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Comcast Corporation
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
Lower valuation, weak fundamentals
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3 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
At a P/E of 8.6×, Comcast trades -53% below the sector median of 18.3× — a gap that stands out even in a sector where valuations have been under pressure. Revenue grew -0.0% year over year, matching the sector median almost exactly, so the discount does not reflect a growth story; it reflects a business the market is pricing cautiously. ROE runs at 21.9%, above the sector median of 17.3%, and the F-Score of 6/9 signals stable profitability, though the efficiency sub-score of 0/2 and a current ratio of 0.88 — -14% below the sector median — point to real balance-sheet constraints. Consensus models earnings growth well ahead of the realized three-year CAGR in SEC filings, a mixed signal; yet the beat rate over eight quarters has been strong, and the most recent quarter came in at 30.2% EPS growth year over year, ahead of estimates.
| 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 earnings growth; 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.
When Comcast reports on 2026-10-28, track revenue growth year over year against the current 5.94% figure — the weakest signal in this profile. Also check whether the F-Score efficiency flags (0/2) show any improvement in asset turnover or gross margin trend.
In the annual report, find management's discussion of cable subscriber trends and free cash flow conversion, both relevant to a P/E of 18.3× sitting 53% below the sector median. The leverage section will clarify whether the current ratio of 1.02 reflects a structural choice or tightening liquidity.
Pick two or three companies from the Communication Services table in section 06 and line up one metric — revenue growth or current ratio works well given CMCSA's weak signals there. The table is alphabetical with no ranking, so the comparison is yours to draw without a preset conclusion.
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: +3%-5%+41%
Over 4 years: 3.342.522.472.52
Over 4 years: +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 8 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 | 6/9 | 13% | +1% | 15% |
| FOXA | Fox Corporation | 5/9 | 15% | +5% | — |
| GOOGL | Alphabet | 5/9 | 36% | +15% | 32% |
| META | Meta Platforms | 4/9 | 30% | +22% | 41% |
| NFLX | Netflix | 6/9 | 43% | +16% | 29% |
| NWSA | News Corporation | 4/9 | 7% | +7% | — |
| 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 | 5/9 | 17% | +3% | 21% |
A sample of 14 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.