Comcast vs AT&T
CMCSA and T side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CMCSA and T compare
AT&T is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as Comcast ($147B against $79.0B).
On earnings, AT&T is cheaper: it trades at 7.1× trailing earnings, against 7.2× for Comcast.
AT&T grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.6% versus 0.58% for Comcast).
AT&T keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.9% compared with 9.0% at Comcast.
Both pay dividends: Comcast yields 5.9% and AT&T 5.2%.
Comcast scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 15 for AT&T), 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 | T |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $79.0B | $147B |
| Share price | $22.27 | $21.41 |
| Change, 1 year | −23.9% | −14.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −58.7% | −14.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.59 | 0.32 |
| Employees | 179K | 133K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 15 |
| Valuation score | 6 | 6 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.2× | 7.1× (better) |
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 1.2× |
| P/B | 0.9× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.7× (better) | 6.3× |
| P/FCF | 3.9× (better) | 8.3× |
| PEG | 0.11 | – |
| FCF yield | 25.9% (better) | 12.0% |
| Fair value | $49.94 | $33.04 |
| Margin of safety | 55.4% (better) | 35.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.58% | 2.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.6% (better) | −2.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −51.1% | 69.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −48.9% | 71.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 18.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 14.7% | 20.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 9.0% | 16.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 16.4% (better) | 13.9% |
| Return on equity | 12.0% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 7.8% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.01 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.43 (better) | 2.75 |
| Interest coverage | 4.2× (better) | 3.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.80 | 0.97 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.30 (better) | 0.85 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.9% (better) | 5.2% |
| Payout ratio | 43.4% | 37.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.5% (better) | −11.8% |
| Buyback yield | 7.1% (better) | 5.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 13.0% (better) | 10.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.6% | 66.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.66% | 0.10% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.3M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 8 | – |
Go deeper
- CMCSA stock overview
- CMCSA income statement
- CMCSA valuation and score
- T stock overview
- T income statement
- T valuation and score
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