Charter Communications vs Comcast
CHTR and CMCSA side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CHTR and CMCSA compare
Comcast is the larger company, worth 5.9 times as much as Charter Communications ($79.0B against $13.3B).
On earnings, Charter Communications is cheaper: it trades at 2.9× trailing earnings, against 7.2× for Comcast.
Comcast grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.58% versus −1.5% for Charter Communications).
Charter Communications keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.1% compared with 9.0% at Comcast.
Comcast pays a dividend yielding 5.9%; Charter Communications does not pay one.
Comcast scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 11 for Charter Communications), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CHTR | CMCSA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $13.3B | $79.0B |
| Share price | $111.49 | $22.27 |
| Change, 1 year | −53.8% | −23.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −83.8% | −58.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.89 | 0.59 |
| Employees | 92K | 179K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 6 | 6 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 2.9× (better) | 7.2× |
| P/S | 0.2× (better) | 0.6× |
| P/B | 0.8× (better) | 0.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.2× | 4.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 3.1× (better) | 3.9× |
| PEG | 0.52 | 0.11 (better) |
| FCF yield | 32.8% (better) | 25.9% |
| Fair value | $609.40 | $49.94 |
| Margin of safety | 81.7% (better) | 55.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.5% | 0.58% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.6% | 3.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −6.5% (better) | −51.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 5.5% (better) | −48.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 18.6% | 18.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 23.3% (better) | 14.7% |
| Net margin | 9.1% (better) | 9.0% |
| FCF margin | 8.0% | 16.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | 29.7% (better) | 12.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.8% (better) | 7.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 5.54 | 1.01 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.36 | 2.43 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 4.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.36 | 0.80 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.58 | 1.30 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 5.9% |
| Payout ratio | – | 43.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 7.5% |
| Buyback yield | 35.8% (better) | 7.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 35.8% (better) | 13.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.9% | 89.6% |
| Held by insiders | 83.6% | 0.66% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.2M | −$2.3M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 | 8 (better) |
Go deeper
- CHTR stock overview
- CHTR income statement
- CHTR valuation and score
- CMCSA stock overview
- CMCSA income statement
- CMCSA valuation and score
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