Comcast (CMCSA)
Market Price (10/19/2025): $29.55 | Market Cap: $111.3 BilSector: Communication Services | Industry: Cable & Satellite
Comcast (CMCSA)
Market Price (10/19/2025): $29.55Market Cap: $111.3 BilSector: Communication ServicesIndustry: Cable & Satellite
Investment Highlights
Why It Matters
Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?
1. Generates cash flow
The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.
2. Riding a trend
Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow
Attractive yieldTotal YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 18%, Dividend Yield is 4.4%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 14%, FCF Yield is 12% | Weak multi-year price returns2Y Excs Rtn is -82%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -73% | Debt is significantNet D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 81% |
Attractive cash flow generationCFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 23%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%, CFO LTM is 28 Bil, FCF LTM is 13 Bil | Weak revenue growthRev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is 0.9%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -0.6% | |
Low stock price volatilityVol 12M is 28% |
Attractive yieldTotal YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 18%, Dividend Yield is 4.4%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 14%, FCF Yield is 12% |
Attractive cash flow generationCFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 23%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%, CFO LTM is 28 Bil, FCF LTM is 13 Bil |
Low stock price volatilityVol 12M is 28% |
Weak multi-year price returns2Y Excs Rtn is -82%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -73% |
Debt is significantNet D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 81% |
Weak revenue growthRev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is 0.9%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -0.6% |
Market Valuation & Key Metrics
CMCSA Stock
Return vs. Risk
Price Returns Compared
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total [1] | |
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Returns | |||||||
CMCSA Return | 19% | -2% | -29% | 29% | -12% | -18% | -23% |
Peers Return | 49% | -15% | -56% | 34% | -17% | 0% | -37% |
S&P 500 Return | 16% | 27% | -19% | 24% | 23% | 13% | 106% |
Monthly Win Rates [3] | |||||||
CMCSA Win Rate | 58% | 58% | 33% | 67% | 50% | 56% | |
Peers Win Rate | 58% | 47% | 33% | 57% | 40% | 62% | |
S&P 500 Win Rate | 58% | 75% | 42% | 67% | 75% | 67% | |
Max Drawdowns [4] | |||||||
CMCSA Max Drawdown | -27% | -7% | -42% | 0% | -15% | -19% | |
Peers Max Drawdown | -34% | -22% | -61% | -7% | -35% | -33% | |
S&P 500 Max Drawdown | -31% | -1% | -25% | -1% | -2% | -15% | |
[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: WBD, CHTR, ROKU, CMCSA, CABO. See CMCSA Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 10/17/2025 (YTD)
Downturns Compared
Event | CMCSA | S&P 500 |
---|---|---|
2022 Inflation Shock | ||
% Loss | -53.6% | -25.4% |
% Gain to Breakeven | 115.3% | 34.1% |
Time to Breakeven | Not Fully Recovered days | 464 days |
2020 Covid Pandemic | ||
% Loss | -31.7% | -33.9% |
% Gain to Breakeven | 46.5% | 51.3% |
Time to Breakeven | 223 days | 148 days |
2018 Correction | ||
% Loss | -28.8% | -19.8% |
% Gain to Breakeven | 40.5% | 24.7% |
Time to Breakeven | 353 days | 120 days |
2008 Global Financial Crisis | ||
% Loss | -62.7% | -56.8% |
% Gain to Breakeven | 168.0% | 131.3% |
Time to Breakeven | 1113 days | 1480 days |
How Low Can It Go?
Comcast's stock fell -53.6% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 9/2/2021. A -53.6% loss requires a 115.3% gain to breakeven.
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Latest Trefis Analyses
Title | Topic | Date | |
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DASHBOARDS | |||
Comcast Earnings Notes | |||
CMCSA Delivers $100 Bil to Investors Over a Decade | |||
Comcast vs Charter Communications: Which Is A Better Investment? | Counter-Intuitive Comparisons | ||
How Does Comcast Stock Stack Up Against Its Peers? | |||
Better Bet Than CMCSA Stock: Pay Less Than Comcast To Get More From IBKR, EIX | |||
Comcast Total Shareholder Return (TSR): -7.9% in 2024 and -3.5% 3-yr compounded annual returns (above peer average) | |||
Comcast (CMCSA) Operating Cash Flow Comparison | Financials | ||
Comcast (CMCSA) Net Income Comparison | Financials | ||
Comcast (CMCSA) Operating Income Comparison | Financials | ||
Comcast (CMCSA) Revenue Comparison | Financials | ||
ARTICLES | |||
Ten-Year Tally: Comcast Stock Delivers $45 Bil Gain | October 15th, 2025 | ||
S&P 500 Stocks Trading At 52-Week Low | October 3rd, 2025 | ||
S&P 500 Stocks Trading At 52-Week Low | October 1st, 2025 | ||
CMCSA Capital Return Hits $44 Bil in 10 Years | September 6th, 2025 | ||
A Decade of Rewards: CMCSA Returns $44 Bil to Investors | September 6th, 2025 |
Trade Ideas
Select past ideas related to CMCSA. For more, see Trefis Trade Ideas.
Date | Ticker | Company | Category | Trade Strategy | 6M Fwd Rtn | 12M Fwd Rtn | 12M Max DD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
09302025 | TTD | Trade Desk | Dip Buy | DB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow MarginsBuying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
07312025 | CMCSA | Comcast | Monopoly | MY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S DeclineLarge cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple | -10.2% | -10.2% | -11.0% |
05312025 | PINS | Monopoly | MY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S DeclineLarge cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple | 4.1% | 4.1% | -2.3% | |
04302025 | IRDM | Iridium Communications | Dip Buy | DB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High MarginBuying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin | -22.0% | -22.0% | -27.4% |
04302025 | IAS | Integral Ad Science | Dip Buy | DB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow MarginsBuying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap | 44.1% | 44.1% | 0.0% |
01312025 | CMCSA | Comcast | Monopoly | MY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S DeclineLarge cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple | -1.6% | -9.7% | -10.5% |
10312022 | CMCSA | Comcast | Monopoly | MY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S DeclineLarge cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple | 33.2% | 33.9% | -4.3% |
04302022 | CMCSA | Comcast | Dip Buy | DB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High MarginBuying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin | -18.4% | 7.3% | -26.7% |
Date | Ticker | Company | Category | Trade Strategy | 6M Fwd Rtn | 12M Fwd Rtn | 12M Max DD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
09302025 | TTD | Trade Desk | Dip Buy | DB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow MarginsBuying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
07312025 | CMCSA | Comcast | Monopoly | MY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S DeclineLarge cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple | -10.2% | -10.2% | -11.0% |
05312025 | PINS | Monopoly | MY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S DeclineLarge cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple | 4.1% | 4.1% | -2.3% | |
04302025 | IRDM | Iridium Communications | Dip Buy | DB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High MarginBuying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin | -22.0% | -22.0% | -27.4% |
04302025 | IAS | Integral Ad Science | Dip Buy | DB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow MarginsBuying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap | 44.1% | 44.1% | 0.0% |
01312025 | CMCSA | Comcast | Monopoly | MY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S DeclineLarge cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple | -1.6% | -9.7% | -10.5% |
10312022 | CMCSA | Comcast | Monopoly | MY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S DeclineLarge cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple | 33.2% | 33.9% | -4.3% |
04302022 | CMCSA | Comcast | Dip Buy | DB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High MarginBuying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin | -18.4% | 7.3% | -26.7% |
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Financials
Median | |
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Name | |
Mkt Price | 94.21 |
Mkt Cap | 35.0 |
Rev LTM | 38,441 |
Op Inc LTM | 962 |
FCF LTM | 4,065 |
FCF 3Y Avg | 3,753 |
CFO LTM | 5,098 |
CFO 3Y Avg | 5,786 |
Growth & Margins
Median | |
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Name | |
Rev Chg LTM | 1.0% |
Rev Chg 3Y Avg | 1.3% |
Rev Chg Q | 0.6% |
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM | 0.1% |
Op Mgn LTM | 18.7% |
Op Mgn 3Y Avg | 19.0% |
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM | -0.0% |
CFO/Rev LTM | 22.8% |
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg | 22.9% |
FCF/Rev LTM | 10.6% |
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg | 10.6% |
Valuation
Median | |
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Name | |
Mkt Cap | 35.0 |
P/S | 0.9 |
P/EBIT | 2.7 |
P/E | 6.6 |
P/CFO | 4.0 |
Total Yield | 1.7% |
Dividend Yield | 0.0% |
FCF Yield 3Y Avg | 8.5% |
D/E | 0.9 |
Net D/E | 0.8 |
Returns
Median | |
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Name | |
1M Rtn | -3.4% |
3M Rtn | 1.0% |
6M Rtn | -11.4% |
12M Rtn | -22.3% |
3Y Rtn | 7.0% |
1M Excs Rtn | -3.9% |
3M Excs Rtn | -2.9% |
6M Excs Rtn | -37.6% |
12M Excs Rtn | -38.3% |
3Y Excs Rtn | -73.0% |
Segment Financials
Revenue by Segment
$ Mil | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residential Connectivity & Platforms | 71,946 | 72,386 | 72,694 | ||
Media | 25,355 | 26,719 | 27,406 | ||
Studios | 11,625 | 12,257 | 10,077 | ||
Business Services Connectivity | 9,255 | 8,819 | 8,056 | ||
Theme Parks | 8,947 | 7,541 | 5,051 | ||
Other revenue | 2,827 | -9,032 | |||
Eliminations | -8,383 | 2,737 | -9,831 | -2,540 | -2,659 |
Corporate and Other | 2,844 | 248 | 333 | ||
Media, Studios and Theme Parks headquarters and other | 87 | ||||
Cable Communications | 60,051 | 58,082 | |||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Eliminations | -2,006 | -316 | |||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Headquarters and Other | 53 | 83 | |||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Media | 18,936 | ||||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Studios | 8,134 | ||||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Theme Parks | 2,094 | 5,933 | |||
Sky | 18,594 | 19,219 | |||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Broadcast Television | 10,261 | ||||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Cable Networks | 11,513 | ||||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Filmed Entertainment | 6,493 | ||||
Total | 121,572 | 121,427 | 116,384 | 103,564 | 108,942 |
$ Mil | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residential Connectivity & Platforms | 26,948 | 26,111 | 25,188 | ||
Business Services Connectivity | 5,291 | 5,060 | 4,682 | ||
Theme Parks | 3,345 | 2,683 | 1,267 | ||
Media | 2,955 | 3,598 | 5,133 | ||
Studios | 1,269 | 961 | 879 | ||
Eliminations | 105 | -66 | -270 | 32 | 1 |
Media, Studios and Theme Parks headquarters and other | -946 | -881 | -840 | ||
Corporate and Other | -1,318 | -1,021 | -1,331 | -1,791 | -1,011 |
Amortization | -5,482 | -5,097 | -5,176 | ||
Depreciation | -8,854 | -8,724 | -8,628 | ||
Adjustments | -87 | -233 | |||
Goodwill and long-lived asset impairments | 0 | ||||
Cable Communications | 17,517 | 15,272 | |||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Eliminations | -220 | -1 | |||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Headquarters and Other | -1,038 | -1,151 | |||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Media | 4,581 | ||||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Studios | 974 | ||||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Theme Parks | -1,249 | 1,759 | |||
Sky | -1,080 | 400 | |||
Adjustment for Sky transaction-related costs | -180 | ||||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Broadcast Television | 1,573 | ||||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Cable Networks | 3,709 | ||||
NBCUniversal (National Broadcasting Company Universal)-Filmed Entertainment | 754 | ||||
Total | 23,313 | 22,624 | 20,817 | 17,493 | 21,125 |
Returns Analyses
Earnings Returns History
Expand for MoreForward Returns | |||
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Earnings Date | 1D Returns | 5D Returns | 21D Returns |
7/31/2025 | 2.2% | -1.0% | 3.3% |
4/24/2025 | -3.7% | -0.8% | 0.3% |
1/30/2025 | -11.0% | -9.2% | -4.0% |
10/31/2024 | 3.4% | 6.9% | 2.2% |
7/23/2024 | -2.6% | 2.9% | 1.3% |
4/25/2024 | -5.8% | -5.0% | -3.8% |
1/25/2024 | 3.4% | 6.3% | -4.3% |
10/26/2023 | -8.4% | -2.2% | -0.4% |
... | |||
SUMMARY STATS | |||
# Positive | 11 | 10 | 13 |
# Negative | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Median Positive | 3.4% | 4.3% | 3.3% |
Median Negative | -3.7% | -3.0% | -3.4% |
Max Positive | 10.3% | 12.0% | 23.3% |
Max Negative | -11.0% | -11.3% | -13.3% |
SEC Filings
Expand for MoreReport Date | Filing Date | Filing |
---|---|---|
6302025 | 7312025 | 10-Q 6/30/2025 |
3312025 | 4242025 | 10-Q 3/31/2025 |
12312024 | 1312025 | 10-K 12/31/2024 |
9302024 | 10312024 | 10-Q 9/30/2024 |
6302024 | 7232024 | 10-Q 6/30/2024 |
3312024 | 4252024 | 10-Q 3/31/2024 |
12312023 | 1312024 | 10-K 12/31/2023 |
9302023 | 10262023 | 10-Q 9/30/2023 |
6302023 | 7272023 | 10-Q 6/30/2023 |
3312023 | 4272023 | 10-Q 3/31/2023 |
12312022 | 2032023 | 10-K 12/31/2022 |
9302022 | 10272022 | 10-Q 9/30/2022 |
6302022 | 7282022 | 10-Q 6/30/2022 |
3312022 | 4282022 | 10-Q 3/31/2022 |
12312021 | 2022022 | 10-K 12/31/2021 |
9302021 | 10282021 | 10-Q 9/30/2021 |
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