On the Record · Comcast / NBCUniversal
Comcast / NBCUniversal acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Comcast / NBCUniversal bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
MasergyWord for word“In October 2021, we acquired Masergy, a provider of software-defined networking and cloud platforms for global enterprises, for total cash consideration of $ 1.2 billion.” 10-K for 2022 | acquisition | October 2021 | $ 1.2 billion |
HuluWord for word“In the fourth quarter of 2023, we exercised our put right requiring Disney to purchase our interest in Hulu and received $8.6 billion, representing $9.2 billion for our share of Hulu’s minimum equity value presented as an advance on the sale of our investment in our consolidated balance sheet, less $557 million for our share of prior capital calls.” 10-K for 2024 | agreed divestiture | In the fourth quarter of 2023 | $8.6 billion |
NitelWord for word“In April 2025, we acquired Nitel, a network-as-a-service managed service provider, for total cash consideration of $ 1.3 billion.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | April 2025 | $ 1.3 billion |
Sky operations in GermanyWord for word“In 2025, we entered into an agreement with RTL Group to sell our Sky operations in Germany, subject to various conditions and approvals, and we expect the sale to be completed in 2026.” 10-K for 2025 | agreed divestiture | In 2025 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $3.93 billion | $3.03 billion |
| 2017-12-31 | $532 million | $418 million |
| 2018-12-31 | $38.22 billion | $29.93 billion |
| 2019-12-31 | $370 million | $279 million |
| 2020-12-31 | $233 million | $149 million |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.37 billion | $1 billion |
| 2022-12-31 | $12 million | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $0 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $119 million | — |
| 2025-12-31 | $1.31 billion | $1.1 billion |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2024-05-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-03-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-06-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-10-09 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2018-10-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-10-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-09-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-08-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-04-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-04-25 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-05-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-05-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Comcast / NBCUniversal’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023, 10-K for 2022) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-03. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.