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Kyivstar Group Ltd KYIV

Communication ServicesTelecommunications ServicesUnited Arab Emirates

Last close 12.93 USD on Nov 1, 2026, −0.4% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating B Rank 26 of 152 in Communication Services
  1. Growth C 89 of 152
  2. Valuation B 39 of 152
  3. Quality B 45 of 152
  4. Revisions A 21 of 152
  5. Momentum C 62 of 152

Wall Street consensus Buy (1.88)Average target 18.87 USD +45.9%

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Growth and profitability fiscal year ends December 31

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
202520242023202220215Y avg
Revenue (mil)1,157919915–––
Revenue growth25.9%0.4%––––
EPS (basic, normalized)1.32–––––
EPS growth––––––
Gross margin89.4%89.1%89.7%––89.4%
Net margin10.7%30.8%30.7%––24.1%
ROE10.4%28.8%–––19.6%
Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)495
Current ratio1.26x
Long-term debt (mil)355
Net debt (mil)49.0
Total equity (mil)1,385
Net debt / equity0.04x
Net debt / EBITDA0.08x

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
Sales (mil)EBITDA (mil)EPS
Fiscal yearMean est.GrowthEV/SalesMean est.GrowthEV/EBITDAMean est.GrowthP/E
2025 actual 1,157+25.9%2.6x 648–4.7x 1.32–9.8x
2026 1,342+16.0%2.3x 726+12.0%4.2x 1.42+7.6%9.1x
2027 1,454+8.3%2.1x 785+8.1%3.9x 1.63+14.6%7.9x
2028 1,618+11.3%1.9x 868+10.6%3.5x 1.85+13.4%7.0x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
SalesEPS
Fiscal yearEstimate (mil)1M3M6MEstimate1M3M6M
20261,342+0.4%+1.3%+5.7%1.42+2.1%−0.7%−0.8%
20271,454+0.9%+1.1%+5.5%1.63+1.7%+0.5%+2.6%
20281,618+0.5%+3.5%+10.4%1.85+1.3%+1.5%+2.7%

Earnings surprises EPS beat in 2 of the last 4 quarters

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
Quarter endedFQ-9FQ-8FQ-7FQ-6FQ-5FQ-4Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales reported (mil)––––––297321323339
Sales mean (mil)––––––285303313326
Surprise––––––+4.3%+6.0%+3.0%+4.0%
EPS reported––––––0.330.370.370.33
EPS mean––––––0.340.320.350.35
Surprise––––––−4.3%+17.5%+5.0%−5.7%

Peer comparison Telecommunications Services

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
CompanyMarket capNet debt/EBITDANet marginP/BFY1 P/EFY2 P/EFY1 EV/EBITDAFY2 EV/EBITDA
KYIV Kyivstar Group Ltd3.0B0.08x10.7%2.16x9.1x7.9x4.2x3.9x
SFTBY Softbank Group Corp162.3B–––––––
TMUS T-Mobile US Inc165.7B2.47x12.4%2.95x14.0x11.1x6.7x6.2x
CMCSA Comcast Corporation82.5B2.14x16.2%0.89x6.6x6.6x4.9x4.9x
KDDIF KDDI CORPORATION72.1B2.90x11.6%2.11x15.3x14.3x8.7x8.3x
AMX America Movil SAB de CV73.3B1.95x8.8%3.74x15.7x13.5x5.0x4.7x
Mean1.91x12.0%2.37x12.2x10.7x5.9x5.6x
Median2.14x11.6%2.16x14.0x11.1x5.0x4.9x

Technical analysis

  • 1M+1.3%
  • 3M−4.6%
  • 1Y−1.1%
  • 3Y+29.7%

Financial statements in millions of USD

Income statement, Kyivstar Group Ltd, fiscal years, most recent first
202520242023202220212020
Total revenue1,157919915–––
Cost of revenue12310094.0–––
Gross profit1,034819821–––
Selling, general & administrative expenses393305284–––
Research & development––––––
Depreciation/amortization205163176–––
Interest expense (income), operating––––––
Unusual expense (income)1704.0−1.0–––
Other operating expenses−8.0−1.0−1.0–––
Operating income274348363–––
Net interest income (expense)−79.0−3.0−16.0–––
Gain (loss) on sale of assets002.0–––
Other non-operating income (expense)3.02.0−3.0–––
Net income before taxes198347346–––
Provision for taxes74.064.065.0–––
Minority interest––––––
Equity in affiliates––––––
U.S. GAAP adjustment––––––
Net income before extraordinary items124283281–––
Extraordinary items––––––
Net income124283281–––
EBIT, normalized444352362–––
EBITDA, normalized649515538–––
Basic EPS, normalized1.32–––––

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