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 5.4 times as much as Charter Communications ($87.9B against $16.3B).
On earnings, Comcast is cheaper: it trades at 7.8× trailing earnings, against 14.1× for Charter Communications.
Charter Communications grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.99% versus −0.25% for Comcast).
Comcast keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.2% compared with 2.5% at Charter Communications.
Comcast pays a dividend yielding 5.3%; Charter Communications does not pay one.
Comcast scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 8 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 | $16.3B | $87.9B |
| Share price | $136.31 | $24.75 |
| Change, 1 year | −35.2% | −9.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −80.0% | −52.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.89 | 0.58 |
| Employees | 92K | 179K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.1× | 7.8× (better) |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 1.5× | 0.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.3× | 5.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 4.1× (better) | 4.5× |
| PEG | 2.50 | 0.12 (better) |
| FCF yield | 24.2% (better) | 22.4% |
| Fair value | $222.83 | $49.56 |
| Margin of safety | 38.8% | 50.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.99% (better) | −0.25% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.6% | 3.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −72.9% | −49.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −73.1% | −47.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 18.6% | 18.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 10.8% | 14.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 9.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.1% | 16.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | 10.6% | 11.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 4.0% | 7.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 9.75 | 0.94 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.99 | 2.38 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 4.3× |
| Current ratio | 0.37 | 0.82 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.38 | 1.34 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 5.3% |
| Payout ratio | – | 42.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 7.5% |
| Buyback yield | 16.4% (better) | 4.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 16.4% (better) | 9.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.9% | 89.5% |
| Held by insiders | 83.6% | 0.66% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.0M | −$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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