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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 $147.0B against $88.6B — 1.7× the size. Comcast Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 7.9× against 11.8×. AT&T Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.51% against −0.25%. AT&T Inc. has the higher net margin (10.1% vs 9.20%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.43% vs 6.57%). Both pay a dividend; Comcast Corporation yields more (5.31% vs 5.09%). Across the 23 metrics below, Comcast Corporation leads on 17 and AT&T Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric CMCSA T Telecom Services median
P/E 7.87 11.78 12.29
P/S 0.72 1.16 0.94
P/B 0.96 1.21 1.25
Price to free cash flow 5.17 8.36 8.15
EV/EBITDA 5.01 6.83 7.05
EV/Sales 1.37 2.31 1.79
Earnings yield 12.71% 8.49% 3.40%
Free cash flow yield 19.33% 11.96% 4.48%

Profitability

Metric CMCSA T Telecom Services median
Gross margin 34.56% 59.74% 48.78%
Operating margin 14.71% 18.30% 9.22%
Net margin 9.20% 10.08% 6.67%
Free cash flow margin 13.88% 13.83% 2.87%
Return on equity 11.92% 10.41% 6.00%
Return on assets 4.26% 2.99% 1.50%
Return on invested capital 6.57% 5.43% 3.77%

Growth

Metric CMCSA T Telecom Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.25%) 3.51% 5.40%
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 0.94 1.30 0.57
Current ratio 0.82 0.87 1.09
Net debt to EBITDA 2.43 2.62 1.86

Dividend

Metric CMCSA T Telecom Services median
Dividend yield 5.31% 5.09% 2.55%
Payout ratio 0.42 0.60 0.40

Size

Metric CMCSA T Telecom Services median
Market cap 88.60b 146.99b 3.16b

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