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Comcast (CMCSA)

Q1'26 earnings call · held April 23, 2026 · compared with the Q4'25 call · management-credibility review
8/12
Disclosure score
3 medium, 3 low flags
Financial quality
Bottom line
The sleeper story is broadband actually stabilizing - first YoY improvement in net losses since 2020, with half from operational improvements not just marketing spend. Everyone's focused on cord-cutting doom, but Steve Croney's go-to-market reset is working. The obvious headline is record wireless adds, but the real test comes in H2 when free lines convert to paid at rates management won't quantify beyond 'significant majority.' The binding constraint is customer experience execution - they have the network and products but still lag on simplicity and service. Most revealing quote: 'We're not assuming this gets easier anytime soon' from Mike Cavanagh on competition. My view changes if free line conversion rates come in below 70% or if broadband losses worsen again in Q2 despite their investments.

The 30-second version

  • The sleeper story: Broadband actually stabilizing while everyone obsesses over cord-cutting
  • Wireless hits record quarter but free line conversion is the real test
  • Peacock profitability claims need scrutiny on what 'approach' means

What changed this quarter

MetricQ4'25Q1'26Change
Total Revenue$31.3B (+1.3% YoY Q4)$31.1B (+11% YoY Q1)Olympics/Super Bowl boost masks low-single-digit underlying growth
Adjusted EBITDA$9.1B (-7% YoY Q4)$8.3B (-9% YoY Q1)Investment period pain continues, down 9%
EPS$0.78 (-8% YoY Q4)$0.79 (+6% YoY Q1)Slight improvement but still below 2024 levels
Broadband Net Adds-182k (Q4)-65k (Q1)+117k improvement YoY, first improvement since Q4 2020
Broadband ARPU+1.1% (Q4)-3.1% (Q1)Pressure intensified as predicted, more to come in Q2
Wireless Net Adds364k (Q4)435k (Q1)Record quarter, up 71k sequentially
Wireless Lines Total9.0M+9.7M16% penetration of broadband base
C&P EBITDADown 4.5% (Q4)Down 4.7% (Q1)Continued pressure from go-to-market investments
Peacock Subscribers44M (Q4)46M (Q1)+2M net adds, +5M YoY
Peacock EBITDA Loss-$552M (Q4)-$432M (Q1)$120M improvement but still massive losses

Accountability tracked

8 new promises made4 narrative shifts flagged6 prior promises scored
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