Comcast CMCSA
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As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Comcast (CMCSA) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Comcast (CMCSA) posted Operating Expenses of $24.8 billion for Q2 2026, down 9.3% on a QoQ basis from $27.3 billion in Q1 2026, and up 1.89% year-over-year from $24.3 billion in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Comcast (CMCSA) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Comcast has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $24.8 billion in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 1.89% year-over-year to $24.8 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $106.6 billion, a 4.83% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $103.0 billion, up 2.59% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $24.8 billion for Q2 2026 at Comcast, down from $27.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $32.3 billion in Q3 2022, with the low at $23.1 billion in Q2 2024.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $25.6 billion, with a median of $25.1 billion recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses gained 29.89% in 2022, then dropped 26.75% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $26.0 billion in 2022, then rose by 2.87% to $26.8 billion in 2023, then advanced by 0.57% to $26.9 billion in 2024, then gained by 7.06% to $28.8 billion in 2025, then dropped by 14.02% to $24.8 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $24.8 billion (Q2 2026), $27.3 billion (Q1 2026), and $28.8 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 157.68 Bn 155.28 Bn 318.12 Mn -117.85 Mn
2 Comcast 93.79 Bn 86.13 Bn - 24.78 Bn
3 Charter Communications 17.54 Bn 17.04 Bn - 10.46 Bn
4 Lumen Technologies 6.67 Bn 4.80 Bn 1.39 Bn 2.89 Bn
5 Liberty Broadband 4.49 Bn 4.45 Bn - 10.46 Bn
6 Telephone & Data Systems 4.35 Bn 2.16 Bn 185.25 Mn -63.93 Mn
7 Liberty Global 3.65 Bn 1.23 Bn 796.60 Mn 1.17 Bn
8 Uniti 2.59 Bn 1.98 Bn 567.70 Mn 877.50 Mn
9 Liberty Latin America 1.74 Bn 1.03 Bn 652.20 Mn 921.40 Mn
10 Idt 1.71 Bn 1.47 Bn 122.50 Mn 92.71 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 24.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 27.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 28.82 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 25.67 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 24.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 24.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 26.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 26.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 23.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 24.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 26.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 23.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 23.80 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 24.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 26.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 32.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 23.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 25.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 25.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 24.85 Bn