Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd (CHT) Key Metrics
CHT valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $36.96B
- Enterprise value
- $34.29B
- P/E (TTM)
- 29.0
- Forward P/E
- 26.5
- PEG ratio
- 1.69
- Price / sales
- 0.2
- Price / book
- 3.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 11.7
- Dividend yield
- 3.38% $1.61 a year
- Beta
- 0.10
CHT key metrics, 2024–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCHT valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
CHT returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
CHT per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
CHT financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
CHT efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
CHT valuation history
CHT returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CHT debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CHT cash returned to shareholders
CHT price vs earnings per share
CHT key metrics
2024–2025| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||
| Market capitalization | $32.34B | $29.27B |
| Enterprise value | $11.77B | $14.56B |
| P/E ratio | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Price / sales | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Price / book | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Price / free cash flow | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| EV / sales | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| EV / EBITDA | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| EV / free cash flow | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Earnings yield | 119.7% | 127.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | 153.4% | 171.7% |
| Dividend yield | 120.6% | 126.1% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 120.6% | 126.1% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $41.71 | $37.65 |
| Per share | ||
| Revenue per share | $302.77 | $293.99 |
| Earnings per share | $49.92 | $47.83 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $99.96 | $101.92 |
| Free cash flow per share | $63.98 | $64.64 |
| Cash per share | $75.57 | $74.52 |
| Book value per share | $495.43 | $512.04 |
| Tangible book value per share | $412.11 | $426.78 |
| Dividends per share | $50.30 | $47.47 |
| Capex per share | $35.92 | $37.29 |
| Debt per share | $49.03 | $55.60 |
| Shares outstanding | 775.4M | 777.5M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.3% | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 9.9% | 9.3% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 10.5% | 9.8% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 7.2% | 7.0% |
| Return on tangible assets | 8.2% | 7.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 21.1% | 22.0% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 2.00 | 2.13 |
| Financial health | ||
| Total debt | $38.02B | $43.23B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $58.59B | $57.94B |
| Net debt | −$20.57B | −$14.71B |
| Debt / equity | 0.10 | 0.11 |
| Debt / assets | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.23 | −0.17 |
| Current ratio | 1.45 | 1.41 |
| Quick ratio | 1.26 | 1.24 |
| Interest coverage | 131.5 | 138.3 |
| Working capital | $36.30B | $33.08B |
| Invested capital | $363.56B | $383.39B |
| Tangible asset value | $333.87B | $331.82B |
| Net current asset value | −$19.84B | −$23.42B |
| Graham number | $745.96 | $742.34 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$54.74 | −$58.44 |
| Capital allocation | ||
| Dividends paid | $39.00B | $36.91B |
| Dividend payout ratio | 100.8% | 99.2% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 78.6% | 73.4% |
| Capex / revenue | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 35.9% | 36.6% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.72 | 0.73 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| R&D / revenue | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| SG&A / revenue | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| Efficiency | ||
| Days sales outstanding | 56.5 | 55.3 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 36.0 | 35.1 |
| Days payables outstanding | 41.2 | 44.2 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 51.3 | 46.2 |
| Receivables turnover | 6.46 | 6.60 |
| Payables turnover | 8.86 | 8.26 |
| Inventory turnover | 10.14 | 10.40 |
| Asset turnover | 0.44 | 0.43 |
| Average receivables | $36.32B | $34.62B |
| Average payables | $16.83B | $17.74B |
| Average inventory | $14.71B | $14.09B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 12.1% | 12.4% |
Computed from CHT's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed April 15, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
CHT valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Chunghwa Telecom traded at 0.8 times earnings. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 29.0 and the forward P/E is 26.5. Chunghwa Telecom earned a return on equity of 9.9% and a return on invested capital of 10.5% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $38.0 billion of debt and $58.6 billion in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $20.6 billion. It returned $39.0 billion to shareholders: $39.0 billion in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 79% of free cash flow.
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CHT key metrics FAQ
What is Chunghwa Telecom's P/E ratio?
Chunghwa Telecom's trailing P/E ratio is 29.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 26.5. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 0.8.
What is Chunghwa Telecom's EV/EBITDA?
Chunghwa Telecom's enterprise value was 0.1 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $11.8 billion, EBITDA $89.3 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 11.7.
What is Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity?
Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity (ROE) was 9.9% in fiscal 2025: net income of $38.7 billion on average shareholders' equity of $391.1 billion.
What is Chunghwa Telecom's ROIC?
Chunghwa Telecom's return on invested capital was 10.5% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Chunghwa Telecom have?
Chunghwa Telecom had total debt of $38.0 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10 and more cash than debt.
What is Chunghwa Telecom's dividend yield?
Chunghwa Telecom's forward dividend yield is 3.38%. Chunghwa Telecom paid $39.0 billion in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($50.30 per share), a payout ratio of 100.8%.
What is Chunghwa Telecom's free cash flow yield?
Chunghwa Telecom generated $49.6 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 153.4% on its market value at year-end ($32.3 billion).
What is Chunghwa Telecom's current ratio?
Chunghwa Telecom's current ratio was 1.45 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.45 times current liabilities.