Comcast (CMCSA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Comcast (CMCSA) posted Operating Margin of 17.23% for Q2 2026, up 31.11% on a QoQ basis from 13.14% in Q1 2026, and down 253.0% year-over-year from 11.26% in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Comcast (CMCSA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Comcast has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 17.23% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 253.0% year-over-year to 17.23% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 14.66%, a 346.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 16.71%, down 212.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 17.23% for Q2 2026 at Comcast, up from 13.14% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 22.35% in Q2 2024, with the low at 8.12% in Q3 2022.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 16.44%, with a median of 18.11% recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin slumped 2611 bps in 2022, then soared 2963 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 14.83% in 2022, then declined by 3 bps to 14.35% in 2023, then grew by 9 bps to 15.65% in 2024, then tumbled by 31 bps to 10.8% in 2025, then soared by 60 bps to 17.23% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 17.23% (Q2 2026), 13.14% (Q1 2026), and 10.8% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 157.68 Bn | 155.28 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 11.00% |
| 2 | Comcast | 93.79 Bn | 86.13 Bn | - | 17.23% |
| 3 | Charter Communications | 17.54 Bn | 17.04 Bn | - | 22.65% |
| 4 | Lumen Technologies | 6.67 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 1.39 Bn | -3.14% |
| 5 | Liberty Broadband | 4.49 Bn | 4.45 Bn | - | -0.03% |
| 6 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.35 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 185.25 Mn | 120.67% |
| 7 | Liberty Global | 3.65 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 796.60 Mn | 0.26% |
| 8 | Uniti | 2.59 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 567.70 Mn | 3.54% |
| 9 | Liberty Latin America | 1.74 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 652.20 Mn | 16.43% |
| 10 | Idt | 1.71 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 122.50 Mn | 9.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.23% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.99% |