Comcast (CMCSA) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2019)
Comcast's (CMCSA) Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 9.36 for Q4 2019, up 48.7% from 6.29 a year earlier and up 51.5% from the prior quarter.
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Comcast (CMCSA) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2019) Analysis & Trends
For FY2019, Comcast's Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 6.18, down 14.3% from FY2018.
- In prior years, Comcast's Dividend Coverage Ratio was 7.21 in FY2018 (-37.6%), 11.55 in FY2017 (+113.8%), 5.40 in FY2016 (-8.3%) and 5.89 in FY2015 (+15.4%).
- Quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio has run from a low of 2.66 in Q2 2017 to a high of 60.48 in Q4 2017 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 14.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Coverage Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2017, with growth of 935.2%; the weakest was Q4 2018, with a decline of 89.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Coverage Ratio for the three prior quarters was 6.17 (Q3 2019), 3.08 (Q2 2019) and 14.93 (Q1 2019).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 193.94 Bn | 158.35 Bn | 27.03 Bn | - |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 178.90 Bn | 163.65 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 2.94 |
| 3 | At&T | 170.76 Bn | 118.71 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 2.32 |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.22 Bn | 134.85 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 77.07 Bn | 41.32 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.67 Bn | 31.52 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.89 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 23.74 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 7.95 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 19.19 Bn | 17.52 Bn | - | 1.37 |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.02 Bn | 12.02 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2019 | 9.36 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 6.17 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 3.08 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 14.93 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.29 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 12.13 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.05 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 15.99 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 60.48 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 4.56 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.66 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 13.19 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.84 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 6.21 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 3.08 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 10.94 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 9.90 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 10.24 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.68 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 10.56 |
API Access
Comcast Dividend Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "CMCSA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();