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Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) vs AT&T Inc. (T)

Comcast Corporation and AT&T Inc. are both Telecom Services companies. AT&T Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $161.0B against $77.3B — 2.1× the size. Comcast Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 7.1× against 7.8×. AT&T Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.63% against 0.58%. AT&T Inc. has the higher net margin (16.8% vs 8.97%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.33% vs 6.64%). Both pay a dividend; Comcast Corporation yields more (6.03% vs 4.74%). Across the 23 metrics below, Comcast Corporation leads on 15 and AT&T Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric CMCSA T Telecom Services median
P/E 7.09 7.76 13.80
P/S 0.62 1.28 0.83
P/B 0.87 1.29 1.35
Price to free cash flow 4.38 9.23 8.86
EV/EBITDA 4.72 6.29 6.37
EV/Sales 1.29 2.27 1.82
Earnings yield 14.11% 12.88% 2.02%
Free cash flow yield 22.82% 10.84% 5.99%

Profitability

Metric CMCSA T Telecom Services median
Gross margin 34.52% 59.72% 51.26%
Operating margin 14.66% 20.12% 7.62%
Net margin 8.97% 16.83% 4.22%
Free cash flow margin 14.26% 13.85% 4.98%
Return on equity 11.98% 17.28% 5.80%
Return on assets 4.22% 5.14% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 6.64% 6.33% 3.41%

Growth

Metric CMCSA T Telecom Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.58% 2.63% 3.31%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 30.19% 104.03% 0.62%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.62% (2.56%) 2.53%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 13.68% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CMCSA T Telecom Services median
Debt to equity 1.01 1.14 0.63
Current ratio 0.80 0.97 1.13
Net debt to EBITDA 2.43 2.62 1.86

Dividend

Metric CMCSA T Telecom Services median
Dividend yield 6.03% 4.74% 2.72%
Payout ratio 0.43 0.37 0.43

Size

Metric CMCSA T Telecom Services median
Market cap 77.25b 161.03b 2.77b

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