Acquisition closed
Comcast acquires DreamWorks Animation (2016)
Comcast completed the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation on 22 August 2016 for $3.8 billion.[1]
Comcast acquired DreamWorks Animation for about $3.8 billion, adding Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon to Universal. The studio had struggled as a standalone public company because a single failed film could ruin a year.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Closed
- Value
- $3.8 billion (enterprise value)
- Buyer
- Comcast
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- DreamWorks Animation
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
| Owner | Owned | Relationship | Stake | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast | DreamWorks Animation | owns | 100% | 2016-08-22 | present |
Who owns DreamWorks Animation today?
- DreamWorks Animation — owned by Comcast since 2016
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Comcast Corporation Form 8-K — completion of the DreamWorks Animation acquisition — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 22 August 2016; retrieved 8 September 2026.
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