CMCSA (Comcast) Moat Score : 8/10 (As of Jul. 19, 2025)

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What is Comcast Moat Score?

Comcast has the Moat Score of 8, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Comcast has Wide Moat: Comcast has a robust wide moat due to its market leadership in telecommunications, strong brand strength, and significant customer switching costs. It benefits from economies of scale, a superior distribution network, and regulatory barriers that protect its market position.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Comcast might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Competitive Comparison of Comcast's Moat Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Comcast's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score 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 Moat Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Comcast's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Comcast's Moat Score falls into.

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Comcast (NAS:CMCSA) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Comcast Business Description

Industry

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Address

One Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103-2838

Website

https://www.comcastcorporation.com

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