Comcast vs Liberty Global
CMCSA and LBTYA side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CMCSA and LBTYA compare
Liberty Global grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.4% versus 0.58% for Comcast).
Comcast keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.0% compared with −62.1% at Liberty Global.
Comcast pays a dividend yielding 5.9%; Liberty Global does not pay one.
Comcast scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 5 for Liberty Global), 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 | CMCSA | LBTYA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $79.0B | – |
| Share price | $22.27 | $7.77 |
| Change, 1 year | −23.9% | −27.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −58.7% | −72.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.59 | 1.52 |
| Employees | 179K | 17K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.2× | – |
| P/S | 0.6× | – |
| P/B | 0.9× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.7× | – |
| P/FCF | 3.9× | – |
| PEG | 0.11 | – |
| FCF yield | 25.9% | – |
| Fair value | $49.94 | – |
| Margin of safety | 55.4% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.58% | 5.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.6% (better) | −15.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −51.1% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −48.9% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 18.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 67.2% |
| Operating margin | 14.7% (better) | −1.8% |
| Net margin | 9.0% (better) | −62.1% |
| FCF margin | 16.4% (better) | −5.2% |
| Return on equity | 12.0% (better) | −27.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.8% (better) | −0.39% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.01 | 0.90 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.43 (better) | 5.93 |
| Interest coverage | 4.2× (better) | −0.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.80 | 1.28 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.30 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.9% | – |
| Payout ratio | 43.4% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | 7.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 13.0% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.6% | – |
| Held by insiders | 0.66% | 13.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.3M (better) | −$5.1M |
| Superinvestors holding | 8 | – |
Go deeper
- CMCSA stock overview
- CMCSA income statement
- CMCSA valuation and score
- LBTYA stock overview
- LBTYA income statement
- LBTYA valuation and score
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