Comcast (CMCSA) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Comcast (CMCSA) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.23 for Q2 2026, down 17.01% on a QoQ basis from 0.27 in Q1 2026, and down 5.34% year-over-year from 0.24 in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Comcast (CMCSA) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Comcast has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.23 in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 5.34% year-over-year to 0.23 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.24, a 4.73% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.22, down 28.06% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio was 0.23 for Q2 2026 at Comcast, down from 0.27 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.61 in Q2 2024, with the low at 0.2 in Q1 2025.
- Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.3, with a median of 0.27 recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio jumped 113.84% in 2024, then slumped 60.65% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.5 in 2022, then decreased by 10.11% to 0.45 in 2023, then tumbled by 37.01% to 0.29 in 2024, then decreased by 16.88% to 0.24 in 2025, then dropped by 3.92% to 0.23 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.23 (Q2 2026), 0.27 (Q1 2026), and 0.24 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 157.68 Bn | 155.28 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 2 | Comcast | 93.79 Bn | 86.13 Bn | - | 0.23 |
| 3 | Charter Communications | 17.54 Bn | 17.04 Bn | - | 0.02 |
| 4 | Lumen Technologies | 6.67 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 1.39 Bn | - |
| 5 | Liberty Broadband | 4.49 Bn | 4.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.35 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 185.25 Mn | - |
| 7 | Liberty Global | 3.65 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 796.60 Mn | - |
| 8 | Uniti | 2.59 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 567.70 Mn | - |
| 9 | Liberty Latin America | 1.74 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 652.20 Mn | 0.02 |
| 10 | Idt | 1.71 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 122.50 Mn | 0.13 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.23 |
| 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 |