CMCSA vs TRI vs LBTYA Stock Comparison

Comcast, Thomson Reuters and Liberty Global Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
7 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$123.17 +25.1% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$54.80B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
4 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCMCSATRILBTYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.42B $54.80B $2.56B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x 33.8x -0.8x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 27.4x — CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +7.0% +5.4% TRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 20.7% -62.1% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% — -0.5% CMCSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.2x 5.8x TRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.6% -24.6% -28.4% CMCSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.0%/yr -0.1%/yr -12.5%/yr TRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 51.6% 34.6% CMCSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 56/100 45/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSATRILBTYA

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

AxisCMCSATRILBTYA
Valuation 94 #4 of 49 49 #52 of 101 63 #19 of 49
Growth 22 #36 of 46 28 #70 of 97 18 #38 of 46
Profitability 67 #16 of 46 99 #2 of 94 18 #38 of 46
Financial Health 61 #20 of 50 67 #37 of 109 59 #21 of 50
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 36 37 #41 of 64 69 #12 of 36
Overall 66 56 45
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCSATRILBTYASPY
1 month +0.6%+25.1%-17.1% -1.0%
3 months +1.7%+36.6%-18.9% +2.9%
6 months -17.7%+37.2%-33.9% +6.4%
Year to date -24.1%-6.6%-29.4% +11.4%
1 year -22.6%-24.6%-28.4% +13.1%
3 years -47.8%+0.2%-3.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -19.5%+0.1%-1.2% +21.5%
5 years -58.2%-0.3%-48.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -16.0%-0.1%-12.5% +10.9%
10 years -29.2%+198.5%-52.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.4%+11.6%-7.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMCSATRILBTYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%51.6%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.9%51.9%31.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.180.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.48-0.82 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-64.3%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-24.6%-39.7% -2.5%
52-week high $32.48$163.45$13.03 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$76.55$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.

MultipleCMCSATRILBTYA
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 11.6x 34.1xmedian 29.9x -0.9xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 7.0xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 6.9x 27.2xmedian 17.4x 8.4xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 5.6x 17.2xmedian 16.9x -10.5xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 4.9xmedian 3.1x 0.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 0.24 3.29median 0.86 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 monthsCMCSATRILBTYA
Revenue $123.01B $7.83B $4.88B
Gross profit – – $3.28B
Operating income $18.10B $2.33B -$86.80M
Net income $11.32B $1.68B -$3.01B
Free cash flow $19.67B $3.19B -$254.80M
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $3.61 $-8.64
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $577.00M $2.42B
Total debt $87.40B $3.26B $8.35B
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 449.53M 351.13M
Enterprise value $44.21B $51.58B -$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
MetricCMCSATRILBTYA
P/E 7.1x 34.1x -0.9x
P/FCF 4.1x 17.2x -10.5x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 19.0x 2.1x
P/S 0.7x 7.0x 0.5x
P/B 0.9x 4.9x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 6.8x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 27.2x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 24.6x -99.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 7.3x 1.8x
EV/FCF 8.1x 18.0x -33.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 19.9x 6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 3.29 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSATRILBTYA
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 7.0% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 5.2% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% 9.1% -215.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% -0.5% -58.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% 4.7% 8.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -6.8% 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% 8.4% 10.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 10.4% -2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 14.5% -16.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 10.1% -19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% 13.0% -158.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 9.0% -29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSATRILBTYA
Gross margin – – 67.2%
EBITDA margin 27.3% 26.9% 21.0%
Operating margin 14.7% 29.7% -1.8%
Pretax margin 11.3% 46.5% -57.5%
Net margin 9.2% 20.7% -62.1%
FCF margin 16.0% 40.7% -5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 36.9% 26.0%
Return on equity 11.9% – -31.2%
Return on assets 4.2% – -13.8%
Return on invested capital 7.8% – -0.5%
Return on capital employed 8.0% – -0.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.7x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSATRILBTYA
Debt / assets 33.9% 18.0% 38.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.2x 5.8x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 1.0x -32.8x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 38.5% 56.1%
Equity / assets 35.9% 61.5% 43.9%
Interest coverage 4.3x 116.5x -0.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x -2.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.31 6.14 0.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSATRILBTYA
Dividend yield 5.8% 3.3% –
Net buyback yield 5.0% -2.1% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 10.9% 1.1% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 16.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -10.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.5% –

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.

ConsensusCMCSATRILBTYA
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 27.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.39FY2026 $4.50FY2026 $-1.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.3%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +7.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.87BFY2026 $7.76BFY2026 $5.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.8% +15.1% -7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSATRILBTYA
Held by institutions 88.0% 90.1% 97.0%
Institutions holding 1,884 421 293
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +0.6% +0.6%
Institutions buying 832 408 145
Institutions selling 858 9 95
Buyers to sellers 0.97 45.33 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.

CMCSATRILBTYA
CMCSA 1.00 0.19 0.30
TRI 0.19 1.00 0.17
LBTYA 0.30 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, TRI and LBTYA?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $78.42B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $54.80B, Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMCSA, TRI and LBTYA?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.9x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.8x, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.7x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, 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 Comcast (CMCSA) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -22.6%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.6%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -28.4%. Over five years, Thomson Reuters (TRI) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -16.0%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/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%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.6%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMCSA, TRI 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 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.