CHTR vs CMCSA vs LILA Stock Comparison

Charter Communications, Comcast and Liberty Latin America Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$22.05 +0.6% 1M -24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$78.05B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
5.99%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
5 wins
LILA Liberty Latin America Ltd.
$7.76 -8.5% 1M +32.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 5, Charter Communications 3, Liberty Latin America 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHTRCMCSALILALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.19B $78.05B $1.56B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.5x 6.9x -15.9x CHTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.4x 6.5x — CHTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% -0.2% +1.3% LILA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 9.2% -2.2% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 7.8% 0.0% CHTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 2.4x 4.9x CMCSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 5.99% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.2% -24.7% +32.9% LILA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.2%/yr -15.9%/yr -1.3%/yr LILA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.8% 34.3% 44.4% CMCSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 66/100 50/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CHTRCMCSALILA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCHTRCMCSALILA
Valuation 92 #5 of 49 94 #4 of 49 75 #13 of 49
Growth 41 #27 of 45 23 #35 of 45 64 #17 of 45
Profitability 82 #9 of 45 68 #15 of 45 48 #24 of 45
Financial Health 10 #44 of 49 60 #20 of 49 17 #41 of 49
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 37 86 #6 of 37 47 #20 of 37
Overall 65 66 50
  • CHTR ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LILA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCHTRCMCSALILASPY
1 month -9.5%+0.6%-8.5% -0.8%
3 months -22.4%-3.3%-0.4% +3.5%
6 months -41.5%-19.8%+40.1% +7.0%
Year to date -51.1%-26.2%+54.6% +12.2%
1 year -58.2%-24.7%+32.9% +13.0%
3 years -72.5%-44.4%+70.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -35.0%-17.8%+19.6% +23.1%
5 years -85.7%-58.0%-6.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -32.2%-15.9%-1.3% +11.0%
10 years -58.9%-29.5%-55.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -8.5%-3.4%-7.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCHTRCMCSALILASPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.8%34.3%44.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.2%40.1%43.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.020.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-0.720.74 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.7%-61.9%-67.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.9%-32.1%-12.9% -1.8%
52-week high $248.88$32.48$8.91 $779.14
52-week low $102.18$20.66$4.65 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCHTRCMCSALILA
P/E now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 11.8x 6.9xmedian 11.8x -15.9xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 6.8x 4.7xmedian 6.8x 5.9xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 5.7x 4.0xmedian 5.7x 3.8xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.24 -1.51median 0.24 0.42median 0.24

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCHTRCMCSALILA
Revenue $54.40B $123.01B $4.46B
Gross profit – – $3.48B
Operating income $12.66B $18.10B $639.50M
Net income $5.75B $11.32B -$85.60M
Free cash flow $4.36B $19.67B $415.00M
EPS (diluted) $40.61 $3.18 $-0.49
Cash & equivalents $509.00M $7.60B $714.10M
Total debt $93.96B $87.40B $8.45B
Shares (diluted) 121.26M 3.56B 201.10M
Enterprise value $15.17B $44.02B -$750.46M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCHTRCMCSALILA
P/E 2.5x 6.9x -15.9x
P/FCF 2.8x 4.0x 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow 0.7x 2.5x 1.7x
P/S 0.2x 0.6x 0.4x
P/B 0.6x 0.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 2.4x -4.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 4.7x 5.9x
EV/EBIT 8.3x 8.7x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.3x 2.1x
EV/FCF 24.2x 8.0x 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 5.0x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 -1.51 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHTRCMCSALILA
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% -0.2% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 0.6% -1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.4% -18.4% 231.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.4% -8.1% 8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.0% -49.9% 92.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -9.3% -35.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% -48.2% 91.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -4.6% -37.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% -3.5% 21.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 3.7% 3.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% -6.2% 92.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 7.2% 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHTRCMCSALILA
Gross margin – – 78.1%
EBITDA margin 39.4% 27.3% 35.3%
Operating margin 23.3% 14.7% 14.3%
Pretax margin 13.8% 11.3% 1.6%
Net margin 9.1% 9.2% -2.2%
FCF margin 8.0% 16.0% 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 25.8% 20.2%
Return on equity 26.8% 11.9% -3.9%
Return on assets 3.7% 4.2% -0.3%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 7.8% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 8.0% 6.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 2.8x -10.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHTRCMCSALILA
Debt / assets 60.4% 33.9% 69.1%
Debt / equity 4.3x 0.9x 8.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 2.4x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 21.6x 4.4x 20.4x
Liabilities / assets 85.9% 64.1% 91.9%
Equity / assets 14.1% 35.9% 8.1%
Interest coverage – 4.3x 1.0x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.58 1.31 0.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHTRCMCSALILA
Dividend yield – 6.0% –
Net buyback yield 38.9% 5.2% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 38.9% 11.2% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCHTRCMCSALILA
Forward P/E 2.4xFY2026 6.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $42.97FY2026 $3.38FY2026 $-0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -4.9% +11.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $57.99BFY2026 $114.88BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 -7.1%FY2026 -5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.7% +4.7% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHTRCMCSALILA
Held by institutions 83.8% 88.0% 74.0%
Institutions holding 783 1,884 156
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.3% +2.7% -4.4%
Institutions buying 423 832 87
Institutions selling 241 858 38
Buyers to sellers 1.76 0.97 2.29

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CHTRCMCSALILA
CHTR 1.00 0.73 0.33
CMCSA 0.73 1.00 0.34
LILA 0.33 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHTR, CMCSA and LILA?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Charter Communications (CHTR) $12.19B, Comcast (CMCSA) $78.05B, Liberty Latin America (LILA) $1.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHTR, CMCSA and LILA?

Charter Communications (CHTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.5x, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.9x, Liberty Latin America (LILA) -15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Charter Communications (CHTR) is cheapest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.4x, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Latin America (LILA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Charter Communications (CHTR) -1.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Liberty Latin America (LILA) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Charter Communications (CHTR) 9.1%, Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Liberty Latin America (LILA) -2.2%). On return on invested capital, Charter Communications (CHTR) leads (Charter Communications (CHTR) 8.4%, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Liberty Latin America (LILA) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Liberty Latin America (LILA) returned the most: Charter Communications (CHTR) -58.2%, Comcast (CMCSA) -24.7%, Liberty Latin America (LILA) +32.9%. Over five years, Liberty Latin America (LILA) compounded fastest (Charter Communications (CHTR) -32.2%/yr, Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/yr, Liberty Latin America (LILA) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Comcast (CMCSA) 5.99%. Charter Communications (CHTR) and Liberty Latin America (LILA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Comcast (CMCSA) has been the steadiest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 55.8%, Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Liberty Latin America (LILA) 44.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHTR, CMCSA and LILA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Comcast (CMCSA) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.