CMCSA vs DIS vs PPLI Stock Comparison

Comcast, Walt Disney and People 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
3 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
4 wins
PPLI People Inc
$38.50 +7.0% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.86B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCMCSADISPPLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.42B $192.02B $2.86B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x 22.3x 8.5x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 15.2x 5.8x PPLI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +4.6% -8.4% DIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 8.7% 16.0% PPLI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% -18.0% -2.0% CMCSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -1.2x -4.3x PPLI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.6% -0.5% +13.8% PPLI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.0%/yr -7.9%/yr -21.0%/yr DIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 27.2% 34.2% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 57/100 57/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSADISPPLI

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

AxisCMCSADISPPLI
Valuation 94 #4 of 49 42 #73 of 124 57 #73 of 167
Growth 22 #36 of 46 61 #43 of 109 43 #88 of 153
Profitability 67 #16 of 46 39 #66 of 107 46 #83 of 153
Financial Health 61 #20 of 50 64 #49 of 133 63 #67 of 179
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 36 81 #15 of 73 77 #22 of 94
Overall 66 57 57
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • DIS ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • PPLI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCSADISPPLISPY
1 month +0.6%+8.7%+7.0% -1.0%
3 months +1.7%+18.6%-7.7% +2.9%
6 months -17.7%+9.6%-13.4% +6.4%
Year to date -24.1%-1.1%-1.5% +11.4%
1 year -22.6%-0.5%+13.8% +13.1%
3 years -47.8%+36.3%+3.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -19.5%+10.9%+1.1% +21.5%
5 years -58.2%-33.6%-69.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -16.0%-7.9%-21.0% +10.9%
10 years -29.2%+20.9%+225.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.4%+1.9%+12.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMCSADISPPLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%27.2%34.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.9%27.7%34.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.620.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.020.40 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-55.2%-75.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-3.6%-19.2% -2.5%
52-week high $32.48$116.65$47.62 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$92.42$31.52 $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.

MultipleCMCSADISPPLI
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 11.6x 22.7xmedian 17.2x 8.6xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 2.0xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 6.9x -6.7xmedian 9.5x -42.1xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 5.6x 23.4xmedian 9.5x 21.3xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 0.24 0.39median 0.29 0.73median 0.42

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 monthsCMCSADISPPLI
Revenue $123.01B $98.86B $2.10B
Gross profit – $43.29B $1.38B
Operating income $18.10B -$40.54B -$188.12M
Net income $11.32B $9.24B $337.28M
Free cash flow $19.67B $8.29B $123.92M
R&D – – $169.36M
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $4.93 $4.43
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $5.19B $1.11B
Total debt $87.40B $182.30B $6.30B
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 1.74B 75.92M
Enterprise value $44.21B $169.78B -$1.31B

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
MetricCMCSADISPPLI
P/E 7.1x 22.7x 8.6x
P/FCF 4.1x 23.4x 21.3x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 11.4x 17.2x
P/S 0.7x 2.0x 1.3x
P/B 0.9x 1.7x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.8x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x -6.7x -42.1x
EV/EBIT 8.8x -5.8x -15.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF 8.1x 28.4x 23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 13.8x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 0.39 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSADISPPLI
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 4.6% -8.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 4.0% -23.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5% -5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% -24.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% -18.3% -358.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 7.7% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% -26.4% 175.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 46.3% 10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% -22.9% 181.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 58.8% 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -11.3% 57.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 30.8% 42.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% -28.2% 52.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 42.8% 44.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSADISPPLI
Gross margin – 43.8% 65.7%
EBITDA margin 27.3% -35.4% -3.3%
Operating margin 14.7% -41.0% -9.0%
Pretax margin 11.3% 12.9% 30.0%
Net margin 9.2% 8.7% 16.0%
FCF margin 16.0% 8.4% 5.9%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 17.2% 7.4%
Return on equity 11.9% 8.0% 7.0%
Return on assets 4.2% 4.5% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 7.8% -18.0% -2.0%
Return on capital employed 8.0% -23.9% -2.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.8x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSADISPPLI
Debt / assets 33.9% 22.5% 18.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -1.2x -4.3x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 5.6x 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 42.9% 31.9%
Equity / assets 35.9% 57.1% 68.1%
Interest coverage 4.3x – -1.8x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 3.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 2.6x
Altman Z-score 1.31 1.54 1.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSADISPPLI
Dividend yield 5.8% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 5.0% 4.2% 9.4%
Shareholder yield 10.9% 5.6% 9.4%
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.

ConsensusCMCSADISPPLI
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 5.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.39FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $6.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.3%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% -2.6% -83.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.87BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026 $1.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 -29.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.8% +14.2% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

CMCSADISPPLI
CMCSA 1.00 0.30 0.16
DIS 0.30 1.00 0.26
PPLI 0.16 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, DIS and PPLI?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $78.42B, Walt Disney (DIS) $192.02B, People (PPLI) $2.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMCSA, DIS and PPLI?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.9x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, People (PPLI) 8.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, People (PPLI) is cheapest (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.7x, Walt Disney (DIS) 15.2x, People (PPLI) 5.8x). 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%, People (PPLI) -8.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

People (PPLI) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, People (PPLI) 16.0%). On return on invested capital, Comcast (CMCSA) leads (Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, People (PPLI) -2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year People (PPLI) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -22.6%, Walt Disney (DIS) -0.5%, People (PPLI) +13.8%. Over five years, Walt Disney (DIS) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -16.0%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -7.9%/yr, People (PPLI) -21.0%/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%, People (PPLI) 0.00%. Comcast (CMCSA) and People (PPLI) 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%, People (PPLI) 34.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.