- Prev close
- $22.42
- Day range
- $22.35 – $23.13
- From 52-wk high
- -31.8%
- Next earnings
- in 30 days
Comcast fell -2.8% in a tape where the S&P 500 was -0.4%, the Nasdaq 100 was +0.0%, and telecom peers were also weak, so the move looks more sector- than market-driven; the bigger issue is that growth is barely positive and EPS is still contracting.
CMCSA
COMCAST CORP-CLASS A
As of Sep 16, 2026
44/100
Deserves your attentionHealth ScoreWhy it moved
The move looks sector-specific rather than market-wide. CMCSA finished at -2.8%, while the S&P 500 was -0.4% and the Nasdaq 100 was +0.0%; that gap is too wide for the broad tape alone. The peer set was also weak, with VZ at -3.3%, T at -3.2%, UNIT at -2.5%, and IDT at -2.1%, which points to pressure across communications and telecom rather than a Comcast-only event.
Volatility check
This is more than routine noise because the stock is moving around weak fundamentals, not strong ones. Revenue is only +0.6% YoY on a TTM basis and the latest quarter was -1.2% YoY, while EPS is -49.0% YoY on a TTM basis. Margins are still respectable at gross +69.4%, operating +14.7%, and net +9.0%, but valuation is not a clear cushion at PE 7.5 and forward PE 6.6. PEG -1.46 is not meaningful here because EPS growth is negative, so it does not tell you the stock is cheap on growth. Beta 0.73 says the shares are usually less volatile than the market, which makes a -2.8% session in a flat-to-soft tape stand out as a larger-than-normal move for the name. Analyst consensus is still mixed-to-positive with 5 strong-positive, 11 positive, 21 neutral, 3 negative, and 0 strong-negative, so there is no obvious consensus downgrade signal in the facts; the pressure is more about the business trend than a fresh rating shock.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is 2026-10-28. The facts do not give revenue or EPS consensus for that print, so I cannot state expected growth or margin change for the upcoming report. What the market will likely focus on, given the current setup, is whether revenue can move beyond the current +0.6% YoY TTM pace, whether EPS can stabilize after the -49.0% YoY TTM decline, and whether the operating margin at +14.7% can hold. The recent facts also point to a recurring broadband-customer issue in the company news, so subscriber trends and cash generation remain key watch items around the print. Prior post-earnings reaction history is not provided in the facts.
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