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CMCSA (Comcast) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 10.50 (As of Jun. 21, 2025)


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What is Comcast Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-21), Comcast's current share price is $34.53. Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $3.29. Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 10.50.

The historical rank and industry rank for Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

CMCSA' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.15   Med: 21.9   Max: 30.9
Current: 10.43

During the past years, Comcast's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 30.90. The lowest was 10.15. And the median was 21.90.

CMCSA's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
61.78% of 191 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 14.45 vs CMCSA: 10.43

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Comcast's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $1.432. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $3.29 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Comcast Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Comcast Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Comcast Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.40 20.17 12.73 14.66 11.78

Comcast Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.03 12.57 13.26 11.78 11.23

Competitive Comparison of Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Comcast Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=34.53/3.29
=10.50

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Comcast's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=1.432/134.9266*134.9266
=1.432

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Comcast Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 0.255 100.684 0.342
201509 0.499 100.392 0.671
201512 0.520 99.792 0.703
201603 0.637 100.470 0.855
201606 0.361 101.688 0.479
201609 0.280 101.861 0.371
201612 0.568 101.863 0.752
201703 0.654 102.862 0.858
201706 0.501 103.349 0.654
201709 0.483 104.136 0.626
201712 0.471 104.011 0.611
201803 0.655 105.290 0.839
201806 0.927 106.317 1.176
201809 0.680 106.507 0.861
201812 0.449 105.998 0.572
201903 1.000 107.251 1.258
201906 0.922 108.070 1.151
201909 0.449 108.329 0.559
201912 0.510 108.420 0.635
202003 0.720 108.902 0.892
202006 1.295 108.767 1.606
202009 0.495 109.815 0.608
202012 0.328 109.897 0.403
202103 1.132 111.754 1.367
202106 1.025 114.631 1.206
202109 0.693 115.734 0.808
202112 0.820 117.630 0.941
202203 1.044 121.301 1.161
202206 0.707 125.017 0.763
202209 0.773 125.227 0.833
202212 0.310 125.222 0.334
202303 0.899 127.348 0.953
202306 0.818 128.729 0.857
202309 0.973 129.860 1.011
202312 0.423 129.419 0.441
202403 1.137 131.776 1.164
202406 0.341 132.554 0.347
202409 0.878 133.029 0.891
202412 0.849 133.157 0.860
202503 1.432 134.927 1.432

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Comcast  (NAS:CMCSA) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


Comcast Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Related Terms

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Comcast Business Description

Address
One Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103-2838
Comcast is made up of three parts. The core cable business owns networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to 64 million US homes and businesses, or nearly half of the country. About 50% of the locations in this territory subscribe to at least one Comcast service. Comcast acquired NBCUniversal from General Electric in 2011. NBCU owns several cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC, and USA, the NBC network, the Peacock streaming platform, several local NBC affiliates, Universal Studios, and several theme parks. The firm plans to spin off most of its cable networks later in 2025. Finally, Sky, acquired in 2018, is a large television provider in the UK and Italy, and it also has a presence in Germany and Austria.
Executives
Brian L Roberts director, officer: Chairman of Board, Pres. & CEO COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, 1701 JFK BOULEVARD, PHILIDELPHIA PA 19103
Michael J Cavanagh officer: CFO 1 BANK ONE PLAZA, IL1-0877, CHICAGO IL 60670
Kenneth J Bacon director 5404 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 410, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Jason Armstrong officer: CFO & Treasurer C/O COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Louise F. Brady director 22 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NY 07054
Baltimore Thomas J Jr director PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC., 1775 TYSONS BLVD, 7TH FLOOR, TYSONS VA 22102
Jennifer Khoury officer: Chief Communications Officer C/O COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Daniel C. Murdock officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 1500 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19102
David N Watson officer: Sr. EVP 1100 CASSATT ROAD, BERWYN PA 19312
Maritza Gomez Montiel director C/O APTARGROUP, INC., 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Adam Louis Miller officer: Sr. EVP ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2838
Dana Strong officer: CEO - Sky C/O COMCAST CORPORATION, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2838
Jeff Shell officer: CEO - NBCUniversal C/O COMCAST CORPORATION, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Naomi M. Bergman director 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Sheldon M Bonovitz director