CMCSA vs TKO vs TDS Stock Comparison

Comcast, TKO Group Holdings and Telephone & Data Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$22.05 +0.6% 1M -24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$78.05B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
5.99%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
5 wins
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$171.25 -6.3% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$32.62B
P/E
55.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
1.83%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 5, Telephone & Data Systems 4, TKO Group Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCSATKOTDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.05B $32.62B $4.11B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x 55.8x 11.7x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 38.6x 9.1x CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +5.1% +3.8% TKO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 4.3% 27.7% TDS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 6.7% 6.6% CMCSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.6x -1.8x TDS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.99% 1.83% 0.45% CMCSA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.7% -8.3% -8.3% TDS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.9%/yr +23.4%/yr +13.9%/yr TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 31.8% 30.7% TDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 79/100 58/100 TKO

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSATKOTDS

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

AxisCMCSATKOTDS
Valuation 94 #4 of 49 33 #9 of 13 52 #24 of 49
Growth 23 #35 of 45 100 #1 of 11 59 #19 of 45
Profitability 68 #15 of 45 100 #1 of 11 57 #20 of 45
Financial Health 60 #20 of 49 83 #3 of 13 98 #2 of 49
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 37 – 22 #29 of 37
Overall 66 79 58
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TKO ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • TDS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCSATKOTDSSPY
1 month +0.6%-6.3%-0.5% -0.8%
3 months -3.3%-6.4%+6.0% +3.5%
6 months -19.8%-8.0%-19.1% +7.0%
Year to date -26.2%-18.1%-13.0% +12.2%
1 year -24.7%-8.3%-8.3% +13.0%
3 years -44.4%+108.9%+100.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -17.8%+27.9%+26.1% +23.1%
5 years -58.0%+186.1%+91.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -15.9%+23.4%+13.9% +11.0%
10 years -29.5%+795.2%+36.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.4%+24.5%+3.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMCSATKOTDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%31.8%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%30.9%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.470.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.26-0.27 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-37.2%-68.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.1%-23.9%-25.0% -1.8%
52-week high $32.48$224.96$47.59 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$171.25$32.96 $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.

MultipleCMCSATKOTDS
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 11.8x 55.8xmedian 50.6x 11.7xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 6.2xmedian 1.3x 3.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 6.8x 24.0xmedian 17.8x 3.2xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 5.7x 19.5xmedian 17.3x -9.7xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.3x 3.9xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.51median 0.24 —median 0.26 0.15median 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 monthsCMCSATKOTDS
Revenue $123.01B $5.30B $1.26B
Gross profit – $3.15B $746.62M
Operating income $18.10B $997.63M $465.89M
Net income $11.32B $661.36M $544.60M
Free cash flow $19.67B $1.67B -$424.28M
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $3.03 $3.00
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $592.49M $2.19B
Total debt $87.40B $4.63B $680.09M
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 75.87M 116.29M
Enterprise value $44.02B $29.58B -$920.65M

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
MetricCMCSATKOTDS
P/E 6.9x 55.8x 11.7x
P/FCF 4.0x 19.5x -9.7x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 18.2x 30.7x
P/S 0.6x 6.2x 3.3x
P/B 0.8x 3.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 6.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 24.0x 3.2x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 36.7x 5.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 6.9x 2.1x
EV/FCF 8.0x 21.9x -6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 20.4x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.51 – 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSATKOTDS
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 5.1% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 63.0% -38.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 22.4% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 53.5% -35.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% 43.5% 360.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 19.8% 161.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% 73.5% 1,371%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 21.6% 174.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% 155.3% 413.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% – 77.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 126.3% -88.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – -47.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% 142.4% -139.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – -8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSATKOTDS
Gross margin – 59.5% 59.4%
EBITDA margin 27.3% 28.8% 65.4%
Operating margin 14.7% 18.8% 37.0%
Pretax margin 11.3% 14.2% 61.4%
Net margin 9.2% 4.3% 27.7%
FCF margin 16.0% 31.5% -33.7%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 33.9% 10.6%
Return on equity 11.9% 7.9% 10.0%
Return on assets 4.2% 4.1% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 6.7% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 7.3% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 2.7x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.5% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSATKOTDS
Debt / assets 33.9% 28.5% 8.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.6x -1.8x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 2.8x -1.6x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 48.8% 35.6%
Equity / assets 35.9% 51.2% 64.4%
Interest coverage 4.3x 4.1x 6.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.3x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 3.6x
Altman Z-score 1.31 2.93 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSATKOTDS
Dividend yield 6.0% 1.8% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 5.2% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 11.2% 1.8% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 36.3% 16.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.4% -20.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -16.6%

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.

ConsensusCMCSATKOTDS
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2026 38.6xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.38FY2026 $4.44FY2026 $3.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 +96.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +15.3% -94.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.88BFY2026 $6.09BFY2026 $1.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% -5.9% -8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSATKOTDS
Held by institutions 88.0% 98.3% 92.5%
Institutions holding 1,884 656 348
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% -2.9% +5.4%
Institutions buying 832 316 182
Institutions selling 858 240 113
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.32 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.

CMCSATKOTDS
CMCSA 1.00 0.18 0.17
TKO 0.18 1.00 0.22
TDS 0.17 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, TKO and TDS?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $78.05B, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $32.62B, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) $4.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMCSA, TKO and TDS?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.9x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 55.8x, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.5x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 38.6x, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TKO Group Holdings (TKO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 27.7%). On return on invested capital, Comcast (CMCSA) leads (Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -24.7%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -8.3%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) -8.3%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/yr, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +23.4%/yr, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) +13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest dividend yield: Comcast (CMCSA) 5.99%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 1.83%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 0.45%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has been the steadiest (Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.8%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMCSA, TKO and TDS?

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.