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Comcast Corporation

$CMCSA·$90B·Telecommunications Services·Communication Services
$26.70-1.3%YTD-11.0%1Y-19.4%
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CMCMCSA
$CMCSAComcast Corporation
$26.70-1.32%109 posts-3%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CMCSA, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Comeback attemptWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-30

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Comcast at 4.6x P/E and 24% FCF yield — NBCUniversal spinoff is the specific catalyst that unlocks the conglomerate discount.

Comcast is the diversified cable-plus-media giant — Xfinity broadband, NBCUniversal (which is about to spin), Peacock streaming, plus theme parks. It trades at book value with a real spinoff catalyst pending.

How the setup reads:

  • Valuation is extraordinary: 4.6x earnings, 0.68x sales, 3.8x EV/EBITDA, 24% FCF yield — for a business earning 20% ROE and 15% op margins, deep-value distressed pricing without the distress.
  • NBCUniversal spin is the catalyst: separation is expected to unlock the sum-of-the-parts discount — Monte Carlo DCF median $44 vs current $27, and 100% of simulations land above current.
  • Growth stabilizing but slow: Q1 revenue grew 5.3% year-on-year to $31.5B, op margin 13% — Xfinity subscriber-loss story real but priced; mid-single-digit growth is more than the multiple implies.
  • Position coiling: 44th percentile 52w, 11% above the 50-day, at the 200-day on quiet 73% baseline volume — base-forming; today's +2.5% pop suggests recognition.
  • Insider signal neutral: two director gifts (Breen, Roberts), zero open-market sales — Roberts family still has skin in the game.
  • Paramount/WBD deal support from cinema operators is indirect positive — media-conglomerate cohort being reconsidered.

The October 29 print is what breaks the coil — clean Xfinity subscriber-loss trajectory improvement plus NBCUniversal spin-timing update starts the rerate; another subscriber-loss quarter with worse-than-expected residential broadband commentary keeps CMCSA stuck in $26-30.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree — the bull anchors (Monte Carlo DCF median $44 vs current $25, 100% of simulations above current price, NBCUniversal spinoff as value-unlock, Paramount-WBD indirect support, book-value framing) all map mechanically; the concerns (debt split at spin, Xfinity service quality) are fair but priced.

What to watch: October 29 earnings — clean Xfinity subscriber-loss trajectory improvement plus NBCUniversal spin-timing update starts the rerate; another subscriber-loss quarter with worse residential broadband commentary keeps CMCSA stuck in $26-30.

On the calendar: 2026-10-29 — Q3 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment⚠7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-14 · top-engagement diverged

Comcast sentiment leans bullish. Monte Carlo DCF median $44 vs current $25, upcoming NBCUniversal spin-off framed as unlocking value, and Paramount-WBD deal support from cinema operators indirectly positive. Concerns about debt split at the spin and Xfinity service quality noted, but 100% of DCF simulations land above current price.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Operates Xfinity cable broadband, NBCUniversal media networks, and Sky international broadcasting.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Telecommunications Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CMCSA.

Telecommunications Services · Communication Services

Wireless subscriber growth is maturing; pricing discipline and convergence bundles (mobile + broadband) are the profitability levers. Network capex cycles — 5G densification — are winding down, improving free cash flow generation.

What this means for $CMCSA

Partial — upstream oil & gas exposure ties to commodity price cycle; Comcast Corporation functions as a global media and technolo.

Industry benchmark

18-name peer basket
+33.7%YTD
+38.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
4.6How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
6.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
15.3%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
24.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
19.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
70.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 23, 2026$1.04$0.97+7.2%
Q1 2026Apr 23, 2026$0.79$0.72+9.0%
Q4 2025Jan 29, 2026$0.84$0.73+15.2%
Q3 2025Oct 30, 2025$1.12$1.03+8.7%
Next earningsThu, Oct 29·consensus EPS $1.01

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$31.5B+5.3%65.4%13.1%$0.60$4.5B
Q4 FY25$32.3B+1.2%68.1%10.8%$0.60$5.1B
Q3 FY25$31.2B-2.7%72.3%17.7%$0.89$5.6B
Q2 FY25$30.3B+2.1%75.0%19.8%$2.99$5.1B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 18 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$120.8B$119.3B – $122.0B$3.50$3.40 – $3.6218
FY27$118.7B$116.7B – $121.4B$3.63$3.38 – $4.1617
FY28$122.2B$121.7B – $122.8B$4.03$3.59 – $4.4815
FY29$121.3B$119.5B – $123.5B$4.34$4.25 – $4.4411
FY30$125.3B$123.4B – $127.5B$4.94$4.84 – $5.057

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.44%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+10.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+0.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 3.5B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.6% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.655-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellMar 5Jason ArmstrongCFO4.5K sh$143K
+ 21 other (10 awards · 5 gifts · 3 exempts · 3 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KShareholder voteJun 128-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Comcast Corporation held its 2026 Annual Meeting on June 10, 2026. Shareholders voted on director elections, auditor ratification, Say-on-Pay, and other matters described in the April 24, 2026 proxy; the company has a multi-class share structure and numerous listed debt securities. All routine proposals were approved. Standard annual governance disclosure for the large-cap media and broadband operator.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMar 168-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 17 other (4 13Gs · 4 routine 8-Ks · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Comcast At Book Value: Separation Could End Conglomerate Discountseekingalpha.com·3d agoAfter A Decade Of Underperformance, Comcast Is Finally Ready To Reboundseekingalpha.com·3d agoComcast to Participate in BofA Securities Investor Conferencebusinesswire.com·4d agoComcast to Participate in Goldman Sachs Investor Conferencebusinesswire.com·4d agoComcast Breaks Ground to Expand High-Speed Internet to Kamas and Francis, Utahbusinesswire.com·4d ago

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