Comcast (CMCSA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Comcast (CMCSA) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.22% for Q3 2026, down 3.92 percentage points from 8.15% a year earlier but up 0.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Comcast (CMCSA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Comcast posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.30%, up 1.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +3.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.98% in FY2024 (+0.19 pp), 5.79% in FY2023 (+3.94 pp), 1.85% in FY2022 (-3.18 pp) and 5.03% in FY2021 (+1.05 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of 1.93% in Q4 2022 and a high of 8.35% in Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of 0.00 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 3.82 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 4.19 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 4.16% (Q2 2026), 6.91% (Q1 2026) and 7.21% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 192.14 Bn | 158.48 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 4.08% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 180.68 Bn | 163.11 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 5.30% |
| 3 | At&T | 148.63 Bn | 90.09 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 3.34% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.33 Bn | 147.33 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 0.64% |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.13 Bn | 52.92 Bn | - | 4.22% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.89 Bn | 29.90 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.93% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.72 Bn | 7.12 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 29.40 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 26.10% |
| 9 | Bce | 19.97 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 9.95% |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.69 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 5.19% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.22% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.93% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.00% |
API Access
Comcast Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();