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.
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 Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 193.94 Bn | 158.35 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 78.91% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 178.90 Bn | 163.65 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 64.75% |
| 3 | At&T | 170.76 Bn | 118.71 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 81.81% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.22 Bn | 134.85 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 38.75% |
| 5 | Comcast | 77.07 Bn | 41.32 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.67 Bn | 31.52 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 37.54% |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.89 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 46.08% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 23.74 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 7.95 Mn | 25.23% |
| 9 | Bce | 19.19 Bn | 17.52 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.02 Bn | 12.02 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 45.54% |
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% |
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_KEY
import 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();