LION vs CMCSA Stock Comparison

Lionsgate Studios and Comcast Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.51 +12.2% 1M +95.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins
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

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionLIONCMCSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.55B $78.42B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.0x 6.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% -0.2% LION
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.1% 9.2% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.4% 7.8% LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.5x 2.4x CMCSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +95.2% -22.6% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -16.0%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.1% 34.1% CMCSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 66/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

LIONCMCSA

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

AxisLIONCMCSA
Valuation 35 #81 of 124 94 #4 of 49
Growth 98 #3 of 109 22 #36 of 46
Profitability 41 #64 of 107 67 #16 of 46
Financial Health 11 #119 of 133 61 #20 of 50
Shareholder Returns 13 #64 of 73 86 #6 of 36
Overall 39 66
  • LION ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLIONCMCSASPY
1 month +12.2%+0.6% -1.0%
3 months -6.2%+1.7% +2.9%
6 months +9.4%-17.7% +6.4%
Year to date +37.0%-24.1% +11.4%
1 year +95.2%-22.6% +13.1%
3 years +19.5%-47.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.1%-19.5% +21.5%
5 years —-58.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-16.0% +10.9%
10 years —-29.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-3.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLIONCMCSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.1%34.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.3%39.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.800.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.94-0.66 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.7%-30.1% -2.5%
52-week high $16.40$32.48 $779.14
52-week low $6.23$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.

MultipleLIONCMCSA
P/E now vs peer median -30.8xmedian 17.2x 7.1xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 9.5x 4.8xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 9.5x 4.1xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 -1.55median 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 monthsLIONCMCSA
Revenue $2.88B $123.01B
Operating income $133.20M $18.10B
Net income -$118.80M $11.32B
Free cash flow $97.40M $19.67B
EPS (diluted) $-0.41 $3.18
Cash & equivalents $425.80M $7.60B
Total debt $1.90B $87.40B
Shares (diluted) 291.60M 3.56B
Enterprise value $2.40B $44.21B

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
MetricLIONCMCSA
P/E -30.8x 7.1x
P/FCF 38.2x 4.1x
P/Operating cash flow 33.8x 2.5x
P/S 1.3x 0.7x
P/B -3.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book -3.0x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 33.5x 4.8x
EV/EBIT 39.0x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.3x
EV/FCF 53.4x 8.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.2x 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLIONCMCSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,284% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -8.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.9% -49.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -9.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.1% -48.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 284.3% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 234.0% -6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLIONCMCSA
Gross margin – –
EBITDA margin 5.4% 27.3%
Operating margin 4.6% 14.7%
Pretax margin -3.3% 11.3%
Net margin -4.1% 9.2%
FCF margin 3.4% 16.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 25.8%
Return on equity – 11.9%
Return on assets -2.2% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 18.4% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 6.6% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLIONCMCSA
Debt / assets 35.7% 33.9%
Debt / equity -1.6x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.5x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 19.5x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 122.5% 64.1%
Equity / assets -22.5% 35.9%
Interest coverage 0.5x 4.3x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.44 1.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLIONCMCSA
Dividend yield – 5.8%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 5.0%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 10.9%
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.

ConsensusLIONCMCSA
Forward P/E – 6.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -21.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $114.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -7.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLIONCMCSA
Held by institutions 89.1% 88.0%
Institutions holding 291 1,884
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +2.7%
Institutions buying 155 832
Institutions selling 85 858
Buyers to sellers 1.82 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.

LIONCMCSA
LION 1.00 0.16
CMCSA 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LION and CMCSA?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.55B, Comcast (CMCSA) $78.42B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%, Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%, Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +95.2%, Comcast (CMCSA) -22.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Comcast (CMCSA) has been the steadiest (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.1%, Comcast (CMCSA) 34.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do LION and CMCSA move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.16, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, LION 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.