Comcast (CMCSA) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026)
Comcast's Shares Repurchased came in at $10 million for Q3 2026, down 99.4% from $1.55 billion a year earlier and down 99.0% from the prior quarter.
Comcast (CMCSA) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Comcast reported Shares Repurchased of $4.05 billion, down 48.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $7.16 billion, down 21.4% from FY2024.
- Shares Repurchased has declined in each of the last three years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 68.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Repurchased was $9.1 billion in FY2024 (-19.4%), $11.29 billion in FY2023 (-15.3%), $13.33 billion in FY2022 (+185.3%) and $4.67 billion in FY2021 (+774.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Repurchased in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased has declined for nine consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 37.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Repurchased over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 943.0%), and the weakest in Q3 2026 (a decline of 99.4%).
- Business Quant data shows CMCSA's Shares Repurchased at $1.01 billion (Q2 2026), $1.5 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.54 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.79 Bn | 157.13 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 500.00 Mn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 173.48 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 2.42 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 147.74 Bn | 89.20 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 2.80 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.02 Bn | 147.02 Bn | 960.50 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.74 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 10.00 Mn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 38.68 Bn | 30.69 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.42 Bn | 6.82 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 27.50 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 647.20 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 20.09 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 2.79 Bn | - |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.40 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.99 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.52 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.52 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.06 Bn |
Comcast Shares Repurchased 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=shares-repurchased&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-repurchased", "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=shares-repurchased&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();