Comcast (CMCSA) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Comcast (CMCSA) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.27 in Q1 2026, up 15.78% quarter-over-quarter from 0.24 in Q4 2025, and up 35.69% on a YoY basis from 0.2 in Q1 2025.

Comcast (CMCSA) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Comcast's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.27 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 35.69% year-over-year to 0.27; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.24 (down 18.78% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.22, down 28.06% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.27 for Q1 2026 at Comcast, up from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.61 in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.2 in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.3 across 5 years, with a median of 0.27 in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio soared 113.84% in 2024, then tumbled 60.65% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.5 in 2022, then retreated by 10.11% to 0.45 in 2023, then plunged by 37.01% to 0.29 in 2024, then retreated by 16.88% to 0.24 in 2025, then rose by 15.78% to 0.27 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.27 (Q1 2026), 0.24 (Q4 2025), and 0.22 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.27
Dec 31, 2025 0.24
Sep 30, 2025 0.22
Jun 30, 2025 0.24
Mar 31, 2025 0.20
Dec 31, 2024 0.29
Sep 30, 2024 0.29
Jun 30, 2024 0.61
Mar 31, 2024 0.23
Dec 31, 2023 0.45
Sep 30, 2023 0.25
Jun 30, 2023 0.29
Mar 31, 2023 0.26
Dec 31, 2022 0.50
Sep 30, 2022 0.29
Jun 30, 2022 0.31
Mar 31, 2022 0.22
Dec 31, 2021 0.25
Sep 30, 2021 0.29
Jun 30, 2021 0.21