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Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) vs Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)

Comcast Corporation and Verizon Communications Inc. are both Telecom Services companies. Verizon Communications Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $197.0B against $77.6B — 2.5× the size. Comcast Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 7.1× against 12.3×. Verizon Communications Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.38% against 0.58%. Verizon Communications Inc. has the higher net margin (11.6% vs 8.97%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.64% vs 6.64%). Both pay a dividend; Verizon Communications Inc. yields more (6.75% vs 3.01%). Across the 22 metrics below, Comcast Corporation leads on 15 and Verizon Communications Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric CMCSA VZ Telecom Services median
P/E 7.09 12.26 13.27
P/S 0.63 1.41 0.95
P/B 0.87 1.87 1.47
Price to free cash flow 4.38 9.73 8.72
EV/EBITDA 4.72 7.56 6.85
EV/Sales 1.29 2.59 1.87
Earnings yield 14.10% 8.16% 1.66%
Free cash flow yield 22.81% 10.27% 5.53%

Profitability

Metric CMCSA VZ Telecom Services median
Gross margin 34.52% 59.26% 51.26%
Operating margin 14.66% 20.54% 7.62%
Net margin 8.97% 11.64% 4.22%
Free cash flow margin 14.26% 14.51% 4.73%
Return on equity 11.98% 15.43% 5.80%
Return on assets 4.22% 4.08% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 6.64% 6.64% 3.41%

Growth

Metric CMCSA VZ Telecom Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.58% 1.38% 3.31%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 30.19% (1.93%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.62% 1.50% 1.50%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 13.68% (0.71%) 0.00%

Health

Metric CMCSA VZ Telecom Services median
Debt to equity 1.01 1.57 0.63
Current ratio 0.80 0.60 1.13
Net debt to EBITDA 2.43 2.92 1.86

Dividend

Metric CMCSA VZ Telecom Services median
Dividend yield 3.01% 6.75% 4.06%
Payout ratio 0.70 0.52 0.00

Size

Metric CMCSA VZ Telecom Services median
Market cap 77.57b 196.96b 3.06b

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