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Comcast Corporation

CTP2.DE
48
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Price
€22.99
+0.47 (+2.09%)
Market Cap
€81.58B
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
48
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

20.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 4.65B (2021) → 3.71B (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Comcast is one of the largest media and telecommunications companies in the United States. It owns Xfinity, which provides internet, cable TV, and phone service to millions of homes and businesses. It also owns NBCUniversal, which includes NBC News, MSNBC, Bravo, Universal Pictures, and Universal theme parks.

Comcast makes money by charging monthly fees for internet and TV subscriptions, selling advertising on its TV networks, and collecting ticket and merchandise revenue from its theme parks. It operates mainly in the United States, with some international presence through Sky, its European pay-TV business. The company's main competitive advantage is its large cable network, which is expensive and difficult for rivals to copy. However, Comcast faces real pressure as more customers cancel traditional cable TV in favor of streaming services, making its ability to hold onto internet subscribers — and raise prices — the key factor to watch going forward.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-66.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.1%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$17.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Comcast Corporation's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
59.7%
Premium pricing power — 59.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
17.2%
Healthy — 17.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.2%
Below par — 10.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+0.5%
Nearly flat sales (+0.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-49.4%
Earnings shrinking (-49.4% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
290%
Turns 290% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
16.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.4%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.01
Elevated debt (1.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.16x
Adequate interest coverage (4.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
7.5x
Attractive valuation — P/E 7.5

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+0.4
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.30%
Healthy income — 4.30% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-0.6%
Dividend cut (-0.6% YoY) — warning sign

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