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Neutral2237.9%
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Comcast Corporation · CMCSA · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
Comcast's connectivity pivot shows early progress, with profitability trade-offs
The current analysis provides partial support for a connectivity-led improvement thesis: wireless momentum, improving broadband subscriber trends, and expected Peacock profitability are constructive. The evidence remains mixed because EBITDA pressure, broadband ARPU dilution, competition, and macro-sensitive businesses could delay the payoff.
Reported Before market openNASDAQCommunication Services
$78.53B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.79
Consensus $0.72
EPS surprise
+9.0%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$31.46B
Consensus $30.41B
Revenue surprise
+3.4%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+7.7%
Event window
SPY move
-0.4%
Same window
Abnormal move
+8.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.8×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-20.7%
Up to 20 sessions
CMCSASPY benchmark
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Why did CMCSA rise 7.7% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q1?What changed in CMCSA's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for CMCSA after FY2026 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, broadband subscriber losses improved for the first time since 2020, wireless growth reached a record for residential post-paid lines, and management said Peacock was on track for profitability next quarter. The current analysis also emphasizes increased capital spending and continued execution risk around monetizing free lines.
Guidance delta
Management's guidance sentiment was maintained. The current analysis also points to expected Peacock profitability in the next quarter and H2 monetization of free wireless lines.
Key takeaways
- Broadband subscriber losses improved for the first time since 2020, while wireless growth accelerated.
- Management highlighted record residential post-paid wireless additions and continued premium-plan traction.
- Peacock was described as on track for profitability next quarter as NBA-related dilution peaks.
- Epic Universe continued to support attendance, per-capita spending, and park EBITDA growth.
- The strategy remains exposed to broadband ARPU pressure, competition, and macro-sensitive advertising and attendance.
Management priorities
- Monetize free wireless lines and expand premium wireless offerings.
- Continue broadband fiber builds and network upgrades.
- Advance convergence initiatives across broadband and wireless.
- Invest in premium content, theme-park experiences, and new park projects.
- Expand the T-Mobile MVNO partnership for business customers.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$22.13Current
$18Low
$42.26Average
$75High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 16, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Rosenblatt | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 15, 2026 |
| BNP Paribas | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 24, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Pivotal Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Redburn Atlantic | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 9, 2023 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Aug 2, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Atlantic Equities | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 18, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 27, 2023 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Redburn Partners | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 5, 2022 |
| Daiwa Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 11, 2021 |
| TD Securities | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | May 19, 2020 |
| Nomura | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 22, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Baird | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Mar 23, 2020 |
| MoffettNathanson | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Moffett Nathanson | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 24, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2018 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 25, 2018 |
| Nomura Instinet | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 18, 2018 |
| Instinet | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 18, 2018 |
| Buckingham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Pacific Crest | Overweight | Downgrade | Jan 27, 2017 | |
| HSBC | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 19, 2017 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 16, 2015 |
| Wunderlich | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 16, 2015 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 24, 2015 |
| Brean Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 1, 2015 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 27, 2015 |
| Maxim Group | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 12, 2014 |
| Buckingham Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 19, 2013 |
| Northland Securities | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 4, 2013 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 14, 2013 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 14, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 28, 2013 |
| Janney Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 10, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $22.13. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KeyBanc | Brandon Nispel | $18 | $22.13 | -18.7% | Sep 24, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $35 | $24.42 | +58.2% | Sep 16, 2026 |
| UBS | John Hodulik | $27 | $24.54 | +22.0% | Sep 15, 2026 |
| UBS | John Hodulik | $26 | $24.88 | +17.5% | Sep 15, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Jonathan Atkin | $26 | $22.17 | +17.5% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Maher Yaghi | $29 | $22.41 | +31.0% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Sean Diffley | $29 | $21.92 | +31.0% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Edward Kelly | $23 | $21.92 | +3.9% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Kannan Venkateshwar | $26 | $21.92 | +17.5% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Maher Yaghi | $32.75 | $23.55 | +48.0% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Laurent Yoon | $28 | $24.13 | +26.5% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Sean Diffley | $30 | $24.1 | +35.6% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Steven Cahall | $28 | $23.38 | +26.5% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $26 | $23.73 | +17.5% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Bryan Kraft | $32 | $24.22 | +44.6% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Jonathan Atkin | $32 | $29.02 | +44.6% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Sean Diffley | $33 | $29.33 | +49.1% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $36 | $29.42 | +62.7% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Bryan Kraft | $34 | $31.64 | +53.6% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $29 | $31.64 | +31.0% | Apr 23, 2026 |
| BNP Paribas | Analyst unavailable | $27 | $31.63 | +22.0% | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $35.25 | $29.41 | +59.3% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $32 | $28.35 | +44.6% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Barclays | Kannan Venkateshwar | $28 | $29.06 | +26.5% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $37 | $28.37 | +67.2% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $37.5 | $27.75 | +69.5% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $44 | $27.52 | +98.8% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Arete Research | Andrew Beale | $23 | $28.13 | +3.9% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| UBS | John Hodulik | $36 | $30.09 | +62.7% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Benjamin Swinburne | $31 | $26.79 | +40.1% | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Barton Crockett | $30 | $26.73 | +35.6% | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Timothy Horan | $38 | $26.98 | +71.7% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| BNP Paribas | Sam McHugh | $28 | $26.98 | +26.5% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $30 | $27.84 | +35.6% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $35 | $27.36 | +58.2% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $32 | $27.38 | +44.6% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Maher Yaghi | $41.5 | $27 | +87.5% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Williams Trading | Gregory Williams | $40 | $27.18 | +80.8% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $32 | $27 | +44.6% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $34 | $26.72 | +53.6% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Ng | $30 | $27 | +35.6% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $35 | $31.09 | +58.2% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $45.5 | $30.9 | +105.6% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $30.4 | +94.3% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $36 | $33.48 | +62.7% | Sep 10, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Jonathan Atkin | $38 | $33.83 | +71.7% | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Benjamin Swinburne | $40 | $34.4 | +80.8% | Jul 16, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $44.5 | $33.9 | +101.1% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Maher Yaghi | $44.5 | $33.7 | +101.1% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Benjamin Swinburne | $37 | $33.58 | +67.2% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Barclays | Kannan Venkateshwar | $37 | $33.19 | +67.2% | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Laurent Yoon | $38 | $33.66 | +71.7% | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | David Joyce | $46 | $39.53 | +107.9% | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Jeff Fan | $47.75 | $42.23 | +115.8% | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Michael Rollins | $47 | $42.25 | +112.4% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Ng | $48 | $39.13 | +116.9% | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Brandon Nispel | $44 | $38.09 | +98.8% | Jul 24, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Bryan Kraft | $49 | $37.48 | +121.4% | Jul 24, 2024 |
| Pivotal Research | Jeffrey Wlodarczak | $48 | $37.87 | +116.9% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Bryan Kraft | $53 | $43.35 | +139.5% | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Timothy Horan | $55 | $39.64 | +148.5% | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Douglas Mitchelson | $50 | $41.16 | +125.9% | Apr 28, 2023 |
| KeyBanc | Brandon Nispel | $44 | $38.01 | +98.8% | Apr 4, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $36 | $39.97 | +62.7% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Steven Cahall | $38 | $35.86 | +71.7% | Dec 5, 2022 |
| Atlantic Equities | Hamilton Faber | $44 | $40 | +98.8% | Aug 15, 2022 |
| Barclays | Kannan Venkateshwar | $42 | $38.48 | +89.8% | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Scotiabank | Maher Yaghi | $49.5 | $39.96 | +123.7% | Jul 11, 2022 |
| TD Securities | Vince Valentini | $60 | $39.8 | +171.1% | Jul 6, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $40 | $40.96 | +80.8% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Barton Crockett | $51 | $45.2 | +130.5% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Timothy Horan | $60 | $46.86 | +171.1% | Apr 19, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Greg Miller | $50 | $47.12 | +125.9% | Mar 3, 2022 |
| BNP Paribas | Kohulan Paramaguru | $52 | $45.13 | +135.0% | Feb 23, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Brett Feldman | $60 | $49.72 | +171.1% | Jan 30, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Gregory Williams | $64 | $49.44 | +189.2% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | John Janedis | $63 | $47.74 | +184.7% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Steven Cahall | $60 | $50.07 | +171.1% | Jan 24, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Brett Feldman | $62 | $51.68 | +180.2% | Jan 17, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Jessica Reif Cohen | $68 | $51.39 | +207.3% | Jan 14, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Michael Rollins | $53 | $47.67 | +139.5% | Dec 15, 2021 |
| UBS | John Hodulik | $52 | $48.25 | +135.0% | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Deutsche Bank | Bryan Kraft | $62 | $47.94 | +180.2% | Dec 10, 2021 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Alan Gould | $67 | $50.97 | +202.8% | Nov 22, 2021 |
| Benchmark Co. | Matthew Harrigan | $75 | $55.94 | +238.9% | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Douglas Mitchelson | $70 | $57.25 | +216.3% | Jul 29, 2021 |
| Redburn Partners | Stephen Malcolm | $70 | $55.34 | +216.3% | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Berenberg Bank | Sunil Rajgopal | $64 | $54.6 | +189.2% | May 24, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Joseph Bonner | $67 | $56.41 | +202.8% | May 10, 2021 |
| Evercore ISI | Vijay Jayant | $60 | $55.49 | +171.1% | May 3, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationComcast 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.…
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-25T02:30:54.612443+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-25T02:30:54.610131+00:00
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