Comcast (MIL:1CMCSA) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.28 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Comcast Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Comcast's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.28.

The historical rank and industry rank for Comcast's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MIL:1CMCSA' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13 Med: 0.3 Max: 0.35
Current: 0.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Comcast was 0.35. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.30.

MIL:1CMCSA's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
78.12% of 192 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.555 vs MIL:1CMCSA: 0.22

As of today (2024-12-12), the Dividend Yield % of Comcast is 2.28%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Comcast was 3.62%. The lowest was 1.36%. And the median was 1.88%.

Comcast's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was €0.28.

During the past 12 months, Comcast's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Comcast was 65.10% per year. The lowest was -37.00% per year. And the median was 14.75% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

Comcast Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Comcast's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Comcast Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

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Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	-	0.30	0.26	0.28

Competitive Comparison of Comcast's Dividend Payout Ratio

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

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Comcast's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Comcast Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Comcast's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0	/	3.65
	=	0.00

Comcast's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Sep. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Sep. 2024 )
	=	0.279	/	1.009
	=	0.28

Comcast (MIL:1CMCSA) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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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 63 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. Sky, acquired in 2018, is a large television provider in the UK and has invested heavily in proprietary content to build this position. Sky is also a large pay-television provider in Italy and has a presence in Germany and Austria.

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