Comcast
CMCSA Nasdaq· Cable & Satellite
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$22.05
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Comcast had $123.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 0.0% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +3.6% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 16.7%, down 2.1 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 17 is left after running the business.
- Comcast made $20.0B of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 13.1% a year.
- Free cash flow was $21.9B in fiscal 2025, 17.7% of revenue.
- Comcast returned $12.0B to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 55% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 5.1%.
- Comcast owes $83.5B more than it holds in cash, about 2.3 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$78.5B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue
$123.7B
Net income
$20.0B
Free cash flow
$21.9B
Operating margin
16.7%
Comcast in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
−0.0%
No. Sales fell 0.0% last year.
Does it make a profit?
16.2%
Yes. It keeps 16.2% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
17.7%
Yes. 17.7% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
2.3x
Keep an eye on it. Repaying its debt would take 2.3 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
7 / 8
Solid. It passes 7 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
7.0x
One share costs 7.0 times its yearly profit per share. Typical for its sector: 17.3x.
What Comcast does
Comcast sells home internet, mobile phone, cable TV and phone service under the Xfinity, Comcast Business, Sky and NOW names in the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy. It also owns NBC, Telemundo, the Peacock streaming service, Sky's TV channels and Universal's film studios, and runs Universal theme parks in the United States and Asia. Comcast has two main businesses, reported in five segments. Its Connectivity & Platforms business, the larger by revenue, earns monthly fees for internet, wireless, video and voice service from homes and from businesses; it had 31.3 million US broadband customers at the end of 2025, and its mobile service runs on Verizon's network.
Biggest risks, in its own words
- Losing customers to rivals, including phone companies' fiber and wireless internet and streaming services.
- People dropping cable TV and changing how they watch, which hurts its video and TV network businesses.
- Lower spending by advertisers, and audiences turning away from its shows and films.
- Rising costs of the TV channels it carries, and losing or worse terms on deals to carry or distribute programming.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 3, 2026
- Legal name
- COMCAST CORPORATION
- CIK
- 0001166691
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $116.4B | $121.4B | $121.6B | $123.7B | $123.7B |
| Revenue growth | 12.4% | 4.3% | 0.1% | 1.8% | −0.0% |
| Operating margin | 17.9% | 11.6% | 19.2% | 18.8% | 16.7% |
| Net income | $14.2B | $5.4B | $15.4B | $16.2B | $20.0B |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 4.4% | 12.7% | 13.1% | 16.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.04 | $1.21 | $3.71 | $4.14 | $5.39 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $29.1B | $26.4B | $28.5B | $27.7B | $33.6B |
| Capital expenditure | $9.2B | $10.6B | $12.2B | $12.2B | $11.8B |
| Free cash flow | $20.0B | $15.8B | $16.3B | $15.5B | $21.9B |
| FCF margin | 17.2% | 13.0% | 13.4% | 12.5% | 17.7% |
| Dividends paid | $4.5B | $4.7B | $4.8B | $4.8B | $4.9B |
| Share buybacks | $4.7B | $13.3B | $11.3B | $9.1B | $7.2B |
| Share count change | 0.7% | −4.8% | −6.4% | −5.8% | −5.1% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $9.1B | $5.2B | $6.5B | $7.3B | $9.5B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $94.8B | $94.8B | $97.1B | $94.2B | $93.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $96.1B | $80.9B | $82.7B | $85.6B | $96.9B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.5x | 3.2x | 2.4x | 2.3x | 2.3x |
| Current ratio | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 0.9x |
| Interest coverage | 4.9x | 3.6x | 5.7x | 5.6x | 4.7x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 8.2% | 4.2% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 8.9% |
| Return on equity | 15.2% | 6.1% | 18.8% | 19.3% | 21.9% |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Altman Z'' | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$2.3M
3 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
Similar companies
Each company’s latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don’t line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast CMCSA | $78.5B | −0.0% | 16.7% | 17.7% | 8.9% | 7.0x | 7 |
| Charter Communications CHTR | $12.4B | −0.6% | 23.6% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 2.7x | 6 |
| Versant Media Group VSNT | $4.3B | −5.3% | 19.0% | 27.7% | 8.7% | — | — |
| Liberty Global LBTYA | $2.6B | 12.4% | −0.5% | −2.7% | −0.1% | — | 5 |
| AT&T T | $142.7B | 2.7% | 19.2% | 15.5% | 8.7% | 11.3x | 7 |
Price compared with profit (P/E)
How many times its yearly profit per share one share costs. Higher means investors pay more for each unit of profit.
KIRA
At $22.05 a share, the company is worth $78.5B: 7.0 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Comcast grew sales faster than 2 of its 4 similar companies. Its P/E is higher than 1 of 2.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001166691). Data updated October 22, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.