CHTR vs DIS vs CMCSA Stock Comparison

Charter Communications, Walt Disney and Comcast Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$109.07 +3.2% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$192.69B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
6 wins
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$21.57 -1.0% 1M -26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.92B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 6, Charter Communications 3, Comcast 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHTRDISCMCSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.12B $192.69B $78.92B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.7x 22.4x 7.0x CHTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.5x 14.8x 6.3x CHTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +4.6% -0.2% DIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 8.7% 9.2% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% -18.0% 7.8% CHTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x -1.2x 2.4x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.7% -2.3% -26.3% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.0%/yr -8.4%/yr -16.0%/yr DIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 27.2% 34.3% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 56/100 66/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

CHTRDISCMCSA

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

AxisCHTRDISCMCSA
Valuation 90 #6 of 49 41 #73 of 123 94 #4 of 49
Growth 41 #27 of 45 59 #44 of 107 23 #35 of 45
Profitability 82 #9 of 45 39 #65 of 105 68 #15 of 45
Financial Health 10 #44 of 49 63 #49 of 131 60 #20 of 49
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 37 80 #16 of 74 86 #6 of 37
Overall 65 56 66
  • CHTR ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • DIS ranked among 134 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

PeriodCHTRDISCMCSASPY
1 month -5.4%+3.2%-1.0% +0.9%
3 months -27.4%+10.8%-12.4% +5.9%
6 months -33.6%+7.7%-19.4% +8.5%
Year to date -49.5%-4.1%-27.8% +13.3%
1 year -57.7%-2.3%-26.3% +12.4%
3 years -71.7%+37.5%-45.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -34.3%+11.2%-18.4% +23.5%
5 years -84.4%-35.5%-58.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -31.0%-8.4%-16.0% +11.0%
10 years -57.7%+16.2%-30.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -8.2%+1.5%-3.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCHTRDISCMCSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%27.2%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.2%27.7%40.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.620.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.03-0.08-0.77 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.4%-55.2%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.7%-6.5%-33.6% -0.9%
52-week high $248.88$116.65$32.48 $779.14
52-week low $102.18$92.42$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.

MultipleCHTRDISCMCSA
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 11.6x 22.0xmedian 17.0x 6.8xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 6.8x -6.5xmedian 9.6x 4.7xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 6.3x 22.7xmedian 9.3x 3.9xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.24 0.37median 0.32 -1.47median 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 monthsCHTRDISCMCSA
Revenue $54.40B $98.86B $123.01B
Gross profit – $43.29B –
Operating income $12.66B -$40.54B $18.10B
Net income $5.75B $9.24B $11.32B
Free cash flow $4.36B $8.29B $19.67B
EPS (diluted) $40.61 $4.93 $3.18
Cash & equivalents $509.00M $5.19B $7.60B
Total debt $93.96B $46.04B $87.40B
Shares (diluted) 121.26M 1.74B 3.56B
Enterprise value $11.15B $170.45B $44.71B

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
MetricCHTRDISCMCSA
P/E 2.6x 22.0x 6.8x
P/FCF 2.9x 22.7x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 0.8x 11.1x 2.4x
P/S 0.2x 1.9x 0.6x
P/B 0.6x 1.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 1.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x -6.5x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 8.4x -5.7x 8.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.3x 1.3x
EV/FCF 24.3x 27.6x 7.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 13.5x 4.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 0.37 -1.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHTRDISCMCSA
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 4.6% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 4.0% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.4% -18.3% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 7.7% -8.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.0% -26.4% -49.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 46.3% -9.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% -22.9% -48.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 58.8% -4.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% -11.3% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 30.8% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% -28.2% -6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 42.8% 7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHTRDISCMCSA
Gross margin – 43.8% –
EBITDA margin 39.4% -35.4% 27.3%
Operating margin 23.3% -41.0% 14.7%
Pretax margin 13.8% 12.9% 11.3%
Net margin 9.1% 8.7% 9.2%
FCF margin 8.0% 8.4% 16.0%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 17.2% 25.8%
Return on equity 26.8% 8.0% 11.9%
Return on assets 3.7% 4.5% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 8.4% -18.0% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 9.0% -23.9% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.8x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHTRDISCMCSA
Debt / assets 60.4% 22.5% 33.9%
Debt / equity 4.3x 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x -1.2x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 21.6x 5.6x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 85.9% 42.9% 64.1%
Equity / assets 14.1% 57.1% 35.9%
Interest coverage – – 4.3x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.58 1.50 1.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHTRDISCMCSA
Dividend yield – 1.4% 6.1%
Net buyback yield 37.7% 4.4% 5.3%
Shareholder yield 37.7% 5.8% 11.4%
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.

ConsensusCHTRDISCMCSA
Forward P/E 2.5xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 6.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $42.86FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $3.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 -21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% -2.6% +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $57.99BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026 $114.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.7% +14.2% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHTRDISCMCSA
Held by institutions 83.8% 75.9% 88.7%
Institutions holding 783 2,943 1,884
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.3% +1.8% +2.7%
Institutions buying 423 1,212 832
Institutions selling 241 1,369 858
Buyers to sellers 1.76 0.89 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.

CHTRDISCMCSA
CHTR 1.00 0.30 0.72
DIS 0.30 1.00 0.31
CMCSA 0.72 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHTR, DIS and CMCSA?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Charter Communications (CHTR) $13.12B, Walt Disney (DIS) $192.69B, Comcast (CMCSA) $78.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHTR, DIS and CMCSA?

Charter Communications (CHTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.7x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.4x, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Charter Communications (CHTR) is cheapest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.5x, Walt Disney (DIS) 14.8x, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Walt Disney (DIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Charter Communications (CHTR) -1.5%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Charter Communications (CHTR) 9.1%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Charter Communications (CHTR) leads (Charter Communications (CHTR) 8.4%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Charter Communications (CHTR) -57.7%, Walt Disney (DIS) -2.3%, Comcast (CMCSA) -26.3%. Over five years, Walt Disney (DIS) compounded fastest (Charter Communications (CHTR) -31.0%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.4%/yr, Comcast (CMCSA) -16.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Charter Communications (CHTR) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Comcast (CMCSA) 0.00%. Charter Communications (CHTR) and Comcast (CMCSA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 55.7%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHTR, DIS 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, Walt Disney (DIS) 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.