
2012-04-12 0.985 3.264833
2011-10-03 0.870 3.376019
2011-03-21 2.087 8.980207
2010-10-04 0.699 2.912500
2010-04-08 1.403 6.784333
2009-05-21 0.454 2.041367
2009-03-26 0.353 1.697115
2008-11-28 0.956 4.842959
2008-05-22 0.843 2.955820
2008-03-27 0.419 1.678014
2007-11-13 2.099 7.349440
2006-11-17 1.471 6.395652
2006-05-30 1.276 6.769231
2006-01-03 0.339 1.636890
2005-09-23 1.178 6.028659
2005-04-08 1.175 6.164743
2004-10-12 0.223 1.355623
2004-04-15 0.660 4.161412
2003-12-24 0.784 4.987277
2003-10-07 0.223 1.674174
2003-04-11 0.591 5.863095
2003-03-25 0.078 0.844156
2002-12-19 0.314 3.027965
2002-10-15 0.184 2.365038
2001-12-27 0.926 6.759124
2001-01-03 0.847 5.816309
2000-03-09 0.078 0.225678
2000-01-06 1.199 5.995000
1999-01-04 1.215 5.430168
Additional Data
dividendYield 8.1
exDividendDate 2026-08-27
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.544
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04433578
lastDividendValue 0.061
lastDividendDate 2026-09-28
dividendDate 2026-07-21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.03182578
Address1 Avenida Engenheiro Luis Carlos Berrini
Address2 1,376, 32º floor
All Time High 37.875
All Time Low 6.49
Ask 12.5
Ask Size 200
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,626,330
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,518,414
Average Volume 1,518,414
Average Volume10Days 1,626,330
Beta 0.194
Bid 12.24
Bid Size 2,000
Book Value 8.180914
City São Paulo
Country Brazil
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 12.32
Current Ratio 0.951
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 12.425
Day Low 12.06
Debt To Equity 30.209
Display Name Telefônica Brasil
Dividend Date 1,784,592,000
Dividend Yield 8.1
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,794,427,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,794,427,200
Earnings Growth 0.185
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.17
Earnings Timestamp 1,794,340,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,340,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,340,800
Ebitda 20,136,968,192
Ebitda Margins 0.32598
Enterprise To Ebitda 1.541
Enterprise To Revenue 0.502
Enterprise Value 31,031,103,488
Eps Current Year 4.76767
Eps Forward 1.0746019
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.78
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,788,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 11.788
Fifty Day Average Change 0.5319996
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.045130607
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.182578
Fifty Two Week High 17.26
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.9400005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.28621092
Fifty Two Week Low 11.17
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.1499996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.102954306
Fifty Two Week Range 11.17 - 17.26
Financial Currency BRL
First Trade Date Milliseconds 911,226,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.17
Float Shares 351,964,084
Forward Eps 1.0746019
Forward P E 11.46471
Free Cashflow 12,585,449,472
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 35,010
Fullday Change 0.11000061
Fullday Change Percent 0.9046103
Fullday Price 12.32
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.48257
Gross Profits 29,810,423,808
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.04053
Implied Shares Outstanding 1,597,803,176
Industry Telecom Services
Industry Disp Telecom Services
Industry Key telecom-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,553,600
Last Dividend Value 0.061
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Telefônica Brasil S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mobile telecommunications company in Brazil. Its fixed line voice services portfolio includes local, domestic long-distance, and international long-distance calls; and mobile portfolio comprises voice and broadband internet access through 3G, 4G, 4.5G, and 5G, as well as value-added, prepaid plans with data sharing features, family plans, voice mail, caller identification, voice minutes in unlimited bundles to mobile and fixed-line phones, and digital services, and wireless roaming services. The company also offers data services, including broadband and mobile data services; fixed-line local services consist of activation, monthly subscription, public telephones and measured services. In addition, it provides pay TV services through IPTV technologies; network services, such as rental of facilities and other services; wholesale services, including interconnection services to users of other network providers; and digital services that include entertainment, cloud, and security and financial services. Further, the company offers multimedia communication services, which include audio, data, voice and other sounds, images, texts, and other information, as well as sells devices and accessories, such as smartphones, broadband USB modems, and other devices. Additionally, it provides telecommunications solutions and IT support to various industries, such as retail, manufacturing, services, financial institutions, government, etc; insurance services; and sale of wireless devices and consumer electronics. It markets and sells its solutions through Vivo stores, dealers, retail channels, distribution and digital channels, door-to-door sales, and outbound tele sales. The company was formerly known as Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A. - TELESP and changed its name to Telefônica Brasil S.A. in October 2011. Telefônica Brasil S.A. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
Long Name Telefônica Brasil S.A.
Market us_market
Market Cap 19,684,933,632
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_402548
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 6,598,880,256
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 19,179,637,607
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 12.09
Operating Cashflow 20,206,325,760
Operating Margins 0.17638001
Payout Ratio 1.2003
Peg Ratio 0.84
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 12.32
Post Market Time 1,792,013,636
Previous Close 12.27
Price Eps Current Year 2.5840714
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5059441
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.31866023
Profit Margins 0.10682
Quick Ratio 0.75
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0499992
Regular Market Change Percent 0.407492
Regular Market Day High 12.425
Regular Market Day Low 12.06
Regular Market Day Range 12.06 - 12.425
Regular Market Open 12.09
Regular Market Previous Close 12.27
Regular Market Price 12.32
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,003
Regular Market Volume 1,270,724
Return On Assets 0.05509
Return On Equity 0.09872
Revenue Growth 0.076
Revenue Per Share 38.598
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1570785
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Shares Outstanding 1,597,803,176
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0017
Shares Short 2,759,665
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,778,242
Short Name Telefonica Brasil S.A.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0078
Short Ratio 1.98
Source Interval 15
State SP
Symbol VIV
Target High Price 19.758291
Target Low Price 13.17074
Target Mean Price 15.270981
Target Median Price 14.662499
Total Cash 8,576,167,936
Total Cash Per Share 5.367
Total Debt 19,848,372,224
Total Revenue 61,774,049,280
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.544
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04433578
Trailing Eps 0.78
Trailing P E 15.794872
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.8389
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 13.7791
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.4591007
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.10589231
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,270,724
Website https://www.telefonica.com.br
Zip 04,571-936