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Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) vs Vodafone Group PLC (VOD)

Comcast Corporation and Vodafone Group PLC are both Telecom Services companies. Comcast Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $77.3B against $36.7B — 2.1× the size. Comcast Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 7.1× against 32.7×. Comcast Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.58% against −7.42%. Vodafone Group PLC has the higher net margin (14.2% vs 8.97%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 6.64%). Both pay a dividend; Comcast Corporation yields more (6.03% vs 3.38%). Across the 20 metrics below, Comcast Corporation leads on 13 and Vodafone Group PLC on 7.

Valuation

Metric CMCSA VOD Telecom Services median
P/E 7.09 32.72 13.80
P/S 0.62 n/m 0.83
P/B 0.87 n/m 1.35
Price to free cash flow 4.38 n/m 8.86
EV/EBITDA 4.72 1.09 6.37
EV/Sales 1.29 0.45 1.82
Earnings yield 14.11% 3.06% 2.02%
Free cash flow yield 22.82% 0.00% 5.99%

Profitability

Metric CMCSA VOD Telecom Services median
Gross margin 34.52% 32.12% 51.26%
Operating margin 14.66% 0.00% 7.62%
Net margin 8.97% 14.24% 4.22%
Free cash flow margin 14.26% 0.00% 4.98%
Return on equity 11.98% 0.00% 5.80%
Return on assets 4.22% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 6.64% 0.00% 3.41%

Growth

Metric CMCSA VOD Telecom Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.58% (7.42%) 3.31%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 30.19% 88.69% 0.62%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.62% (1.72%) 2.53%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 13.68% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CMCSA VOD Telecom Services median
Debt to equity 1.01 0.97 0.63
Current ratio 0.80 1.14 1.13
Net debt to EBITDA 2.43 2.41 1.86

Dividend

Metric CMCSA VOD Telecom Services median
Dividend yield 6.03% 3.38% 2.72%
Payout ratio 0.43 — 0.43

Size

Metric CMCSA VOD Telecom Services median
Market cap 77.25b 36.72b 2.77b

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