Comcast (CMCSA) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Comcast (CMCSA) posted Payout Ratio of 0.35 for Q2 2026, down 43.74% on a QoQ basis from 0.62 in Q1 2026, and up 209.02% year-over-year from 0.11 in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Comcast (CMCSA) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Comcast has reported Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.35 in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio rose 209.02% year-over-year to 0.35 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.45, a 110.2% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.25, down 17.9% from the prior year.
- Payout Ratio was 0.35 for Q2 2026 at Comcast, down from 0.62 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Payout Ratio was 0.62 in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.26 in Q3 2022.
- Average Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.32, with a median of 0.34 recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Payout Ratio plunged 186.94% in 2022, then jumped 217.23% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.41 in 2022, then slipped by 8.13% to 0.37 in 2023, then tumbled by 32.09% to 0.25 in 2024, then jumped by 129.89% to 0.58 in 2025, then sank by 40.69% to 0.35 in 2026.
- The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.35 (Q2 2026), 0.62 (Q1 2026), and 0.58 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 157.68 Bn | 155.28 Bn | 318.12 Mn |
| 2 | Comcast | 93.79 Bn | 86.13 Bn | - |
| 3 | Charter Communications | 17.54 Bn | 17.04 Bn | - |
| 4 | Lumen Technologies | 6.67 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 1.39 Bn |
| 5 | Liberty Broadband | 4.49 Bn | 4.45 Bn | - |
| 6 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.35 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 185.25 Mn |
| 7 | Liberty Global | 3.65 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 796.60 Mn |
| 8 | Uniti | 2.59 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 567.70 Mn |
| 9 | Liberty Latin America | 1.74 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 652.20 Mn |
| 10 | Idt | 1.71 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 122.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.58 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.29 |