Comcast Studios — Marketing and promotion increased by 269.3% to $373.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4.8%, from $392.00M to $373.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Studios — Marketing and promotion shows relatively stable performance with a 1.4% CAGR.
High spending is necessary for major releases, but sustained high levels relative to revenue may indicate diminishing returns on marketing spend.
Includes all expenditures related to advertising, publicity, and promotional campaigns for the studio's content releases...
Comparable to marketing and distribution expenses at other major film and media studios.
cmcsv_segment_total_studios_segment_marketing_and_promotion| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $424.75M | $424.75M | $424.75M | $424.75M | $394.75M | $394.75M | $394.75M | $394.75M | $431.00M | $394.00M | $301.00M | $357.00M | $392.00M | $844.00M | $436.00M | $101.00M | $373.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -7.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +9.2% | -8.6% | -23.6% | +18.6% | +9.8% | +115.3% | -48.3% | -76.8% | +269.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -7.1% | -7.1% | -7.1% | -7.1% | +9.2% | -0.2% | -23.7% | -9.6% | -9.0% | +114.2% | +44.9% | -71.7% | -4.8% |