CHTR vs CMCSA vs RCI Stock Comparison

Charter Communications, Comcast and Rogers Communications Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$21.84 -0.3% 1M -25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$77.31B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
6.04%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
4 wins
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$31.78 -0.5% 1M -20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$17.16B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
6.29%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rogers Communications leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Rogers Communications 6, Comcast 4, Charter Communications 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHTRCMCSARCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.52B $77.31B $17.16B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x 6.9x 25.6x CHTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.4x 6.4x 9.2x CHTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% -0.2% +8.8% RCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 9.2% 4.1% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 7.8% 9.6% RCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 2.4x 2.7x CMCSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 6.04% 6.29% RCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% -25.8% -20.0% RCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.7%/yr -15.9%/yr -7.5%/yr RCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 34.3% 29.1% RCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 66/100 60/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CHTRCMCSARCI

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

AxisCHTRCMCSARCI
Valuation 90 #6 of 49 92 #5 of 49 85 #8 of 49
Growth 41 #27 of 45 23 #35 of 45 46 #25 of 45
Profitability 82 #9 of 45 68 #15 of 45 71 #14 of 45
Financial Health 10 #44 of 49 60 #20 of 49 38 #31 of 49
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 37 86 #6 of 37 61 #15 of 37
Overall 65 66 60
  • CHTR ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHTRCMCSARCISPY
1 month -7.1%-0.3%-0.5% -0.2%
3 months -25.0%-9.7%-8.5% +3.9%
6 months -39.4%-21.0%-11.9% +8.2%
Year to date -49.7%-26.9%-15.8% +12.9%
1 year -57.2%-25.8%-20.0% +12.3%
3 years -71.8%-44.9%-13.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -34.4%-18.0%-4.7% +23.3%
5 years -85.1%-57.9%-32.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -31.7%-15.9%-7.5% +10.9%
10 years -57.0%-29.0%-20.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -8.1%-3.4%-2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHTRCMCSARCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%34.3%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.2%40.0%27.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.020.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.03-0.75-0.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.5%-61.9%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.8%-32.8%-22.4% -1.2%
52-week high $248.88$32.48$40.97 $779.14
52-week low $102.18$20.66$29.79 $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.

MultipleCHTRCMCSARCI
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 11.8x 6.9xmedian 11.8x 25.6xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 6.8x 4.7xmedian 6.8x 4.3xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 2.6xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.24 -1.49median 0.24 -4.17median 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 monthsCHTRCMCSARCI
Revenue $54.40B $123.01B $16.37B
Gross profit – – $7.23B
Operating income $12.66B $18.10B $6.95B
Net income $5.75B $11.32B $733.46M
Free cash flow $4.36B $19.67B $6.69B
EPS (diluted) $40.61 $3.18 $1.24
Cash & equivalents $509.00M $7.60B $2.22B
Total debt $93.96B $87.40B $120.01B
Shares (diluted) 121.26M 3.56B 541.00M
Enterprise value $15.50B $43.27B $16.11B

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
MetricCHTRCMCSARCI
P/E 2.6x 6.9x 25.6x
P/FCF 2.9x 3.9x 2.6x
P/Operating cash flow 0.8x 2.4x 3.8x
P/S 0.2x 0.6x 1.0x
P/B 0.6x 0.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 2.3x -1.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 4.7x 4.3x
EV/EBIT 8.4x 8.7x 6.5x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF 24.3x 8.0x 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 5.0x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 -1.49 -4.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHTRCMCSARCI
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% -0.2% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 0.6% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.4% -18.4% 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.4% -8.1% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.0% -49.9% -85.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -9.3% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% -48.2% -86.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -4.6% -6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% -3.5% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 3.7% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% -6.2% 0.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 7.2% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHTRCMCSARCI
Gross margin – – 44.2%
EBITDA margin 39.4% 27.3% 63.8%
Operating margin 23.3% 14.7% 42.4%
Pretax margin 13.8% 11.3% 7.8%
Net margin 9.1% 9.2% 4.1%
FCF margin 8.0% 16.0% 40.9%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 25.8% 27.8%
Return on equity 26.8% 11.9% 6.3%
Return on assets 3.7% 4.2% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 7.8% 9.6%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 8.0% 13.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 2.8x 6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHTRCMCSARCI
Debt / assets 60.4% 33.9% 46.7%
Debt / equity 4.3x 0.9x 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 2.4x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 21.6x 4.4x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 85.9% 64.1% 82.1%
Equity / assets 14.1% 35.9% 17.9%
Interest coverage – 4.3x 4.4x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.58 1.30 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHTRCMCSARCI
Dividend yield – 6.0% 6.3%
Net buyback yield 37.9% 5.2% –
Shareholder yield 37.9% 11.3% 6.3%
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.

ConsensusCHTRCMCSARCI
Forward P/E 2.4xFY2026 6.4xFY2026 9.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $42.86FY2026 $3.40FY2026 $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 -21.1%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +10.3% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $57.99BFY2026 $114.72BFY2026 $15.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.7% +4.0% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHTRCMCSARCI
Held by institutions 83.8% 88.7% –
Institutions holding 783 1,884 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.3% +2.7% –
Institutions buying 423 832 –
Institutions selling 241 858 –
Buyers to sellers 1.76 0.97 –

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.

CHTRCMCSARCI
CHTR 1.00 0.72 0.25
CMCSA 0.72 1.00 0.31
RCI 0.25 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHTR, CMCSA and RCI?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Charter Communications (CHTR) $12.52B, Comcast (CMCSA) $77.31B, Rogers Communications (RCI) $17.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHTR, CMCSA and RCI?

Charter Communications (CHTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.6x, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.9x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Charter Communications (CHTR) is cheapest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.4x, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.4x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rogers Communications (RCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Charter Communications (CHTR) -1.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Charter Communications (CHTR) 9.1%, Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Rogers Communications (RCI) leads (Charter Communications (CHTR) 8.4%, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rogers Communications (RCI) returned the most: Charter Communications (CHTR) -57.2%, Comcast (CMCSA) -25.8%, Rogers Communications (RCI) -20.0%. Over five years, Rogers Communications (RCI) compounded fastest (Charter Communications (CHTR) -31.7%/yr, Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/yr, Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rogers Communications (RCI) has the highest dividend yield: Comcast (CMCSA) 6.04%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 6.29%. Charter Communications (CHTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rogers Communications (RCI) has been the steadiest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 55.7%, Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rogers Communications (RCI) leads on 6. 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.