DIS vs MANU vs CMCSA Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Manchester United and Comcast Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.24 +3.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$190.35B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
1.36%
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.68 +1.5% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$21.84 -0.3% 1M -25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$77.31B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
6.04%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 6, Walt Disney 3, Manchester United 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISMANUCMCSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $190.35B $3.60B $77.31B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x -61.6x 6.9x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x — 6.4x CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +5.5% -0.2% MANU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -6.4% 9.2% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 2.6% 7.8% CMCSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.4x 2.4x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.36% 0.00% 6.04% CMCSA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.9% +13.4% -25.8% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.3%/yr +4.9%/yr -15.9%/yr MANU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 33.6% 34.3% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 46/100 66/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

DISMANUCMCSA

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

AxisDISMANUCMCSA
Valuation 41 #73 of 123 30 #31 of 44 92 #5 of 49
Growth 60 #43 of 107 76 #11 of 43 23 #35 of 45
Profitability 39 #65 of 105 53 #20 of 41 68 #15 of 45
Financial Health 63 #49 of 131 24 #36 of 47 60 #20 of 49
Shareholder Returns 81 #15 of 74 – 86 #6 of 37
Overall 57 46 66
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDISMANUCMCSASPY
1 month +3.9%+1.5%-0.3% -0.2%
3 months +11.5%-11.5%-9.7% +3.9%
6 months +8.6%+18.3%-21.0% +8.2%
Year to date -3.1%+29.9%-26.9% +12.9%
1 year -1.9%+13.4%-25.8% +12.3%
3 years +39.0%+16.9%-44.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.6%+5.3%-18.0% +23.3%
5 years -35.0%+26.9%-57.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.3%+4.9%-15.9% +10.9%
10 years +17.3%+34.7%-29.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.6%+3.0%-3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDISMANUCMCSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%33.6%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%32.0%40.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.670.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.40-0.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-54.5%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-14.5%-32.8% -1.2%
52-week high $116.65$24.19$32.48 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$15.20$20.66 $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.

MultipleDISMANUCMCSA
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 16.8x -61.6xmedian 17.0x 6.9xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 9.7x 12.9xmedian 10.8x 4.7xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 9.2x 9.9xmedian 11.2x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 18.1xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.29 3.64median 0.56 -1.49median 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 monthsDISMANUCMCSA
Revenue $98.86B $909.31M $123.01B
Gross profit $43.29B -$21.12M –
Operating income -$40.54B $30.28M $18.10B
Net income $9.24B -$57.81M $11.32B
Free cash flow $8.29B $363.93M $19.67B
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $-0.34 $3.18
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $89.13M $7.60B
Total debt $46.04B $3.96B $87.40B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 172.43M 3.56B
Enterprise value $174.92B $3.26B $43.27B

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
MetricDISMANUCMCSA
P/E 22.3x -61.6x 6.9x
P/FCF 23.0x 9.9x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 14.2x 2.4x
P/S 1.9x 4.0x 0.6x
P/B 1.6x 18.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 18.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x 12.9x 4.7x
EV/EBIT -5.7x 146.2x 8.7x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 4.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF 27.9x 12.2x 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 17.5x 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 3.64 -1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISMANUCMCSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 5.5% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 5.2% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 24.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% 223.3% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 62.2% -8.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% -36.0% -49.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% -19.1% -9.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% -35.3% -48.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% -16.9% -4.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 128.3% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 22.8% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% 141.3% -6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 34.6% 7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISMANUCMCSA
Gross margin 43.8% -2.3% –
EBITDA margin -35.4% 37.6% 27.3%
Operating margin -41.0% 3.3% 14.7%
Pretax margin 12.9% -7.0% 11.3%
Net margin 8.7% -6.4% 9.2%
FCF margin 8.4% 40.0% 16.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 27.8% 25.8%
Return on equity 8.0% -26.5% 11.9%
Return on assets 4.5% -2.8% 4.2%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 2.6% 7.8%
Return on capital employed -23.9% 2.5% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -4.4x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.0% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISMANUCMCSA
Debt / assets 22.5% 44.5% 33.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 4.6x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.4x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.5x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 90.3% 64.1%
Equity / assets 57.1% 9.7% 35.9%
Interest coverage – 0.5x 4.3x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.51 0.97 1.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISMANUCMCSA
Dividend yield 1.4% – 6.0%
Net buyback yield 4.3% – 5.2%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 0.0% 11.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 109.9% – –
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.

ConsensusDISMANUCMCSA
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 – 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $-0.18FY2027 $3.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 – -21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% – +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $1.07BFY2027 $114.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +19.6%FY2027 -7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% -6.0% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISMANUCMCSA
Held by institutions 75.9% 17.1% 88.7%
Institutions holding 2,942 125 1,884
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +5.0% +2.7%
Institutions buying 1,211 63 832
Institutions selling 1,369 30 858
Buyers to sellers 0.88 2.10 0.97

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.

DISMANUCMCSA
DIS 1.00 0.30 0.30
MANU 0.30 1.00 0.10
CMCSA 0.30 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, MANU and CMCSA?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $190.35B, Manchester United (MANU) $3.60B, Comcast (CMCSA) $77.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, MANU and CMCSA?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, Manchester United (MANU) -61.6x, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 14.9x, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Manchester United (MANU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Comcast (CMCSA) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manchester United (MANU) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) -1.9%, Manchester United (MANU) +13.4%, Comcast (CMCSA) -25.8%. Over five years, Manchester United (MANU) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -8.3%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +4.9%/yr, Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest dividend yield: Walt Disney (DIS) 1.36%, Manchester United (MANU) 0.00%, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.04%. Manchester United (MANU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.6%, Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, MANU and CMCSA?

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 6. 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.