CHTR vs CMCSA
Charter Communications, Inc. and Comcast Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CHTR | CMCSA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $54.8B | $123.7B |
| Net income | $5.0B | $20.0B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 15.9% |
| Return on equity | 31.5% | 21.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $36.21 | $5.39 |
| Dividend / share | · | $1.32 |
| Payout ratio | · | 24.5% |
| Free cash flow | $4.4B | $21.9B |
| Equity | $16.1B | $96.9B |
| Net debt / equity | 5.87× | 0.92× |
| Current ratio | 0.39× | 0.88× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.6% | 3.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.1% | 13.7% |
CMCSA bills 2.3× the revenue of CHTR, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (15.9% against 10.5%).
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.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CHTR | CMCSA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $54.8B | $123.7B |
| FY2024 | $55.1B | $123.7B |
| FY2023 | $54.6B | $121.6B |
| FY2022 | $54.0B | $121.4B |
| FY2021 | $51.7B | $116.4B |
| FY2020 | $48.1B | $103.6B |
| FY2019 | $45.8B | $108.9B |
| FY2018 | $43.6B | $94.5B |
| FY2017 | $41.6B | $85.0B |
| FY2016 | $29.0B | $80.7B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CHTR | CMCSA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.0B | $20.0B |
| FY2024 | $5.1B | $16.2B |
| FY2023 | $4.6B | $15.4B |
| FY2022 | $5.1B | $5.4B |
| FY2021 | $4.7B | $14.2B |
| FY2020 | $3.2B | $10.5B |
| FY2019 | $1.7B | $13.1B |
| FY2018 | $1.2B | $11.7B |
| FY2017 | $9.9B | $22.7B |
| FY2016 | $3.5B | $8.7B |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$68,933,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2024 | −$68,646,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2023 | −$66,965,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2022 | −$67,405,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2021 | −$64,703,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2020 | −$55,467,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2019 | −$63,178,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2018 | −$50,873,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2017 | −$43,448,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2016 | −$51,733,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2015 | −$64,756,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2014 | −$59,667,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2013 | −$56,502,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2012 | −$55,066,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2011 | −$48,638,000,000 | CMCSA |
| FY2010 | −$30,878,000,000 | CMCSA |
CMCSA has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −5.4 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2024 | −2.2 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2023 | −2.8 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2022 | +6.8 pp | CHTR |
| FY2021 | −1.6 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2020 | −2.7 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2019 | −7.9 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2018 | −9.1 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2017 | −2.6 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2016 | +1.7 pp | CHTR |
| FY2015 | −14.1 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2014 | −14.5 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2013 | −13.1 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2012 | −16.6 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2011 | −14.4 pp | CMCSA |
| FY2010 | −13.0 pp | CMCSA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CHTR and CMCSA over this period.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CHTR's net margin has been more volatile than CMCSA's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 7.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.5.
16 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 CHTR and CMCSA over these 16 fiscal years — CHTR led in 2 and CMCSA in 14.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CHTR's return on equity has been more volatile than CMCSA's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 58.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.3.
14 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 CHTR and CMCSA over these 14 fiscal years — CHTR led in 5 and CMCSA in 9.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.