Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Comcast Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Comcast Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Comcast Corp. payables turnover ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | |
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | Comcast Corp. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
Comcast Corp., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 31,915) | 32,070) | 29,688) | 30,058) | 31,253) | 30,115) | 30,513) | 29,691) | 30,552) | 29,849) | 30,016) | 31,010) | 30,336) | 30,298) | 28,546) | 27,205) | 27,708) | 25,532) | 23,715) | 26,609) | ||||||
| Receivables, net | 13,661) | 14,036) | 13,167) | 13,144) | 13,813) | 12,835) | 12,980) | 12,287) | 12,672) | 11,918) | 11,956) | 12,300) | 12,008) | 11,974) | 11,110) | 10,986) | 11,466) | 10,310) | 10,227) | 10,800) | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 9.06 | 8.77 | 9.20 | 9.28 | 8.80 | 9.42 | 9.29 | 9.78 | 9.58 | 10.17 | 10.18 | 9.77 | 9.69 | 9.50 | 9.81 | 9.48 | 9.03 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 6.69 | 6.92 | 6.97 | 7.14 | 6.41 | 7.24 | 7.46 | 7.90 | 7.03 | 8.13 | 7.79 | 7.79 | 6.55 | 7.03 | 6.89 | 7.02 | 5.90 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | 9.68 | 10.63 | 10.33 | 10.63 | 8.34 | 9.81 | 9.63 | 10.63 | 8.66 | 10.52 | 10.36 | 10.51 | 8.40 | 9.29 | 8.96 | 9.19 | 7.58 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 7.18 | 6.94 | 7.42 | 6.30 | 7.21 | 6.70 | 6.81 | 6.03 | 6.54 | 5.93 | 5.57 | 4.90 | 5.04 | 4.76 | 4.66 | 4.32 | 5.15 | 5.53 | 5.38 | 4.39 | ||||||
Based on: 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 Q4 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenueQ4 2024
+ RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024)
÷ Receivables, net
= (31,915 + 32,070 + 29,688 + 30,058)
÷ 13,661 = 9.06
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Comcast Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
Payables Turnover
Comcast Corp., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Programming and production | 10,026) | 10,216) | 7,961) | 8,823) | 10,257) | 8,652) | 8,849) | 9,004) | 9,807) | 8,949) | 8,887) | 10,570) | 9,880) | 10,395) | 9,256) | 8,919) | 9,438) | 8,565) | 6,817) | 8,301) | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors | 11,321) | 11,779) | 11,736) | 11,792) | 12,437) | 12,214) | 12,213) | 12,159) | 12,544) | 12,241) | 12,304) | 12,707) | 12,455) | 12,020) | 11,672) | 11,148) | 11,364) | 10,979) | 10,426) | 9,963) | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 3.27 | 3.16 | 3.04 | 3.10 | 2.96 | 2.97 | 3.00 | 3.01 | 3.05 | 3.13 | 3.23 | 3.16 | 3.09 | 3.16 | 3.10 | 3.03 | 2.91 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 18.32 | 20.32 | 22.98 | 22.01 | 17.79 | 22.59 | 24.29 | 30.41 | 24.61 | 19.65 | 27.29 | 33.89 | 18.38 | 22.54 | 20.72 | 18.72 | 15.16 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | 3.92 | 3.79 | 8.78 | 7.00 | 5.35 | 6.08 | 8.44 | 6.90 | 5.06 | 6.01 | 5.82 | 7.25 | 5.55 | 9.80 | 20.49 | 20.92 | 12.54 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 23.38 | 32.06 | 34.06 | 32.75 | 26.38 | 37.07 | 31.96 | 33.26 | 28.54 | 33.93 | 36.53 | 28.76 | 20.70 | 25.28 | 25.56 | 29.17 | 23.28 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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 Q4 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Programming and productionQ4 2024
+ Programming and productionQ3 2024
+ Programming and productionQ2 2024
+ Programming and productionQ1 2024)
÷ Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors
= (10,026 + 10,216 + 7,961 + 8,823)
÷ 11,321 = 3.27
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Comcast Corp. payables turnover ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Comcast Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 assets | 26,801) | 27,186) | 23,452) | 23,978) | 23,987) | 24,141) | 24,922) | 22,377) | 21,826) | 23,416) | 24,192) | 25,381) | 24,807) | 27,427) | 27,046) | 29,438) | 26,741) | 27,369) | 27,485) | 24,084) | ||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 39,581) | 37,786) | 35,342) | 40,324) | 40,198) | 34,468) | 32,925) | 32,415) | 27,887) | 27,999) | 27,585) | 29,657) | 29,348) | 26,738) | 29,314) | 30,811) | 28,796) | 29,511) | 28,445) | 27,600) | ||||||
| Working capital | (12,780) | (10,600) | (11,890) | (16,346) | (16,211) | (10,327) | (8,003) | (10,038) | (6,061) | (4,583) | (3,393) | (4,276) | (4,541) | 689) | (2,268) | (1,373) | (2,055) | (2,142) | (960) | (3,516) | ||||||
| Revenue | 31,915) | 32,070) | 29,688) | 30,058) | 31,253) | 30,115) | 30,513) | 29,691) | 30,552) | 29,849) | 30,016) | 31,010) | 30,336) | 30,298) | 28,546) | 27,205) | 27,708) | 25,532) | 23,715) | 26,609) | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 165.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 4.69 | 4.43 | 3.90 | 3.60 | 3.43 | 3.30 | 3.18 | 3.06 | 2.96 | 2.82 | 2.51 | 2.33 | 2.08 | 1.96 | 1.84 | 1.69 | 1.55 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | 2.48 | 2.71 | 3.03 | 3.02 | 2.53 | 2.65 | 3.04 | 4.33 | 3.59 | 3.32 | 3.54 | 3.13 | 2.59 | 1.95 | 1.59 | 1.46 | 1.42 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 16.63 | 26.43 | — | 55.26 | 31.89 | 13.41 | 11.35 | 14.73 | 23.67 | 29.95 | 91.06 | 84.84 | — | 20.95 | 15.57 | 12.30 | 12.78 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | — | — | — | — | 54.74 | 45.26 | 420.20 | — | 3,308.88 | 112.96 | 41.96 | 25.38 | 26.13 | 9.70 | 9.36 | 7.30 | 7.58 | 6.70 | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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 Q4 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenueQ4 2024
+ RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (31,915 + 32,070 + 29,688 + 30,058)
÷ -12,780 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Receivable Collection Period
Comcast Corp., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 9.06 | 8.77 | 9.20 | 9.28 | 8.80 | 9.42 | 9.29 | 9.78 | 9.58 | 10.17 | 10.18 | 9.77 | 9.69 | 9.50 | 9.81 | 9.48 | 9.03 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 40 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 55 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 52 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 56 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 62 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | 38 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 44 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 48 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 51 | 53 | 49 | 58 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 61 | 56 | 62 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 84 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 83 | ||||||
Based on: 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 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 9.06 = 40
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Comcast Corp., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 3.27 | 3.16 | 3.04 | 3.10 | 2.96 | 2.97 | 3.00 | 3.01 | 3.05 | 3.13 | 3.23 | 3.16 | 3.09 | 3.16 | 3.10 | 3.03 | 2.91 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 112 | 115 | 120 | 118 | 123 | 123 | 122 | 121 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 116 | 118 | 115 | 118 | 121 | 125 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 24 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Meta Platforms Inc. | 93 | 96 | 42 | 52 | 68 | 60 | 43 | 53 | 72 | 61 | 63 | 50 | 66 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 29 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.27 = 112
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | Comcast Corp. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |