COMCAST CORP (CMCSA) closed fiscal year 2025 with 3.71 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.32 USD per share.
COMCAST CORP (CMCSA) closed fiscal year 2025 with 3.71 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.32 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 199 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 25.6 %. The dividend per share was 1.32 USD, up 6.5 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 4.89 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 2.95B | 2.89B | 2.82B | 2.78B | 2.72B | 2.67B | 2.62B | 5.04B | 4.88B | 4.79B | 4.64B | 4.61B | 4.62B | 4.65B | 4.43B | 4.15B | 3.91B | 3.71B |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 2,415M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 14.0M | 30.0M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 47.96 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.30 % | 0.64 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | -67.0M | -65.0M | -42.0M | -61.0M | -52.0M | -45.0M | 0.00M | -160M | -89.0M | -146M | -30.0M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -224M | -282M | -240M | -199M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | -2.32 % | -2.30 % | -1.51 % | -2.25 % | -1.95 % | -1.72 % | 0.00 % | -3.28 % | -1.86 % | -3.15 % | -0.65 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -5.06 % | -6.80 % | -6.14 % | -5.37 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | -67.0M | -65.0M | -42.0M | -61.0M | -52.0M | -45.0M | 2,415M | -160M | -89.0M | -146M | -30.0M | 14.0M | 30.0M | -224M | -282M | -240M | -199M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | -2.32 % | -2.30 % | -1.51 % | -2.25 % | -1.95 % | -1.72 % | 47.96 % | -3.28 % | -1.86 % | -3.15 % | -0.65 % | 0.30 % | 0.64 % | -5.06 % | -6.80 % | -6.14 % | -5.37 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 1.01 | 1.16 | 1.24 | 1.32 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 21.48 % | 20.92 % | 29.27 % | 28.53 % | 25.92 % | 28.81 % | 26.90 % | 29.85 % | 29.97 % | 12.68 % | 28.57 % | 28.61 % | 39.30 % | 32.01 % | 88.29 % | 30.97 % | 29.73 % | 24.47 % |
| Number of payments | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 0.55B | 0.76B | 1.06B | 1.19B | 1.61B | 1.96B | 2.25B | 2.44B | 2.60B | 2.88B | 3.35B | 3.74B | 4.14B | 4.53B | 4.74B | 4.77B | 4.81B | 4.89B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.60 % | 1.74 % | 1.71 % | 1.92 % | 1.78 % | 1.51 % | 1.54 % | 1.75 % | 1.56 % | 1.56 % | 2.21 % | 1.86 % | 1.80 % | 1.98 % | 3.12 % | 2.81 % | 3.49 % | 4.75 % |
Figures in USD
