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Segment Information (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Financial Data by Business Segment
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 June 30, 2025
(in millions)
Residential Connectivity & Platforms
Business Services Connectivity
Media
Studios
Theme Parks
Total
Revenue from external customers
$17,793 $2,569 $5,202 $1,733 $2,349 $29,646 
Intersegment revenue(a)
21 1,238 700 — 1,965 
17,814 2,575 6,440 2,432 2,349 31,611 
Reconciliation of Revenue
Other revenue(b)
717 
Eliminations(a)
(2,015)
Total consolidated revenue$30,313 
Less segment expenses:(c)
Programming and production3,998 3,551 1,661 
Marketing and promotion304 452 
Other(d)
6,734 1,131 1,102 234 1,691 
Segment Adjusted EBITDA(e)
$7,082 $1,444 $1,482 $85 $658 $10,751 
Reconciliation of total segment Adjusted EBITDA
Media, Studios and Theme Parks headquarters and other(f)
(263)
Corporate and other(b)(e)
(419)
Eliminations
77 
Depreciation(2,349)
Amortization(1,805)
Interest expense(1,105)
Investment and other income (loss), net9,760 
Income before income taxes
$14,647 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
(in millions)
Residential Connectivity & Platforms
Business Services Connectivity
Media
Studios
Theme Parks
Total
Revenue from external customers$17,794 $2,416 $5,190 $1,657 $1,974 $29,030 
Intersegment revenue(a)
30 1,134 597 1,768 
17,824 2,421 6,324 2,253 1,975 30,798 
Reconciliation of revenue
Other revenue(b)
715 
Eliminations(a)
(1,825)
Total consolidated revenue$29,688 
Less segment expenses:(c)
Programming and production
4,248 3,595 1,499 
Marketing and promotion
287 394 
Other(d)
6,472 1,041 1,087 236 1,343 
Total segment Adjusted EBITDA(e)
$7,103 $1,380 $1,356 $124 $632 $10,594 
Reconciliation of total segment Adjusted EBITDA
Media, Studios and Theme Parks headquarters and other(f)
(198)
Corporate and other(b)(e)
(257)
Eliminations
36 
Depreciation(2,153)
Amortization(1,387)
Interest expense(1,026)
Investment and other income (loss), net(434)
Income before income taxes
$5,175 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
(in millions)
Residential Connectivity & Platforms
Business Services Connectivity
Media
Studios
Theme Parks
Total
Revenue from external customers
$35,399 $5,059 $10,438 $3,733 $4,225 $58,855 
Intersegment revenue(a)
58 11 2,443 1,525 4,037 
35,457 5,071 12,880 5,259 4,226 62,892 
Reconciliation of Revenue
Other revenue(b)
1,469 
Eliminations(a)
(4,162)
Total consolidated revenue$60,199 
Less segment expenses:(c)
Programming and production8,105 7,563 3,559 
Marketing and promotion627 844 
Other(d)
13,351 2,205 2,204 472 3,139 
Segment Adjusted EBITDA(e)
$14,000 $2,866 $2,486 $383 $1,087 $20,823 
Reconciliation of total segment Adjusted EBITDA
Media, Studios and Theme Parks headquarters and other(f)
(517)
Corporate and other(b)(e)
(755)
Eliminations
103 
Depreciation(4,580)
Amortization(3,423)
Interest expense(2,155)
Investment and other income (loss), net9,644 
Income before income taxes
$19,139 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
(in millions)
Residential Connectivity & Platforms
Business Services Connectivity
Media
Studios
Theme Parks
Total
Revenue from external customers$35,624 $4,817 $10,412 $3,561 $3,953 $58,368 
Intersegment revenue(a)
68 12 2,283 1,435 3,798 
35,692 4,829 12,695 4,996 3,954 62,166 
Reconciliation of revenue
Other revenue(b)
1,494 
Eliminations(a)
(3,914)
Total consolidated revenue$59,746 
Less segment expenses:(c)
Programming and production
8,654 7,735 3,358 
Marketing and promotion
601 825 
Other(d)
13,083 2,083 2,177 445 2,690 
Total segment Adjusted EBITDA(e)
$13,955 $2,746 $2,182 $367 $1,264 $20,514 
Reconciliation of total segment Adjusted EBITDA
Media, Studios and Theme Parks headquarters and other(f)
(442)
Corporate and other(b)(e)
(580)
Eliminations
43 
Depreciation(4,328)
Amortization(2,762)
Interest expense(2,028)
Investment and other income (loss), net(137)
Income before income taxes
$10,280 
(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 Wells Fargo Center 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.
(f)Includes overhead, personnel costs and other costs necessary to operate the Media, Studios and Theme Parks segments.