Comcast (CMCSA) Gross Margin (2009 - 2016)
Comcast's Gross Margin was 99.75% in Q3 2016, up 0.13 percentage points from 99.62% a year earlier but down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Comcast (CMCSA) Gross Margin (2009 - 2016) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Comcast's Gross Margin was 99.70% through Sep 30, 2016, up 0.01 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2015, it came in at 99.67%, down 0.09 percentage points from FY2014.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +61.20 percentage points (FY2010 to FY2015).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 99.76% in FY2014 (+0.06 pp), 99.71% in FY2013 (-0.01 pp), 99.72% in FY2012 (+66.85 pp) and 32.87% in FY2011 (-5.60 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has moved between 30.27% (Q3 2012) and 299.27% (Q4 2012) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.03 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q4 2012 (a gain of 266.59 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2013 (a drop of 199.65 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CMCSA's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2016 was 99.77% (Q2 2016), 99.68% (Q1 2016) and 99.57% (Q4 2015).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 192.35 Bn | 158.69 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 78.83% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 180.14 Bn | 162.57 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 64.17% |
| 3 | At&T | 147.81 Bn | 89.27 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 81.13% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 145.45 Bn | 145.45 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 117.66% |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.88 Bn | 52.67 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.85 Bn | 29.87 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 37.54% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.59 Bn | 6.99 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 29.03 Bn | 10.06 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 57.40% |
| 9 | Bce | 19.91 Bn | 17.91 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 63.23% |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.64 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 45.54% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2016 | 99.75% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 99.77% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 99.68% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 99.57% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 99.62% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 99.77% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 99.72% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 99.63% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 99.81% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 99.76% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 99.79% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 99.62% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 99.82% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 299.27% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 30.27% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 32.90% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 31.51% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 32.68% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 31.90% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 33.50% |
API Access
Comcast Gross Margin 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=gross-margin&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "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=gross-margin&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();