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ComcastCMCSA

Cable & Satellite · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · In the S&P 500
Solid businessCheaper than peers
$23.22+4.27%After hours: $23.15 (−0.30%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 13.3% over 1 year
Comcast over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$25$30Nov2026MarMayJulSep$23.22$25$30NovMarJul$23.22
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$82.45B
Price to earnings7.3x
Forward P/E6.8x
Dividend yield5.68%
Year to date−17.2%
One year−13.3%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorCommunication Services
52-week range (closes)
$20.66$32.48

Quality and valuation

How Comcast compares with other communication services stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Comcast and 7 cable & satellite peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: cheaper than most

An average business among communication services companies, priced below most of them.

Comcast trades at 6.8 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 14.8x for the 28 communication services stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: −0.2% vs +10.8%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 14.7% vs 18.6%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 16.0% vs 9.0%
CMCSA trades at 6.8x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Cable & Satellite peers
CMCSA6.8xT8.8xVZ8.8xTMUS12.4xDIS14.7xNFLX18.3xMETA21.0xGOOGL21.2xSector median 14.8xCMCSA6.8xT8.8xVZ8.8xTMUS12.4xDIS14.7xNFLX18.3xMETA21.0xGOOGL21.2xSector median 14.8x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 7.3x earnings, CMCSA is pricier than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
4x6x8x10xAverage 6.7x202520267.3x5x10xAverage 6.7x202520267.3x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Comcast's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue fell 6.1% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$10bn$20bn$30bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$29.3bnQ3 ’26$0bn$20bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$29.3bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to −6.1% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
−5%0%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25−6.1%Q3 ’26−5%0%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25−6.1%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 18.2% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%15%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2518.2%Q3 ’260%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2518.2%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $19.7 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0bn$2bn$4bn$6bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$4.8bnQ3 ’26$0bn$2bn$5bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$4.8bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsCMCSASector median
Revenue growth−0.2%+10.8%
Operating margin14.7%18.6%
Free cash flow margin16.0%9.0%
Price to earnings7.3x17.9x

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