Current Liabilities
Dividends payable
Comcast Dividends payable remained flat by 0.0% to $1.20B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from $1.20B to $1.20B. Over 3 years (FY 2020 to FY 2023), Dividends payable shows relatively stable performance with a 2.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a recent declaration of dividends, while a decrease suggests recent payment or a change in dividend policy.
Detailed definition
This represents the total amount of cash dividends that have been formally declared by the board of directors but have n...
Peer comparison
Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, typically reflecting the frequency of dividend cycles.
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dividends_payableHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.10B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.10B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.20B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | -8.3% | +9.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -8.3% | +9.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +9.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
Range$1.10B – $1.20B
CAGR+0.0%
Avg YoY Growth+0.6%
Median YoY Growth+0.0%
Current Streak11 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Comcast's dividends payable?
- Comcast (CMCSA) reported dividends payable of $1.20B in Q1 2026.
- How has Comcast's dividends payable changed year-over-year?
- Comcast's dividends payable decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $1.20B to $1.20B.
- What is the long-term trend for Comcast's dividends payable?
- Over 3 years (2020 to 2023), Comcast's dividends payable has grown at a 2.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.10B to $1.20B.
- What does dividends payable mean?
- The amount of declared dividends that the company owes to shareholders but has not yet paid.