CMCSA vs IDT vs LBTYA Stock Comparison

Comcast, Idt and Liberty Global Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$21.57 -1.0% 1M -26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$76.35B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
6.12%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
8 wins
IDT Idt Corp
$81.92 +17.7% 1M +61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.30B
Div. yield
0.33%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$7.64 -19.0% 1M -30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.88B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 8, Idt 3, Liberty Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCSAIDTLBTYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.35B $1.91B $2.60B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.8x 23.6x -0.9x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.3x 18.4x — CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +5.4% +5.4% LBTYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 6.7% -62.1% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% — -0.5% CMCSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — 5.8x CMCSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.12% 0.33% 0.00% CMCSA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.3% +61.2% -30.2% IDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.0%/yr +11.1%/yr -12.4%/yr IDT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 26.6% 35.1% IDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 59/100 46/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSAIDTLBTYA

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

AxisCMCSAIDTLBTYA
Valuation 94 #4 of 49 40 #30 of 49 67 #17 of 49
Growth 23 #35 of 45 73 #13 of 45 18 #37 of 45
Profitability 68 #15 of 45 61 #18 of 45 18 #37 of 45
Financial Health 60 #20 of 49 92 #5 of 49 58 #21 of 49
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 37 28 #27 of 37 69 #12 of 37
Overall 66 59 46
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • IDT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCSAIDTLBTYASPY
1 month -1.0%+17.7%-19.0% +0.9%
3 months -12.4%+22.3%-27.4% +5.9%
6 months -19.4%+62.0%-33.0% +8.5%
Year to date -27.8%+60.0%-31.4% +13.3%
1 year -26.3%+61.2%-30.2% +12.4%
3 years -45.6%+194.8%-1.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -18.4%+43.4%-0.6% +23.5%
5 years -58.1%+69.4%-48.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -16.0%+11.1%-12.4% +11.0%
10 years -30.3%+443.2%-53.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -3.5%+18.4%-7.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCMCSAIDTLBTYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%26.6%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%24.2%32.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.260.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.772.30-0.86 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-66.9%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.6%-3.0%-41.4% -0.9%
52-week high $32.48$84.47$13.03 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$47.25$7.50 $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.

MultipleCMCSAIDTLBTYA
P/E now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 11.6x 23.6xmedian 11.6x -0.9xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 6.8x 11.5xmedian 6.8x 8.3xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 6.3x 28.0xmedian 6.3x -10.2xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 4.8xmedian 1.2x 0.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.47median 0.24 0.79median 0.24 0.38median 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 monthsCMCSAIDTLBTYA
Revenue $123.01B $1.30B $4.88B
Gross profit – $496.79M $3.28B
Operating income $18.10B $121.17M -$86.80M
Net income $11.32B $95.09M -$3.01B
Free cash flow $19.67B $67.96M -$254.80M
R&D – $55.74M –
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $3.46 $-8.64
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $220.69M $2.42B
Total debt $87.40B – $8.35B
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 25.02M 351.13M
Enterprise value $42.32B $973.55M -$5.24B

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
MetricCMCSAIDTLBTYA
P/E 6.8x 23.6x -0.9x
P/FCF 3.9x 28.0x -10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 20.9x 2.0x
P/S 0.6x 1.5x 0.5x
P/B 0.8x 4.8x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 4.9x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 11.5x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 13.6x -98.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.3x 1.7x
EV/FCF 7.9x 24.2x -33.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x 18.1x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.47 0.79 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSAIDTLBTYA
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 5.4% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 1.6% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.3% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% 20.7% -215.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 25.9% -58.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% 17.2% 8.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 28.9% 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% 15.1% 10.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 29.8% -2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -28.3% -16.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 20.2% -19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% -36.1% -158.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 30.7% -29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSAIDTLBTYA
Gross margin – 38.3% 67.2%
EBITDA margin 27.3% 11.0% 21.0%
Operating margin 14.7% 9.3% -1.8%
Pretax margin 11.3% 10.0% -57.5%
Net margin 9.2% 6.7% -62.1%
FCF margin 16.0% 5.2% -5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 7.0% 26.0%
Return on equity 11.9% 24.6% -31.2%
Return on assets 4.2% 13.0% -13.8%
Return on invested capital 7.8% – -0.5%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 31.9% -0.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.8x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.0x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSAIDTLBTYA
Debt / assets 33.9% – 38.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – 5.8x
Debt / FCF 4.4x – -32.8x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 48.2% 56.1%
Equity / assets 35.9% 51.8% 43.9%
Interest coverage 4.3x – -0.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.30 6.24 0.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSAIDTLBTYA
Dividend yield 6.1% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 5.3% 1.1% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 11.4% 1.5% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusCMCSAIDTLBTYA
Forward P/E 6.3xFY2026 18.4xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.40FY2026 $4.45FY2027 $-1.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.1%FY2026 +16.5%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.3% -4.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.72BFY2026 $1.41BFY2027 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 +8.2%FY2027 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% -1.5% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSAIDTLBTYA
Held by institutions 88.7% 60.0% 50.2%
Institutions holding 1,884 197 293
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +5.5% +0.6%
Institutions buying 832 108 145
Institutions selling 858 65 95
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.66 1.53

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.

CMCSAIDTLBTYA
CMCSA 1.00 0.25 0.30
IDT 0.25 1.00 0.12
LBTYA 0.30 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, IDT and LBTYA?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $76.35B, Idt (IDT) $1.91B, Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMCSA, IDT and LBTYA?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.8x, Idt (IDT) 23.6x, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.3x, Idt (IDT) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Global (LBTYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Idt (IDT) +5.4%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Idt (IDT) 6.7%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%). On return on invested capital, Comcast (CMCSA) leads (Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idt (IDT) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -26.3%, Idt (IDT) +61.2%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -30.2%. Over five years, Idt (IDT) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -16.0%/yr, Idt (IDT) +11.1%/yr, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest dividend yield: Comcast (CMCSA) 6.12%, Idt (IDT) 0.33%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) 0.00%. Liberty Global (LBTYA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idt (IDT) has been the steadiest (Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Idt (IDT) 26.6%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMCSA, IDT and LBTYA?

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 8. 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.