Comcast (CMCSA) Purchase of Investments (2009 - 2026)
Comcast's Purchase of Investments - Total was $183 million in Q3 2026, up 94.7% from $94 million a year earlier but down 26.2% from the prior quarter.
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Comcast (CMCSA) Purchase of Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Comcast's Purchase of Investments - Total was $744 million through Sep 30, 2026, down 45.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.3 billion, up 20.3% from FY2024.
- Purchase of Investments - Total shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Purchase of Investments - Total was $1.08 billion in FY2024 (-17.6%), $1.31 billion in FY2023 (-42.3%), $2.27 billion in FY2022 and $174 million in FY2021 (-78.6%).
- Quarterly Purchase of Investments - Total has moved between $52 million (Q4 2021) and $1.1 billion (Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Purchase of Investments - Total was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 9.9%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Purchase of Investments - Total over five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 255.8%); the worst was Q4 2021 (a decline of 80.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, CMCSA's Purchase of Investments - Total in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $248 million (Q2 2026), $237 million (Q1 2026) and $76 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Investments Purchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.79 Bn | 157.13 Bn | 27.05 Bn | - |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 173.48 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 15.13 Bn | - |
| 3 | At&T | 147.74 Bn | 89.20 Bn | 26.22 Bn | - |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.02 Bn | 147.02 Bn | 960.50 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.74 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 183.00 Mn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 38.68 Bn | 30.69 Bn | 728.80 Mn | -1.55 Mn |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.42 Bn | 6.82 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 27.50 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 439.95 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 20.09 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 2.79 Bn | -88.58 Mn |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.40 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 183.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 248.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 237.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 76.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 94.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 987.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 145.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 148.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 228.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 302.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 404.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 364.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 356.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 444.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 149.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 185.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 925.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 66.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 52.00 Mn |
API Access
Comcast Purchase of Investments 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=purchase-of-investments&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "purchase-of-investments", "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=purchase-of-investments&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();