CMCSA vs DIS vs LIND Stock Comparison

Comcast, Walt Disney and Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$21.84 -0.3% 1M -25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$77.00B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
4 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.24 +3.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$189.74B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 4, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 4, Walt Disney 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCSADISLINDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $77.00B $189.74B $2.29B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.8x 22.1x -113.0x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 14.9x 184.7x CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +4.6% +18.3% LIND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 8.7% -2.4% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% -18.0% 12.3% LIND
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -1.2x 2.7x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.8% -1.9% +178.7% LIND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.9%/yr -8.3%/yr +19.3%/yr LIND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 27.2% 50.7% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 57/100 45/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSADISLIND

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

AxisCMCSADISLIND
Valuation 92 #5 of 49 41 #73 of 123 48 #15 of 28
Growth 23 #35 of 45 60 #43 of 107 83 #5 of 25
Profitability 68 #15 of 45 39 #65 of 105 46 #14 of 25
Financial Health 60 #20 of 49 63 #49 of 131 48 #16 of 30
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 37 81 #15 of 74 0 #19 of 19
Overall 66 57 45
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • LIND ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCSADISLINDSPY
1 month -0.3%+3.9%+23.3% -0.2%
3 months -9.7%+11.5%+18.0% +3.9%
6 months -21.0%+8.6%+96.5% +8.2%
Year to date -26.9%-3.1%+143.3% +12.9%
1 year -25.8%-1.9%+178.7% +12.3%
3 years -44.9%+39.0%+505.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.0%+11.6%+82.3% +23.3%
5 years -57.9%-35.0%+141.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.9%-8.3%+19.3% +10.9%
10 years -29.0%+17.3%+323.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.4%+1.6%+15.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMCSADISLINDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%27.2%50.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%27.6%43.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.621.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.073.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-55.2%-68.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.8%-5.5%-3.5% -1.2%
52-week high $32.48$116.65$36.37 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$92.42$11.45 $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.

MultipleCMCSADISLIND
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.8x 22.3xmedian 16.8x -113.4xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 6.8x -6.6xmedian 9.7x 20.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 5.9x 23.0xmedian 9.2x 21.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.6x -11.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.49median 0.24 0.38median 0.29 -2.99median 0.30

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 monthsCMCSADISLIND
Revenue $123.01B $98.86B $830.61M
Gross profit – $43.29B $387.48M
Operating income $18.10B -$40.54B $58.03M
Net income $11.32B $9.24B -$12.56M
Free cash flow $19.67B $8.29B $109.03M
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $4.93 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $5.19B $318.89M
Total debt $87.40B $46.04B $663.87M
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 1.74B 65.47M
Enterprise value $42.79B $167.50B $1.18B

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
MetricCMCSADISLIND
P/E 6.9x 22.3x -113.4x
P/FCF 3.9x 23.0x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 11.2x 16.1x
P/S 0.6x 1.9x 2.8x
P/B 0.8x 1.6x -11.7x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.8x -10.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x -6.6x 20.4x
EV/EBIT 8.7x -5.7x 45.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.3x 3.2x
EV/FCF 8.0x 27.9x 24.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 13.6x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.49 0.38 -2.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSADISLIND
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 4.6% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 4.0% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5% 20.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 21.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% -18.3% 57.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 7.7% 132.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% -26.4% -111.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 46.3% 40.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% -22.9% -15.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 58.8% 38.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -11.3% 32.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 30.8% 376.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% -28.2% 86.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 42.8% 77.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSADISLIND
Gross margin – 43.8% 46.6%
EBITDA margin 27.3% -35.4% 15.6%
Operating margin 14.7% -41.0% 7.0%
Pretax margin 11.3% 12.9% -1.1%
Net margin 9.2% 8.7% -2.4%
FCF margin 16.0% 8.4% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 17.2% 17.2%
Return on equity 11.9% 8.0% –
Return on assets 4.2% 4.5% -1.2%
Return on invested capital 7.8% -18.0% 12.3%
Return on capital employed 8.0% -23.9% 11.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.8x -11.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSADISLIND
Debt / assets 33.9% 22.5% 64.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x -3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -1.2x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 5.6x 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 42.9% 118.9%
Equity / assets 35.9% 57.1% -18.9%
Interest coverage 4.3x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.30 1.51 1.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSADISLIND
Dividend yield 6.0% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 5.2% 4.3% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 11.3% 5.7% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusCMCSADISLIND
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 184.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.40FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.3% -2.6% +184.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.72BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026 $919.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +14.2% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSADISLIND
Held by institutions 88.7% 75.9% 80.4%
Institutions holding 1,884 2,942 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.8% +10.0%
Institutions buying 832 1,211 147
Institutions selling 858 1,369 56
Buyers to sellers 0.97 0.88 2.63

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.

CMCSADISLIND
CMCSA 1.00 0.30 0.17
DIS 0.30 1.00 0.27
LIND 0.17 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, DIS and LIND?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $77.00B, Walt Disney (DIS) $189.74B, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) $2.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMCSA, DIS and LIND?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.8x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.1x, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) -113.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.4x, Walt Disney (DIS) 14.9x, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 184.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) leads (Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -25.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) -1.9%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +178.7%. Over five years, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.3%/yr, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +19.3%/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%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 0.00%. Comcast (CMCSA) and Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 50.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.