Comcast vs Optimum Communications
CMCSA and OPTU side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CMCSA and OPTU compare
Comcast is the larger company, worth 397 times as much as Optimum Communications ($79.0B against $199M).
Comcast grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.58% versus −4.4% for Optimum Communications).
Comcast keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.0% compared with −58.1% at Optimum Communications.
Comcast pays a dividend yielding 5.9%; Optimum Communications does not pay one.
Comcast scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 4 for Optimum 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 | CMCSA | OPTU |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $79.0B | $199M |
| Share price | $22.27 | $0.730 |
| Change, 1 year | −23.9% | −65.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −58.7% | −96.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.59 | 1.19 |
| Employees | 179K | 9,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.2× | – |
| P/S | 0.6× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 0.9× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.7× | – |
| P/FCF | 3.9× | – |
| PEG | 0.11 | – |
| FCF yield | 25.9% (better) | −105% |
| Fair value | $49.94 | $4.61 |
| Margin of safety | 55.4% | 84.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.58% (better) | −4.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.6% (better) | −2.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −51.1% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −48.9% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 18.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 69.9% |
| Operating margin | 14.7% (better) | −35.3% |
| Net margin | 9.0% (better) | −58.1% |
| FCF margin | 16.4% (better) | −2.5% |
| Return on equity | 12.0% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 7.8% (better) | −10.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.01 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.43 | – |
| Interest coverage | 4.2× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.80 (better) | 0.32 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.30 (better) | −0.51 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.9% (better) | 0.00% |
| Payout ratio | 43.4% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | 7.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 13.0% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.6% | 82.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.66% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.3M (better) | −$3.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | 8 | – |
Go deeper
- CMCSA stock overview
- CMCSA income statement
- CMCSA valuation and score
- OPTU stock overview
- OPTU income statement
- OPTU valuation and score
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