CMCSA vs LION vs LBTYA Stock Comparison

Comcast, Lionsgate Studios and Liberty Global 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
5 wins
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.51 +12.2% 1M +95.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$7.86 -17.1% 1M -28.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.88B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 5, Lionsgate Studios 3, Liberty Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCSALIONLBTYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.42B $3.55B $2.56B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x -30.0x -0.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +9.9% +5.4% LION
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% -4.1% -62.1% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 18.4% -0.5% LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 9.5x 5.8x CMCSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.6% +95.2% -28.4% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.0%/yr — -12.5%/yr LBTYA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 49.1% 34.6% CMCSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 39/100 45/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSALIONLBTYA

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

AxisCMCSALIONLBTYA
Valuation 94 #4 of 49 35 #81 of 124 63 #19 of 49
Growth 22 #36 of 46 98 #3 of 109 18 #38 of 46
Profitability 67 #16 of 46 41 #64 of 107 18 #38 of 46
Financial Health 61 #20 of 50 11 #119 of 133 59 #21 of 50
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 36 13 #64 of 73 69 #12 of 36
Overall 66 39 45
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LION ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCSALIONLBTYASPY
1 month +0.6%+12.2%-17.1% -1.0%
3 months +1.7%-6.2%-18.9% +2.9%
6 months -17.7%+9.4%-33.9% +6.4%
Year to date -24.1%+37.0%-29.4% +11.4%
1 year -22.6%+95.2%-28.4% +13.1%
3 years -47.8%+19.5%-3.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -19.5%+6.1%-1.2% +21.5%
5 years -58.2%—-48.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -16.0%—-12.5% +10.9%
10 years -29.2%—-52.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.4%—-7.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMCSALIONLBTYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%49.1%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.9%39.3%31.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.800.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.661.94-0.82 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-55.4%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-23.7%-39.7% -2.5%
52-week high $32.48$16.40$13.03 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$6.23$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.

MultipleCMCSALIONLBTYA
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 11.6x -30.8xmedian 17.2x -0.9xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 6.9x 33.5xmedian 9.5x 8.4xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 5.6x 38.2xmedian 9.5x -10.5xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x -3.1xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 0.24 —median 0.29 0.39median 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 monthsCMCSALIONLBTYA
Revenue $123.01B $2.88B $4.88B
Gross profit – – $3.28B
Operating income $18.10B $133.20M -$86.80M
Net income $11.32B -$118.80M -$3.01B
Free cash flow $19.67B $97.40M -$254.80M
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $-0.41 $-8.64
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $425.80M $2.42B
Total debt $87.40B $1.90B $8.35B
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 291.60M 351.13M
Enterprise value $44.21B $2.40B -$5.52B

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
MetricCMCSALIONLBTYA
P/E 7.1x -30.8x -0.9x
P/FCF 4.1x 38.2x -10.5x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 33.8x 2.1x
P/S 0.7x 1.3x 0.5x
P/B 0.9x -3.1x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x -3.0x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 33.5x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 39.0x -99.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.8x 1.8x
EV/FCF 8.1x 53.4x -33.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 47.2x 6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 – 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSALIONLBTYA
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 9.9% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% 2,284% -215.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% – -58.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% 71.9% 8.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% – 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% 73.1% 10.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% – -2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 284.3% -16.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – -19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% 234.0% -158.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – -29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSALIONLBTYA
Gross margin – – 67.2%
EBITDA margin 27.3% 5.4% 21.0%
Operating margin 14.7% 4.6% -1.8%
Pretax margin 11.3% -3.3% -57.5%
Net margin 9.2% -4.1% -62.1%
FCF margin 16.0% 3.4% -5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 3.8% 26.0%
Return on equity 11.9% – -31.2%
Return on assets 4.2% -2.2% -13.8%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 18.4% -0.5%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 6.6% -0.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x -0.9x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 4.1% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSALIONLBTYA
Debt / assets 33.9% 35.7% 38.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x -1.6x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 9.5x 5.8x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 19.5x -32.8x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 122.5% 56.1%
Equity / assets 35.9% -22.5% 43.9%
Interest coverage 4.3x 0.5x -0.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.31 -0.44 0.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSALIONLBTYA
Dividend yield 5.8% – –
Net buyback yield 5.0% -0.2% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 10.9% -0.2% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusCMCSALIONLBTYA
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.39FY2026 – $-1.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.87BFY2026 – $5.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 – +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.8% – -7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSALIONLBTYA
Held by institutions 88.0% 89.1% 97.0%
Institutions holding 1,884 291 293
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.3% +0.6%
Institutions buying 832 155 145
Institutions selling 858 85 95
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.82 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.

CMCSALIONLBTYA
CMCSA 1.00 0.16 0.30
LION 0.16 1.00 0.27
LBTYA 0.30 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, LION and LBTYA?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $78.42B, Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.55B, Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.56B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -22.6%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +95.2%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -28.4%. Over five years, Liberty Global (LBTYA) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -16.0%/yr, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Comcast (CMCSA) has been the steadiest (Comcast (CMCSA) 34.1%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.1%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMCSA, LION 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 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.