Comcast has beaten Wall Street eight quarters running. Will its adjusted earnings top 98 cents a share on Oct 22?
58% of users predicted YES โ the community got this one right. 12 predictions cast.
Comcast reported third-quarter 2026 results on Oct. 22, posting adjusted earnings per share of $1.07, above the roughly 98-99 cent analyst consensus and clearing the bar in this question, according to CNBC and TheWrap. It marked the company's ninth straight quarter of beating Wall Street's per-share estimate. GAAP net income was $3.45 billion, or 97 cents per share, compared with $3.33 billion a year earlier.
The streaming service Peacock posted its second consecutive profitable quarter, generating $261 million in adjusted EBITDA on $1.8 billion in revenue, with paid subscribers up 17% year over year to 48 million. Results elsewhere were mixed: residential broadband and theme-park results stayed under pressure from cord-cutting and softer attendance, while Comcast's wireless business added a record 448,000 net lines. The company reaffirmed that its planned spinoff of NBCUniversal and Sky remains on track for mid-2027. Shares rose modestly after the report.
Predict Six's community voted 58% yes on this question, correctly anticipating that Comcast would clear the 98-cent bar, continuing its multi-quarter streak of beating estimates.
Sources
- Comcast (CMCSA) earnings Q3 2026 (2026-10-22)
- Peacock Hits 2nd Quarterly Profit of $261 Million in Q3 (2026-10-22)