Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Comcast Corp., solvency ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
The financial ratios demonstrate notable trends and fluctuations over the analyzed quarters. The debt-related ratios show an overall moderate variation within a relatively narrow range, indicating stability but with some recent slight shifts.
- Debt to Equity Ratio
- This ratio shows a gradual decrease from 1.27 in Q1 2020 to a low around 0.99 in Q4 2021, suggesting a reduction in reliance on debt relative to equity during this period. However, from 2022 onwards, the ratio trends slightly upward and stabilizes around 1.16 to 1.18, before showing a marked decrease to 1.05 by Q2 2025, indicating improved equity financing or reduced debt exposure towards the latest periods.
- Debt to Capital Ratio
- The ratio decreased from 0.56 in early 2020 to a stable 0.50 - 0.51 range between late 2020 and mid-2022. Thereafter, the debt to capital remains fairly consistent around 0.54 up to the end of 2024, then declines modestly to 0.51 by mid-2025. This trend reflects a relatively balanced mix of debt and equity capital, with a slight recent reduction in debt proportion.
- Debt to Assets Ratio
- This ratio gently decreased from 0.39 in Q1 2020 to approximately 0.34 - 0.35 during 2021, suggesting improved asset coverage relative to debt. The ratio then rises marginally to around 0.37 in subsequent quarters, remaining mostly stable through mid-2025. This indicates that the company maintained a consistent level of debt against its asset base after an initial improvement phase.
- Financial Leverage Ratio
- Financial leverage shows a gradual downward trend from 3.22 in Q1 2020 to approximately 2.87 by Q4 2021, indicating reduced reliance on debt financing. However, a rise is observed in 2022 and 2023 back towards levels above 3.10, followed by a decline to 2.83 by Q2 2025, suggesting efforts to optimize capital structure with some variability.
- Interest Coverage Ratio
- Data availability starts in Q4 2020, with the ratio initially at 4.07, progressively increasing to a peak of 7.46 by Q2 2025. This consistent improvement in interest coverage signifies enhanced ability to meet interest obligations through operating earnings, reflecting strengthened profitability or reduced interest expenses over the period.
Overall, the analyzed ratios portray a company managing its debt prudently, with indications of slight deleveraging up to 2021 followed by stabilization and modest improvement in debt management metrics. The notable rise in interest coverage suggests better operational earnings relative to interest costs, which contributes positively to financial stability. These patterns indicate strategic financial adjustments aimed at maintaining a balanced capital structure while enhancing the ability to cover debt-related expenses.
Debt Ratios
Coverage Ratios
Debt to Equity
Comcast Corp., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of debt | 5,720) | 6,848) | 4,907) | 2,610) | 1,021) | 2,502) | 2,069) | 2,978) | 2,524) | 1,130) | 1,743) | 2,047) | 2,083) | 2,117) | 2,132) | 694) | 3,407) | 4,777) | 3,146) | 4,429) | 4,046) | 2,973) | |||||||
| Noncurrent portion of debt | 95,808) | 92,274) | 94,186) | 98,754) | 97,107) | 94,071) | 95,021) | 94,351) | 94,972) | 94,403) | 93,068) | 90,404) | 91,459) | 92,443) | 92,718) | 96,522) | 95,175) | 98,936) | 100,614) | 99,995) | 100,764) | 100,604) | |||||||
| Total debt | 101,528) | 99,122) | 99,093) | 101,364) | 98,128) | 96,573) | 97,090) | 97,329) | 97,496) | 95,533) | 94,811) | 92,451) | 93,542) | 94,560) | 94,850) | 97,216) | 98,582) | 103,713) | 103,760) | 104,424) | 104,810) | 103,577) | |||||||
| Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity | 96,851) | 86,638) | 85,560) | 85,774) | 83,219) | 82,549) | 82,703) | 82,625) | 84,119) | 82,421) | 80,943) | 80,296) | 91,426) | 94,693) | 96,092) | 95,782) | 94,935) | 92,575) | 90,323) | 86,176) | 83,614) | 81,506) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 1.05 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.27 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.02 | |||||||
| Charter Communications Inc. | 5.91 | 5.84 | 6.10 | 6.83 | 7.58 | 8.25 | 8.82 | 8.81 | 9.37 | 10.40 | 10.70 | 10.92 | 9.72 | 7.90 | 6.52 | 5.19 | 4.55 | 4.04 | 3.48 | 2.96 | 2.67 | 2.69 | |||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.97 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 1.21 | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.69 | 1.74 | |||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.61 | 0.54 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity
= 101,528 ÷ 96,851 = 1.05
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial data reveals several notable trends and patterns concerning the company's capital structure over the reported periods.
- Total Debt
- Total debt showed a gradual decline from March 31, 2020, through to December 31, 2021, decreasing from approximately 103.6 billion US dollars to about 94.9 billion US dollars. This indicates a consistent effort to reduce debt over this interval. However, starting in early 2022, total debt exhibited fluctuations, initially dropping to a low near 92.4 billion US dollars by September 30, 2022, before rising again in the subsequent quarters, reaching over 101.5 billion US dollars by December 31, 2025. This resurgence suggests a renewed increase in debt levels towards the end of the period under review.
- Total Shareholders’ Equity
- Shareholders’ equity displayed an overall upward trend from March 31, 2020, with a value of about 81.5 billion US dollars, increasing steadily to a peak near 96.1 billion US dollars by December 31, 2021. However, in 2022, equity sharply declined, bottoming out around 80.3 billion US dollars by September 30, 2022. Thereafter, there was a recovery phase, with equity values progressively increasing again, reaching approximately 96.9 billion US dollars by June 30, 2025. This pattern suggests an initial strengthening of equity, followed by a period of significant reduction, and then stabilization and growth in the later periods.
- Debt to Equity Ratio
- The debt to equity ratio decreased from 1.27 in March 2020 to just below 1.00 by December 2021, reflecting the relative reduction of debt compared to equity and indicating an improvement in the company’s leverage position during this timeframe. From 2022 onwards, the ratio rose again, fluctuating between 1.02 and 1.18 through most of the periods, before declining to 1.05 by June 2025. This suggests increased leverage and possibly greater financial risk from early 2022, followed by a recent trend towards a more balanced capital structure.
Overall, the company's capital structure during the examined timeframe demonstrates an initial deleveraging phase, characterized by reductions in total debt and growth in equity, improving the debt to equity ratio. This was succeeded by a period of rising debt and declining equity, elevating leverage levels. The most recent data suggests stabilization efforts, with both debt and equity levels recovering and leverage ratios adjusting toward a more conservative position.
Debt to Capital
Comcast Corp., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of debt | 5,720) | 6,848) | 4,907) | 2,610) | 1,021) | 2,502) | 2,069) | 2,978) | 2,524) | 1,130) | 1,743) | 2,047) | 2,083) | 2,117) | 2,132) | 694) | 3,407) | 4,777) | 3,146) | 4,429) | 4,046) | 2,973) | |||||||
| Noncurrent portion of debt | 95,808) | 92,274) | 94,186) | 98,754) | 97,107) | 94,071) | 95,021) | 94,351) | 94,972) | 94,403) | 93,068) | 90,404) | 91,459) | 92,443) | 92,718) | 96,522) | 95,175) | 98,936) | 100,614) | 99,995) | 100,764) | 100,604) | |||||||
| Total debt | 101,528) | 99,122) | 99,093) | 101,364) | 98,128) | 96,573) | 97,090) | 97,329) | 97,496) | 95,533) | 94,811) | 92,451) | 93,542) | 94,560) | 94,850) | 97,216) | 98,582) | 103,713) | 103,760) | 104,424) | 104,810) | 103,577) | |||||||
| Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity | 96,851) | 86,638) | 85,560) | 85,774) | 83,219) | 82,549) | 82,703) | 82,625) | 84,119) | 82,421) | 80,943) | 80,296) | 91,426) | 94,693) | 96,092) | 95,782) | 94,935) | 92,575) | 90,323) | 86,176) | 83,614) | 81,506) | |||||||
| Total capital | 198,379) | 185,760) | 184,653) | 187,138) | 181,347) | 179,122) | 179,793) | 179,954) | 181,615) | 177,954) | 175,754) | 172,747) | 184,968) | 189,253) | 190,942) | 192,998) | 193,517) | 196,288) | 194,083) | 190,600) | 188,424) | 185,083) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.56 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.02 | |||||||
| Charter Communications Inc. | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.73 | |||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.64 | |||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.35 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 101,528 ÷ 198,379 = 0.51
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The data presents an overview of debt and capital metrics over multiple quarters, revealing certain trends in the company’s financial structure.
- Total Debt
- Total debt remained relatively stable between the first quarter of 2020 and the fourth quarter of 2021, fluctuating slightly around the 103,000 million US$ mark and then gradually decreasing to below 95,000 million US$ by the end of 2021. From 2022 onwards, total debt showed a modest downward trend initially, reaching a low point around mid-2022, before rising again. Notably, in the quarters of 2024 and early 2025, there is an observable increase, surpassing the levels seen in prior years and peaking above 101,000 million US$. This suggests a recent increase in borrowing or other debt-raising activities.
- Total Capital
- Total capital exhibited a steady increase from 185,083 million US$ at the start of 2020 to a peak around 196,288 million US$ near the first quarter of 2021. Thereafter, capital shows some fluctuation with a general declining trend throughout 2022, reaching a low near 172,747 million US$ in the third quarter of that year. Following this decline, the capital base recovers gradually from late 2022 until the end of 2024, exceeding 198,000 million US$ by the last recorded quarter, indicating growth in the company's capital resources in recent periods.
- Debt to Capital Ratio
- The debt to capital ratio demonstrates a clear trend of gradual reduction from 0.56 in early 2020 to 0.50 by the end of 2021, indicating a relatively lower leverage during this period. However, starting in 2022, the ratio increases again, stabilizing around 0.54 through 2023 and most of 2024, before declining towards 0.51 by mid-2025. This pattern suggests that while leverage was reduced initially, the company took on relatively more debt in proportion to its capital in later periods, before showing signs of deleveraging again towards the most recent quarters.
Overall, the financial data indicates a dynamic balance between debt and capital over time. The initial reduction in leverage was accompanied by a stable or growing capital base, but subsequent quarters show increased debt levels leading to higher leverage ratios, followed by a recent trend towards reducing leverage again. This may reflect strategic financial management adapting to market conditions or corporate priorities.
Debt to Assets
Comcast Corp., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of debt | 5,720) | 6,848) | 4,907) | 2,610) | 1,021) | 2,502) | 2,069) | 2,978) | 2,524) | 1,130) | 1,743) | 2,047) | 2,083) | 2,117) | 2,132) | 694) | 3,407) | 4,777) | 3,146) | 4,429) | 4,046) | 2,973) | |||||||
| Noncurrent portion of debt | 95,808) | 92,274) | 94,186) | 98,754) | 97,107) | 94,071) | 95,021) | 94,351) | 94,972) | 94,403) | 93,068) | 90,404) | 91,459) | 92,443) | 92,718) | 96,522) | 95,175) | 98,936) | 100,614) | 99,995) | 100,764) | 100,604) | |||||||
| Total debt | 101,528) | 99,122) | 99,093) | 101,364) | 98,128) | 96,573) | 97,090) | 97,329) | 97,496) | 95,533) | 94,811) | 92,451) | 93,542) | 94,560) | 94,850) | 97,216) | 98,582) | 103,713) | 103,760) | 104,424) | 104,810) | 103,577) | |||||||
| Total assets | 273,850) | 267,770) | 266,211) | 269,871) | 262,555) | 263,601) | 264,811) | 261,072) | 262,147) | 259,429) | 257,275) | 254,308) | 267,032) | 274,074) | 275,905) | 277,061) | 277,004) | 278,511) | 273,869) | 268,940) | 265,978) | 262,421) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | |||||||
| Charter Communications Inc. | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.54 | |||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | |||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.24 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 101,528 ÷ 273,850 = 0.37
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The analysis covers key financial metrics over multiple quarters, specifically total debt, total assets, and the debt-to-assets ratio. These metrics provide insights into the company's leverage and asset base trends from early 2020 through mid-2025.
- Total Debt
- The total debt exhibits a generally stable to slightly fluctuating trend over the examined period. Starting at approximately $103.6 billion in the first quarter of 2020, it marginally rose to about $104.8 billion in mid-2020, then began a gradual decline, reaching its lowest around $92.5 billion in the third quarter of 2022. Following this trough, total debt shows a moderate upward adjustment, peaking again near $101.5 billion at the end of 2024. The later quarters into 2025 show some volatility but overall maintain a level just below $100 billion. This pattern reflects periods of debt reduction followed by incremental increases, possibly indicative of strategic financing adjustments or refinancing activities.
- Total Assets
- Total assets demonstrate an initial upward trend from $262.4 billion in the first quarter of 2020 to a peak near $278.5 billion in the first quarter of 2021. After this peak, assets experienced a gradual decline through 2022, dropping to approximately $254.3 billion by the third quarter of that year. Subsequently, assets rebounded, showing moderate growth to around $273.9 billion by the last quarter of 2024 and maintain this elevated level into mid-2025. This overall fluctuation in total assets could be associated with changes in investments, asset impairments, or variations in business expansion phases.
- Debt to Assets Ratio
- The debt-to-assets ratio declines steadily from 0.39 in early 2020 to about 0.34 by the end of 2021, reflecting a relative reduction in leverage or an increase in asset base compared to total debt. From 2022 onward, the ratio increases slightly back to a range near 0.37 to 0.38, maintaining stability around this figure through 2025. This ratio movement suggests an improvement in capital structure during the earlier periods, followed by a stabilization of leverage in recent years. The ratio consistently staying below 0.40 indicates continued moderate leverage.
Overall, the data reveals a company managing its debt levels prudently, with some capacity to reduce leverage amidst fluctuating asset values. The asset base has seen some volatility but generally maintains growth towards the later periods. The debt-to-assets ratio indicates a balanced approach to leverage management, stabilizing after an initial decrease. This could point to strategic financial management aimed at optimizing the capital structure in response to market or operational conditions.
Financial Leverage
Comcast Corp., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 273,850) | 267,770) | 266,211) | 269,871) | 262,555) | 263,601) | 264,811) | 261,072) | 262,147) | 259,429) | 257,275) | 254,308) | 267,032) | 274,074) | 275,905) | 277,061) | 277,004) | 278,511) | 273,869) | 268,940) | 265,978) | 262,421) | |||||||
| Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity | 96,851) | 86,638) | 85,560) | 85,774) | 83,219) | 82,549) | 82,703) | 82,625) | 84,119) | 82,421) | 80,943) | 80,296) | 91,426) | 94,693) | 96,092) | 95,782) | 94,935) | 92,575) | 90,323) | 86,176) | 83,614) | 81,506) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 2.83 | 3.09 | 3.11 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.19 | 3.20 | 3.16 | 3.12 | 3.15 | 3.18 | 3.17 | 2.92 | 2.89 | 2.87 | 2.89 | 2.92 | 3.01 | 3.03 | 3.12 | 3.18 | 3.22 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.34 | 1.34 | |||||||
| Charter Communications Inc. | 9.35 | 9.29 | 9.62 | 10.59 | 11.54 | 12.47 | 13.28 | 13.22 | 13.92 | 15.38 | 15.85 | 16.16 | 14.50 | 11.94 | 10.14 | 8.37 | 7.45 | 6.83 | 6.06 | 5.36 | 4.94 | 4.95 | |||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.54 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.31 | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 2.13 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.30 | 2.22 | 2.29 | 2.37 | 2.24 | 2.23 | 2.27 | 2.34 | 2.32 | 2.43 | 2.58 | 2.81 | 2.79 | 2.96 | 3.11 | 3.55 | 3.74 | 3.98 | 4.17 | |||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 1.88 | 1.93 | 1.95 | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1.96 | 2.07 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.21 | 2.23 | 2.26 | 2.30 | 2.33 | 2.34 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 2.42 | 2.28 | 2.24 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity
= 273,850 ÷ 96,851 = 2.83
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial data reveals several notable trends in the company's asset base, shareholders’ equity, and financial leverage over the examined periods.
- Total assets
- Total assets generally exhibited a gradual increase from March 31, 2020, reaching a peak around December 31, 2020, and March 31, 2021. Subsequently, assets declined steadily through most of 2022 and early 2023. Mid-2023 onwards, total assets showed a moderate recovery trend, steadily rising again toward the end of the forecast through to the end of 2025.
- Total shareholders’ equity
- Shareholders’ equity followed an overall upward trend from early 2020 into late 2021, reaching a peak near December 31, 2021. However, a significant decline occurred throughout 2022, with a sharp drop by September 30, 2022. Equity recovered gradually in 2023 but remained volatile with fluctuations noted up to early 2024. Starting mid-2024, equity experienced steady growth, culminating in a notable rise by June 30, 2025.
- Financial leverage
- The financial leverage ratio generally declined from above 3.2 at the start of 2020 to a low near 2.87 by the end of 2021, indicating a reduction in relative debt load compared to equity during this period. Despite this, leverage ratios increased again in 2022, peaking slightly above 3.18 by late 2022. Following this peak, the leverage ratio trended downward, returning to a low of approximately 2.83 by mid-2025. This suggests a return to a more conservative capital structure toward the end of the period analyzed.
Overall, the data indicates a phase of asset growth and equity strengthening through 2021, followed by some contraction and volatility particularly in equity during 2022. The subsequent period reflects strategic recovery and improvement in equity and a gradual reduction in leverage, potentially signaling an emphasis on balance sheet strengthening and risk management in the later years.
Interest Coverage
Comcast Corp., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation | 11,123) | 3,375) | 4,777) | 3,629) | 3,929) | 3,857) | 3,260) | 4,046) | 4,248) | 3,834) | 3,023) | (4,598) | 3,396) | 3,549) | 3,057) | 4,035) | 3,738) | 3,329) | 3,380) | 2,019) | 2,988) | 2,147) | |||||||
| Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | (79) | (79) | (92) | (53) | (90) | (80) | (106) | (49) | (59) | (67) | (149) | (68) | (155) | (73) | (77) | (104) | (108) | (37) | 57) | 12) | 21) | 77) | |||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | 3,603) | 1,196) | (1,111) | 1,243) | 1,336) | 1,328) | 890) | 1,468) | 1,537) | 1,476) | 796) | 1,014) | 1,261) | 1,288) | 906) | 1,235) | 2,000) | 1,119) | 979) | 739) | 946) | 700) | |||||||
| Add: Interest expense | 1,105) | 1,050) | 1,069) | 1,037) | 1,026) | 1,002) | 1,019) | 1,060) | 998) | 1,010) | 975) | 960) | 968) | 993) | 1,120) | 1,050) | 1,093) | 1,018) | 1,044) | 1,220) | 1,112) | 1,212) | |||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | 15,752) | 5,542) | 4,643) | 5,856) | 6,201) | 6,107) | 5,063) | 6,525) | 6,724) | 6,253) | 4,645) | (2,692) | 5,470) | 5,757) | 5,006) | 6,216) | 6,723) | 5,429) | 5,460) | 3,990) | 5,067) | 4,136) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest coverage1 | 7.46 | 5.32 | 5.52 | 5.69 | 5.82 | 5.99 | 6.01 | 5.97 | 3.79 | 3.50 | 3.38 | 3.35 | 5.43 | 5.57 | 5.46 | 5.67 | 4.94 | 4.54 | 4.07 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charter Communications Inc. | 2.51 | 2.48 | 2.43 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.34 | 2.32 | 2.38 | 2.40 | 2.53 | 2.64 | 2.77 | 2.84 | 2.70 | 2.58 | 2.51 | 2.37 | 2.28 | 2.12 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 16.70 | 15.48 | 14.87 | 13.80 | 12.83 | 11.52 | 9.87 | 8.33 | 7.95 | 7.86 | 8.45 | 8.97 | 8.83 | 8.62 | 8.63 | 8.49 | 7.41 | 6.71 | 5.17 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Interest coverage
= (EBITQ2 2025
+ EBITQ1 2025
+ EBITQ4 2024
+ EBITQ3 2024)
÷ (Interest expenseQ2 2025
+ Interest expenseQ1 2025
+ Interest expenseQ4 2024
+ Interest expenseQ3 2024)
= (15,752 + 5,542 + 4,643 + 5,856)
÷ (1,105 + 1,050 + 1,069 + 1,037)
= 7.46
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The analysis of the provided quarterly financial data reveals several notable trends and patterns in key financial metrics.
- Earnings before Interest and Tax (EBIT)
- The EBIT figures exhibit a generally fluctuating pattern over the observed periods. Starting at 4,136 million USD in March 2020, EBIT increased substantially in the second quarter of 2020 to 5,067 million USD but then experienced volatility, including a significant dip to a negative value of -2,692 million USD in September 2022, indicating a period of operational challenge or extraordinary items affecting profitability.
- Following this negative spike, EBIT rebounded strongly, reaching a peak value of 15,752 million USD by June 2025. This recovery and growth in the later periods suggest a notable improvement in operational performance and profitability, surpassing previous highs substantially.
- Interest Expense
- Interest expenses remain relatively stable across quarters, fluctuating mildly between 960 million USD and 1,220 million USD during the earlier years and staying mostly around the 1,000 million USD mark in later years. There is no major trend of increase or decrease, indicating consistent financing costs over the period.
- Interest Coverage Ratio
- The interest coverage ratio, which measures the ability to meet interest payments from EBIT, generally shows an improving trend. It starts at 4.07 in September 2020, climbing to a peak of approximately 7.46 in June 2025.
- This upward trajectory reflects strengthening operational earnings relative to interest costs, suggesting enhanced financial stability and reduced risk in servicing debt obligations. There is, however, a notable dip to levels around 3.35 to 3.79 in late 2021 and early 2022, coinciding with the EBIT downturn, indicating a temporary weakening in interest coverage capacity.
In summary, the company experienced significant fluctuations in operating profitability during the period but managed to recover and achieve a substantial increase in EBIT by mid-2025. Interest expenses remained stable, while the interest coverage ratio improved overall, highlighting enhanced financial health and operational performance. The periods of reduced EBIT and coverage ratio suggest episodic challenges that were effectively overcome in later quarters.