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COMCAST CORP

For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Oct 30, 2025.

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Sep 30, 2025 · Filed Oct 30, 2025

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1: Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Basis of Presentation

We have prepared these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements based on SEC rules that permit reduced disclosure for interim periods. These financial statements include all adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of our consolidated results of operations, cash flows and financial condition for the periods shown, including normal, recurring accruals and other items. The consolidated results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.

The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). For a more complete discussion of our accounting policies and certain other information, refer to our consolidated financial statements included in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In November 2024, we announced our intention to create Versant Media Group, Inc. (“Versant”), a new, independent, publicly traded company comprised of certain cable television networks and complementary digital platforms through a tax-free spin-off. We are targeting to complete the separation in early 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including obtaining final approval from our Board of Directors, satisfactory completion of Versant financings, receipt of tax opinions and receipt of any regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance that a separation transaction will occur, or, if one does, of its terms or timing. The condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes do not reflect the proposed separation.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Refer to Note 3 for a discussion of the changes in our presentation of disaggregated revenue.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Income Tax Disclosures

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued updated accounting guidance related to income tax disclosures. The updated accounting guidance, among other things, requires additional disclosure primarily related to the income tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. We will adopt the updated accounting guidance in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2025.

Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses

In November 2024, the FASB issued updated accounting guidance related to disclosures about certain costs and expenses. The updated accounting guidance, among other things, requires quantitative disclosures for employee compensation, selling expenses and purchases of inventory. The updated guidance is effective beginning in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2027.

Internal-Use Software

In September 2025, the FASB updated the accounting guidance related to internal-use software. The updated guidance eliminates references to software project stages and clarifies that capitalization of internal-use software costs should begin once management authorizes and commits to funding a software project and it is probable that the project will be completed and used as intended. The updated guidance is effective for us as of January 1, 2028, and early adoption is permitted.

Note 2: Segment Information

We are a global media and technology company with five segments: Residential Connectivity & Platforms, Business Services Connectivity, Media, Studios and Theme Parks.

Our financial data by segment is presented in the tables below. We do not present asset information for our segments as this information is not used to allocate resources.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
(in millions) · Residential Connectivity & Platforms · Business Services Connectivity · Media · Studios · Theme Parks · Total
Revenue from external customers$17,582$2,570$5,347$2,294$2,717$30,509
Intersegment revenue(a)1961,242706—1,974
17,6012,5766,5893,0002,71732,483
Reconciliation of Revenue
Other revenue(b)752
Eliminations(a)(2,036)
Total consolidated revenue$31,198
Less segment expenses:(c)
Programming and production3,9524,2971,959
Marketing and promotion321436
Other(d)7,0951,1221,1402401,759
Segment Adjusted EBITDA(e)$6,554$1,454$832$365$958$10,163
Reconciliation of total segment Adjusted EBITDA
Media, Studios and Theme Parks headquarters and other(f)(271)
Corporate and other(b)(e)(388)
Eliminations50
Depreciation(2,353)
Amortization(1,666)
Interest expense(1,128)
Investment and other income (loss), net61
Income before income taxes$4,468
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
(in millions) · Residential Connectivity & Platforms · Business Services Connectivity · Media · Studios · Theme Parks · Total
Revenue from external customers$17,807$2,419$6,926$1,993$2,289$31,434
Intersegment revenue(a)5961,305833—2,203
17,8662,4258,2312,8262,28933,637
Reconciliation of Revenue
Other revenue(b)686
Eliminations(a)(2,253)
Total consolidated revenue$32,070
Less segment expenses:(c)
Programming and production4,1025,9171,818
Marketing and promotion470301
Other(d)6,8601,0341,1942401,442
Segment Adjusted EBITDA(e)$6,904$1,391$650$468$847$10,259
Reconciliation of total segment Adjusted EBITDA
Media, Studios and Theme Parks headquarters and other(f)(200)
Corporate and other(b)(e)(300)
Eliminations(21)
Depreciation(2,219)
Amortization(1,659)
Interest expense(1,037)
Investment and other income (loss), net(3)
Income before income taxes$4,819
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
(in millions) · Residential Connectivity & Platforms · Business Services Connectivity · Media · Studios · Theme Parks · Total
Revenue from external customers$52,981$7,629$15,785$6,027$6,942$89,364
Intersegment revenue(a)76173,6852,23116,011
53,0577,64719,4708,2586,94395,375
Reconciliation of Revenue
Other revenue(b)2,221
Eliminations(a)(6,198)
Total consolidated revenue$91,397
Less segment expenses:(c)
Programming and production12,05711,8605,519
Marketing and promotion9471,280
Other(d)20,4463,3273,3447114,898
Segment Adjusted EBITDA(e)$20,554$4,320$3,318$749$2,045$30,985
Reconciliation of total segment Adjusted EBITDA
Media, Studios and Theme Parks headquarters and other(f)(789)
Corporate and other(b)(e)(1,142)
Eliminations153
Depreciation(6,934)
Amortization(5,089)
Interest expense(3,283)
Investment and other income (loss), net9,705
Income before income taxes$23,607
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
(in millions) · Residential Connectivity & Platforms · Business Services Connectivity · Media · Studios · Theme Parks · Total
Revenue from external customers$53,431$7,236$17,338$5,555$6,242$89,802
Intersegment revenue(a)127173,5882,26816,001
53,5587,25320,9267,8226,24395,803
Reconciliation of Revenue
Other revenue(b)2,181
Eliminations(a)(6,167)
Total consolidated revenue$91,817
Less segment expenses:(c)
Programming and production12,75613,6525,176
Marketing and promotion1,0711,126
Other(d)19,9433,1173,3716854,132
Segment Adjusted EBITDA(e)$20,859$4,137$2,832$835$2,111$30,774
Reconciliation of total segment Adjusted EBITDA
Media, Studios and Theme Parks headquarters and other(f)(642)
Corporate and other(b)(e)(881)
Eliminations22
Depreciation(6,548)
Amortization(4,421)
Interest expense(3,065)
Investment and other income (loss), net(140)
Income before income taxes$15,099

(a)Our most significant intersegment revenue transactions include distribution revenue in Media related to fees from Residential Connectivity & Platforms for the rights to distribute television programming, and content licensing revenue in Studios for licenses of owned content to Media.

(b)Includes the operations of our Sky-branded video services and television networks in Germany; Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers and the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Xumo, our consolidated streaming platform joint venture with Charter Communications. Corporate and other also includes overhead and personnel costs for Corporate.

(c)The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to our chief operating decision maker. Intersegment expenses are included in the amounts shown.

(d)Other for each segment primarily includes:

Residential Connectivity & Platforms and Business Services Connectivity: technical and support; direct product costs; marketing and promotion; customer service; administrative personnel costs; franchise and other regulatory fees; fees paid to third parties where we sell advertising on their behalf; bad debt; and other business, headquarters and support costs, including building and office expenses, taxes and billing costs necessary to operate the Residential Connectivity & Platforms and Business Services Connectivity segments. Our chief operating decision maker uses aggregate expense information to manage the operations of the Business Services Connectivity segment.

Media and Studios: salaries, employee benefits, rent and other overhead expenses.

Theme Parks: theme park operations, including repairs and maintenance and related administrative expenses; food, beverage and merchandise costs; labor costs; and sales and marketing costs. Our chief operating decision maker uses aggregate expense information to manage the operations of the Theme Parks segment.

(e)We use Adjusted EBITDA as the measure of profit or loss for our segments. From time to time we may report the impact of certain events, gains, losses or other charges related to our segments within Corporate and other. The three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 includes $116 million and $248 million, respectively, of transaction and transaction-related costs associated with our proposed separation of Versant.

(f)Includes overhead, personnel costs and other costs necessary to operate the Media, Studios and Theme Parks segments.

Note 3: Revenue

Three Months EndedSeptember 30, · Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
(in millions)20252024(a)20252024(a)
Domestic broadband$6,433$6,400$19,521$19,276
Domestic wireless1,2461,0933,5653,084
International connectivity1,2751,1503,6263,240
Total residential connectivity8,9548,64426,71225,599
Video6,5916,93820,03121,055
Advertising8649872,6802,931
Other1,1921,2983,6353,973
Total Residential Connectivity & Platforms Segment17,60117,86653,05753,558
Total Business Services Connectivity Segment2,5762,4257,6477,253
Domestic advertising1,9643,3475,6987,363
Domestic distribution2,8413,2728,5758,942
International networks1,2521,0703,6813,193
Other5325421,5161,429
Total Media Segment6,5898,23119,47020,926
Content licensing2,0351,8656,0145,680
Theatrical6396111,2091,178
Other3263501,035964
Total Studios Segment3,0002,8268,2587,822
Total Theme Parks Segment2,7172,2896,9436,243
Other revenue7526862,2212,181
Eliminations(b)(2,036)(2,253)(6,198)(6,167)
Total revenue$31,198$32,070$91,397$91,817

(a)Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, commission revenue from the sale of certain direct to consumer (“DTC”) streaming services and revenue related to certain equipment are presented in video revenue. Previously, these amounts were presented in domestic broadband and international connectivity. Prior periods have been reclassified to reflect the current year presentation.

(b)See Note 2 for additional information on intersegment revenue transactions.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

The table below summarizes our accounts receivable and other balances that are not separately presented in our condensed consolidated balance sheets that relate to the recognition of revenue and collection of the related cash.

(in millions)September 30,2025December 31,2024
Receivables, gross$14,030$14,399
Less: Allowance for credit losses817738
Receivables, net$13,214$13,661
Noncurrent receivables, net (included in other noncurrent assets, net)$1,810$1,853
Noncurrent deferred revenue (included in other noncurrent liabilities)$724$665

Our accounts receivables include amounts not yet billed related to equipment installment plans, as summarized in the table below.

(in millions)September 30,2025December 31,2024
Receivables, net$1,955$1,827
Noncurrent receivables, net (included in other noncurrent assets, net)1,2161,225
Total$3,172$3,052

Note 4: Programming and Production Costs

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
(in millions)2025202420252024
Video distribution programming$2,467$2,783$7,637$8,682
Film and television content:
Owned(a)2,5512,1117,4386,888
Licensed, including sports rights3,2624,9918,54010,484
Other3753301,031946
Total programming and production costs$8,655$10,216$24,646$27,000

(a) Amount includes amortization of owned content of $2.0 billion and $6.0 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $1.6 billion and $5.6 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, as well as participations and residuals expenses.

Capitalized Film and Television Costs

(in millions)September 30,2025December 31,2024
Owned:
In production and in development$2,899$3,342
Completed, not released526209
Released, less amortization3,9624,545
7,3868,095
Licensed, including sports advances5,5734,446
Film and television costs$12,959$12,541

Note 5: Debt

As of September 30, 2025, our debt had a carrying value of $99.1 billion and an estimated fair value of $91.7 billion. As of December 31, 2024, our debt had a carrying value of $99.1 billion and an estimated fair value of $89.8 billion. The estimated fair value of our publicly traded debt was primarily based on Level 1 inputs that use quoted market value for the debt. The estimated fair value of debt for which there are no quoted market prices was based on Level 2 inputs that use interest rates available to us for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.

Note 6: Significant Transactions

Acquisitions

In April 2025, we acquired Nitel, a network-as-a-service managed service provider, for total cash consideration of $1.3 billion. The acquisition enhances our ability to serve and provide connectivity solutions to enterprise customers. Nitel’s results of operations are included in our condensed consolidated results of operations since the date of acquisition and are reported in our Business Services Connectivity segment. We have recorded a preliminary estimate of Nitel’s assets and liabilities with approximately $1.1 billion recorded to goodwill and the remainder primarily attributed to customer relationship intangible assets. These estimates are not yet final and are subject to change. The acquisition was not material to our consolidated results of operations.

Note 7: Investments and Variable Interest Entities

Investment and Other Income (Loss), Net

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
(in millions)2025202420252024
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net$(90)$(152)$(312)$(438)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities, net(60)(22)52(163)
Other income (loss), net2121719,966461
Investment and other income (loss), net$61$(3)$9,705$(140)

The amount of unrealized gains (losses), net recognized in the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 that related to marketable and nonmarketable equity securities still held as of the end of each reporting period was $(55) million and $(15) million, respectively. The amount of unrealized gains (losses), net recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 that related to marketable and nonmarketable equity securities still held as of the end of each reporting period was $(85) million and $(117) million, respectively.

Investments

(in millions)September 30,2025December 31,2024
Equity method$7,016$7,252
Marketable equity securities1111
Nonmarketable equity securities1,1291,221
Other investments190184
Total investments8,3468,668
Less: Current investments2221
Noncurrent investments$8,324$8,647

Equity Method Investments

The amount of cash distributions received from equity method investments presented within operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $113 million and $244 million, respectively.

Atairos

Atairos is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) that follows investment company accounting and records its investments at their fair values each reporting period with the net gains or losses reflected in its statement of operations. We recognize our share of these gains and losses in equity in net income (losses) of investees, net. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, we made cash capital contributions totaling $117 million and $60 million, respectively, to Atairos. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, our investment, inclusive of advances classified within other investments, was $5.0 billion and $5.1 billion, respectively. As of September 30, 2025, our remaining unfunded capital commitment was $1.3 billion.

Hulu

In June 2025, we sold our 33% interest in Hulu following the finalization of a third-party appraisal of Hulu’s fair value performed pursuant to the terms of our put right exercised in November 2023. We received total cash proceeds of $9.6 billion for our interest, consisting of $439 million in the second quarter of 2025 and a $9.2 billion advance received in the fourth quarter of 2023. The advance represented our guaranteed share of Hulu’s minimum equity value pursuant to the terms of our put right and was reduced by $557 million in 2023 for our share of prior capital calls. Upon the sale of our interest in Hulu in the second quarter of 2025, we recorded a receivable of $792 million relating to our right to receive 50% of the estimated future tax benefits resulting from the transaction and we recognized a pre-tax gain of $9.4 billion.

The gain on the sale of our investment in Hulu is presented in “other income (loss), net” within “investment and other income (loss), net” in our condensed consolidated statement of income. The additional proceeds received in the current year period are presented in “proceeds from sales of businesses and investments” in investing activities in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. The receivable relating to our right to receive estimated future tax benefits is presented in “other current assets” and “other noncurrent assets, net” in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Other Investments

Other investments also includes certain short-term instruments. We hadno short-term instruments as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. There wereno proceeds from or purchases of short-term instruments for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. Proceeds from short-term instruments were$632 million and purchases of short-term instruments were $443 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Consolidated Variable Interest Entity

Universal Beijing Resort

We own a 30% interest in a Universal theme park and resort in Beijing, China (“Universal Beijing Resort”). Universal Beijing Resort is a consolidated VIE with the remaining interest owned by a consortium of Chinese state-owned companies. The construction was funded through a combination of debt financing and equity contributions from the partners in accordance with their equity interests. As of September 30, 2025, Universal Beijing Resort had $3.5 billion of debt outstanding, including $3.1 billion principal amount of a term loan outstanding under the debt financing agreement. As of December 31, 2024, Universal Beijing Resort had $3.4 billion of debt outstanding, including $3.0 billion principal amount of a term loan outstanding under the debt financing agreement.

As of September 30, 2025, our condensed consolidated balance sheet included assets and liabilities of Universal Beijing Resort totaling $7.4 billion and $7.2 billion, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, our condensed consolidated balance sheet included assets and liabilities of Universal Beijing Resort totaling $7.3 billion and $7.0 billion, respectively. The assets and liabilities of Universal Beijing Resort primarily consist of property and equipment, operating lease assets and liabilities, and debt.

Note 8: Equity and Share-Based Compensation

Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding

Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
(in millions)2025202420252024
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding – basic3,6793,8613,7223,908
Effect of dilutive securities10181122
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding – diluted3,6893,8803,7333,930
Antidilutive securities223188230193

Weighted-average common shares outstanding used in calculating diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders (“diluted EPS”) considers the impact of potentially dilutive securities using the treasury stock method. Antidilutive securities represent the number of potential common shares related to share-based compensation awards that were excluded from diluted EPS because their effect would have been antidilutive.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(in millions)September 30,2025December 31,2024
Cumulative translation adjustments$(364)$(2,474)
Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges45106
Unrecognized gains (losses) on employee benefit obligations and other228325
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred taxes$(90)$(2,043)

Share-Based Compensation

Our share-based compensation plans consist primarily of awards of restricted share units (“RSUs”) and stock options to certain employees and directors as part of our long-term incentive compensation structure. Additionally, through our employee stock purchase plans, employees are able to purchase shares of our common stock at a discount through payroll deductions.

In March 2025, we granted 40 million RSUs and 1 million stock options under our annual management awards program. The weighted-average fair values associated with these grants were $35.78 per RSU and $7.21 per stock option. During the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, share-based compensation expense recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of income was $269 million and $247 million, respectively. During thenine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, share-based compensation expense recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of income was $859 million and $811 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2025, we had unrecognized pretax compensation expense of $2.4 billion related to unvested RSUs and unvested stock options.

Note 9: Supplemental Financial Information

Cash Payments for Interest and Income Taxes

Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
(in millions)20252024
Interest$2,682$2,503
Income taxes(a)$2,378$5,988

(a) Cash payments for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 include $470 million and $1.2 billion related to the purchase of third-party transferable tax credits, respectively.

Noncash Activities

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025:

we acquired $2.1 billion of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid

we recorded a liability of $1.2 billion for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per common share paid in October 2025

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

we acquired $2.4 billion of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid

we recorded a liability of $1.2 billion for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.31 per common share paid in October 2024

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the total of the amounts reported in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

(in millions)September 30,2025December 31,2024
Cash and cash equivalents$9,325$7,322
Restricted cash included in other current assets and other noncurrent assets, net4655
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$9,371$7,377

Note 10: Commitments and Contingencies

Contingencies

We are subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business. While the amount of ultimate liability with respect to such proceedings and claims is not expected to materially affect ourresults of operations, cash flows or financial position, any such legal proceedings or claims could be time-consuming and injure our reputation.

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