Comcast (CMCSA) Dividends Paid - Common (2011 - 2019)
Comcast's Dividends Paid - Common was $338 million in Q4 2019, down 15.3% from $399 million a year earlier and down 35.1% from the prior quarter.
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Comcast (CMCSA) Dividends Paid - Common (2011 - 2019) Analysis & Trends
For FY2019, Dividends Paid - Common at Comcast came in at $2.11 billion, up 29.9% from FY2018.
- Dividends Paid - Common shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.2% (FY2014 to FY2019).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common was $1.63 billion in FY2018 (-17.3%), $1.97 billion in FY2017 (+22.5%), $1.61 billion in FY2016 (+16.0%) and $1.39 billion in FY2015 (-15.6%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common has moved between $195 million (Q1 2015) and $1.02 billion (Q2 2019) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 17.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common over five years was Q3 2019 (growth of 118.9%); the worst was Q3 2018 (a decline of 58.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, CMCSA's Dividends Paid - Common in the three quarters before Q4 2019 was $521 million (Q3 2019), $1.02 billion (Q2 2019) and $238 million (Q1 2019).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.79 Bn | 157.13 Bn | 27.05 Bn | - |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 173.48 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 4.12 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 147.74 Bn | 89.20 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 8.18 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.02 Bn | 147.02 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 53.16 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.74 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 38.68 Bn | 30.69 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.42 Bn | 6.82 Bn | - | 1.55 Bn |
| 8 | EchoStar | 27.50 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 647.20 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 20.09 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 1.65 Bn |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.40 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 391.88 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.61 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 964.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 244.00 Mn |
API Access
Comcast Dividends Paid - Common 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-annual&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-annual", "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-annual&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();