Comcast spent tons of money buying back shares, but earnings still fell short By: MarketWatch February 03, 2016 at 13:13 PM EST Comcast said it spent $980 million to buy back 16.3 million shares during its fiscal fourth quarter. Read More >> Related Stocks: 3M Co Apollo Asset Management Inc Comcast Corp Genpact Ltd Gilead Sciences Macy's Schlumberger Ltd