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Comcast (MEX:CMCS A) 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio : 1.15% (As of Mar. 2025 )


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What is Comcast 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Month Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three months, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous quarter to the current quarter. A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance. Comcast's current 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio was 1.15%.


Competitive Comparison of Comcast's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Comcast's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Month Share Buyback 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 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Comcast's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Comcast's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Comcast 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

Comcast's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

3-Month Share Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Dec. 2024 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Mar. 2025 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Dec. 2024 )
=(3787.746 - 3744.297) / 3787.746
=1.15%

* 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  (MEX:CMCS A) 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance.


Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.


Comcast 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms


Comcast Business Description

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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.

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