Comcast (CMCSA) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
Comcast's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $1.18 billion in Q2 2026, down 4.4% from $1.24 billion a year earlier and down 5.1% from the prior quarter.
Comcast (CMCSA) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Comcast's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $4.86 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $4.89 billion, up 1.7% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now increased for 16 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $4.81 billion in FY2024 (+1.0%), $4.77 billion in FY2023 (+0.5%), $4.74 billion in FY2022 (+4.6%) and $4.53 billion in FY2021 (+9.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd since Q4 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 9.4%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 4.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, CMCSA's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $1.25 billion (Q1 2026), $1.21 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.22 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 2.95 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 1.18 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.28 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.16 Bn |
Comcast Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();