Comcast (CMCSA) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Comcast (CMCSA) posted Tax Rate of 24.38% for Q3 2026, down 2.88 percentage points from 27.26% a year earlier and down 1.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Comcast (CMCSA) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Comcast was 22.03%, up 3.98 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 23.70%, up 8.72 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a five-year change of -0.22 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Comcast's Tax Rate was 14.97% in FY2024 (-11.25 pp), 26.23% in FY2023 (-20.72 pp), 46.95% in FY2022 (+19.41 pp) and 27.54% in FY2021 (+3.63 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of 4.12% in Q4 2025 to a high of 28.15% in Q1 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in three of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.25 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 1.67 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 7.51 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was 25.89% (Q2 2026), 25.83% (Q1 2026) and 4.12% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 192.14 Bn | 158.48 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 21.96% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 180.68 Bn | 163.11 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 23.90% |
| 3 | At&T | 148.63 Bn | 90.09 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 51.56% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.33 Bn | 147.33 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 84.60% |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.13 Bn | 52.92 Bn | - | 24.38% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.89 Bn | 29.90 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 19.26% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.72 Bn | 7.12 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 29.40 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 18.15% |
| 9 | Bce | 19.97 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 2.79 Bn | - |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.69 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 24.38% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.12% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.84% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.91% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 35.52% |
Comcast Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=CMCSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();