CMCSA · 8-K · 20261022PR066783

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COMCAST CORP · 2026-10-22 · Importance 83 · Surprise 82 · In source text

Comcast paid $1.2 billion of dividends to shareholders during the third quarter and $3.6 billion during the first nine months of 2026. The company suspended its share repurchase program beginning in the third quarter. Nine-month common-stock repurchases under the repurchase program and employee plans totaled $2.5 billion, down from $5.6 billion in the prior-year period. The repurchase pause is expected to remain in place through the proposed separation of Comcast's businesses into two independent publicly traded companies.

Key facts

• Comcast suspended its share repurchase program beginning in the third quarter and expects the pause to remain in place through the proposed separation of its businesses into two independent publicly traded companies source
• Comcast paid $1.2 billion in dividend payments to shareholders in the quarter source

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