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 616 times as much as Optimum Communications ($88.1B against $143M).
Comcast grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−0.25% versus −4.3% for Optimum Communications).
Comcast keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.2% compared with −65.4% at Optimum Communications.
Comcast pays a dividend yielding 5.3%; Optimum Communications does not pay one.
Comcast scores higher on the StockData Score (18 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 | $88.1B | $143M |
| Share price | $24.80 | $0.524 |
| Change, 1 year | −9.7% | −73.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −52.2% | −96.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.58 | 1.10 |
| Employees | 179K | 9,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.8× | – |
| P/S | 0.7× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 1.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.0× | – |
| P/FCF | 4.5× | – |
| PEG | 0.12 | – |
| FCF yield | 22.3% (better) | −208% |
| Fair value | $49.90 | $5.16 |
| Margin of safety | 50.3% | 89.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.25% (better) | −4.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.6% (better) | −2.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −49.9% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −47.4% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 18.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 70.1% |
| Operating margin | 14.7% (better) | −58.7% |
| Net margin | 9.2% (better) | −65.4% |
| FCF margin | 16.0% (better) | −3.6% |
| Return on equity | 11.9% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 7.9% (better) | −18.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.94 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.38 | – |
| Interest coverage | 4.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.82 (better) | 0.21 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.34 (better) | −1.06 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Payout ratio | 42.6% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | 4.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 9.9% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.5% | 82.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.66% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.3M | $1.3M (better) |
| 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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