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Comcast Corporation (CMCSA)

Communication Services | Telecom Services | Philadelphia, United States | NasdaqGS
27.06 USD +0.65 (2.461%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 27.08 +0.02 (0.074%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:13 a.m. EDT

Comcast presents a classic value trap scenario where the math looks attractive but the trend is hostile. The stock trades at a low P/E of 8.6, yet the business is failing to grow, with revenue shrinking by 1.2% and earnings plummeting by nearly 67%. The market has correctly identified that this is not a turnaround story; the five-year trajectory shows a 51% slump, and the last two years have been negative. While the 5% dividend yield is generous, it is being funded by a company with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 100 and a current ratio below 0.8, meaning the payout is fragile if cash flows continue to deteriorate. The options market confirms this pessimism, with investors stacking up cheap put insurance rather than betting on a rally. Until the company demonstrates a sustained recovery in top-line growth and stabilizes its balance sheet, the structural decline outweighs the cheap valuation.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.081170
MSTL0.087284
AutoTheta0.139495
AutoARIMA0.220149

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 10.99
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.379
Excess Kurtosis -0.88
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 100.474
Revenue per Share 34.532
Market Cap 96,026,107,904
Trailing P/E 8.46
Forward P/E 7.47
Beta 0.65
Profit Margins 8.97%
Website https://corporate.comcast.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:13 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (over 100k contracts at strikes like 20 and 19.5) compared to negligible call volume. This 'put wall' suggests a fear of a significant drop below current levels. Conversely, there is a distinct lack of bullish conviction; call volume is sparse, and while some money managers are buying shares, the options market is overwhelmingly bearish, pricing in a scenario where the stock struggles to break key resistance.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.39% 4.79% 3.70% 3.27%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.330000 1.390645
2026-04-01 0.330000 1.176471
2026-01-14 0.330000 1.161154
2025-10-01 0.309278 1.066579
2025-07-02 0.309278 0.921015
2025-04-02 0.309278 0.901392
2025-01-08 0.290534 0.834005
2024-10-02 0.290534 0.750605
2024-07-03 0.290534 0.814717
2024-04-02 0.290534 0.741449
2024-01-02 0.271790 0.664071
2023-10-03 0.271790 0.667434
2023-07-03 0.271790 0.694444
2023-04-04 0.271790 0.767805
2023-01-03 0.253046 0.759067
2022-10-04 0.253046 0.871249
2022-07-05 0.253046 0.677881
2022-04-05 0.253046 0.564028
2022-01-04 0.234302 0.498108
2021-10-05 0.234302 0.440219
2021-07-06 0.234302 0.433577
2021-04-06 0.234302 0.455872
2021-01-05 0.215558 0.460185
2020-10-06 0.215558 0.516739
2020-06-30 0.215558 0.590047
2020-03-31 0.215558 0.668995
2020-01-07 0.196813 0.467393
2019-10-01 0.196813 0.471697
2019-07-02 0.196813 0.489623
2019-04-02 0.196813 0.524736
2018-12-31 0.178069 0.558002
2018-10-02 0.178069 0.532212
2018-07-02 0.178069 0.572806
2018-04-03 0.178069 0.567671
2018-01-02 0.148079 0.384710
2017-10-03 0.148079 0.412533
2017-06-30 0.148079 0.405962
2017-04-03 0.148079 0.420661
2016-12-30 0.128866 0.398262
2016-10-03 0.128866 0.415471
2016-07-01 0.128866 0.421262
2016-04-04 0.128866 0.447664
2016-01-04 0.117151 0.449317
2015-10-05 0.117151 0.419323
2015-06-29 0.117151 0.416806
2015-03-30 0.117151 0.441618
2015-01-05 0.105436 0.402074
2014-09-29 0.105436 0.415437
2014-06-30 0.105436 0.419151
2014-03-31 0.105436 0.449641
2013-12-30 0.091378 0.375941
2013-09-30 0.091378 0.432182
2013-07-01 0.091378 0.479588
2013-04-01 0.091378 0.471244
2012-12-28 0.076382 0.446084
2012-10-01 0.076382 0.460710
2012-06-29 0.076382 0.509850
2012-04-02 0.076382 0.542427
2011-12-30 0.052952 0.476590
2011-10-03 0.052952 0.555008
2011-07-01 0.052952 0.439174
2011-04-04 0.052952 0.447346
2011-01-03 0.044517 0.424673
2010-10-04 0.044517 0.537935
2010-07-02 0.044517 0.544097
2010-04-05 0.044517 0.504778
2010-01-04 0.044517 0.559807
2009-10-05 0.031865 0.443285
2009-07-06 0.031865 0.489208
2009-04-06 0.031865 0.473537
2009-01-05 0.029522 0.369935
2008-10-06 0.029522 0.347298
2008-07-07 0.029522 0.341278
2008-03-31 0.029522 0.325749
1999-03-02 0.003436 0.033648
1998-12-01 0.003436 0.044383
1998-09-01 0.003436 0.058079
1998-06-02 0.003436 0.065057
1998-03-03 0.003436 0.061855
1997-12-02 0.003436 0.079990
1997-09-03 0.003436 0.093855
1997-06-04 0.003436 0.126603
1997-03-04 0.003436 0.124807
1996-12-03 0.003436 0.128922
1996-09-04 0.003436 0.137483
1996-06-05 0.003436 0.124807
1996-03-05 0.003436 0.109644
1995-12-05 0.003436 0.115018
1995-08-30 0.003436 0.100559
1995-05-26 0.003436 0.134335
1995-02-27 0.003436 0.138565
1994-11-25 0.003436 0.137483
1994-08-29 0.003436 0.133317
1994-05-27 0.003436 0.122207
1994-02-28 0.000625 0.019638
1993-12-20 0.003645 0.106070
1993-11-26 0.003645 0.094284
1993-08-30 0.003645 0.109813
1993-05-28 0.003645 0.163756
1993-03-01 0.003645 0.152187
1992-11-27 0.003645 0.194461
1992-08-28 0.003645 0.225825
1992-06-01 0.003645 0.205900
1992-03-02 0.003645 0.222241
1991-11-29 0.003645 0.225825
1991-08-29 0.003645 0.254567
1991-05-31 0.003645 0.213758
1991-03-01 0.003124 0.205127
1990-11-30 0.003124 0.269661
1990-08-30 0.003124 0.282351
1990-06-01 0.003124 0.210525
1990-03-02 0.003124 0.214284
1989-05-25 0.002083 0.130455
1988-11-25 0.002083 0.212422
1988-08-26 0.002083 0.214318
1988-05-26 0.002083 0.214318
1988-02-26 0.001851 0.154567
1987-11-27 0.001388 0.136319
1987-08-28 0.001388 0.117035
1987-05-29 0.001388 0.126274
1987-02-27 0.001388 0.136319
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.32
dividendYield 5.0
exDividendDate 2026-10-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.32
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04998107
lastDividendValue 0.33
lastDividendDate 2026-07-01
dividendDate 2026-10-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.17434895
Address1 One Comcast Center
All Time High 57.9194
All Time Low 0.0772
Ask 28.2
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 10
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 20,433,780
Average Daily Volume3 Month 33,480,132
Average Volume 33,480,132
Average Volume10Days 20,433,780
Beta 0.647
Bid 25.39
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 10
Book Value 25.311
City Philadelphia
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 27.06
Current Ratio 0.796
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 27.115
Day Low 26.53
Debt To Equity 100.474
Dividend Date 1,793,145,600
Dividend Rate 1.32
Dividend Yield 5.0
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,809,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,809,800
Earnings Growth -0.668
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.683
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,809,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 34,072,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.27278998
Enterprise To Ebitda 5.252
Enterprise To Revenue 1.433
Enterprise Value 178,938,101,760
Eps Current Year 3.51572
Eps Forward 3.62223
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.2
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,791,331,200
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 24.3568
Fifty Day Average Change 2.7031994
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.11098336
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -17.434895
Fifty Two Week High 32.86
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.800001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.17650642
Fifty Two Week Low 21.28
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.779999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2716165
Fifty Two Week Range 21.28 - 32.86
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.03
Float Shares 3,511,198,457
Forward Eps 3.62223
Forward P E 7.4705358
Free Cashflow 12,697,624,576
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 179,000
Fullday Change 0.65
Fullday Change Percent 2.46119
Fullday Price 27.08
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.6939
Gross Profits 86,670,999,552
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0074299998
Held Percent Institutions 0.91626
Implied Shares Outstanding 3,548,636,573
Industry Telecom Services
Industry Disp Telecom Services
Industry Key telecom-services
Ir Website http://cmcsk.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,864,000
Last Dividend Value 0.33
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,767,571,200
Last Split Factor 1,067:1000
Long Business Summary Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. The company operates through Residential Connectivity & Platforms, Business Services Connectivity, Media, Studios, and Theme Parks segments. Its Residential Connectivity & Platforms segment provides residential broadband and wireless connectivity services, residential and business video services, sky-branded entertainment television networks, and advertising. The Business Services Connectivity segment offers connectivity services for small business locations, which include broadband, wireline voice, and wireless services; and ethernet network services for medium-sized customers and larger enterprises. Its Media segment operates NBCUniversal's national and regional cable networks; the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks and owned local broadcast television stations; and Peacock, a direct-to-consumer streaming services. The company also operates international television networks comprising the Sky Sports networks, as well as other digital properties. Its Studios segment operates NBCUniversal and Sky film and television studio production and distribution operations. The Theme Parks segment operates Universal theme parks in Orlando, Florida; Hollywood, California; Osaka, Japan; and Beijing, China. It also offers a consolidated streaming platforms under the Philadelphia Flyers and the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Xumo. Comcast Corporation was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Long Name Comcast Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 96,026,107,904
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_173341
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 11,198,999,552
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 93,719,491,892
Number Of Analyst Opinions 22
Open 26.73
Operating Cashflow 32,516,999,168
Operating Margins 0.17233999
Overall Risk 10
Payout Ratio 0.42310002
Peg Ratio 142.98
Phone (215) 286-1700
Post Market Change 0.020000458
Post Market Change Percent 0.073911525
Post Market Price 27.08
Post Market Time 1,787,961,571
Previous Close 26.41
Price Eps Current Year 7.696859
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0691004
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.7687993
Profit Margins 0.08966
Quick Ratio 0.653
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.60714
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.65
Regular Market Change Percent 2.46119
Regular Market Day High 27.115
Regular Market Day Low 26.53
Regular Market Day Range 26.53 - 27.115
Regular Market Open 26.73
Regular Market Previous Close 26.41
Regular Market Price 27.06
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 20,584,595
Return On Assets 0.043080002
Return On Equity 0.114879996
Revenue Growth -0.012
Revenue Per Share 34.532
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 3,539,192,198
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.021300001
Shares Short 75,479,151
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 85,090,590
Short Name Comcast Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.024
Short Ratio 2.44
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol CMCSA
Target High Price 44.0
Target Low Price 21.0
Target Mean Price 30.08136
Target Median Price 29.395
Total Cash 7,661,000,192
Total Cash Per Share 2.159
Total Debt 90,381,000,704
Total Revenue 124,903,997,440
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.32
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04998107
Trailing Eps 3.2
Trailing P E 8.456249
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 26.88894
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.17105865
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.006361673
Type Disp Equity
Volume 20,584,595
Website https://corporate.comcast.com
Zip 19,103-2838