CMCSA vs TV vs CHTR Stock Comparison

Comcast, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B and Charter Communications 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
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.36 -2.9% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$143.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 5, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 3, Charter Communications 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCSATVCHTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.42B $143.89B $12.29B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x -291.7x 2.5x CHTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 13.1x 2.5x CHTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +5.5% -1.5% TV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% -15.3% 9.1% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 2.9% 8.4% CHTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 64.6x 4.4x CMCSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.6% -2.1% -55.5% TV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.0%/yr -26.9%/yr -31.7%/yr CMCSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 39.1% 55.4% CMCSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 33/100 65/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSATVCHTR

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

AxisCMCSATVCHTR
Valuation 94 #4 of 49 4 #47 of 49 90 #6 of 49
Growth 22 #36 of 46 20 #37 of 46 42 #27 of 46
Profitability 67 #16 of 46 33 #31 of 46 82 #9 of 46
Financial Health 61 #20 of 50 76 #13 of 50 10 #45 of 50
Shareholder Returns 86 #6 of 36 – 100 #1 of 36
Overall 66 33 65
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CHTR ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCSATVCHTRSPY
1 month +0.6%-2.9%-6.9% -1.0%
3 months +1.7%-14.5%-11.9% +2.9%
6 months -17.7%-23.4%-39.7% +6.4%
Year to date -24.1%-18.9%-48.0% +11.4%
1 year -22.6%-2.1%-55.5% +13.1%
3 years -47.8%-1.3%-74.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year -19.5%-0.4%-36.9% +21.5%
5 years -58.2%-79.1%-85.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -16.0%-26.9%-31.7% +10.9%
10 years -29.2%-90.9%-57.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.4%-21.4%-8.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMCSATVCHTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%39.1%55.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.9%39.3%64.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.730.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.05-1.00 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-86.3%-86.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-31.4%-56.4% -2.5%
52-week high $32.48$3.44$248.88 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$2.21$102.48 $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.

MultipleCMCSATVCHTR
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 11.6x -300.0xmedian 11.6x 2.6xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 45.5xmedian 1.1x 0.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 6.9x 4,188xmedian 6.9x 5.0xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 5.6x —median 5.6x 3.0xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 23.0xmedian 1.3x 0.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 0.24 9.75median 0.24 0.26median 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 monthsCMCSATVCHTR
Revenue $123.01B $3.23B $54.40B
Gross profit – $1.78B –
Operating income $18.10B $307.39M $12.66B
Net income $11.32B -$116.03M $5.75B
Free cash flow $19.67B – $4.36B
EPS (diluted) $3.18 $-0.01 $40.61
Cash & equivalents $7.60B $1.70B $509.00M
Total debt $87.40B $14.34B $93.96B
Shares (diluted) 3.56B 68.12B 121.26M
Enterprise value $44.21B $135.62B $10.32B

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
MetricCMCSATVCHTR
P/E 7.1x -300.0x 2.6x
P/FCF 4.1x – 3.0x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x – 0.8x
P/S 0.7x 45.5x 0.2x
P/B 0.9x 23.0x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 29.5x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 4,188x 5.0x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 485.2x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 46.2x 2.0x
EV/FCF 8.1x – 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x – 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 9.75 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSATVCHTR
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 5.5% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -11.8% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -37.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -18.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.4% 255.7% -4.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 5.3% 1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.9% 68.3% -5.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -27.1% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% -18.4% 9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.6% -30.8% 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% – 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% – 1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSATVCHTR
Gross margin – 55.2% –
EBITDA margin 27.3% 1.1% 39.4%
Operating margin 14.7% 9.5% 23.3%
Pretax margin 11.3% 8.3% 13.8%
Net margin 9.2% -15.3% 9.1%
FCF margin 16.0% – 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% – 30.3%
Return on equity 11.9% -1.9% 26.8%
Return on assets 4.2% -0.9% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 2.9% 8.4%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 2.7% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x – 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSATVCHTR
Debt / assets 33.9% 34.8% 60.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 4.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 64.6x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 4.4x – 21.6x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 52.7% 85.9%
Equity / assets 35.9% 47.3% 14.1%
Interest coverage 4.3x 0.7x –
Current ratio 0.8x 2.4x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.31 13.50 0.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSATVCHTR
Dividend yield 5.8% – –
Net buyback yield 5.0% – 36.6%
Shareholder yield 10.9% 0.0% 36.6%
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.

ConsensusCMCSATVCHTR
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 2.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.39FY2026 $0.18FY2026 $42.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.3%FY2026 – +18.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +38.9% -5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.87BFY2026 $3.07BFY2026 $57.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.8% -4.0% -13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSATVCHTR
Held by institutions 88.0% 0.2% 83.8%
Institutions holding 1,884 106 783
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% -4.9% +4.3%
Institutions buying 832 44 423
Institutions selling 858 33 241
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.33 1.76

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.

CMCSATVCHTR
CMCSA 1.00 0.18 0.72
TV 0.18 1.00 0.15
CHTR 0.72 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCSA, TV and CHTR?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comcast (CMCSA) $78.42B, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $143.89B, Charter Communications (CHTR) $12.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMCSA, TV and CHTR?

Charter Communications (CHTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.9x, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -291.7x, Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Charter Communications (CHTR) is cheapest (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.7x, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 13.1x, Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +5.5%, Charter Communications (CHTR) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -15.3%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, Charter Communications (CHTR) leads (Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.9%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) returned the most: Comcast (CMCSA) -22.6%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -2.1%, Charter Communications (CHTR) -55.5%. Over five years, Comcast (CMCSA) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -16.0%/yr, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -26.9%/yr, Charter Communications (CHTR) -31.7%/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%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 39.1%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 55.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMCSA, TV and CHTR?

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.