Comcast (CMCSA) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.07
- Estimate
- $0.99
- Surprise
- +8.4%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $29.30B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.8 → 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Comcast (CMCSA) beat the $0.99 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.07 — a clear 8.4% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.8/10) to Sell at 5.8/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- Analysts Adjust Price Targets for Comcast Following Q3 Earnings — fiscal.ai, 2026-10-23
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CMCSA Sell at 5.6/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +8.4% surprise compares with a +8.8% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: Verizon's wireless network
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3)
- Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $22.95
- Price target
- $25.54
- Stop
- $21.61
- Upside to target
- +11.3%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.0:1
At 7.2× trailing and 6.4× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: RSI 72 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CMCSA at TrendMatrix's latest read
Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.
- Industry
- Telecom Services
- Market cap
- $81.05B
- P/E (fwd)
- 6.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 7.2
- 52-week range
- $20.48–$32.86
- Off 52-week high
- 30.1%
- RSI (14)
- 72
- Volume vs avg
- 0.14×
- Score today
- 5.6/10