Which is better, LUMN or TME?

On the Buffett-Fit framework, Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) currently grades higher than LUMN — 60/100 (C grade) vs 21/100 (F). That said, "better" depends on which framework you trust — LUMN wins on none; TME wins on Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, Joel Greenblatt, Charlie Munger, and Terry Smith. The full pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy LUMN or TME?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both LUMN and TME are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is LUMN better than TME for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, TME currently grades higher — 60/100 vs 21/100, a 39-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between LUMN and TME on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). LUMN currently scores 21/100 (F grade); TME scores 60/100 (C grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, LUMN or TME?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. LUMN and TME are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, LUMN or TME?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are LUMN and TME both Communication Services stocks?

Yes — both Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) and Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) operate in the Communication Services sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this LUMN vs TME comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

Lumen Technologies

Tencent Music Entertainment Group

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

LUMN

Lumen Technologies

Market cap

$9.7B

Sector

Communication Services

TME

Tencent Music Entertainment Group

Market cap

$13.54B

Sector

Communication Services

Overall winner

Tencent Music Entertainment Group TME

Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	LUMN	TME	Winner
Warren Buffett	21F	60C	TME
Benjamin Graham	15F	46D	TME
Philip Fisher

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	LUMN	TME
Market cap	$9.7B	$13.54B
P/E (TTM)	-	10.2x
EV/EBIT	-	7.9x
ROIC (TTM)	-2.58%	11.4%
Gross margin	47.31%	47.37%
Net margin	-14.34%	26.49%
Revenue CAGR 5y	-10.91%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

LUMN leads on

P/E (TTM)-vs 10.2x+149%
EV/EBIT-vs 7.9x+107%

TME leads on

Net margin26.49%vs -14.34%+154%

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Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.