ADEA vs CMCSA
Adeia Inc. and Comcast Corp., side by side — 8 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ADEA | CMCSA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $443.4M | $123.7B |
| Net income | $111.1M | $20.0B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 25.1% | 15.9% |
| Return on equity | 25.3% | 21.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.99 | $5.39 |
| Dividend / share | $0.20 | $1.32 |
| Payout ratio | 19.6% | 24.5% |
| Free cash flow | $156.3M | $21.9B |
| Equity | $480.5M | $96.9B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.72× | 0.92× |
| Current ratio | 3.81× | 0.88× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −3.0% | 3.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −5.4% | 13.7% |
CMCSA bills 279.0× the revenue of ADEA, and ADEA keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (25.1% against 15.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
8 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ADEA | CMCSA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $443.4M | $123.7B |
| FY2024 | $376.0M | $123.7B |
| FY2023 | $388.8M | $121.6B |
| FY2022 | $438.9M | $121.4B |
| FY2021 | $391.2M | $116.4B |
| FY2020 | $515.9M | $103.6B |
| FY2019 | $280.1M | $108.9B |
| FY2018 | $406.1M | $94.5B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ADEA | CMCSA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $111.1M | $20.0B |
| FY2024 | $64.6M | $16.2B |
| FY2023 | $67.4M | $15.4B |
| FY2022 | $-295.9M | $5.4B |
| FY2021 | $-55.5M | $14.2B |
| FY2020 | $146.8M | $10.5B |
| FY2019 | $-62.5M | $13.1B |
| FY2018 | $-289,000 | $11.7B |
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$123,263,614,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2024 | −$123,354,976,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2023 | −$121,183,212,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2022 | −$120,988,067,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2021 | −$115,993,788,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2020 | −$103,048,081,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2019 | −$108,661,933,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2018 | −$94,100,867,000 | CMCSA |
CMCSA has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 8 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
8 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +9.2 pp | ADEA |
| FY2024 | +4.4 pp | ADEA |
| FY2023 | +4.9 pp | ADEA |
| FY2022 | −72.1 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2021 | −26.9 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2020 | +17.5 pp | ADEA |
| FY2019 | −35.1 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2018 | −13.0 pp | CMCSA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between ADEA and CMCSA over this period.
8 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ADEA's net margin has been more volatile than CMCSA's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 30.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.2.
8 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between ADEA and CMCSA over these 8 fiscal years — ADEA led in 4 and CMCSA in 4.
8 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ADEA's return on equity has been more volatile than CMCSA's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 19.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.6.
8 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between ADEA and CMCSA over these 8 fiscal years — ADEA led in 3 and CMCSA in 5.
8 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.