DIS vs TRI vs CMCSA Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Thomson Reuters and Comcast Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.91 +5.2% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$191.51B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
1.35%
Film and Television Communication Services
4 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$116.35 +20.9% 1M -23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$51.77B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
3.46%
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$22.27 +3.1% 1M -21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$78.83B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
5.93%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 5, Walt Disney 4, Thomson Reuters 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISTRICMCSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $191.51B $51.77B $78.83B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.4x 32.2x 7.0x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 26.0x 6.6x CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +7.0% -0.2% TRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 20.7% 9.2% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% — 7.8% CMCSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 1.2x 2.4x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.35% 3.46% 5.93% CMCSA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.6% -23.9% -21.9% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.1%/yr -1.4%/yr -15.4%/yr TRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.3% 51.5% 34.3% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 55/100 66/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

DISTRICMCSA

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

AxisDISTRICMCSA
Valuation 40 #74 of 123 50 #51 of 101 94 #4 of 49
Growth 60 #43 of 107 25 #73 of 97 23 #35 of 45
Profitability 39 #65 of 105 99 #2 of 93 68 #15 of 45
Financial Health 64 #48 of 130 65 #39 of 108 60 #20 of 49
Shareholder Returns 80 #16 of 74 39 #39 of 63 86 #6 of 37
Overall 56 55 66
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDISTRICMCSASPY
1 month +5.2%+20.9%+3.1% +0.7%
3 months +15.4%+17.7%-5.9% +3.7%
6 months +6.9%+21.6%-17.6% +7.1%
Year to date -2.5%-11.8%-25.5% +12.8%
1 year +0.6%-23.9%-21.9% +11.9%
3 years +37.5%-3.4%-44.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.2%-1.2%-18.1% +22.8%
5 years -34.4%-6.9%-56.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.1%-1.4%-15.4% +10.9%
10 years +18.2%+183.7%-28.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.7%+11.0%-3.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDISTRICMCSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.3%51.5%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%52.0%40.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.160.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.46-0.64 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-64.3%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-25.3%-31.4% -1.2%
52-week high $116.65$155.72$32.48 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$76.55$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.

MultipleDISTRICMCSA
P/E now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 17.5x 32.2xmedian 28.0x 7.0xmedian 11.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 6.6xmedian 2.8x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 9.8x 25.8xmedian 16.9x 4.7xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 9.2x 16.2xmedian 15.9x 4.0xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 4.7xmedian 3.2x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.38 3.11median 0.89 -1.52median 0.25

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 monthsDISTRICMCSA
Revenue $98.86B $7.83B $123.01B
Gross profit $43.29B – –
Operating income -$40.54B $2.33B $18.10B
Net income $9.24B $1.68B $11.32B
Free cash flow $8.29B $3.19B $19.67B
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $3.61 $3.18
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $577.00M $7.60B
Total debt $46.04B $3.26B $87.40B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 449.53M 3.56B
Enterprise value $176.08B $48.55B $44.79B

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
MetricDISTRICMCSA
P/E 22.4x 32.2x 7.0x
P/FCF 23.1x 16.2x 4.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 17.9x 2.5x
P/S 1.9x 6.6x 0.6x
P/B 1.6x 4.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 6.4x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x 25.8x 4.7x
EV/EBIT -5.7x 23.3x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 6.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF 28.0x 17.0x 8.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 18.8x 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 3.11 -1.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISTRICMCSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 7.0% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 5.2% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% 9.1% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -0.5% -8.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% 4.7% -49.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% -6.8% -9.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% 8.4% -48.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% 10.4% -4.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 14.5% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 10.1% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% 13.0% -6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 9.0% 7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISTRICMCSA
Gross margin 43.8% – –
EBITDA margin -35.4% 26.9% 27.3%
Operating margin -41.0% 29.7% 14.7%
Pretax margin 12.9% 46.5% 11.3%
Net margin 8.7% 20.7% 9.2%
FCF margin 8.4% 40.7% 16.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 36.9% 25.8%
Return on equity 8.0% – 11.9%
Return on assets 4.5% – 4.2%
Return on invested capital -18.0% – 7.8%
Return on capital employed -23.9% – 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.7x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISTRICMCSA
Debt / assets 22.5% 18.0% 33.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 1.2x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 1.0x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 38.5% 64.1%
Equity / assets 57.1% 61.5% 35.9%
Interest coverage – 116.5x 4.3x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x -2.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.52 5.88 1.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISTRICMCSA
Dividend yield 1.4% 3.5% 5.9%
Net buyback yield 4.3% -2.2% 5.1%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 1.2% 11.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.6% 30.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.7% 16.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 109.9% -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.

ConsensusDISTRICMCSA
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 26.0xFY2026 6.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $4.47FY2026 $3.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 -21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% +8.1% +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026 $114.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +15.5% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISTRICMCSA
Held by institutions 75.9% 90.1% 88.7%
Institutions holding 2,944 421 1,885
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.6% +2.7%
Institutions buying 1,213 408 832
Institutions selling 1,369 9 859
Buyers to sellers 0.89 45.33 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.

DISTRICMCSA
DIS 1.00 0.22 0.32
TRI 0.22 1.00 0.19
CMCSA 0.32 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, TRI and CMCSA?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $191.51B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $51.77B, Comcast (CMCSA) $78.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, TRI and CMCSA?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.4x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.2x, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 15.0x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 26.0x, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.6x). 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: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Comcast (CMCSA) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) +0.6%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -23.9%, Comcast (CMCSA) -21.9%. Over five years, Thomson Reuters (TRI) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -8.1%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -1.4%/yr, Comcast (CMCSA) -15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest dividend yield: Walt Disney (DIS) 1.35%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 3.46%, Comcast (CMCSA) 5.93%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.3%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, TRI 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 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.