CMCSA vs FOXA vs LUMN Stock Comparison

Comcast, Fox and Lumen Technologies 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
4 wins
FOXA Fox Corp
$66.60 +4.1% 1M +13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$28.15B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
7 wins
LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc.
$4.57 -25.6% 1M -41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.45B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fox leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Fox 7, Comcast 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCSAFOXALUMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.42B $28.15B $4.45B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x 16.7x -4.3x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 11.7x — CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +5.1% -7.7% FOXA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 9.8% -8.7% FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 9.6% 1.2% FOXA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 0.9x 3.9x FOXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.6% +13.2% -41.3% FOXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.0%/yr +9.4%/yr -18.2%/yr FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 36.5% 76.3% CMCSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 66/100 53/100 FOXA

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSAFOXALUMN

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

AxisCMCSAFOXALUMN
Valuation 94 #4 of 49 51 #27 of 54 79 #11 of 49
Growth 22 #36 of 46 41 #27 of 45 67 #16 of 46
Profitability 67 #16 of 46 88 #6 of 43 44 #26 of 46
Financial Health 61 #20 of 50 82 #12 of 62 22 #39 of 50
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 36 68 #9 of 26 –
Overall 66 66 53
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • FOXA ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • LUMN ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCSAFOXALUMNSPY
1 month +0.6%+4.1%-25.6% -1.0%
3 months +1.7%+20.4%-27.9% +2.9%
6 months -17.7%+6.0%-48.3% +6.4%
Year to date -24.1%-8.9%-41.2% +11.4%
1 year -22.6%+13.2%-41.3% +13.1%
3 years -47.8%+118.7%+233.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -19.5%+29.8%+49.5% +21.5%
5 years -58.2%+56.6%-63.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -16.0%+9.4%-18.2% +10.9%
10 years -29.2%—-83.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.4%—-16.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMCSAFOXALUMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%36.5%76.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.9%41.8%77.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.012.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.660.36-0.54 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-36.0%-93.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-12.5%-61.4% -2.5%
52-week high $32.48$76.11$11.83 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$48.79$4.46 $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.

MultipleCMCSAFOXALUMN
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 11.6x 17.0xmedian 18.8x -4.5xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 6.9x 11.6xmedian 11.1x 5.6xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 5.6x 19.6xmedian 9.4x 5.6xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.6x -3.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 0.24 0.94median 0.44 -0.08median 0.24

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 monthsCMCSAFOXALUMN
Revenue $123.01B $17.13B $11.83B
Gross profit – – $5.66B
Operating income $18.10B – $198.00M
Net income $11.32B $1.73B -$1.02B
Free cash flow $19.67B $1.47B $837.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $3.84 $-1.02
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $4.21B $1.88B
Total debt $87.40B $6.61B $13.21B
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 439.00M 1.00B
Enterprise value $44.21B $13.96B -$2.45B

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
MetricCMCSAFOXALUMN
P/E 7.1x 17.0x -4.5x
P/FCF 4.1x 19.6x 5.6x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 14.6x 0.9x
P/S 0.7x 1.7x 0.4x
P/B 0.9x 2.4x -3.2x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 3.2x -0.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 11.6x 5.6x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 13.7x 81.0x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 8.1x 21.2x 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 15.8x 3.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 0.94 -0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSAFOXALUMN
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 5.1% -7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 4.7% -8.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% – 191.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% – 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% -24.7% 13.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 11.3% 54.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% -21.8% 14.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 18.0% 54.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -40.7% 22.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 3.1% 29.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% -51.0% -10.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 0.6% 48.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSAFOXALUMN
Gross margin – – 47.8%
EBITDA margin 27.3% 15.7% 24.3%
Operating margin 14.7% – 1.7%
Pretax margin 11.3% 13.3% -11.8%
Net margin 9.2% 9.8% -8.7%
FCF margin 16.0% 8.6% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 11.5% 45.4%
Return on equity 11.9% 15.1% –
Return on assets 4.2% 7.8% -3.3%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 9.6% 1.2%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 11.7% 0.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.1x -5.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSAFOXALUMN
Debt / assets 33.9% 29.4% 42.9%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x -8.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 0.9x 3.9x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 4.5x 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 47.8% 104.8%
Equity / assets 35.9% 52.2% -4.8%
Interest coverage 4.3x – 0.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 3.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.31 3.28 -0.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSAFOXALUMN
Dividend yield 5.8% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 5.0% 7.0% –
Shareholder yield 10.9% 7.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCMCSAFOXALUMN
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 11.7xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.39FY2026 $5.67FY2027 $-0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.3%FY2026 +4.6%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +9.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.87BFY2026 $16.96BFY2027 $10.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 -1.0%FY2027 -13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.8% -0.9% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSAFOXALUMN
Held by institutions 88.0% 100.0% 70.7%
Institutions holding 1,884 744 622
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +9.3% +2.6%
Institutions buying 832 374 289
Institutions selling 858 273 180
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.37 1.61

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.

CMCSAFOXALUMN
CMCSA 1.00 0.25 -0.01
FOXA 0.25 1.00 -0.01
LUMN -0.01 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, FOXA and LUMN?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $78.42B, Fox (FOXA) $28.15B, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) $4.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMCSA, FOXA and LUMN?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.9x, Fox (FOXA) 16.7x, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -4.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.7x, Fox (FOXA) 11.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fox (FOXA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Fox (FOXA) +5.1%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Fox (FOXA) 9.8%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -8.7%). On return on invested capital, Fox (FOXA) leads (Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Fox (FOXA) 9.6%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fox (FOXA) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -22.6%, Fox (FOXA) +13.2%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -41.3%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -16.0%/yr, Fox (FOXA) +9.4%/yr, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -18.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Comcast (CMCSA) has been the steadiest (Comcast (CMCSA) 34.1%, Fox (FOXA) 36.5%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 76.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.