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CHTR

NASDAQ · USD
Charter Communications, Inc.
Communication Services · Telecommunications Services
CEO Christopher L. Winfrey Employees 91,900 R&D / revenue 0.0%
Last price
$110.11+0.11%last session
Market cap
$14.8B
P/E (TTM)
2.8x
From 52w high
−57.1%
From 52w low
+8.3%
1-year return
−56.9%
RSI 14 · vs SMA200
40.9 · −35.2%
IS score
38.4/ 100
Factor model across 8 sub-scores, ranked against 3,010 US stocks. Describes the business, not the outlook.
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One year, rebased to 100

CHTR   SPY   XLC (sector ETF) · weekly closes
406080100120Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26SPY 116XLC 97CHTR 43

Score DNA

Each bar is a 0-100 score within the scored universe
59
Profitability
35
Growth
80
Value
65
Momentum
15
Risk (safety)
56
Quality
11
Balance sheet
78
Earnings quality

Flags

Strengths
✓ FCF yield 5%+✓ Insider buying✓ Congress buying
Warnings
▲ Altman distress zone
Observations
Moat model: None, Cost AdvantagePiotroski 6 / 9Altman Z 0.6Beta 0.694 of 4 smart-money sources active

Smart-money strip

Each disclosure source on its own window. Filings coinciding is not coordination.
INSForm 4 · 180 days
Insider open-market buys
5
$3.76M bought
Form 144 notices (12m): 5, $40.5M proposed, not confirmed sales
CONGSTOCK Act · 180 days
Congressional purchases
1
Last disclosed purchase 2026-08-10
Members disclose in ranges, 30-45 days after the trade
13F13F · quarter to 2026-06-30
Net change in institutional holders
−3
141 new holders, 138 closed
785 filers hold 84.0% · 287 added, 242 trimmed
ETFETF holdings · 30 days
Net funds accumulating
+109
853 funds adding shares
744 funds trimming · counts of funds, not dollars
DARKFINRA · daily
Short-sale share of off-exchange volume
63.3%
20-day avg 65.4%, 50-day avg 65.9%
Latest 2.1 pp under its 20-day average · a flow, not short interest

Key financials · FY2025

USD, fiscal year. Stock-based compensation is non-cash; shown against FCF.
Income statement
Revenue$54.8B
Revenue growth YoY−0.6%
Gross margin46.3%
Operating income$13.3B
Operating margin24.3%
Net income$5.0B
Net margin9.1%
EPS (diluted)$36.21
Cash flow
Operating cash flow$16.1B
Capital expenditure$11.7B
Free cash flow$4.4B
FCF conversion (FCF / OCF)27.5%
Stock-based compensation$673.0M
FCF less SBC$3.7B
Buybacks$5.1B
Dividends$0
Balance sheet & returns
Cash & short-term investments$477.0M
Total debt$97.1B
Net debt$96.6B
Shareholders' equity$20.5B
Goodwill & intangibles$97.6B
Debt / equity5.70
ROE (TTM)30.4%
ROIC (TTM)6.9%
Operating margin by fiscal year
21.0%FY202122.7%FY202222.9%FY202324.0%FY202424.3%FY2025
Revenue $51.7B (FY2021) to $54.8B (FY2025), a 1.5% CAGR.

Valuation

P/E (TTM)2.8x
EV / EBITDA5.2x
Price / sales0.27x
Price / FCF3.4x
FCF yield29.37%
Buyback yield34.58%
SBC / revenue1.2%
Price / book0.78x
Forward P/E FY20262.7x
Forward P/E FY20272.5x
Forward P/E FY20282.3x
Forward multiples divide today's price by Street EPS estimates. Street mean target $157.40 across 10 analysts last quarter is theirs, not ours.

CHTR vs industry median

234 companies in Telecommunications Services
Gross margin 46.0% 44.4% Operating margin 24.0% 12.0% Net margin 9.1% 5.7% ROIC 6.9% 7.1%
CHTR (TTM)Industry median Asset turnover 0.35 vs industry 0.46 · financial leverage 9.18

Earnings delivery

Next report 2026-11-06 · consensus EPS $9.54
50%
beat rate, 6 of 12 quarters
+1.1%
median EPS surprise
3
longest beat streak
+4-19-5+6+2+10-0-4-10+6-8+7
EPS surprise in % vs the consensus at the time, oldest (left) to newest, 2023-10-27 to 2026-07-24. Bars cap at ±60%.

Peers

Market-cap band, not the industry cohort above
CompanyMkt capP/EROENet marginRev growth12m return
CHTR Charter Communications, Inc. $14.8B2.8x30.4%9.1%−0.6% −56.9%
TIGO Millicom International Cellu $13.9B20.8x21.9%5.0%+29.1% +78.4%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. $16.6Bn/m-44.8%—+2,256.9% −54.6%
GSAT Globalstar, Inc. $10.7Bn/m-18.3%-45.1%+7.7% +86.0%
FYBR Frontier Communications Pare $9.6Bn/m-7.8%-4.9%+4.3% +1.7%
SATS EchoStar Corporation $25.1Bn/m-33.4%—−5.2% —
USM United States Cellular Corpo $6.6B43.5x19.2%—−94.2% —
VEON VEON Ltd. $5.7B122.4x4.2%9.6%+15.1% —
12-month window: SPY +15.9%, sector ETF XLC −3.4%. Past returns describe history only.

Recent 8-K filings

2025-07-21Other Events

Context

Shares outstanding134,777,484
Free float57.0%
Institutional ownership84.0%
Beta0.69
Dividend yield0.00%
Last dividendNone on file
50 / 200-day average$133.93 / $170.35
Large-cap Communication Services median P/E16.1x

Full factsheet

The PDF carries everything on this page plus the cash-allocation waterfall, Form 144 notices, 13F holder detail, dark-pool and short-flow history, seasonality and the moat assessment (None).

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All fundamentals · 140 measures in 13 categories

Percentile = where CHTR sits among 34 scored companies in Telecommunications Services (0 = lowest value, 100 = highest). It is a position, not a grade.
ValuationProfitability (TTM)Returns on capitalGrowthMargin history & stabilityLiquidity (latest quarter)Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)EfficiencyCash flow & earnings qualityDividends & buybacksScores & forensic checksPer shareSize (TTM)

Valuation

MeasureCHTRIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
P/E (TTM) 3.0x 10.1x
13th		 16.6x
PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) 0.30 0.28
57th		 0.47
Price / sales 0.3x 1.4x
3rd		 1.6x
Price / book 0.9x 2.2x
32nd		 2.1x
Price / tangible book —
Price / free cash flow 3.4x 9.1x
4th		 10.4x
Price / operating cash flow 0.9x 4.0x
7th		 8.9x
Enterprise value $111.0B $9.1B
85th		 $3.9B
EV / sales 2.0x 2.3x
27th		 2.2x
EV / EBITDA 5.4x 5.8x
38th		 10.0x
EV / EBIT 8.7x 10.3x
31st		 15.8x
EV / free cash flow 25.5x 17.9x
75th		 17.3x
Earnings yield 33.2% 5.9%
91st		 2.4%
FCF yield 29.4% 8.9%
97th		 6.6%
Operating cash flow yield 111.0% 20.0%
94th		 10.7%
Graham number (per share) $357.40 $39.38
100th		 $31.22

Profitability (TTM)

MeasureCHTRIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin 46.0% 53.5%
36th		 51.5%
EBITDA margin 37.7% 29.5%
71st		 18.1%
Operating margin 23.9% 14.7%
86th		 9.7%
EBIT margin 23.5% 14.7%
82nd		 9.3%
Net margin 9.1% 6.7%
61st		 5.3%
NOPAT margin 18.3% 9.3%
93rd		 7.1%
FCF margin 8.0% 8.0%
47th		 10.5%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 26.2%
65th		 17.4%
R&D / revenue 0.0% 0.0%
0th		 0.0%
SG&A / revenue 17.1% 25.3%
21st		 26.0%
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.9%
64th		 1.7%
Effective tax rate 23.6% 21.0%
74th		 21.0%

Returns on capital

MeasureCHTRIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
ROE (on average equity) 29.7% 12.0%
91st		 7.6%
ROA 3.2% 3.9%
39th		 3.1%
ROIC 8.8% 7.7%
73rd		 7.6%
ROCE 9.0% 8.7%
61st		 7.2%
Return on tangible assets 8.3% 7.8%
64th		 5.5%
Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) 14.6% 11.3%
59th		 15.6%
Gross profitability (GP / assets) 15.0% 15.5%
48th		 26.4%
ROIC, 3-yr average 5.3% 5.3%
54th		 4.1%
ROIC, 5-yr average 5.7% 3.7%
74th		 3.7%
ROE, 5-yr average 39.5% 10.6%
100th		 5.0%
Incremental ROIC 504.8% -5.5%
100th		 1.0%

Growth

MeasureCHTRIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Revenue growth (TTM YoY) -1.5% 2.6%
23rd		 7.2%
Revenue growth (QoQ) -0.5% 0.7%
36th		 4.0%
Revenue CAGR, 3 yr -0.1% 1.2%
40th		 5.0%
Revenue CAGR, 5 yr 1.7% 0.9%
53rd		 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr -2.6% 1.8%
38th		 6.4%
Operating income CAGR, 3 yr 1.5% 12.3%
38th		 13.7%
Net income growth (TTM YoY) -6.5% -11.1%
58th		 12.6%
Net income CAGR, 3 yr 2.1% 19.8%
22nd		 20.1%
EPS growth (TTM YoY) 9.3% -0.0%
54th		 15.5%
EPS CAGR, 3 yr 10.1% 25.1%
22nd		 26.6%
EPS CAGR, 5 yr 15.8% 17.2%
45th		 14.4%
FCF growth (TTM YoY) 1.3% 9.0%
30th		 20.6%
FCF CAGR, 3 yr 3.1% 14.8%
39th		 16.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr 5.1% 5.1%
46th		 13.1%
Book value CAGR, 3 yr 26.6% 3.3%
93rd		 3.9%
Dividend CAGR, 3 yr —
Sustainable growth rate 29.7% 6.6%
96th		 7.7%

Margin history & stability

MeasureCHTRIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin, 3-yr average 44.8% 53.7%
17th		 52.4%
Operating margin, 3-yr average 23.9% 17.4%
82nd		 7.5%
Net margin, 3-yr average 9.0% 9.3%
46th		 4.7%
FCF margin, 3-yr average 7.5% 10.6%
45th		 9.7%
Revenue stability (0-1) 0.65 0.60
53rd		 0.83
Earnings stability (0-1) 0.18 0.28
30th		 0.30
Margin stability (0-1) 0.90 0.88
73rd		 0.88

Liquidity (latest quarter)

MeasureCHTRIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Cash & short-term investments $509.0M $503.0M
52nd		 $479.5M
Net cash (− = net debt) −$96.2B −$2.0B
12th		 −$532.8M
Working capital −$8.8B $59.1M
3rd		 $125.0M
Current ratio 0.36 1.08
0th		 1.28
Quick ratio 0.36 1.07
0th		 1.28
Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) 0.04 0.86
3rd		 0.70
Defensive interval (days) 146 days 244 days
22nd		 395 days

Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)

MeasureCHTRIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Total debt $96.7B $2.8B
88th		 $1.2B
Debt / equity 5.70 1.00
94th		 0.67
Net debt / equity 5.67 0.72
94th		 0.37
Debt / assets 62.1% 37.4%
88th		 30.9%
Debt / capital 85.1% 49.9%
94th		 40.7%
Debt / EBITDA 4.71 3.03
79th		 3.03
Net debt / EBITDA 4.69 2.50
83rd		 1.41
Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) 2.5x 3.3x
42nd		 3.2x
Cash interest coverage 3.2x 3.1x
55th		 5.5x
Debt payback (years of OCF) 5.9 yrs 4.9 yrs
68th		 2.8 yrs
Liabilities / assets 85.9% 62.3%
82nd		 56.1%
IS credit model rating B- — —
Implied credit spread (bps) 900 400
82nd		 400

Efficiency

MeasureCHTRIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Asset turnover 0.35 0.35
55th		 0.52
Fixed asset turnover 1.13 0.94
58th		 3.99
Inventory turnover —
Receivables turnover 15.1 9.0
88th		 8.1
Days sales outstanding 24 days 41 days
12th		 44 days
Days inventory outstanding —
Days payables outstanding 12 days 86 days
3rd		 57 days
Cash conversion cycle (days) 12 days −29 days
66th		 1 days
Capex / revenue 22.3% 13.3%
71st		 3.5%
Capex / depreciation 1.56 1.08
86th		 0.60
Operating expense ratio 21.9% 52.5%
4th		 45.3%

Cash flow & earnings quality

MeasureCHTRIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Operating cash flow / net income 3.34 2.13
70th		 2.40
FCF / net income 0.89 0.82
57th		 1.69
FCF / operating cash flow 26.5% 44.2%
30th		 72.9%
Capex / operating cash flow 73.5% 55.8%
70th		 27.1%
Accruals ratio -7.5% -8.0%
55th		 -8.0%
Sloan accruals ratio -4.4% -5.3%
64th		 -5.6%
Earnings quality score (0-1) 0.75 0.75
35th		 0.75

Dividends & buybacks

MeasureCHTRIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Dividend yield 0.0% 0.7%
0th		 0.0%
Dividend per share (TTM) $0.00 $0.10
0th		 $0.00
Payout ratio (dividends / net income) 0.0% 34.9%
0th		 5.7%
Dividends / FCF 0.0% 0.0%
0th		 0.0%
Dividend growth (YoY) —
Buyback yield 32.1% 1.2%
97th		 1.7%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) 32.1% 3.5%
97th		 3.5%
Share count change (YoY) -14.4% -1.5%
0th		 -0.8%
Buybacks, last 5 years $17.2B $293.2M
85th		 $152.3M

Scores & forensic checks

MeasureCHTRIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
IS score 38 37
55th		 44
IS profitability 59 54
61st		 36
IS growth 35 52
20th		 56
IS value 80 54
76th		 44
IS momentum 65 61
63rd		 66
IS risk (safety) 15 15
3rd		 30
IS quality 56 54
52nd		 58
IS balance sheet 11 42
0th		 48
IS earnings quality 78 58
91st		 58
IS cash flow 46 47
48th		 56
Piotroski F-score (0-9) 6 5
64th		 5
Altman Z-score 0.6 1.1
30th		 1.7
Beneish M-score −2.79 −2.92
67th		 −2.74
Ohlson O-score −6.62 −7.21
73rd		 −7.27
IS credit score 24 47
12th		 49

Per share

MeasureCHTRIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
EPS, diluted (TTM) $40.61 $3.09
100th		 $0.86
Book value per share $139.80 $15.29
100th		 $14.63
Tangible book per share −$628.68 −$0.79
0th		 $1.25
Revenue per share $448.60 $18.32
100th		 $17.81
FCF per share $35.94 $1.93
100th		 $1.98
Operating cash flow per share $135.83 $4.13
100th		 $2.77
Cash per share $4.20 $4.51
48th		 $3.75

Size (TTM)

MeasureCHTRIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Market cap $14.8B $2.9B
79th		 $2.7B
Revenue $54.4B $1.3B
82nd		 $1.8B
EBITDA $20.5B $888.2M
82nd		 $326.9M
Net income $4.9B $89.9M
79th		 $65.3M
Free cash flow $4.4B $178.1M
82nd		 $211.5M
Total assets $155.6B $7.1B
82nd		 $3.6B
Shareholders' equity $17.0B $1.4B
82nd		 $1.1B
Employees 91,900 5,284
91st		 3,872

Insider transactions, last 6 months

Form 4 · most recent 12
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-09-01Jeffery Nick
Chief Operating Officer
 Award / grant 347,078$147.66$51.2M347,078
2026-09-01Jeffery Nick
Chief Operating Officer
 Award / grant 76,466$147.66$11.3M76,466
2026-09-01Jeffery Nick
Chief Operating Officer
 Award / grant 13,333——13,333
2026-08-20Winfrey Christopher L
Director, President and CEO
 Award / grant 297,281$149.40$44.4M297,281
2026-08-20Winfrey Christopher L
Director, President and CEO
 Award / grant 115,466——115,466
2026-08-20Ray Richard Adam
EVP, Chief Commercial Officer
 Award / grant 54,932$149.40$8.2M54,932
2026-08-20Ray Richard Adam
EVP, Chief Commercial Officer
 Award / grant 21,336——21,336
2026-08-20Howard Kevin D
EVP/CAO/Controller
 Award / grant 22,619$149.40$3.4M22,619
2026-08-20Howard Kevin D
EVP/CAO/Controller
 Award / grant 8,785——8,785
2026-08-20Haughton Jamal H
EVP/Gen Counsel/Corp Secretary
 Award / grant 51,701$149.40$7.7M51,701
2026-08-20Haughton Jamal H
EVP/Gen Counsel/Corp Secretary
 Award / grant 20,081——20,081
2026-08-20Fischer Jessica M
Chief Financial Officer
 Award / grant 96,939$149.40$14.5M96,939

Shares acquired vs disposed, by month

acquired disposed · all Form 4 types
MarAprMayJunJulAugSep

By transaction type, 6 months

TypeDirectionFilingsSharesValue
Award / grantAcquired431,406,090$164.8M
Open-market buyAcquired523,593$3.8M
Open-market saleDisposed387,833$12.7M
Option exerciseDisposed21,627,560$369.6M
Option exerciseAcquired21,627,560$369.6M
OtherDisposed138,583,663—
Return to issuerDisposed41,433,200$282.0M
Tax withholdingDisposed21,574,809$380.4M
—Disposed892,307,770$12.0B
Awards, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics; open-market buys and sales are the discretionary ones.

Form 144 notices

12 months: 5 notices · 264,991 shares · $40.5M
FiledFilerShares proposedEst. proceeds
2026-05-27Rutledge Thomas150,958$21.7M
2026-05-27Rutledge Thomas18,200$2.7M
2026-05-26Rutledge Thomas69,633$10.1M
2026-03-05Rutledge Thomas25,000$5.8M
A Form 144 is notice of a proposed sale, not a confirmed one.

Congress trades

12 months: House 12 trades (4 purchases) · Senate 0 (0 purchases)
TradedMemberChamberTypeAmountDisclosed
2026-09-11Ro KhannaHouseSale$1,001 - $15,0002026-10-09
2026-08-20August Lee PflugerHouseExchange$1,001 - $15,0002026-09-15
2026-08-20August PflugerHouseExchange$1,001 - $15,0002026-09-15
2026-08-10Ro KhannaHousePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-09-07
2019-02-19Mark WarnerSenateSale (Full)$1,000,001 - $5,000,0002019-03-08
2019-02-19Mark WarnerSenateSale (Full)$1,000,001 - $5,000,0002019-03-07
2019-02-19Mark R. WarnerSenateSale (Full)$1,000,001 - $5,000,0002019-03-07
STOCK Act disclosures, in ranges, filed up to 45 days after the trade.

Largest 13F holders

Quarter to 2026-06-30, the latest most managers have filed
ManagerSharesValue% of shares out
DODGE & COX15,032,214$2.1B11.15%
BlackRock, Inc.7,070,700$1.0B5.25%
STATE STREET CORP6,971,723$991.4M5.17%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC5,342,446$759.7M3.96%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC3,525,388$501.3M2.62%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC2,787,274$396.4M2.07%
Invesco Ltd.2,776,656$394.9M2.06%
NORGES BANK2,452,458$348.8M1.82%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC2,398,491$340.1M1.78%
UBS Group AG2,275,425$323.6M1.69%
Lind Value II ApS2,223,945$316.3M1.65%
MORGAN STANLEY1,416,050$201.4M1.05%
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC1,317,247$187.3M0.98%
Long Focus Capital Management, LLC1,230,216$174.9M0.91%
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP1,122,561$159.6M0.83%

Institutional ownership by quarter

2023-092026-0684.0%
% of shares held by 13F filers
2023-092026-06785
Number of 13F filers holding

Holder changes by quarter

QuarterHoldersOwnershipNewIncreasedReducedClosed
2026-06-3078584.0%141287242138
2026-03-3178879.6%124282244113
2025-12-3179382.7%130239313122
2025-09-3080485.1%113234324186
2025-06-3089185.6%127330272100
2025-03-3187686.5%12931827096
2024-12-3185985.1%12327930582
2024-09-3083385.8%12727627464
2024-06-3078287.2%83249302112
2024-03-3182485.3%100251322172
2023-12-3190781.6%13625733489
2023-09-3088281.8%11826930357

Schedule 13D / 13G filers

FiledFormFiler% of classShares
2026-08-25SCHEDULE 13DCox Enterprises, Inc.27.9%46,153,885
2026-08-25SCHEDULE 13DCox Communications Equity Holdings, Inc.27.9%46,153,885
2026-08-21SCHEDULE 13D/ALiberty Broadband Corporation0.0%0
2026-08-13SCHEDULE 13G/ADodge & Cox12.6%15,032,214
Required above 5% of a class; 13G is the passive form.

ETFs with the largest holding

ETFWeight in fundHolding value
VITSX0.02%$383.2M
VTI0.02%$383.2M
VSMPX0.02%$383.2M
VTSAX0.02%$383.2M
XLC1.56%$372.1M
VOO0.02%$325.4M

Share structure

Shares outstanding134,777,484
Float76,805,163
Free float57.0%

Income statement

Fiscal years, USD
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$51.7B$54.0B$54.6B$55.1B$54.8B
Cost of revenue$31.1B$30.6B$33.3B$29.8B$29.4B
Gross profit$20.6B$23.4B$21.3B$25.3B$25.4B
R&D$0$0$0$0$0
SG&A$9.8B$11.2B$8.8B$12.1B$12.0B
Operating income$10.9B$12.2B$12.5B$13.2B$13.3B
EBITDA$19.8B$20.9B$20.7B$21.4B$21.2B
Pretax income$6.4B$7.5B$6.9B$7.5B$7.5B
Income tax$1.1B$1.6B$1.6B$1.6B$1.7B
Net income$4.7B$5.1B$4.6B$5.1B$5.0B
EPS, diluted$24.47$30.74$29.99$34.97$36.21
Diluted shares193.0M164.4M152.0M145.4M137.7M

Balance sheet

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash & short-term investments$601.0M$645.0M$709.0M$459.0M$477.0M
Receivables$2.6B$2.9B$3.0B$3.1B$3.7B
Inventory$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$3.6B$4.0B$4.1B$4.2B$5.1B
PP&E, net$34.3B$36.0B$39.5B$42.9B$46.4B
Goodwill & intangibles$101.0B$99.7B$98.8B$98.1B$97.6B
Total assets$142.5B$144.5B$147.2B$150.0B$154.2B
Accounts payable$724.0M$952.0M$931.0M$880.0M$1.0B
Total current liabilities$12.5B$12.1B$13.2B$13.5B$13.3B
Long-term debt$88.6B$96.1B$95.8B$92.1B$95.5B
Total liabilities$124.3B$132.0B$132.5B$130.3B$133.7B
Shareholders' equity$18.2B$12.5B$14.7B$19.7B$20.5B

Cash flow statement

Outflows are negative
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Net income$5.3B$5.8B$5.3B$5.9B$5.8B
Depreciation & amortization$9.3B$8.9B$8.7B$8.7B$8.7B
Stock-based compensation$430.0M$470.0M$692.0M$651.0M$673.0M
Change in working capital$160.0M−$396.0M−$447.0M−$1.0B−$653.0M
Operating cash flow$16.2B$14.9B$14.4B$14.4B$16.1B
Capital expenditure−$7.6B−$8.8B−$10.9B−$11.3B−$11.7B
Free cash flow$8.7B$6.1B$3.5B$3.2B$4.4B
Investing cash flow−$10.0B−$10.7B−$11.6B−$10.8B−$11.6B
Net debt issued / repaid$8.9B$6.3B$92.0M−$2.7B$1.0B
Buybacks−$15.4B−$10.3B−$3.2B−$1.2B−$5.1B
Dividends paid$0$0$0$0$0

Ratio history

Margins on the fiscal-year (TTM at Q4) basis; multiples at each year end
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin39.9%43.4%46.4%46.0%44.9%
Operating margin21.0%22.7%22.9%24.0%24.3%
Net margin9.0%9.4%8.3%9.2%9.1%
FCF margin16.8%11.3%6.4%5.7%8.1%
ROE24.6%43.6%45.1%38.1%31.5%
ROIC8.6%9.0%8.8%9.3%9.1%
ROA3.2%3.5%3.1%3.4%3.3%
Debt / equity6.5410.748.866.146.05
Interest coverage2.6x2.6x2.3x2.4x2.5x
Current ratio0.290.330.310.310.39
Revenue growth+7.5%+4.5%+1.1%+0.9%−0.6%
EPS growth+69.8%+26.0%−6.3%+14.8%+10.6%
P/E at year end25.3x10.4x12.8x9.8x5.4x
EV / EBITDA at year end10.6x7.2x7.5x6.8x5.8x
FCF yield at year end7.38%11.57%6.00%6.34%16.42%
Dividend payout0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Revenue by segment

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Residential Product Line$40.3B$41.2B$43.1B$43.0B$42.6B
Residential Internet Product Line$21.1B$22.2B$23.0B$23.4B$23.8B
Residential Video Product Line$17.6B$17.5B$16.4B$15.1B$13.7B
Commercial Product Line$6.7B$7.0B$7.1B$7.3B$7.3B
Residential Mobile Service Product Line——$2.2B$3.1B$3.8B
Advertising sales$1.6B$1.9B$1.6B$1.8B$1.5B
Residential Voice Product Line$1.6B$1.6B$1.5B$1.4B$1.4B

Street estimates by fiscal year

Next report 2026-11-06 · consensus EPS $9.54 · these are analysts' numbers, not ours
Fiscal yearRevenue (mean)Revenue rangeEPS (mean)EPS rangeAnalystsP/E on mean EPS
2026$54.2B$54.0B – $54.4B$40.80$37.07 – $46.5252.7x
2027$53.7B$52.8B – $54.2B$43.48$40.33 – $47.5952.5x
2028$53.7B$52.9B – $54.5B$48.72$45.95 – $51.5022.3x

Reported vs expected, every quarter on file

ReportedEPS expectedEPS actualEPS surpriseRevenue expectedRevenue actualRevenue surprise
2026-07-24$9.98$10.66+6.8%$13.5B$13.5B+0.1%
2026-04-24$9.96$9.17−7.9%$13.5B$13.6B+0.3%
2026-01-30$9.78$10.34+5.7%$13.7B$13.6B−1.0%
2025-10-31$9.23$8.34−9.6%$13.7B$13.7B−0.5%
2025-07-25$9.58$9.18−4.2%$13.8B$13.8B+0.0%
2025-04-25$8.43$8.42−0.1%$13.7B$13.7B+0.5%
2025-01-31$9.19$10.10+9.9%$13.9B$13.9B+0.3%
2024-11-01$8.62$8.82+2.3%$13.7B$13.8B+1.0%
2024-07-26$7.98$8.49+6.4%$13.6B$13.7B+0.7%
2024-04-26$7.92$7.55−4.7%$13.7B$13.7B−0.5%
2024-02-02$8.73$7.07−19.0%$13.7B$13.7B+0.1%
2023-10-27$7.94$8.25+3.9%$13.6B$13.6B−0.4%
2023-07-28$7.96$8.05+1.1%$13.8B$13.7B−1.3%
2023-04-28$7.48$6.65−11.1%$13.6B$13.7B+0.2%
2023-01-27$8.79$7.69−12.5%$13.7B$13.7B−0.5%
2022-10-28$8.23$7.38−10.3%$13.7B$13.6B−0.9%
2022-07-29$6.89$8.80+27.7%$13.4B$13.6B+1.2%
2022-04-29$6.47$6.90+6.6%$13.2B$13.2B−0.0%
2022-01-28$6.89$8.93+29.6%$13.3B$13.2B−0.3%
2021-10-29$5.71$6.50+13.8%$12.9B$13.1B+1.7%
2021-07-30$4.78$5.29+10.7%$12.8B$12.8B0.0%
2021-04-30$4.26$4.11−3.5%$12.5B$12.5B+0.2%
2021-01-29$4.89$6.05+23.7%$9.6B$12.6B+31.1%
2020-10-30$3.03$3.90+28.7%$9.4B$12.0B+28.7%

Off-exchange (dark pool) volume, weekly

FINRA ATS, $ billions · through the week of 2026-08-31 (FINRA publishes with a delay)
0.506-150.506-220.906-290.407-060.307-130.807-200.907-270.508-030.308-100.608-170.608-240.508-31
Week ofNotionalSharesTrades
2026-08-31$479.8M3,150,00374,949
2026-08-24$592.8M3,894,51880,221
2026-08-17$638.2M4,240,62892,043
2026-08-10$324.1M2,112,29661,926
2026-08-03$516.5M3,432,34476,423
2026-07-27$905.2M6,491,96399,659

Short-sale share of off-exchange volume

daily 20-day average
07-2310-1563.3%
DateShort shareShort volumeTotal volume
2026-10-1563.3%789,5841,248,131
2026-10-1463.6%588,734925,097
2026-10-1361.2%772,4541,261,470
2026-10-1266.1%535,690810,178
2026-10-0976.1%1,790,6892,351,586
2026-10-0868.8%704,1531,023,712
2026-10-0773.1%1,113,6561,522,884
2026-10-0652.1%481,348923,039
2026-10-0566.6%755,0171,133,136
2026-10-0262.7%468,917748,355
A daily flow measure from FINRA, not short interest.

Seasonality

Average return by calendar month
+1.1Jan+0.8Feb+1.0Mar+1.8Apr+1.6May+3.2Jun+2.6Jul+0.7Aug-3.0Sep-0.3Oct+1.9Nov+0.2Dec
MonthAvg returnUp yearsYears
Jan+1.1%47%17
Feb+0.8%59%17
Mar+1.0%47%17
Apr+1.8%62%16
May+1.6%69%16
Jun+3.2%62%16
Jul+2.6%69%16
Aug+0.7%56%16
Sep−3.0%44%16
Oct−0.3%38%16
Nov+1.9%56%16
Dec+0.2%50%16
History, not a forecast.

Indicators

as of 2026-10-16
RSI 1440.9
MFI36.2
ADX36.0
Stochastic %K / %D52.5 / 37.3
Williams %R-30.2
CCI-12
TSI / signal-32.9 / -33.6
Chaikin money flow-0.24
ATR$5.39
Bollinger width17.9%
Volume vs 20-day avg0.98x
SupertrendDown

Moving averages and bands

level (price vs level)
SMA 20$110.62 (−0.5%)
SMA 50$132.98 (−17.2%)
SMA 200$169.86 (−35.2%)
EMA 21$113.94 (−3.4%)
EMA 50$125.73 (−12.4%)
EMA 200$168.45 (−34.6%)
Bollinger upper$120.49 (−8.6%)
Bollinger lower$100.75 (+9.3%)
Parabolic SAR$101.63 (+8.3%)
Open the live chart, 110+ indicators

About Charter Communications, Inc.

Charter Communications, Inc. is a prominent U.S. broadband and cable operator, delivering services to residential and commercial customers nationwide. Its offerings encompass a wide array of subscription video services, including on-demand content, high-definition channels, digital video recording (DVR), and pay-per-view options. Internet services form a crucial part of its portfolio, featuring robust security measures against cyber threats, high-performance in-home WiFi with provided routers, and extensive out-of-home and Spectrum WiFi access. The company also provides voice communication services utilizing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. For its business and carrier clientele, Charter offers comprehensive broadband communication solutions. These include internet access, data networking, fiber optic connectivity, video entertainment, and business telephone services, catering to a diverse range of needs from office buildings to cellular towers. Further diversifying its operations, Charter provides mobile services, alongside specialized business solutions such as static IP addresses, dedicated business WiFi, email and security services, multi-line telephone systems, and web-based service management. It also offers a suite of communication products and managed service solutions. In the media sector, the company sells local advertising across various platforms, including major networks like TBS, CNN, and ESPN, as well as local sports and news channels, and utilizes its "Audience App" for linear inventory optimization. Additionally, Charter owns and operates regional sports and news networks and supplies wholesale data connectivity services to mobile and wireline carriers. Serving approximately 32 million customers across 41 states, Charter Communications was founded in 1993 and maintains its headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.

https://corporate.charter.com

Key executives

NameTitlePayBorn
Christopher L. WinfreyPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Director$6.5M1976
Richard J. DiGeronimoPresident of Product & Technology$4.7M1978
Nicholas Simon JefferyChief Operating Officer$3.9M1968
Jessica FischerChief Financial Officer$2.5M1986
Jamal H. HaughtonExecutive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary$1.9M1976
R. Adam RayExecutive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer & President of Spectrum Enterprise$1.8M1977
Kevin D. HowardExecutive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller$1.0M1970
Jacob H. PerlmanExecutive VP and Chief Technology & Information Officer—1978

Executive pay, latest proxy

ExecutiveYearSalaryStock awardsIncentiveTotal
Christopher L. Winfrey President and Chief Executive Officer2025$1.8M$0$4.3M$6.5M
Richard J. DiGeronimo President, Product and Technology2025$1.5M$87,508$2.9M$5.6M
Jamal H. Haughton EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary2025$778,846$312,531$1.1M$5.0M
Jessica M. Fischer Chief Financial Officer2025$942,308$199,858$1.5M$4.5M
R. Adam Ray EVP, Chief Commercial Officer2025$752,885$75,161$1.0M$2.6M

Employees

98k201895k201996k202094k2021102k2022101k202394k202492k2025

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
None on file.

Moat model

None · Cost Advantage · 2026-06-30
Cost advantage59
Intangibles14
Switching costs22
Network effect27
Efficient scale45
Our component scores (0-100) and overall 31.6; a model of the business, not a call on the stock.
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