Comcast Corporation · CMCSA · FY2024 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2024

Comcast balances broadband and Peacock growth with parks and video pressure

The supplied analysis supports a mixed Comcast picture: broadband, wireless, Peacock, and future sports and theme-park initiatives provide growth avenues, but current operating pressure and execution risks temper the outlook.

Reported Before market openNASDAQCommunication Services $79.14B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.21 Consensus $1.12
EPS surprise +8.0% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $29.69B Consensus $30.03B
Revenue surprise -1.2% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -2.6% Event window
SPY move -0.2% Same window
Abnormal move -2.4% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.6× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +3.9% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The current-quarter analysis shifted emphasis toward weaker theme-park performance, cable and video pressure, and ACP-related risks, while highlighting continued broadband ARPU growth, Peacock expansion, network investment, and planned sports and theme-park initiatives.

Guidance delta

No guidance change was provided in the current-quarter analysis; prior-quarter guidance sentiment was maintained.

Key takeaways

  • Broadband ARPU growth, network expansion, and Xfinity Mobile momentum were highlighted as operating strengths.
  • Peacock growth and upcoming sports rights were presented as media opportunities, while theme-park revenue declined.
  • The main counterweights are ACP-related customer risk, broadband competition, cable and video pressure, and park attendance.

Management priorities

  • Expand NOW products and broadband coverage.
  • Continue network upgrades and home-pass investments.
  • Prepare for Epic Universe and use Olympics and NBA programming to support Peacock, advertising, and subscriber acquisition.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
CMCSA REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $30B Q1 '24 actual $30B, beat Q2 '24 estimate $30B Q2 '24 actual $30B, miss Q3 '24 estimate $32B Q3 '24 actual $32B, beat Q2 '25 estimate $30B Q2 '25 actual $30B, beat Q3 '25 estimate $31B Q3 '25 actual $31B, beat Q4 '25 estimate $32B Q4 '25 actual $32B, match Q1 '26 estimate $30B Q1 '26 actual $31B, beat Q2 '26 estimate $29B Q2 '26 actual $30B, beat Q3 '26 estimate $29B Q4 '26 estimate $30B Q1 '27 estimate $29B Q2 '27 estimate $29B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy59 ratings
Bullish3457.6%
Neutral2237.3%
Bearish35.1%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$21.89Current
$18Low
$41.86Average
$75High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 21, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Rosenblatt Buy BuyMaintainOct 19, 2026
Scotiabank Sector Perform Sector PerformMaintainOct 2, 2026
Barclays Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainSep 29, 2026
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainSep 28, 2026
Keybanc Underweight Sector WeightDowngradeSep 25, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $21.88. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
BernsteinLaurent Yoon$23$20.68 +5.1%Oct 13, 2026
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$27.5$21.71 +25.7%Oct 2, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$24$21.79 +9.7%Sep 29, 2026
KeyBancBrandon Nispel$18$22.13 -17.8%Sep 24, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$35$24.42 +59.9%Sep 16, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Comcast Corporation functions as a global media and technology conglomerate. Its diverse operations are segmented across Cable Communications, Media, Studios, Theme Parks, and Sky. The Cable Communications division delivers internet, television, phone, and mobile services to residential and business clients under its Xfinity brand, alongside offering advertising solutions. Its Media segment encompasses NBCUniversal's television and streaming platforms, including its national, regional, and international cable channels, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, and the Peacock streaming service.…

Historical context

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2024-10-17T05:10:49.140638+00:00
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  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-21T15:20:41.862462+00:00

Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-21. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.