Comcast CMCSA
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Comcast (CMCSA) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2016)

Updated

Comcast (CMCSA) recorded Cost of Revenue of $53 million in Q3 2016, down 25.4% from $71 million a year earlier but up 20.5% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Comcast (CMCSA) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

On a TTM basis, Comcast's Cost of Revenue came in at $239 million as of Sep 30, 2016, up 3.9% year-over-year; for FY2015, it was $246 million, up 51.9% from FY2014.

  • Annual Cost of Revenue has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -59.8% (FY2010 to FY2015).
  • Across earlier years, Cost of Revenue came in at $162 million in FY2014 (-14.7%), $190 million in FY2013 (+8.6%), $175 million in FY2012 (-99.5%) and $37.49 billion in FY2011 (+60.6%).
  • Quarterly Cost of Revenue has ranged from -$31.76 billion in Q4 2012 to $11.54 billion in Q3 2012 over the past five years.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Cost of Revenue rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 23.6%.
  • Peak year-over-year performance for Cost of Revenue in the last five years was growth of 121.9% in Q3 2015, against a decline of 99.7% in Q3 2013 at the low end.
  • Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $44 million (Q2 2016), $60 million (Q1 2016) and $82 million (Q4 2015).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 190.87 Bn 155.27 Bn 27.03 Bn 7.23 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 175.88 Bn 160.63 Bn 14.76 Bn 8.03 Bn
3 At&T 166.65 Bn 114.60 Bn 25.82 Bn 5.74 Bn
4 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 142.49 Bn 131.12 Bn 318.12 Mn 502.80 Mn
5 Comcast 76.29 Bn 40.54 Bn - -
6 Chunghwa Telecom 35.81 Bn 31.66 Bn 728.80 Mn 1.21 Bn
7 EchoStar 27.35 Bn 18.48 Bn 1.65 Bn 1.93 Bn
8 AST SpaceMobile 22.74 Bn 23.25 Bn 7.95 Mn 23.57 Mn
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.42 Bn 12.42 Bn 1.42 Bn 1.70 Bn
10 Bce 18.40 Bn 16.72 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2016 53.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 44.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 60.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 82.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 71.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 43.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 50.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 66.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 32.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 37.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 64.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 29.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -31.76 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 11.54 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 10.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 10.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 10.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 9.77 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 9.53 Bn
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