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Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

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Comcast Corp., common-size consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Revenue
Programming and production
Gross profit
Marketing and promotion
Other operating and administrative
Depreciation
Amortization
Goodwill and long-lived asset impairments
Operating income (loss)
Interest expense
Investment and other income (loss), net
Income (loss) before income taxes
Income tax expense
Net income (loss)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


The financial performance over the analyzed period demonstrates a generally stable operational structure, though net margins are subject to significant volatility driven by non-recurring items. Gross profit margins typically fluctuate between 65% and 75%, reflecting a consistent ability to manage primary production and programming costs relative to revenue.

Direct Cost and Gross Margin Trends
Programming and production costs represent the most significant variable expense, generally ranging between 25% and 35% of revenue. A notable period of efficiency occurred in mid-2025, where these costs dropped to 24.99%, contributing to a peak gross profit margin of 75.01% in June 2025. However, a subsequent increase to 34.60% by March 2026 suggests a return to higher cost structures or shifting production requirements.
Operating Expense Analysis
Other operating and administrative expenses show a gradual upward trend as a percentage of revenue, rising from approximately 30% in 2021 to peaks of 36.83% by late 2025. Marketing and promotion expenses remain relatively contained, consistently hovering between 6% and 7.5% of revenue. Depreciation and amortization costs remain stable, collectively consuming approximately 11% to 13% of total revenue throughout the period.
Operational Volatility and Impairments
Operating income typically ranges from 10% to 22% of revenue. A significant deviation occurred in September 2022, where operating income fell to -8.13% due to a substantial goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charge of 28.75% of revenue. Outside of this event, operational profitability has remained positive, though a slight contraction is observed toward the end of the period, with margins settling around 13% in early 2026.
Non-Operating Items and Net Income
Interest expenses are remarkably consistent, representing roughly 3.2% to 3.8% of revenue. The most extreme variance in net profitability is observed in June 2025, where net income attributable to the corporation surged to 36.69%. This spike was driven by a non-recurring investment and other income gain of 32.20% of revenue. Excluding this anomaly and the 2022 impairment, net income margins generally trended from the 10-13% range in 2021-2023 toward a lower baseline of approximately 6-7% in late 2025 and early 2026.