Comcast (CMCSA) Payout Ratio (2014 - 2019)
Comcast's Payout Ratio came in at 0.16 for Q4 2019, up 16.7% from 0.14 a year earlier but down 7.7% from the prior quarter.
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Comcast (CMCSA) Payout Ratio (2014 - 2019) Analysis & Trends
Going back to Q2 2014, Comcast's Payout Ratio data covers 23 quarters.
- Going back by year, Payout Ratio was 0.14 in FY2018 (+60.2%), 0.09 in FY2017 (-53.2%), 0.19 in FY2016 (+9.1%) and 0.17 in FY2015 (-13.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Payout Ratio is 0.06 (Q3 2018) to 0.21 (Q3 2017).
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 31.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payout Ratio over five years came in Q3 2019 (growth of 187.5%), and the weakest in Q3 2018 (a decline of 71.1%).
- Business Quant data shows CMCSA's Payout Ratio at 0.18 (Q3 2019), 0.16 (Q2 2019) and 0.14 (Q1 2019) in the three quarters before Q4 2019.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.08 Bn | 155.48 Bn | 27.03 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.17 Bn | 159.92 Bn | 14.76 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 167.81 Bn | 115.76 Bn | 25.82 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.22 Bn | 134.85 Bn | 318.12 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.40 Bn | 40.65 Bn | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.35 Bn | 31.20 Bn | 728.80 Mn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 26.08 Bn | 17.22 Bn | 1.65 Bn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 23.11 Bn | 23.62 Bn | 7.95 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 18.79 Bn | 17.12 Bn | - |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.18 Bn | 12.18 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.19 |
API Access
Comcast Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();