Looking up the ticker with the regulator···
0s · usually 20–30 seconds for a cold read
Looking up the ticker with the regulator···
0s · usually 20–30 seconds for a cold read
Comcast Corporation
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
Weak signals across every dimension
1 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Stable quality
2 signals unavailable
Profitability
4/4
Debt & liquidity
2/3
Efficiency
0/2
Earnings growth stands out against a weak revenue backdrop. EPS rose 30.2% year over year, +93% above the sector median, and the company beat consensus by 8.2% in the last quarter. ROE sits at 21.9%, +21% above the median, signaling efficient use of shareholder capital. Yet revenue grew only -0.0%, -100% below the sector median, suggesting earnings gains came from cost control rather than topline momentum. The balance sheet shows strain: the current ratio of 0.88 trails the median 1.00, and debt remains elevated. Valuation is the bright spot — a P/E of 4.6× sits -85% below the sector median, offering a wide margin of safety. The F-Score of 6/9 reflects stable profitability offset by weak liquidity and operational efficiency. Consensus models stronger forward growth, and the company's eight-quarter beat rate supports execution credibility, yet the realized three-year earnings CAGR has outpaced near-term forecasts. The stock trades as a mature cash generator with limited growth, not a turnaround.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHTR | Charter Communications | 5/9 | 32% |
Quarter-by-quarter classification · a retrospective read by the current logic · not a price forecast
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. The method did not see these quarters in real time; this is the current logic applied to past reports.
The market prices in an earnings decline; analyst sentiment is steady; has mostly beaten consensus.
Price against next year's expected earnings. The forward P/E already carries analyst optimism — read it alongside the “Versus consensus” line.
A forward P/E below the current one means the market expects earnings to grow; above it, to fall. The historical growth is realized figures from SEC filings, not a forecast.
The three-month change in the share of positive analyst ratings. This is sentiment, not an earnings-estimate revision, and not a call to act.
Comcast reports on 2026-07-23. Focus on whether revenue growth accelerates from the current 8.49% year-over-year — well below the sector median. Check management's commentary on subscriber trends and pricing power in broadband and video segments, as these drive top-line momentum.
The current ratio of 1.00 sits 12% below the sector median, signaling tighter short-term liquidity. Review the 10-K's management discussion and risk factors on debt maturity schedules, refinancing needs, and capital allocation priorities to assess whether this reflects deliberate leverage or emerging pressure.
Pick two or three companies from the alphabetical table in section 06 and line up their current ratios, debt-to-equity, and ROE against Comcast's 1.00 current ratio and 18.2% ROE. This will show whether Comcast's liquidity tightness is sector-typical for mature operators or a relative weakness worth monitoring.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: -21%+3%-5%+41%
Over 4 years: 3.342.522.472.52
Over 4 years: +4%+0%+2%-0%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 7 of 8 recent quarters — the company clears estimates regularly (consensus is often set conservatively).
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| -1% |
| 24% |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation | 6/9 | 22% | -0% | 17% |
| DIS | Disney | 7/9 | 12% | +3% | 19% |
| EA | Electronic Arts | 5/9 | 13% | +1% | 15% |
| FOXA | Fox Corporation | 7/9 | 20% | +17% | — |
| GOOGL | Alphabet | 5/9 | 36% | +15% | 32% |
| META | Meta Platforms | 4/9 | 30% | +22% | 41% |
| NFLX | Netflix | 6/9 | 43% | +16% | 29% |
| OMC | Omnicom | 3/9 | -1% | +10% | 3% |
| T | AT&T | 6/9 | 18% | +3% | 19% |
| TMUS | T-Mobile | 6/9 | 18% | +8% | 21% |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive | 7/9 | -11% | +18% | -2% |
| VZ | Verizon | 6/9 | 17% | +3% | 21% |
A sample of 13 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
A simplified retrospective read: no analyst forecast (not available historically); the source is the annual report as of the date, so neighbouring quarters can rest on the same data. Quarters with the same classification in a row are merged into one row — each row is one change in the read, not a separate quarter. One ticker is an illustration of the classification logic, not statistics. How we calculate →
The last few quarters are recent context, not a fixed rate. Consensus for near quarters is set low, so companies clear it routinely; over long horizons the forecasts run the other way, too high.
A description of what the market and analysts expect. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. Analyst forecasts run systematically optimistic over long horizons — read them with that discount.