CMCSA vs DIS vs HLT Stock Comparison

Comcast, Walt Disney and Hilton Worldwide Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$22.05 +0.6% 1M -24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$77.60B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.41 +4.0% 1M -1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$191.81B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCMCSADISHLTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $77.60B $191.81B $78.39B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x 22.3x 49.5x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 15.0x 37.2x CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +4.6% +8.7% HLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 8.7% 12.7% HLT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% -18.0% 30.6% HLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -1.2x 3.9x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.7% -1.1% +31.4% HLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.9%/yr -8.2%/yr +19.1%/yr HLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 27.3% 24.0% HLT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 58/100 44/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSADISHLT

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

AxisCMCSADISHLT
Valuation 94 #4 of 49 42 #72 of 124 14 #25 of 29
Growth 23 #35 of 45 61 #43 of 108 44 #15 of 26
Profitability 68 #15 of 45 39 #65 of 106 84 #5 of 26
Financial Health 60 #20 of 49 63 #49 of 132 23 #24 of 31
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 37 82 #14 of 74 53 #10 of 20
Overall 66 58 44
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • DIS ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • HLT ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCSADISHLTSPY
1 month +0.6%+4.0%+12.1% -0.8%
3 months -3.3%+14.2%+6.2% +3.5%
6 months -19.8%+7.9%+5.8% +7.0%
Year to date -26.2%-3.0%+22.5% +12.2%
1 year -24.7%-1.1%+31.4% +13.0%
3 years -44.4%+39.2%+135.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -17.8%+11.7%+33.1% +23.1%
5 years -58.0%-34.9%+139.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -15.9%-8.2%+19.1% +11.0%
10 years -29.5%+18.1%+425.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.4%+1.7%+18.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMCSADISHLTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%27.3%24.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%27.7%22.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.620.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.041.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-55.2%-32.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.1%-5.3%-2.9% -1.8%
52-week high $32.48$116.65$362.30 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$92.42$256.96 $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.

MultipleCMCSADISHLT
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.8x 22.3xmedian 16.7x 50.4xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 6.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 6.8x -6.6xmedian 9.6x 29.1xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 5.7x 23.0xmedian 9.3x 39.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.6x -12.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.51median 0.24 0.38median 0.29 4.03median 0.38

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 monthsCMCSADISHLT
Revenue $123.01B $98.86B $12.49B
Gross profit – $43.29B $11.42B
Operating income $18.10B -$40.54B $2.92B
Net income $11.32B $9.24B $1.59B
Free cash flow $19.67B $8.29B $2.03B
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $4.93 $6.92
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $5.19B $1.01B
Total debt $87.40B $46.04B $13.34B
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 1.74B 229.00M
Enterprise value $43.40B $169.57B $74.84B

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
MetricCMCSADISHLT
P/E 6.9x 22.3x 50.4x
P/FCF 4.0x 23.0x 39.1x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 11.2x 37.7x
P/S 0.6x 1.9x 6.4x
P/B 0.8x 1.6x -12.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.8x -7.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x -6.6x 29.1x
EV/EBIT 8.7x -5.7x 31.5x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.3x 7.3x
EV/FCF 8.0x 27.9x 45.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 13.6x 43.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.51 0.38 4.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSADISHLT
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 4.6% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 4.0% 8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5% 10.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% -18.3% 20.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 7.7% 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% -26.4% -0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 46.3% 6.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% -22.9% 4.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 58.8% 12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -11.3% -10.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 30.8% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% -28.2% -9.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 42.8% 3.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSADISHLT
Gross margin – 43.8% 91.4%
EBITDA margin 27.3% -35.4% 25.3%
Operating margin 14.7% -41.0% 23.3%
Pretax margin 11.3% 12.9% 17.9%
Net margin 9.2% 8.7% 12.7%
FCF margin 16.0% 8.4% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 17.2% 16.9%
Return on equity 11.9% 8.0% –
Return on assets 4.2% 4.5% 9.5%
Return on invested capital 7.8% -18.0% 30.6%
Return on capital employed 8.0% -23.9% 25.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSADISHLT
Debt / assets 33.9% 22.5% 78.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x -2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -1.2x 3.9x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 5.6x 6.6x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 42.9% 137.2%
Equity / assets 35.9% 57.1% -37.2%
Interest coverage 4.3x – 4.4x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.31 1.52 3.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSADISHLT
Dividend yield 6.0% 1.4% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 5.2% 4.3% 4.1%
Shareholder yield 11.2% 5.7% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusCMCSADISHLT
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 37.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.40FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $9.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.3% -2.6% +2.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.72BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026 $13.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +14.2% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSADISHLT
Held by institutions 88.0% 75.9% 93.9%
Institutions holding 1,884 2,940 1,285
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.8% -1.5%
Institutions buying 832 1,209 690
Institutions selling 858 1,369 420
Buyers to sellers 0.97 0.88 1.64

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.

CMCSADISHLT
CMCSA 1.00 0.30 0.12
DIS 0.30 1.00 0.34
HLT 0.12 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, DIS and HLT?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $77.60B, Walt Disney (DIS) $191.81B, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) $78.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMCSA, DIS and HLT?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.9x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 49.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.5x, Walt Disney (DIS) 15.0x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 37.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 12.7%). On return on invested capital, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) leads (Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 30.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -24.7%, Walt Disney (DIS) -1.1%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +31.4%. Over five years, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.2%/yr, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +19.1%/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%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 0.00%. Comcast (CMCSA) and Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has been the steadiest (Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.3%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 24.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 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.