Comcast Corporation vs Charter Communications, Inc., two Cable stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
CCZ tracks Comcast's cable-broadband and media business; Charter is a pure US broadband and video operator. Their operating quality reads similar, net margins of 7.31% and 9.03%, but the balance sheets could not differ more: Comcast carries almost nothing, 0.06 turns of debt, while Charter runs 4.48 turns. That leverage lifts Charter's return on equity to 23.41% against Comcast's 10.36% and drives a 23.77% free-cash yield against 9.4%. The market prices Charter at 3.62 times earnings and below book at 0.80 times, Comcast at 11.76 times and 2.46 times. Comcast pays 2.2% in dividends; at $217.0B it is more than twelve times Charter's $17.0B.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | CCZ | CHTR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $59.99 | $130.66 |
| Market cap | $217.0B | $16.6B |
| Sector | Cable | Cable |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 11.8 | 3.5 |
| P/B | 2.46 | 0.79 |
| P/S | 1.73 | 0.30 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.0 | 8.6 |
| Revenue growth | +1.5% | -0.9% |
| Operating margin | 13.1% | 23.6% |
| Net margin | 7.3% | 9.0% |
| Return on equity | 10.4% | 23.4% |
| Return on assets | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 15.2% | 8.3% |
| FCF yield | 9.4% | 24.3% |
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.06 | 4.48 |
| Current ratio | 0.87 | 0.40 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.83 | 6.33 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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