Comcast Reports 3rd Quarter 2026 Results

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.

“We are taking decisive steps to strengthen our businesses and unlock the full potential of their structural advantages," said Brian L. Roberts and Mike Cavanagh, co-CEOs of Comcast Corporation. "In Connectivity & Platforms, our near-term financial results reflect the investments we're making to navigate an increasingly dynamic environment. We're encouraged by improving customer satisfaction, strong conversion of free wireless lines to paid relationships, growing adoption of premium wireless plans across our 10.6 million total wireless lines and healthy growth in Business Services, led by Enterprise, where there is substantial opportunity ahead. At the same time, we're transforming our operations to move faster, improve efficiency and fully capitalize on the strength of our businesses. In Content & Experiences, Peacock delivered its second consecutive profitable quarter, generating $261 million in Adjusted EBITDA on $1.8 billion in revenue, driven by strong growth in distribution, while Universal surpassed $5 billion at the global box office, led by the record-breaking success of The Odyssey, now Universal's highest-grossing film of all time. Despite near-term cyclical headwinds in Theme Parks, we remain confident in the business's long-term growth potential. We generated $4.2 billion in free cash flow and are making meaningful progress on the separation of NBCUniversal and Sky, which remains on track to create two independent companies with the financial strength and flexibility to pursue their respective growth strategies."

3rd Quarter 2026 Highlights:

• Generated Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $9.1 Billion, Adjusted EPS of $1.07 and Free Cash Flow of $4.2 Billion
• Paid $1.2 Billion in Dividend Payments to Shareholders
• Domestic Wireless Customer Line Net Additions Were 368,000 and 1.6 Million Over the Last 12 Months; Total Wireless Lines Increased to 10.6 Million, Reaching Nearly 18% Penetration of Our Domestic Residential Broadband Customers and 7% of Total Addressable Wireless Lines in Our Footprint
• Continued to Drive Adoption of Higher-Value Products; Nearly 45% of Our Broadband Customers Are Now on Gig-Plus Speed Tiers, Up Nearly 10 Percentage Points Year-over-Year, and Premium Unlimited Plans Represented Approximately 40% of Postpaid Phone Connects
• Launched Xfinity Shield, a First-of-its-Kind Platform That Transforms Xfinity Wi-Fi into an Always-On Layer of Cybersecurity, Home and Family Protection
• Business Services Connectivity Revenue Increased 2.7% to $2.6 Billion, EBITDA Increased 1.7% to $1.5 Billion and EBITDA Margin Was 55.9%
• Peacock Delivered EBITDA of $261 Million, Increasing $478 Million Year-over-Year; Paid Subscribers Increased 17% Year-over-Year to 48 Million
• The Odyssey Premiered in July and Became Universal's Highest Grossing Film of All Time with Nearly $1.8 Billion in Worldwide Box Office Year-to-Date; Universal Became the First Studio to Reach $5 Billion at the Global Box Office in 2026; Studios EBITDA Increased 18.6% to $402 Million
• Opened Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift at Universal Studios Hollywood, the Park's First-Ever High-Speed Outdoor Roller Coaster and the Fastest Roller Coaster in the Universal Destinations & Experiences Portfolio

3rd Quarter Consolidated Financial Results

Revenue decreased 6.1% compared to the prior year period. Net Income Attributable to Comcast increased 3.5%. Adjusted Net Income decreased 7.3%. Adjusted EBITDA decreased 5.8%. On a pro forma basis to reflect the Versant separation, which was completed on January 2, 2026, and the sale of our Sky operations in Germany, which was completed on May 31, 2026, revenue and Adjusted EBITDA were consistent with the prior year period.

Earnings per Share (EPS) increased 7.2% to $0.97. Adjusted EPS decreased 4.0% to $1.07.

Capital Expenditures were consistent at $3.1 billion. Connectivity & Platforms’ capital expenditures increased 3.6% to $2.4 billion, primarily reflecting higher spending on customer premise equipment. Content & Experiences' capital expenditures decreased 10.6% to $639 million.

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities was $7.9 billion. Free Cash Flow was $4.2 billion.

Dividends. Comcast paid dividends totaling $1.2 billion. As previously announced, Comcast suspended its share repurchase program beginning in the third quarter and expects the pause to remain in place through the proposed separation of its businesses into two independent publicly traded companies.

Connectivity & Platforms

Revenue for Connectivity & Platforms decreased compared to the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA decreased due to a decline in Residential Connectivity & Platforms, partially offset by growth in Business Services Connectivity. Residential Connectivity & Platforms revenue and Adjusted EBITDA performance reflect the investment in our go-to-market strategy. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 38.6%.

Total Customer Relationships for Residential Connectivity & Platforms increased by 33,000 to 47.8 million, reflecting an increase in international residential customer relationships, partially offset by a decrease in domestic residential customer relationships. Total domestic broadband residential customer net losses were 144,000, total domestic wireless line net additions were 368,000 and total domestic video customer net losses were 274,000.

Residential Connectivity & Platforms

Revenue for Residential Connectivity & Platforms decreased compared to the prior year period, primarily reflecting lower video and domestic broadband revenue, partially offset by higher domestic wireless equipment, domestic wireless service, international connectivity and advertising revenue. Domestic broadband revenue decreased due to lower average rates and a decline in the number of domestic broadband customers. Domestic wireless service revenue increased, reflecting growth in the customer base and the conversion of promotional free lines to paid service. Domestic wireless equipment revenue increased, driven by higher device sales. International connectivity revenue increased due to higher wireless revenue, primarily reflecting higher equipment revenue. Video revenue decreased primarily due to a decline in the number of video customers. Advertising revenue increased primarily due to higher domestic political advertising and higher revenue from our advanced advertising business, partially offset by lower international advertising and lower domestic nonpolitical advertising. Other revenue decreased primarily due to lower residential wireline voice revenue, driven by a decline in the number of customers.

Adjusted EBITDA for Residential Connectivity & Platforms decreased due to lower revenue, partially offset by lower operating expenses. Programming expenses decreased primarily due to a decline in the number of domestic video customers. Non-programming expenses increased primarily reflecting an increase in direct product costs, mainly due to growth in our domestic wireless business, partially offset by lower technical and support costs. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 35.9%.

Business Services Connectivity

Revenue for Business Services Connectivity increased primarily due to an increase in revenue from enterprise solutions offerings.

Adjusted EBITDA for Business Services Connectivity increased due to higher revenue, partially offset by higher operating expenses. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increases in direct product costs and marketing and promotion expenses. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 55.9%.

Content & Experiences

Revenue for Content & Experiences increased compared to the prior year period primarily driven by Media, which included $224 million of incremental revenue from the FIFA World Cup. Adjusted EBITDA for Content & Experiences increased primarily due to growth in Media and Studios, partially offset by a decline in Theme Parks.

Media

Revenue for Media increased primarily due to higher domestic distribution and domestic advertising revenue. Excluding $224 million of incremental revenue from the FIFA World Cup, Media revenue increased 8.3%. Domestic advertising revenue increased primarily due to the impact of the FIFA World Cup. Excluding the incremental revenue associated with this event, domestic advertising revenue was consistent primarily reflecting higher revenue at Peacock, offset by lower revenue at our networks. Domestic distribution revenue increased primarily due to higher revenue at Peacock, driven by higher average rates and an increase in paid subscribers compared to the prior year period.

Adjusted EBITDA for Media increased due to higher revenue partially offset by higher operating expenses. The increase in operating expenses was primarily driven by higher other expenses, partially offset by lower programming and production costs. Other expenses increased primarily due to costs related to Peacock. Programming and production costs decreased primarily due to lower programming costs at Peacock and our international networks, partially offset by costs associated with the FIFA World Cup. Media results include $1.8 billion of revenue and Adjusted EBITDA¹¹ of $261 million related to Peacock, which includes amounts attributable to the FIFA World Cup, compared to $1.4 billion of revenue and an Adjusted EBITDA¹¹ loss of $217 million in the prior year period.

Studios

Revenue for Studios decreased primarily due to lower content licensing revenue, partially offset by higher theatrical revenue. Content licensing revenue decreased primarily due to the timing of when content was made available by our television studios. Theatrical revenue increased primarily due to the successful performance of recent releases, including The Odyssey and Minions & Monsters, as well as the carryover benefit of Obsession.

Adjusted EBITDA for Studios increased due to lower operating expenses, which more than offset lower revenue. The decrease in operating expenses was primarily driven by lower programming and production expenses, mainly due to lower content licensing sales at our television studios, partially offset by higher film costs, as well as lower marketing and promotion expenses due to the timing of spending on recent and upcoming theatrical film releases.

Theme Parks

Revenue for Theme Parks decreased primarily due to lower revenue from park admissions, including from the impact of increased promotional activity.

Adjusted EBITDA for Theme Parks decreased reflecting lower revenue and higher operating expenses. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to operating costs associated with our domestic parks, partially offset by a decrease in operating costs at our international parks.

Headquarters & Other

Content & Experiences Headquarters & Other includes overhead, personnel costs and costs associated with corporate initiatives. Headquarters & Other Adjusted EBITDA loss in the third quarter was $191 million, compared to a loss of $204 million in the prior year period.

Eliminations

Amounts represent eliminations of transactions between our Content & Experiences segments, the most significant being content licensing between the Studios and Media segments, which are affected by the timing of recognition of content licenses. Revenue eliminations were $400 million, compared to $579 million in the prior year period, and Adjusted EBITDA eliminations were a benefit of $40 million, compared to a benefit of $69 million in the prior year period.

Corporate, Other and Eliminations

Corporate & Other

Corporate & Other primarily includes overhead and personnel costs; our regional sports networks; and Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers and the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Corporate & Other Adjusted EBITDA decreased primarily reflecting lower revenue associated with our regional sports networks.

Eliminations

Amounts represent eliminations of transactions between Connectivity & Platforms, Content & Experiences and other businesses, the most significant being distribution of television network programming between the Media and Residential Connectivity & Platforms segments. Revenue eliminations were $1.2 billion, compared to $1.3 billion in the prior year period, and Adjusted EBITDA eliminations were a benefit of $18 million compared to a loss of $19 million in the prior year period.

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