CMCSA vs GLIBA vs UNIT Stock Comparison

Comcast, Liberty Capital and Uniti Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$21.84 -0.3% 1M -25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$76.62B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
6 wins
GLIBA Liberty Capital Corp/NV
$21.19 -10.4% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$831.60M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
1 win
UNIT Uniti Group Inc.
$5.08 -43.0% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.24B
P/E
1.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.54B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 6, Uniti 4, Liberty Capital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCSAGLIBAUNITLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.62B $831.60M $1.24B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.8x -2.5x 1.2x UNIT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 8.8x — CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% -1.5% +199.7% UNIT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% -32.5% 28.2% UNIT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% -11.1% 1.1% CMCSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -4.5x 8.1x GLIBA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.8% -42.4% -18.3% UNIT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.9%/yr — -26.5%/yr CMCSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 45.5% 51.6% CMCSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 49/100 52/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSAGLIBAUNIT

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

AxisCMCSAGLIBAUNIT
Valuation 92 #5 of 49 65 #18 of 49 42 #29 of 49
Growth 23 #35 of 45 5 #43 of 45 98 #2 of 45
Profitability 68 #15 of 45 16 #38 of 45 50 #23 of 45
Financial Health 60 #20 of 49 65 #18 of 49 19 #40 of 49
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 37 97 #2 of 37 –
Overall 66 49 52
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • GLIBA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • UNIT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCSAGLIBAUNITSPY
1 month -0.3%-10.4%-43.0% -0.2%
3 months -9.7%-10.6%-51.2% +3.9%
6 months -21.0%-40.0%-55.8% +8.2%
Year to date -26.9%-42.5%-27.5% +12.9%
1 year -25.8%-42.4%-18.3% +12.3%
3 years -44.9%—-26.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.0%—-9.7% +23.3%
5 years -57.9%—-78.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.9%—-26.5% +10.9%
10 years -29.0%—-89.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.4%—-20.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMCSAGLIBAUNITSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%45.5%51.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%51.3%50.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.041.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.93-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-51.3%-81.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.8%-47.3%-60.2% -1.2%
52-week high $32.48$40.23$12.75 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$19.61$4.85 $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.

MultipleCMCSAGLIBAUNIT
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.8x -2.5xmedian 11.8x 1.3xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x 0.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 6.8x -9.3xmedian 6.8x 9.1xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 5.9x 15.5xmedian 5.9x -1.4xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 0.4xmedian 1.2x 7.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.49median 0.24 —median 0.24 —median 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 monthsCMCSAGLIBAUNIT
Revenue $123.01B $1.04B $3.54B
Gross profit – – $1.83B
Operating income $18.10B -$397.00M $114.40M
Net income $11.32B -$337.00M $1.08B
Free cash flow $19.67B $49.00M -$834.80M
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $-8.43 $3.94
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $497.00M $608.90M
Total debt $87.40B $1.21B $10.65B
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 40.00M 252.90M
Enterprise value $42.42B -$640.40M -$562.53M

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
MetricCMCSAGLIBAUNIT
P/E 6.9x -2.5x 1.3x
P/FCF 3.9x 15.5x -1.4x
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 2.5x 2.4x
P/S 0.6x 0.7x 0.3x
P/B 0.8x 0.4x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 0.6x -1.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x -9.3x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 8.7x -3.7x 98.2x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.4x 3.2x
EV/FCF 8.0x 30.0x -13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 4.8x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.49 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSAGLIBAUNIT
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% -1.5% 199.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 79.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% -318.1% -80.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% -440.4% 2,951%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% -360.7% 1,560%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -9.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% -50.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSAGLIBAUNIT
Gross margin – – 51.7%
EBITDA margin 27.3% -15.3% 35.0%
Operating margin 14.7% -38.3% 3.2%
Pretax margin 11.3% -41.2% 26.9%
Net margin 9.2% -32.5% 28.2%
FCF margin 16.0% 4.7% -23.6%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 29.7% 14.3%
Return on equity 11.9% -19.6% 447.6%
Return on assets 4.2% -10.0% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 7.8% -11.1% 1.1%
Return on capital employed 8.0% -12.5% 1.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x -0.9x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.0% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSAGLIBAUNIT
Debt / assets 33.9% 34.3% 82.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 65.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -4.5x 8.1x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 24.6x -12.8x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 50.7% 98.8%
Equity / assets 35.9% 49.3% 1.2%
Interest coverage 4.3x -9.2x –
Current ratio 0.8x 3.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.30 0.09 0.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSAGLIBAUNIT
Dividend yield 6.0% 13.6% –
Net buyback yield 5.2% – –
Shareholder yield 11.3% 13.6% 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.

ConsensusCMCSAGLIBAUNIT
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.40FY2026 $2.41FY2026 $-1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.1%FY2026 – -139.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.3% +38.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.72BFY2026 $1.10BFY2026 $3.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 +54.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +5.4% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSAGLIBAUNIT
Held by institutions 88.7% 7.4% 89.3%
Institutions holding 1,884 126 279
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +13.5% -1.4%
Institutions buying 832 76 155
Institutions selling 858 32 78
Buyers to sellers 0.97 2.38 1.99

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.

CMCSAGLIBAUNIT
CMCSA 1.00 0.28 0.11
GLIBA 0.28 1.00 0.16
UNIT 0.11 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, GLIBA and UNIT?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $76.62B, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) $831.60M, Uniti (UNIT) $1.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMCSA, GLIBA and UNIT?

Uniti (UNIT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.8x, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -2.5x, Uniti (UNIT) 1.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.4x, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) 8.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Uniti (UNIT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -1.5%, Uniti (UNIT) +199.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Uniti (UNIT) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -32.5%, Uniti (UNIT) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Comcast (CMCSA) leads (Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -11.1%, Uniti (UNIT) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Uniti (UNIT) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -25.8%, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -42.4%, Uniti (UNIT) -18.3%. Over five years, Comcast (CMCSA) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/yr, Uniti (UNIT) -26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Comcast (CMCSA) has been the steadiest (Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) 45.5%, Uniti (UNIT) 51.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMCSA, GLIBA and UNIT?

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 6. 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.