Comcast Cash Flow Statement
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Comcast free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Comcast generated $33.64 billion of operating cash flow and spent $11.75 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $21.89 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 17.7% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 41.3% from the prior year's $15.49 billion.
Comcast returned $12.05 billion to shareholders: $4.89 billion in dividends and $7.16 billion in share repurchases, equal to 55% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 4.5 times.
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Comcast cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 19.66B | 15.88B | 15.11B | 4.92B | 13.83B | 10.70B | 13.32B | 11.86B | 22.92B | 9.03B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +23.83% | +5.10% | +206.74% | -64.40% | +29.27% | -19.68% | +12.32% | -48.25% | +153.90% | +7.31% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 16.21B | 14.80B | 14.34B | 13.82B | 13.80B | 13.10B | 12.95B | 11.02B | 10.13B | 9.43B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 1.29B | 1.29B | 1.24B | 1.34B | 1.31B | 1.19B | 1.02B | 826.00M | 751.00M | 640.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -20.00M | -758.00M | -520.00M | 497.00M | 765.00M | -266.00M | -347.00M | -394.00M | 173.00M | 378.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 33.64B | 27.67B | 28.50B | 26.41B | 29.15B | 24.74B | 25.70B | 24.30B | 21.26B | 19.69B |
| Capital Expenditures | -11.75B | -12.18B | -12.24B | -10.63B | -9.17B | -9.18B | -9.95B | -9.77B | -9.55B | -9.13B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -16.16B | -15.67B | -7.16B | -14.14B | -13.45B | -12.05B | -14.84B | -50.85B | -13.53B | -18.27B |
| Dividends Paid | -4.89B | -4.81B | -4.77B | -4.74B | -4.53B | -4.14B | -3.73B | -3.35B | -2.88B | -2.60B |
| Share Repurchases | -7.16B | -9.10B | -11.29B | -13.33B | -4.67B | -534.00M | -504.00M | -5.32B | -5.43B | -5.35B |
| Debt Issued | 3.49B | 6.27B | 6.05B | 2.75B | 2.63B | 18.64B | 5.48B | 44.78B | 11.47B | 9.23B |
| Debt Repaid | -5.74B | -3.57B | -4.01B | -2.31B | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -14.35B | -10.88B | -19.85B | -16.18B | -18.62B | -6.51B | -9.18B | 27.14B | -7.57B | -434.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | 3.18B | 1.09B | 1.50B | -4.00B | -2.99B | 6.18B | 1.68B | 338.00M | 156.00M | 992.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 21.89B | 15.49B | 16.26B | 15.79B | 19.97B | 15.56B | 15.74B | 14.52B | 11.71B | 10.56B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Comcast's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CMCSA's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?