CMCSA vs DIS vs TRI Stock Comparison

Comcast, Walt Disney and Thomson Reuters Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$22.05 +0.6% 1M -24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$78.05B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
5.99%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
5 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.41 +4.0% 1M -1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$190.64B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
1.36%
Film and Television Communication Services
4 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$122.08 +23.3% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$54.32B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
3.29%
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 5, Walt Disney 4, Thomson Reuters 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCSADISTRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.05B $190.64B $54.32B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x 22.3x 33.8x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 15.0x 27.3x CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +4.6% +7.0% TRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 8.7% 20.7% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% -18.0% — CMCSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -1.2x 1.2x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.99% 1.36% 3.29% CMCSA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.7% -1.1% -24.9% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.9%/yr -8.2%/yr -0.1%/yr TRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 27.3% 51.7% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 58/100 56/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSADISTRI

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

AxisCMCSADISTRI
Valuation 94 #4 of 49 42 #72 of 124 49 #53 of 102
Growth 23 #35 of 45 61 #43 of 108 28 #71 of 98
Profitability 68 #15 of 45 39 #65 of 106 99 #2 of 95
Financial Health 60 #20 of 49 63 #49 of 132 66 #38 of 109
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 37 82 #14 of 74 38 #40 of 64
Overall 66 58 56
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • DIS ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • TRI ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCSADISTRISPY
1 month +0.6%+4.0%+23.3% -0.8%
3 months -3.3%+14.2%+24.9% +3.5%
6 months -19.8%+7.9%+37.1% +7.0%
Year to date -26.2%-3.0%-7.4% +12.2%
1 year -24.7%-1.1%-24.9% +13.0%
3 years -44.4%+39.2%+3.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -17.8%+11.7%+1.2% +23.1%
5 years -58.0%-34.9%-0.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -15.9%-8.2%-0.1% +11.0%
10 years -29.5%+18.1%+196.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.4%+1.7%+11.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMCSADISTRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%27.3%51.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%27.7%52.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.620.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.04-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-55.2%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.1%-5.3%-24.8% -1.8%
52-week high $32.48$116.65$162.38 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$92.42$76.55 $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.

MultipleCMCSADISTRI
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.8x 22.3xmedian 16.7x 33.8xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 6.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 6.8x -6.6xmedian 9.6x 27.0xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 5.7x 23.0xmedian 9.3x 17.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.6x 4.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.51median 0.24 0.38median 0.29 3.26median 0.85

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 monthsCMCSADISTRI
Revenue $123.01B $98.86B $7.83B
Gross profit – $43.29B –
Operating income $18.10B -$40.54B $2.33B
Net income $11.32B $9.24B $1.68B
Free cash flow $19.67B $8.29B $3.19B
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $4.93 $3.61
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $5.19B $577.00M
Total debt $87.40B $46.04B $3.26B
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 1.74B 449.53M
Enterprise value $44.02B $175.21B $51.10B

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
MetricCMCSADISTRI
P/E 6.9x 22.3x 33.8x
P/FCF 4.0x 23.0x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 11.2x 18.8x
P/S 0.6x 1.9x 6.9x
P/B 0.8x 1.6x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.8x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x -6.6x 27.0x
EV/EBIT 8.7x -5.7x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.3x 7.3x
EV/FCF 8.0x 27.9x 17.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 13.6x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.51 0.38 3.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSADISTRI
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 4.6% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 4.0% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% -18.3% 9.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 7.7% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% -26.4% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 46.3% -6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% -22.9% 8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 58.8% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -11.3% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 30.8% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% -28.2% 13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 42.8% 9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSADISTRI
Gross margin – 43.8% –
EBITDA margin 27.3% -35.4% 26.9%
Operating margin 14.7% -41.0% 29.7%
Pretax margin 11.3% 12.9% 46.5%
Net margin 9.2% 8.7% 20.7%
FCF margin 16.0% 8.4% 40.7%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 17.2% 36.9%
Return on equity 11.9% 8.0% –
Return on assets 4.2% 4.5% –
Return on invested capital 7.8% -18.0% –
Return on capital employed 8.0% -23.9% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSADISTRI
Debt / assets 33.9% 22.5% 18.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -1.2x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 5.6x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 42.9% 38.5%
Equity / assets 35.9% 57.1% 61.5%
Interest coverage 4.3x – 116.5x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x -2.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.31 1.52 6.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSADISTRI
Dividend yield 6.0% 1.4% 3.3%
Net buyback yield 5.2% 4.3% -2.1%
Shareholder yield 11.2% 5.7% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% 30.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.7% 16.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.9% -10.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -8.5%

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.

ConsensusCMCSADISTRI
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 27.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.38FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $4.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% -2.6% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.88BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026 $7.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +14.2% +15.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSADISTRI
Held by institutions 88.0% 75.9% 90.1%
Institutions holding 1,884 2,940 421
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.8% +0.6%
Institutions buying 832 1,209 408
Institutions selling 858 1,369 9
Buyers to sellers 0.97 0.88 45.33

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.

CMCSADISTRI
CMCSA 1.00 0.31 0.19
DIS 0.31 1.00 0.23
TRI 0.19 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, DIS and TRI?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $78.05B, Walt Disney (DIS) $190.64B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $54.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMCSA, DIS and TRI?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.9x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.5x, Walt Disney (DIS) 15.0x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%). On return on invested capital, Comcast (CMCSA) leads (Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -24.7%, Walt Disney (DIS) -1.1%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.9%. Over five years, Thomson Reuters (TRI) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.2%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest dividend yield: Comcast (CMCSA) 5.99%, Walt Disney (DIS) 1.36%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 3.29%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.3%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.