CMCSA vs DIS vs CHTR Stock Comparison

Comcast, Walt Disney and Charter Communications Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$22.69 +0.6% 1M -22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$78.42B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
2 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$112.50 +8.7% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$192.02B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 6, Charter Communications 3, Comcast 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCSADISCHTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.42B $192.02B $12.29B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x 22.3x 2.5x CHTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 15.2x 2.5x CHTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +4.6% -1.5% DIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 8.7% 9.1% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% -18.0% 8.4% CHTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -1.2x 4.4x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.6% -0.5% -55.5% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.0%/yr -7.9%/yr -31.7%/yr DIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 27.2% 55.4% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 57/100 65/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSADISCHTR

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

AxisCMCSADISCHTR
Valuation 94 #4 of 49 42 #73 of 124 90 #6 of 49
Growth 22 #36 of 46 61 #43 of 109 42 #27 of 46
Profitability 67 #16 of 46 39 #66 of 107 82 #9 of 46
Financial Health 61 #20 of 50 64 #49 of 133 10 #45 of 50
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 36 81 #15 of 73 100 #1 of 36
Overall 66 57 65
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • DIS ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • CHTR ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCSADISCHTRSPY
1 month +0.6%+8.7%-6.9% -1.0%
3 months +1.7%+18.6%-11.9% +2.9%
6 months -17.7%+9.6%-39.7% +6.4%
Year to date -24.1%-1.1%-48.0% +11.4%
1 year -22.6%-0.5%-55.5% +13.1%
3 years -47.8%+36.3%-74.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year -19.5%+10.9%-36.9% +21.5%
5 years -58.2%-33.6%-85.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -16.0%-7.9%-31.7% +10.9%
10 years -29.2%+20.9%-57.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.4%+1.9%-8.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMCSADISCHTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%27.2%55.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.9%27.7%64.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.620.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.02-1.00 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-55.2%-86.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-3.6%-56.4% -2.5%
52-week high $32.48$116.65$248.88 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$92.42$102.48 $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.

MultipleCMCSADISCHTR
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 11.6x 22.7xmedian 17.2x 2.6xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 2.0xmedian 1.1x 0.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 6.9x -6.7xmedian 9.5x 5.0xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 5.6x 23.4xmedian 9.5x 3.0xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 0.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 0.24 0.39median 0.29 0.26median 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 monthsCMCSADISCHTR
Revenue $123.01B $98.86B $54.40B
Gross profit – $43.29B –
Operating income $18.10B -$40.54B $12.66B
Net income $11.32B $9.24B $5.75B
Free cash flow $19.67B $8.29B $4.36B
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $4.93 $40.61
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $5.19B $509.00M
Total debt $87.40B $182.30B $93.96B
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 1.74B 121.26M
Enterprise value $44.21B $169.78B $10.32B

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
MetricCMCSADISCHTR
P/E 7.1x 22.7x 2.6x
P/FCF 4.1x 23.4x 3.0x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 11.4x 0.8x
P/S 0.7x 2.0x 0.2x
P/B 0.9x 1.7x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.8x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x -6.7x 5.0x
EV/EBIT 8.8x -5.8x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.4x 2.0x
EV/FCF 8.1x 28.4x 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 13.8x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 0.39 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSADISCHTR
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 4.6% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 4.0% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% -18.3% -4.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 7.7% 1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% -26.4% -5.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 46.3% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% -22.9% 9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 58.8% 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -11.3% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 30.8% 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% -28.2% 1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 42.8% 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSADISCHTR
Gross margin – 43.8% –
EBITDA margin 27.3% -35.4% 39.4%
Operating margin 14.7% -41.0% 23.3%
Pretax margin 11.3% 12.9% 13.8%
Net margin 9.2% 8.7% 9.1%
FCF margin 16.0% 8.4% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 17.2% 30.3%
Return on equity 11.9% 8.0% 26.8%
Return on assets 4.2% 4.5% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 7.8% -18.0% 8.4%
Return on capital employed 8.0% -23.9% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.8x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSADISCHTR
Debt / assets 33.9% 22.5% 60.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x 4.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -1.2x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 5.6x 21.6x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 42.9% 85.9%
Equity / assets 35.9% 57.1% 14.1%
Interest coverage 4.3x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.31 1.54 0.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSADISCHTR
Dividend yield 5.8% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 5.0% 4.2% 36.6%
Shareholder yield 10.9% 5.6% 36.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.9% –
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.

ConsensusCMCSADISCHTR
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 2.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.39FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $42.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.3%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% -2.6% -5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.87BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026 $57.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.8% +14.2% -13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSADISCHTR
Held by institutions 88.0% 75.9% 83.8%
Institutions holding 1,884 2,940 783
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.8% +4.3%
Institutions buying 832 1,209 423
Institutions selling 858 1,369 241
Buyers to sellers 0.97 0.88 1.76

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.

CMCSADISCHTR
CMCSA 1.00 0.30 0.72
DIS 0.30 1.00 0.29
CHTR 0.72 0.29 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, DIS and CHTR?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $78.42B, Walt Disney (DIS) $192.02B, Charter Communications (CHTR) $12.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMCSA, DIS and CHTR?

Charter Communications (CHTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.9x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Charter Communications (CHTR) is cheapest (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.7x, Walt Disney (DIS) 15.2x, Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Walt Disney (DIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Charter Communications (CHTR) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, Charter Communications (CHTR) leads (Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -22.6%, Walt Disney (DIS) -0.5%, Charter Communications (CHTR) -55.5%. Over five years, Walt Disney (DIS) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -16.0%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -7.9%/yr, Charter Communications (CHTR) -31.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Comcast (CMCSA) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 0.00%. Comcast (CMCSA) and Charter Communications (CHTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Comcast (CMCSA) 34.1%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 55.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Walt Disney (DIS) 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.