CMCSA vs DOC vs FOXA Stock Comparison

Comcast, Healthpeak Properties and Fox Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$21.84 -0.3% 1M -25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$76.78B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
4 wins
FOXA Fox Corp
$64.53 +2.3% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$27.56B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fox leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fox 5, Comcast 4, Healthpeak Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCSADOCFOXALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.78B $12.91B $27.56B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.8x 53.2x 16.4x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 39.6x 11.4x CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +5.5% +5.1% DOC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 8.2% 9.8% FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 1.4% 9.6% FOXA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 3.8x 0.9x FOXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.8% -0.2% +5.3% FOXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.9%/yr -12.0%/yr +9.6%/yr FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 29.1% 36.4% DOC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 58/100 66/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSADOCFOXA

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

AxisCMCSADOCFOXA
Valuation 92 #5 of 49 53 #69 of 145 52 #26 of 53
Growth 23 #35 of 45 35 #92 of 141 40 #27 of 44
Profitability 68 #15 of 45 53 #63 of 134 88 #6 of 42
Financial Health 60 #20 of 49 64 #51 of 138 82 #12 of 61
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 37 87 #18 of 131 68 #9 of 26
Overall 66 58 66
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FOXA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCSADOCFOXASPY
1 month -0.3%-6.3%+2.3% -0.2%
3 months -9.7%-16.6%+11.8% +3.9%
6 months -21.0%+18.6%+2.2% +8.2%
Year to date -26.9%+18.3%-11.7% +12.9%
1 year -25.8%-0.2%+5.3% +12.3%
3 years -44.9%+15.9%+119.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.0%+5.0%+29.9% +23.3%
5 years -57.9%-47.3%+58.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.9%-12.0%+9.6% +10.9%
10 years -29.0%-44.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.4%-5.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMCSADOCFOXASPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%29.1%36.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%25.3%41.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.37-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.010.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-57.6%-36.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.8%-16.6%-15.2% -1.2%
52-week high $32.48$22.83$76.11 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$15.78$48.79 $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.

MultipleCMCSADOCFOXA
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.8x 54.1xmedian 26.3x 16.5xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 4.4xmedian 4.0x 1.6xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 6.8x 13.4xmedian 14.4x 11.2xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 5.9x -20.2xmedian 23.3x 18.9xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.49median 0.24 -1.89median 1.91 0.91median 0.44

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 monthsCMCSADOCFOXA
Revenue $123.01B $2.95B $17.13B
Operating income $18.10B – –
Net income $11.32B $289.42M $1.73B
Free cash flow $19.67B -$650.07M $1.47B
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $0.35 $3.84
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $1.63B $4.21B
Total debt $87.40B $6.79B $6.61B
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 689.89M 439.00M
Enterprise value $42.58B $9.56B $13.37B

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
MetricCMCSADOCFOXA
P/E 6.9x 54.1x 16.5x
P/FCF 3.9x -20.2x 18.9x
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 10.7x 14.1x
P/S 0.6x 4.4x 1.6x
P/B 0.8x 1.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.5x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 13.4x 11.2x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 82.3x 13.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 6.2x 1.8x
EV/FCF 8.0x -28.1x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 14.8x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.49 -1.89 0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSADOCFOXA
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 5.5% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 11.7% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% 50.4% -24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -19.7% 11.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% 49.2% -21.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% -28.6% 18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -1.1% -40.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 10.1% 3.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% -263.9% -51.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% -85.6% 0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSADOCFOXA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 27.3% 46.3% 15.7%
Operating margin 14.7% – –
Pretax margin 11.3% 15.1% 13.3%
Net margin 9.2% 8.2% 9.8%
FCF margin 16.0% -22.0% 8.6%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 41.7% 11.5%
Return on equity 11.9% 3.0% 15.1%
Return on assets 4.2% 1.3% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 1.4% 9.6%
Return on capital employed 8.0% – 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 4.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSADOCFOXA
Debt / assets 33.9% 31.3% 29.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 3.8x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 4.4x -10.4x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 56.3% 47.8%
Equity / assets 35.9% 43.7% 52.2%
Interest coverage 4.3x 1.4x –
Current ratio 0.8x – 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 2.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 1.6x
Altman Z-score 1.30 – 3.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSADOCFOXA
Dividend yield 6.0% 6.3% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 5.2% 0.8% 7.2%
Shareholder yield 11.3% 7.1% 8.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusCMCSADOCFOXA
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 39.6xFY2026 11.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.40FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $5.66FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -21.1%FY2026 +380.0%FY2026 +4.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.3% -52.1% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.72BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026 $16.94BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 -1.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +16.5% -0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSADOCFOXA
Held by institutions 88.7% 95.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,884 759 744
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% -2.9% +9.3%
Institutions buying 832 341 374
Institutions selling 858 312 273
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.09 1.37

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.

CMCSADOCFOXA
CMCSA 1.00 0.17 0.26
DOC 0.17 1.00 0.12
FOXA 0.26 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, DOC and FOXA?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $76.78B, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $12.91B, Fox (FOXA) $27.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMCSA, DOC and FOXA?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.8x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 53.2x, Fox (FOXA) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.4x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 39.6x, Fox (FOXA) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%, Fox (FOXA) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%, Fox (FOXA) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Fox (FOXA) leads (Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%, Fox (FOXA) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fox (FOXA) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -25.8%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -0.2%, Fox (FOXA) +5.3%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/yr, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -12.0%/yr, Fox (FOXA) +9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) has been the steadiest (Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 29.1%, Fox (FOXA) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMCSA, DOC and FOXA?

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