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Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

Return on Capital (ROC)

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Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.


Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

Comcast Corp., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 18,803 16,517 6,839 19,205 14,617
Invested capital2 215,148 211,709 213,605 229,233 224,149
Performance Ratio
ROIC3 8.74% 7.80% 3.20% 8.38% 6.52%
Benchmarks
ROIC, Competitors4
Alphabet Inc. 41.14% 34.45% 25.98% 45.36% 28.29%
Meta Platforms Inc. 34.25% 27.09% 20.47% 43.26% 34.56%
Netflix Inc. 21.12% 14.34% 13.20% 17.47% 12.41%
Walt Disney Co. 3.77% 1.96% 3.85% 1.28% -1.18%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Invested capital. See details »

3 2024 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 18,803 ÷ 215,148 = 8.74%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Performance ratio Description The company
ROIC A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. Comcast Corp. ROIC improved from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Decomposition of ROIC

Comcast Corp., decomposition of ROIC

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ROIC = OPM1 × TO2 × 1 – CTR3
Dec 31, 2024 8.74% = 18.88% × 0.58 × 80.27%
Dec 31, 2023 7.80% = 20.88% × 0.58 × 64.67%
Dec 31, 2022 3.20% = 10.68% × 0.57 × 52.99%
Dec 31, 2021 8.38% = 20.21% × 0.51 × 81.62%
Dec 31, 2020 6.52% = 18.80% × 0.46 × 74.85%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »

2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »

3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »

The primary reason for the increase in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2024 year is the decrease in effective cash tax rate (CTR).


Operating Profit Margin (OPM)

Comcast Corp., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 18,803 16,517 6,839 19,205 14,617
Add: Cash operating taxes2 4,622 9,025 6,068 4,326 4,911
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 23,424 25,542 12,906 23,531 19,528
 
Revenue 123,731 121,572 121,427 116,385 103,564
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue 312 745 (620) 22 327
Adjusted revenue 124,043 122,317 120,807 116,407 103,891
Profitability Ratio
OPM3 18.88% 20.88% 10.68% 20.21% 18.80%
Benchmarks
OPM, Competitors4
Alphabet Inc. 33.67% 27.50% 25.43% 34.97% 25.81%
Meta Platforms Inc. 42.33% 34.35% 25.55% 40.15% 38.27%
Netflix Inc. 27.00% 20.30% 19.10% 22.76% 16.83%
Walt Disney Co. 10.13% 7.31% 10.16% 5.56% -1.10%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2024 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted revenue
= 100 × 23,424 ÷ 124,043 = 18.88%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
OPM The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. Comcast Corp. OPM improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.

Turnover of Capital (TO)

Comcast Corp., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Revenue 123,731 121,572 121,427 116,385 103,564
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue 312 745 (620) 22 327
Adjusted revenue 124,043 122,317 120,807 116,407 103,891
 
Invested capital1 215,148 211,709 213,605 229,233 224,149
Efficiency Ratio
TO2 0.58 0.58 0.57 0.51 0.46
Benchmarks
TO, Competitors3
Alphabet Inc. 1.54 1.62 1.40 1.51 1.26
Meta Platforms Inc. 0.99 0.96 1.15 1.27 1.06
Netflix Inc. 0.96 0.89 0.84 0.86 0.85
Walt Disney Co. 0.55 0.51 0.49 0.39 0.37

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 Invested capital. See details »

2 2024 Calculation
TO = Adjusted revenue ÷ Invested capital
= 124,043 ÷ 215,148 = 0.58

3 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Efficiency ratio Description The company
TO The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. Comcast Corp. TO improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024.

Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)

Comcast Corp., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 18,803 16,517 6,839 19,205 14,617
Add: Cash operating taxes2 4,622 9,025 6,068 4,326 4,911
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 23,424 25,542 12,906 23,531 19,528
Tax Rate
CTR3 19.73% 35.33% 47.01% 18.38% 25.15%
Benchmarks
CTR, Competitors4
Alphabet Inc. 20.64% 22.81% 27.09% 13.97% 12.78%
Meta Platforms Inc. 18.41% 17.45% 30.06% 15.37% 15.06%
Netflix Inc. 18.50% 21.00% 17.52% 10.36% 12.87%
Walt Disney Co. 32.27% 47.64% 22.01% 41.25%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2024 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 4,622 ÷ 23,424 = 19.73%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Tax rate Description The company
CTR Effective cash tax rate on operating income. Comcast Corp. CTR decreased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.