Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) Key Metrics
CMCSA valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $77.72B
- Enterprise value
- $162.74B
- P/E (TTM)
- 7.1 10-yr median 13.8
- Forward P/E
- 5.9
- PEG ratio
- 2.39
- Price / sales
- 0.6 10-yr median 1.7
- Price / book
- 0.9 10-yr median 2.2
- EV / EBITDA
- 4.8 10-yr median 8.5
- Dividend yield
- 6.01% $1.32 a year
- Beta
- 0.67
CMCSA key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCMCSA valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
CMCSA returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
CMCSA per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
CMCSA financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
CMCSA efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
CMCSA valuation history
CMCSA returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CMCSA debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CMCSA cash returned to shareholders
CMCSA price vs earnings per share
CMCSA key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $101.86B | $133.23B | $170.47B | $145.19B | $219.53B | $227.08B | $194.29B | $148.07B | $179.64B | $164.66B |
| Enterprise value | $202.82B | $130.81B | $273.77B | $240.42B | $310.84B | $324.27B | $296.18B | $256.00B | $240.77B | $222.40B |
| P/E ratio | 5.1 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 27.0 | 15.5 | 21.6 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 7.9 | 19.0 |
| Price / sales | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Price / book | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Price / free cash flow | 4.7 | 8.7 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 17.3 | 14.6 | 11.8 | 17.8 | 19.6 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 3.0 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
| EV / sales | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.4 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 |
| EV / free cash flow | 9.3 | 8.5 | 21.1 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 24.7 | 22.3 | 20.3 | 23.8 | 26.4 |
| Earnings yield | 19.6% | 12.2% | 9.0% | 3.7% | 6.4% | 4.6% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 12.7% | 5.3% |
| Free cash flow yield | 21.5% | 11.5% | 7.6% | 8.7% | 7.8% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 5.6% | 5.1% |
| Dividend yield | 4.8% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 11.8% | 10.4% | 9.4% | 12.4% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 5.9% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $28.01 | $35.17 | $41.10 | $32.77 | $47.17 | $49.11 | $42.15 | $31.91 | $37.54 | $32.36 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $34.02 | $32.67 | $29.31 | $27.41 | $25.01 | $22.40 | $23.63 | $20.37 | $17.77 | $15.87 |
| Earnings per share | $5.50 | $4.27 | $3.71 | $1.21 | $3.04 | $2.28 | $2.83 | $2.53 | $4.75 | $1.71 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $9.25 | $7.31 | $6.87 | $5.96 | $6.26 | $5.35 | $5.57 | $5.24 | $4.47 | $3.78 |
| Free cash flow per share | $6.02 | $4.06 | $3.12 | $2.85 | $3.67 | $2.83 | $2.88 | $2.71 | $2.11 | $1.65 |
| Cash per share | $2.61 | $1.93 | $1.50 | $1.07 | $1.87 | $2.54 | $1.19 | $0.82 | $0.72 | $0.65 |
| Book value per share | $26.65 | $22.78 | $19.94 | $18.27 | $20.65 | $19.53 | $17.94 | $15.43 | $14.33 | $10.60 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$12.77 | −$18.33 | −$18.49 | −$17.78 | −$17.16 | −$19.13 | −$19.61 | −$21.57 | −$11.16 | −$12.96 |
| Dividends per share | $1.35 | $1.27 | $1.15 | $1.07 | $0.97 | $0.90 | $0.81 | $0.72 | $0.60 | $0.51 |
| Capex per share | $3.23 | $3.25 | $3.75 | $3.11 | $2.59 | $2.52 | $2.70 | $2.52 | $2.36 | $2.13 |
| Debt per share | $30.37 | $1.30 | $26.40 | $22.57 | $21.49 | $23.56 | $23.29 | $24.08 | $13.49 | $12.00 |
| Shares outstanding | 3.64B | 3.79B | 4.15B | 4.43B | 4.65B | 4.62B | 4.61B | 4.64B | 4.79B | 5.09B |
| Change in shares outstanding | −4.0% | −8.7% | −6.4% | −4.8% | +0.6% | +0.3% | −0.6% | −3.1% | −5.9% | +1.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 21.8% | 19.2% | 18.8% | 6.1% | 15.2% | 12.2% | 16.9% | 16.7% | 37.1% | 16.3% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 11.2% | 14.7% | 9.5% | 6.6% | 8.0% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% | 14.9% | 9.9% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 7.4% | 6.1% | 5.9% | 2.0% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 12.4% | 5.0% |
| Return on tangible assets | 15.5% | 14.7% | 14.6% | 5.5% | 14.2% | 11.1% | 14.5% | 14.7% | 35.0% | 14.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 17.7% | 12.4% | 10.7% | 10.4% | 14.7% | 12.7% | 12.2% | 13.3% | 11.9% | 10.4% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.85 | 4.92 | 2.06 | 2.35 | 1.97 | 2.07 | 0.94 | 2.22 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $110.44B | $4.91B | $109.51B | $99.98B | $100.02B | $108.93B | $107.38B | $111.74B | $64.56B | $61.05B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $9.48B | $7.32B | $6.21B | $4.75B | $8.71B | $11.74B | $5.50B | $3.81B | $3.43B | $3.30B |
| Net debt | $100.96B | −$2.42B | $103.30B | $95.23B | $91.31B | $97.19B | $101.88B | $107.93B | $61.13B | $57.74B |
| Debt / equity | 1.14 | 0.06 | 1.32 | 1.24 | 1.04 | 1.21 | 1.30 | 1.56 | 0.94 | 1.13 |
| Debt / assets | 0.41 | 0.02 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.34 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.18 | −0.06 | 2.66 | 3.53 | 2.46 | 3.06 | 2.95 | 3.62 | 2.17 | 2.15 |
| Current ratio | 0.88 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.78 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.74 | 0.76 |
| Quick ratio | 0.88 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.78 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.74 | 0.68 |
| Interest coverage | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Working capital | −$3.96B | −$12.78B | −$16.21B | −$6.06B | −$4.54B | −$2.06B | −$4.90B | −$5.75B | −$5.50B | −$5.17B |
| Invested capital | $197.87B | $83.86B | $186.00B | $176.18B | $187.40B | $187.51B | $184.61B | $179.54B | $129.73B | $111.69B |
| Tangible asset value | −$45.96B | −$69.43B | −$75.92B | −$77.69B | −$77.95B | −$85.75B | −$87.91B | −$100.10B | −$53.39B | −$65.93B |
| Net current asset value | −$145.69B | −$153.14B | −$157.36B | −$153.41B | −$153.09B | −$154.11B | −$152.78B | −$158.22B | −$102.28B | −$110.20B |
| Graham number | $57.43 | $46.81 | $40.79 | $22.32 | $37.59 | $31.64 | $33.82 | $29.63 | $39.14 | $20.17 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$42.73 | −$42.87 | −$39.72 | −$36.34 | −$34.42 | −$34.71 | −$35.20 | −$35.79 | −$22.67 | −$22.87 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $4.89B | $4.81B | $4.77B | $4.74B | $4.53B | $4.14B | $3.73B | $3.35B | $2.88B | $2.60B |
| Share buybacks (net) | $7.16B | $9.10B | $11.29B | $13.33B | $4.67B | $534.0M | $504.0M | $5.32B | $5.43B | $5.00B |
| Dividend payout ratio | 24.5% | 29.7% | 31.0% | 88.3% | 32.0% | 39.3% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 12.7% | 30.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 55.0% | 90.5% | 123.9% | 142.9% | 53.9% | 35.7% | 31.9% | 68.9% | 82.3% | 90.3% |
| Capex / revenue | 9.5% | 9.9% | 12.8% | 11.3% | 10.4% | 11.2% | 11.4% | 12.4% | 13.3% | 13.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 34.9% | 44.4% | 54.5% | 52.1% | 41.4% | 47.0% | 48.4% | 48.2% | 52.8% | 56.2% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.72 | 0.83 | 1.08 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.96 | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.13 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| SG&A / revenue | 32.3% | 39.3% | 38.8% | 38.5% | 37.2% | 38.5% | 37.1% | 36.8% | 37.6% | 37.2% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 40.6 | 40.5 | 39.8 | 37.1 | 36.8 | 40.1 | 37.5 | 37.9 | 35.4 | 33.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.4 | 23.1 | 12.8 | 13.3 |
| Days payables outstanding | 116.9 | 117.1 | 124.0 | 119.4 | 113.1 | 122.3 | 102.4 | 94.8 | 99.6 | 98.4 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -76.2 | -76.6 | -84.3 | -82.3 | -76.2 | -82.2 | -24.5 | -33.8 | -51.4 | -51.6 |
| Receivables turnover | 8.99 | 9.01 | 9.18 | 9.84 | 9.92 | 9.10 | 9.73 | 9.62 | 10.31 | 10.87 |
| Payables turnover | 3.12 | 3.12 | 2.94 | 3.06 | 3.23 | 2.99 | 3.57 | 3.85 | 3.66 | 3.71 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.04 | 15.81 | 28.47 | 27.48 |
| Asset turnover | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.47 |
| Average receivables | $13.77B | $13.74B | $13.24B | $12.34B | $11.74B | $11.38B | $11.20B | $9.82B | $8.25B | $7.43B |
| Average payables | $11.19B | $11.88B | $12.49B | $12.50B | $11.91B | $11.10B | $9.66B | $7.71B | $6.92B | $6.57B |
| Average inventory | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3.81B | $1.88B | $890.5M | $886.0M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 52.6% | 58.5% | 60.2% | 62.1% | 63.8% | 65.3% | 65.7% | 68.2% | 65.3% | 66.4% |
Computed from CMCSA's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 3, 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.
CMCSA valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Comcast traded at 5.1 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 13.8. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 7.1 and the forward P/E is 5.9. Comcast earned a return on equity of 21.8% and a return on invested capital of 11.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $110.4 billion of debt and $9.5 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $101.0 billion. It returned $12.0 billion to shareholders: $4.9 billion in dividends and $7.2 billion in share buybacks, 55% of free cash flow. The share count fell 28.5% from 5.09B to 3.64B over 9 years.
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CMCSA key metrics FAQ
What is Comcast's P/E ratio?
Comcast's trailing P/E ratio is 7.1 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 5.9. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 5.1, compared with a 10-year median of 13.8.
What is Comcast's EV/EBITDA?
Comcast's enterprise value was 4.4 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $202.8 billion, EBITDA $46.4 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 4.8.
What is Comcast's return on equity?
Comcast's return on equity (ROE) was 21.8% in fiscal 2025: net income of $20.0 billion on average shareholders' equity of $91.6 billion.
What is Comcast's ROIC?
Comcast's return on invested capital was 11.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Comcast have?
Comcast had total debt of $110.4 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14 and $101.0 billion of net debt (2.18 times EBITDA).
What is Comcast's dividend yield?
Comcast's forward dividend yield is 6.01%. Comcast paid $4.9 billion in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.35 per share), a payout ratio of 24.5%.
Does Comcast buy back its shares?
Yes. Comcast spent $7.2 billion on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −4.0% over the year, to 3.64B..
What is Comcast's free cash flow yield?
Comcast generated $21.9 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 21.5% on its market value at year-end ($101.9 billion).
What is Comcast's current ratio?
Comcast's current ratio was 0.88 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.88 times current liabilities.