Vodacom Group Limited

DB:5VD Stock Report

Market Cap: €14.5b

Vodacom Group Valuation

Is 5VD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of 5VD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Fair Value: 5VD (€7.45) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€30.08)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 5VD is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 5VD?

Key metric: As 5VD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 5VD. This is calculated by dividing 5VD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 5VD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio14.6x
EarningsR18.86b
Market CapR276.21b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 5VD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 5VD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average26.7x
1U1 1&1
35.8x13.35%€4.6b
FNTN freenet
12.9x3.97%€3.4b
O2D Telefónica Deutschland Holding
18.2xn/a€6.1b
UTDI United Internet
39.7x39.87%€5.2b
5VD Vodacom Group
14.6x14.34%€276.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 5VD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.6x) compared to the peer average (26.7x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 5VD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Wireless Telecom Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
5VD 14.6xIndustry Avg. 18.5xNo. of Companies10PE01020304050+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 5VD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.6x) compared to the Global Wireless Telecom industry average (18.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 5VD's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

5VD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14.6x
Fair PE Ratio26.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 5VD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.1x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 5VD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€7.45
€7.73
+3.77%
14.59%€10.46€6.54n/a9
Jan ’27€7.05
€7.46
+5.82%
14.27%€10.19€6.37n/a9
Dec ’26€6.95
€7.22
+3.95%
15.08%€10.08€6.15n/a10
Nov ’26€7.00
€7.10
+1.44%
13.06%€9.26€6.10n/a10
Oct ’26€6.45
€7.06
+9.42%
13.22%€9.15€6.04n/a9
Sep ’26€6.80
€6.91
+1.68%
13.22%€8.97€5.91n/a9
Aug ’26€6.55
€6.74
+2.94%
14.38%€8.92€5.54n/a9
Jul ’26€6.40
€6.47
+1.03%
15.91%€8.94€5.41n/a10
Jun ’26€6.80
€6.44
-5.36%
15.55%€8.85€5.51n/a10
May ’26€6.45
€6.04
-6.32%
15.46%€8.59€5.25n/a10
Apr ’26€6.30
€6.07
-3.66%
9.65%€7.56€5.55n/a11
Mar ’26€6.10
€6.22
+1.91%
9.39%€7.76€5.69n/a11
Feb ’26€5.65
€6.09
+7.87%
9.52%€7.78€5.71n/a10
Jan ’26€5.20
€6.13
+17.92%
10.20%€7.90€5.53€7.0510
Dec ’25€5.30
€6.01
+13.47%
10.75%€7.85€5.18€6.9511
Nov ’25€5.65
€6.06
+7.31%
10.61%€7.89€5.21€7.0011
Oct ’25€5.65
€5.92
+4.79%
11.35%€7.80€5.15€6.4510
Sep ’25€5.55
€5.74
+3.51%
11.70%€7.61€5.02€6.8010
Aug ’25€5.05
€5.62
+11.34%
7.53%€6.63€5.05€6.5511
Jul ’25€4.88
€5.70
+16.86%
7.49%€6.74€5.13€6.4011
Jun ’25€4.60
€5.55
+20.68%
8.74%€6.63€4.74€6.8011
May ’25€4.56
€5.64
+23.62%
9.14%€6.45€4.61€6.4510
Apr ’25€4.74
€5.59
+17.93%
8.57%€6.32€4.72€6.3010
Mar ’25€4.42
€5.68
+28.54%
10.57%€6.85€4.75€6.109
Feb ’25€4.50
€5.87
+30.34%
12.18%€7.07€4.76€5.659
Jan ’25€5.10
€5.87
+15.08%
11.05%€6.89€4.82€5.208
€7.7
Fair Value
3.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
9
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/13 08:15
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/13 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Vodacom Group Limited is covered by 22 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jonathan BradleyAbsa Bank Limited
Niel VenterAbsa Bank Limited
Tibor BokorArqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L.