Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

CHTR • • Utilities

Communication ServicesTelecom ServicesCable & Broadband OperatorsMajor Cable Operators

AboutCharter Communications, Inc. operates as a broadband connectivity and cable operator company serving residential and commercial customers in the United States. The company offers subscription-based video services, including video on demand, high-definition television, digital video recorder, pay-per-view services. It provides Internet services, such as security suite that protects computers from viruses and spyware, and threats from malicious actors; in-home WiFi, which provides customers with high performance wireless routers to enhance their in-home wireless Internet experience; out-of-home WiFi; and Spectrum WiFi services, as well as video services. The company also offers voice communications services using voice over Internet protocol technology; and broadband communications solutions, such as Internet access, data networking, fiber connectivity, video entertainment, and business telephone services to cellular towers and office buildings for business and carrier organizations. In addition, it provides mobile services; offers video programming, static IP and business WiFi, email and security, and multi-line telephone services, as well as Web-based service management; sells local advertising across various platforms for networks, such as TBS, CNN, and ESPN; sells advertising inventory to local sports and news channels; and offers Audience App for optimizes linear inventory. Further, the company offers communications products and managed service solutions; data connectivity services to mobile and wireline carriers on a wholesale basis; and owns and operates regional sports and news networks. It serves approximately 32 million customers in 41 states. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.Show more

Revenue $55.09B +0.9%
EBITDA $21.92B +3.4%
Net Income $5.08B +11.5%
Free Cash Flow $3.16B -9.4%
EBITDA Margin 39.79% +2.5%
Net Margin 9.23% +10.6%
ROE 29.53% -11.7%
Interest Coverage 2.53 +5.1%
Debt/Equity 4.86 -27.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA 4.35 -5.4%
CapEx / Revenue 20.46% +0.5%
CapEx Coverage 1.28 -1.4%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 32.0%
✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 25.0%
✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
✓Share count reduced 4.3% through buybacks
✓Trading at only 1.4x book value

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 4.9x
✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 13 (bottom 13%)
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y19.72%

5Y3.78%

3Y2.15%

TTM0.42%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y24.96%

3Y2.98%

TTM9.54%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y36.24%

3Y12.64%

TTM17.54%

ROCE

10Y Avg6.33%

5Y Avg8.6%

3Y Avg9.5%

Latest9.79%

Peer Comparison

Major Cable Operators

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
CHTRCharter Communications, Inc.	25.18B	194.61	5.57	0.88%	9.29%	26.14%	12.55%	4.86
ATUSAltice USA, Inc.	545.09M	1.91	-8.68	-3.06%	-21.43%		27.41%
OPTUOptimum Communications, Inc.	351.87M	1.91	-8.68	-3.06%	-21.43%		42.46%

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Revenue+	9.75B	29B	41.58B	43.63B	45.76B	48.1B	51.68B	54.02B	54.61B	55.09B
Revenue Growth %	0.07%	1.97%	0.43%	0.05%	0.05%	0.05%	0.07%	0.05%	0.01%	0.01%
Cost of Revenue	6.94B	20.58B	31.03B	30.98B	30.86B	30.76B	31.08B	30.6B	33.34B	29.76B
Gross Profit+	2.81B	8.42B	10.55B	12.65B	14.9B	17.34B	20.61B	23.42B	21.27B	25.32B
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit Growth %	0.15%	2%	0.25%	0.2%	0.18%	0.16%	0.19%	0.14%	-0.09%	0.19%
Operating Expenses+	1.54B	4.98B	6.1B	7.2B	8.29B	8.87B	9.75B	11.18B	8.77B	12.08B
Other Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA+	3.4B	10.35B	15.04B	15.77B	16.54B	18.17B	20.2B	21.15B	21.2B	21.92B
EBITDA Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA Growth %	0.08%	2.04%	0.45%	0.05%	0.05%	0.1%	0.11%	0.05%	0%	0.03%
Depreciation & Amortization+	2.13B	6.91B	10.59B	10.32B	9.93B	9.7B	9.35B	8.9B	8.7B	8.67B
D&A / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income (EBIT)+	1.27B	3.44B	4.45B	5.46B	6.61B	8.46B	10.86B	12.24B	12.51B	13.24B
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income Growth %	0.23%	1.7%	0.29%	0.23%	0.21%	0.28%	0.28%	0.13%	0.02%	0.06%
Interest Expense+	1.31B	2.5B	3.09B	3.54B	3.8B	3.85B	4.04B	4.56B	5.19B	5.23B
Interest Coverage	0.98x	1.38x	1.44x	1.54x	1.74x	2.20x	2.69x	2.69x	2.41x	2.53x
Interest / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Operating Income	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Pretax Income+	-331M	820M	1.03B	1.69B	2.43B	4.3B	6.39B	7.46B	6.85B	7.5B
Pretax Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income Tax+	-60M	-2.92B	-9.09B	180M	439M	626M	1.07B	1.61B	1.59B	1.65B
Effective Tax Rate %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income+	-271M	3.52B	9.89B	1.23B	1.67B	3.22B	4.65B	5.05B	4.56B	5.08B
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income Growth %	-0.48%	14%	1.81%	-0.88%	0.36%	0.93%	0.44%	0.09%	-0.1%	0.12%
EPS (Diluted)+	-2.68	15.94	34.09	5.22	7.45	15.40	24.47	30.74	29.99	34.97
EPS Growth %	-0.43%	6.95%	1.14%	-0.85%	0.43%	1.07%	0.59%	0.26%	-0.02%	0.17%
EPS (Basic)	-2.68	17.05	38.55	5.29	7.60	15.85	25.34	31.30	30.54	35.53
Diluted Shares Outstanding	101.15M	234.79M	296.7M	235.53M	223.79M	209.27M	193.04M	164.43M	151.97M	145.36M

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Assets+	39.32B	149.07B	146.62B	146.13B	148.19B	144.21B	142.49B	144.52B	147.19B	150.02B
Asset Growth %	0.6%	2.79%	-0.02%	-0%	0.01%	-0.03%	-0.01%	0.01%	0.02%	0.02%
PP&E (Net)+	8.35B	32.96B	33.89B	35.13B	35.68B	34.36B	34.31B	36.04B	39.52B	42.91B
PP&E / Total Assets %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Current Assets+	345M	3.3B	2.56B	2.73B	6.47B	3.91B	3.57B	4.02B	4.13B	4.23B
Cash & Equivalents	5M	1.53B	621M	551M	3.48B	1B	601M	645M	709M	459M
Receivables	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Inventory	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	451M	458M	677M
Long-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5B
Goodwill	1.17B	29.51B	29.55B	29.55B	29.55B	29.55B	29.56B	29.56B	29.67B	29.67B
Intangible Assets	6.86B	81.92B	79.27B	76.88B	74.78B	72.94B	71.41B	70.14B	69.14B	68.44B
Other Assets	22.34B	721M	667M	1.36B	2.8B	3.45B	3.65B	4.77B	4.73B	3.27B
Total Liabilities	39.36B	98.7B	99.09B	101.86B	109.38B	113.92B	124.33B	131.97B	132.47B	130.31B
Total Debt+	35.72B	61.75B	70.23B	72.83B	80.27B	82.99B	91.83B	97.9B	98.2B	95.76B
Net Debt	35.72B	60.21B	69.61B	72.28B	76.79B	81.99B	91.23B	97.25B	97.49B	95.3B
Long-Term Debt	35.72B	59.72B	68.19B	69.54B	75.58B	81.74B	88.56B	96.09B	95.78B	92.13B
Short-Term Borrowings	0	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	1.19B	235M	269M	295M	1.13B	1.41B
Total Current Liabilities+	1.97B	9.57B	11.09B	12.1B	12.38B	9.88B	12.46B	12.06B	13.21B	13.49B
Accounts Payable	134M	454M	740M	758M	786M	763M	724M	952M	931M	880M
Accrued Expenses	1.27B	4.24B	6.41B	6.04B	6.02B	6.09B	6.21B	6.18B	6.29B	1.36B
Deferred Revenue	96M	352M	395M	494M	460M	436M	461M	511M	509M	456M
Other Current Liabilities	348M	1.96B	941M	990M	867M	792M	1.21B	1.95B	2.38B	7.95B
Deferred Taxes	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Liabilities	77M	2.75B	2.5B	2.84B	2.72B	4.2B	4.22B	4.76B	4.53B	4.71B
Total Equity+	-46M	50.37B	47.53B	44.27B	38.81B	30.28B	18.16B	12.55B	14.72B	19.71B
Equity Growth %	-1.32%	1095.91%	-0.06%	-0.07%	-0.12%	-0.22%	-0.4%	-0.31%	0.17%	0.34%
Shareholders Equity	-46M	40.14B	39.08B	36.28B	31.45B	23.8B	14.05B	9.12B	11.09B	15.59B
Minority Interest	0	10.23B	8.45B	7.99B	7.37B	6.48B	4.11B	3.43B	3.63B	4.12B
Common Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Additional Paid-in Capital	2.03B	39.41B	35.25B	33.51B	31.41B	29B	26.73B	23.94B	23.35B	23.34B
Retained Earnings	-2.06B	733M	3.83B	2.78B	40M	-5.2B	-12.68B	-14.82B	-12.26B	-7.75B
Accumulated OCI	-13M	-7M	-1M	-2M	0	0	0	0	0	0
Return on Assets (ROA)	-0.01%	0.04%	0.07%	0.01%	0.01%	0.02%	0.03%	0.04%	0.03%	0.03%
Return on Equity (ROE)	-5.42%	0.14%	0.2%	0.03%	0.04%	0.09%	0.19%	0.33%	0.33%	0.3%
Debt / Equity	-	1.23x	1.48x	1.64x	2.07x	2.74x	5.06x	7.80x	6.67x	4.86x
Debt / Assets	0.91%	0.41%	0.48%	0.5%	0.54%	0.58%	0.64%	0.68%	0.67%	0.64%
Net Debt / EBITDA	10.51x	5.82x	4.63x	4.58x	4.64x	4.51x	4.52x	4.60x	4.60x	4.35x
Book Value per Share	-0.45	214.51	160.2	187.97	173.43	144.7	94.05	76.32	96.85	135.57

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	2.36B	8.04B	11.95B	11.77B	11.75B	14.56B	16.24B	14.93B	14.43B	14.43B
Operating CF Growth %	0%	2.41%	0.49%	-0.02%	-0%	0.24%	0.12%	-0.08%	-0.03%	-0%
Operating CF / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income	-271M	3.75B	10.12B	1.51B	1.99B	3.68B	5.32B	5.85B	5.26B	5.85B
Depreciation & Amortization	2.13B	6.91B	10.59B	10.32B	9.93B	9.7B	9.35B	8.9B	8.7B	8.67B
Deferred Taxes	-65M	-2.96B	-9.12B	110M	320M	465M	826M	87M	-80M	-87M
Other Non-Cash Items	171M	-1.13B	-384M	-209M	200M	173M	158M	12M	311M	388M
Working Capital Changes	321M	980M	441M	-243M	-1B	193M	160M	-396M	-447M	-1.05B
Capital Expenditures+	-17.03B	-33.53B	-7.87B	-9.6B	-7.14B	-7.96B	-7.55B	-8.82B	-10.94B	-11.27B
CapEx / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx / D&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cash from Investing+	-17.03B	-11.51B	-9.76B	-10.39B	-8.22B	-9.62B	-9.99B	-10.72B	-11.55B	-10.84B
Acquisitions	0	-29.03B	-1.67B	-656M	-885M	-1.46B	-2.23B	-1.6B	-427M	-189M
Purchase of Investments	-15.15B	0	-105M	-21M	-148M	-183M	-128M	0	0	0
Sale of Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Investing	-39M	581M	697M	-590M	12M	-95M	9M	262M	-12M	615M
Cash from Financing+	14.68B	5B	-3.1B	-1.23B	-748M	-7.49B	-6.65B	-4.17B	-2.81B	-3.79B
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dividend Payout Ratio %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt Issuance (Net)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	-1000K
Stock Issued	30M	5.09B	116M	69M	118M	207M	44M	5M	22M	32M
Share Repurchases	-38M	-1.56B	-11.71B	-4.4B	-6.87B	-11.22B	-15.43B	-10.28B	-3.21B	-1.21B
Other Financing	0	-66M	-164M	-265M	-266M	-138M	-122M	-154M	286M	140M
Net Change in Cash+	2M	-20.73B	-914M	144M	2.78B	-2.55B	-400M	44M	64M	-203M
Exchange Rate Effect	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash at Beginning	3M	22.27B	1.53B	621M	765M	3.55B	1B	601M	645M	709M
Cash at End	5M	1.53B	621M	765M	3.55B	1B	601M	645M	709M	506M
Free Cash Flow+	-14.67B	-25.49B	4.08B	2.17B	4.61B	6.61B	8.68B	6.1B	3.49B	3.16B
FCF Growth %	-1.11%	-0.74%	1.16%	-0.47%	1.12%	0.43%	0.31%	-0.3%	-0.43%	-0.09%
FCF Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FCF / Net Income %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-542%	14%	20.22%	2.68%	4.02%	9.33%	19.22%	32.93%	33.42%	29.53%
EBITDA Margin	34.86%	35.68%	36.17%	36.15%	36.14%	37.77%	39.09%	39.14%	38.83%	39.79%
Net Debt / EBITDA	10.51x	5.82x	4.63x	4.58x	4.64x	4.51x	4.52x	4.60x	4.60x	4.35x
Interest Coverage	0.98x	1.38x	1.44x	1.54x	1.74x	2.20x	2.69x	2.69x	2.41x	2.53x
CapEx / Revenue	174.62%	18.36%	20.88%	20.91%	15.72%	16.38%	14.77%	17.36%	20.35%	20.46%
Debt / Equity	-	1.23x	1.48x	1.64x	2.07x	2.74x	5.06x	7.80x	6.67x	4.86x
EPS Growth	-43.32%	694.78%	113.86%	-84.69%	42.72%	106.71%	58.9%	25.62%	-2.44%	16.61%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Residential Product Line	-	23.24B	33.29B	34.64B	36.19B	37.76B	40.32B	41.24B	43.14B	43.01B
Residential Product Line Growth	-	-	43.21%	4.07%	4.48%	4.32%	6.79%	2.28%	4.59%	-0.30%
Residential Internet Product Line	-	9.27B	14.11B	15.18B	16.67B	18.52B	21.09B	22.22B	23.03B	23.36B
Residential Internet Product Line Growth	-	-	52.12%	7.63%	9.79%	11.12%	13.89%	5.35%	3.65%	1.42%
Residential Video Product Line	-	11.97B	16.64B	17.35B	17.61B	17.43B	17.63B	17.46B	16.35B	15.13B
Residential Video Product Line Growth	-	-	39.06%	4.25%	1.49%	-0.99%	1.14%	-0.96%	-6.35%	-7.49%
Commercial Product Line	1.13B	3.91B	5.9B	6.19B	6.42B	6.43B	6.74B	6.98B	7.12B	7.25B
Commercial Product Line Growth	-	246.85%	50.83%	5.04%	3.73%	0.12%	4.84%	3.49%	2.08%	1.84%
Residential Mobile Service Product Line	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.24B	3.08B
Residential Mobile Service Product Line Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	37.45%
Advertising sales	309M	1.24B	1.51B	1.78B	1.57B	1.7B	1.59B	1.88B	1.55B	1.78B
Advertising sales Growth	-	299.68%	22.27%	18.21%	-12.16%	8.35%	-6.18%	18.07%	-17.59%	14.76%
Residential Voice Product Line	-	2B	2.54B	2.11B	1.92B	1.81B	1.6B	1.56B	1.51B	1.44B
Residential Voice Product Line Growth	-	-	26.78%	-16.84%	-9.18%	-5.94%	-11.52%	-2.44%	-3.14%	-4.83%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 5.6x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) reported $55.10B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 665% increase from $7.20B in 2011.

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) grew revenue by 0.9% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) is profitable, generating $5.12B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (9.2% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) has a return on equity (ROE) of 29.5%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) generated $4.39B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

Industry Metrics

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) has a dividend payout ratio of 0%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

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Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

CHTR • • Utilities

Communication ServicesTelecom ServicesCable & Broadband OperatorsMajor Cable Operators

Revenue $55.09B +0.9%
EBITDA $21.92B +3.4%
Net Income $5.08B +11.5%
Free Cash Flow $3.16B -9.4%
EBITDA Margin 39.79% +2.5%
Net Margin 9.23% +10.6%
ROE 29.53% -11.7%
Interest Coverage 2.53 +5.1%
Debt/Equity 4.86 -27.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA 4.35 -5.4%
CapEx / Revenue 20.46% +0.5%
CapEx Coverage 1.28 -1.4%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 32.0%
✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 25.0%
✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
✓Share count reduced 4.3% through buybacks
✓Trading at only 1.4x book value

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 4.9x
✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 13 (bottom 13%)
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y19.72%

5Y3.78%

3Y2.15%

TTM0.42%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y24.96%

3Y2.98%

TTM9.54%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y36.24%

3Y12.64%

TTM17.54%

ROCE

10Y Avg6.33%

5Y Avg8.6%

3Y Avg9.5%

Latest9.79%

Peer Comparison

Major Cable Operators

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
CHTRCharter Communications, Inc.	25.18B	194.61	5.57	0.88%	9.29%	26.14%	12.55%	4.86
ATUSAltice USA, Inc.	545.09M	1.91	-8.68	-3.06%	-21.43%		27.41%
OPTUOptimum Communications, Inc.	351.87M	1.91	-8.68	-3.06%	-21.43%		42.46%

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Revenue+	9.75B	29B	41.58B	43.63B	45.76B	48.1B	51.68B	54.02B	54.61B	55.09B
Revenue Growth %	0.07%	1.97%	0.43%	0.05%	0.05%	0.05%	0.07%	0.05%	0.01%	0.01%
Cost of Revenue	6.94B	20.58B	31.03B	30.98B	30.86B	30.76B	31.08B	30.6B	33.34B	29.76B
Gross Profit+	2.81B	8.42B	10.55B	12.65B	14.9B	17.34B	20.61B	23.42B	21.27B	25.32B
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit Growth %	0.15%	2%	0.25%	0.2%	0.18%	0.16%	0.19%	0.14%	-0.09%	0.19%
Operating Expenses+	1.54B	4.98B	6.1B	7.2B	8.29B	8.87B	9.75B	11.18B	8.77B	12.08B
Other Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA+	3.4B	10.35B	15.04B	15.77B	16.54B	18.17B	20.2B	21.15B	21.2B	21.92B
EBITDA Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA Growth %	0.08%	2.04%	0.45%	0.05%	0.05%	0.1%	0.11%	0.05%	0%	0.03%
Depreciation & Amortization+	2.13B	6.91B	10.59B	10.32B	9.93B	9.7B	9.35B	8.9B	8.7B	8.67B
D&A / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income (EBIT)+	1.27B	3.44B	4.45B	5.46B	6.61B	8.46B	10.86B	12.24B	12.51B	13.24B
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income Growth %	0.23%	1.7%	0.29%	0.23%	0.21%	0.28%	0.28%	0.13%	0.02%	0.06%
Interest Expense+	1.31B	2.5B	3.09B	3.54B	3.8B	3.85B	4.04B	4.56B	5.19B	5.23B
Interest Coverage	0.98x	1.38x	1.44x	1.54x	1.74x	2.20x	2.69x	2.69x	2.41x	2.53x
Interest / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Operating Income	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Pretax Income+	-331M	820M	1.03B	1.69B	2.43B	4.3B	6.39B	7.46B	6.85B	7.5B
Pretax Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income Tax+	-60M	-2.92B	-9.09B	180M	439M	626M	1.07B	1.61B	1.59B	1.65B
Effective Tax Rate %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income+	-271M	3.52B	9.89B	1.23B	1.67B	3.22B	4.65B	5.05B	4.56B	5.08B
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income Growth %	-0.48%	14%	1.81%	-0.88%	0.36%	0.93%	0.44%	0.09%	-0.1%	0.12%
EPS (Diluted)+	-2.68	15.94	34.09	5.22	7.45	15.40	24.47	30.74	29.99	34.97
EPS Growth %	-0.43%	6.95%	1.14%	-0.85%	0.43%	1.07%	0.59%	0.26%	-0.02%	0.17%
EPS (Basic)	-2.68	17.05	38.55	5.29	7.60	15.85	25.34	31.30	30.54	35.53
Diluted Shares Outstanding	101.15M	234.79M	296.7M	235.53M	223.79M	209.27M	193.04M	164.43M	151.97M	145.36M

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Assets+	39.32B	149.07B	146.62B	146.13B	148.19B	144.21B	142.49B	144.52B	147.19B	150.02B
Asset Growth %	0.6%	2.79%	-0.02%	-0%	0.01%	-0.03%	-0.01%	0.01%	0.02%	0.02%
PP&E (Net)+	8.35B	32.96B	33.89B	35.13B	35.68B	34.36B	34.31B	36.04B	39.52B	42.91B
PP&E / Total Assets %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Current Assets+	345M	3.3B	2.56B	2.73B	6.47B	3.91B	3.57B	4.02B	4.13B	4.23B
Cash & Equivalents	5M	1.53B	621M	551M	3.48B	1B	601M	645M	709M	459M
Receivables	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Inventory	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	451M	458M	677M
Long-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5B
Goodwill	1.17B	29.51B	29.55B	29.55B	29.55B	29.55B	29.56B	29.56B	29.67B	29.67B
Intangible Assets	6.86B	81.92B	79.27B	76.88B	74.78B	72.94B	71.41B	70.14B	69.14B	68.44B
Other Assets	22.34B	721M	667M	1.36B	2.8B	3.45B	3.65B	4.77B	4.73B	3.27B
Total Liabilities	39.36B	98.7B	99.09B	101.86B	109.38B	113.92B	124.33B	131.97B	132.47B	130.31B
Total Debt+	35.72B	61.75B	70.23B	72.83B	80.27B	82.99B	91.83B	97.9B	98.2B	95.76B
Net Debt	35.72B	60.21B	69.61B	72.28B	76.79B	81.99B	91.23B	97.25B	97.49B	95.3B
Long-Term Debt	35.72B	59.72B	68.19B	69.54B	75.58B	81.74B	88.56B	96.09B	95.78B	92.13B
Short-Term Borrowings	0	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	1.19B	235M	269M	295M	1.13B	1.41B
Total Current Liabilities+	1.97B	9.57B	11.09B	12.1B	12.38B	9.88B	12.46B	12.06B	13.21B	13.49B
Accounts Payable	134M	454M	740M	758M	786M	763M	724M	952M	931M	880M
Accrued Expenses	1.27B	4.24B	6.41B	6.04B	6.02B	6.09B	6.21B	6.18B	6.29B	1.36B
Deferred Revenue	96M	352M	395M	494M	460M	436M	461M	511M	509M	456M
Other Current Liabilities	348M	1.96B	941M	990M	867M	792M	1.21B	1.95B	2.38B	7.95B
Deferred Taxes	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Liabilities	77M	2.75B	2.5B	2.84B	2.72B	4.2B	4.22B	4.76B	4.53B	4.71B
Total Equity+	-46M	50.37B	47.53B	44.27B	38.81B	30.28B	18.16B	12.55B	14.72B	19.71B
Equity Growth %	-1.32%	1095.91%	-0.06%	-0.07%	-0.12%	-0.22%	-0.4%	-0.31%	0.17%	0.34%
Shareholders Equity	-46M	40.14B	39.08B	36.28B	31.45B	23.8B	14.05B	9.12B	11.09B	15.59B
Minority Interest	0	10.23B	8.45B	7.99B	7.37B	6.48B	4.11B	3.43B	3.63B	4.12B
Common Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Additional Paid-in Capital	2.03B	39.41B	35.25B	33.51B	31.41B	29B	26.73B	23.94B	23.35B	23.34B
Retained Earnings	-2.06B	733M	3.83B	2.78B	40M	-5.2B	-12.68B	-14.82B	-12.26B	-7.75B
Accumulated OCI	-13M	-7M	-1M	-2M	0	0	0	0	0	0
Return on Assets (ROA)	-0.01%	0.04%	0.07%	0.01%	0.01%	0.02%	0.03%	0.04%	0.03%	0.03%
Return on Equity (ROE)	-5.42%	0.14%	0.2%	0.03%	0.04%	0.09%	0.19%	0.33%	0.33%	0.3%
Debt / Equity	-	1.23x	1.48x	1.64x	2.07x	2.74x	5.06x	7.80x	6.67x	4.86x
Debt / Assets	0.91%	0.41%	0.48%	0.5%	0.54%	0.58%	0.64%	0.68%	0.67%	0.64%
Net Debt / EBITDA	10.51x	5.82x	4.63x	4.58x	4.64x	4.51x	4.52x	4.60x	4.60x	4.35x
Book Value per Share	-0.45	214.51	160.2	187.97	173.43	144.7	94.05	76.32	96.85	135.57

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	2.36B	8.04B	11.95B	11.77B	11.75B	14.56B	16.24B	14.93B	14.43B	14.43B
Operating CF Growth %	0%	2.41%	0.49%	-0.02%	-0%	0.24%	0.12%	-0.08%	-0.03%	-0%
Operating CF / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income	-271M	3.75B	10.12B	1.51B	1.99B	3.68B	5.32B	5.85B	5.26B	5.85B
Depreciation & Amortization	2.13B	6.91B	10.59B	10.32B	9.93B	9.7B	9.35B	8.9B	8.7B	8.67B
Deferred Taxes	-65M	-2.96B	-9.12B	110M	320M	465M	826M	87M	-80M	-87M
Other Non-Cash Items	171M	-1.13B	-384M	-209M	200M	173M	158M	12M	311M	388M
Working Capital Changes	321M	980M	441M	-243M	-1B	193M	160M	-396M	-447M	-1.05B
Capital Expenditures+	-17.03B	-33.53B	-7.87B	-9.6B	-7.14B	-7.96B	-7.55B	-8.82B	-10.94B	-11.27B
CapEx / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx / D&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cash from Investing+	-17.03B	-11.51B	-9.76B	-10.39B	-8.22B	-9.62B	-9.99B	-10.72B	-11.55B	-10.84B
Acquisitions	0	-29.03B	-1.67B	-656M	-885M	-1.46B	-2.23B	-1.6B	-427M	-189M
Purchase of Investments	-15.15B	0	-105M	-21M	-148M	-183M	-128M	0	0	0
Sale of Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Investing	-39M	581M	697M	-590M	12M	-95M	9M	262M	-12M	615M
Cash from Financing+	14.68B	5B	-3.1B	-1.23B	-748M	-7.49B	-6.65B	-4.17B	-2.81B	-3.79B
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dividend Payout Ratio %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt Issuance (Net)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	-1000K
Stock Issued	30M	5.09B	116M	69M	118M	207M	44M	5M	22M	32M
Share Repurchases	-38M	-1.56B	-11.71B	-4.4B	-6.87B	-11.22B	-15.43B	-10.28B	-3.21B	-1.21B
Other Financing	0	-66M	-164M	-265M	-266M	-138M	-122M	-154M	286M	140M
Net Change in Cash+	2M	-20.73B	-914M	144M	2.78B	-2.55B	-400M	44M	64M	-203M
Exchange Rate Effect	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash at Beginning	3M	22.27B	1.53B	621M	765M	3.55B	1B	601M	645M	709M
Cash at End	5M	1.53B	621M	765M	3.55B	1B	601M	645M	709M	506M
Free Cash Flow+	-14.67B	-25.49B	4.08B	2.17B	4.61B	6.61B	8.68B	6.1B	3.49B	3.16B
FCF Growth %	-1.11%	-0.74%	1.16%	-0.47%	1.12%	0.43%	0.31%	-0.3%	-0.43%	-0.09%
FCF Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FCF / Net Income %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-542%	14%	20.22%	2.68%	4.02%	9.33%	19.22%	32.93%	33.42%	29.53%
EBITDA Margin	34.86%	35.68%	36.17%	36.15%	36.14%	37.77%	39.09%	39.14%	38.83%	39.79%
Net Debt / EBITDA	10.51x	5.82x	4.63x	4.58x	4.64x	4.51x	4.52x	4.60x	4.60x	4.35x
Interest Coverage	0.98x	1.38x	1.44x	1.54x	1.74x	2.20x	2.69x	2.69x	2.41x	2.53x
CapEx / Revenue	174.62%	18.36%	20.88%	20.91%	15.72%	16.38%	14.77%	17.36%	20.35%	20.46%
Debt / Equity	-	1.23x	1.48x	1.64x	2.07x	2.74x	5.06x	7.80x	6.67x	4.86x
EPS Growth	-43.32%	694.78%	113.86%	-84.69%	42.72%	106.71%	58.9%	25.62%	-2.44%	16.61%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Residential Product Line	-	23.24B	33.29B	34.64B	36.19B	37.76B	40.32B	41.24B	43.14B	43.01B
Residential Product Line Growth	-	-	43.21%	4.07%	4.48%	4.32%	6.79%	2.28%	4.59%	-0.30%
Residential Internet Product Line	-	9.27B	14.11B	15.18B	16.67B	18.52B	21.09B	22.22B	23.03B	23.36B
Residential Internet Product Line Growth	-	-	52.12%	7.63%	9.79%	11.12%	13.89%	5.35%	3.65%	1.42%
Residential Video Product Line	-	11.97B	16.64B	17.35B	17.61B	17.43B	17.63B	17.46B	16.35B	15.13B
Residential Video Product Line Growth	-	-	39.06%	4.25%	1.49%	-0.99%	1.14%	-0.96%	-6.35%	-7.49%
Commercial Product Line	1.13B	3.91B	5.9B	6.19B	6.42B	6.43B	6.74B	6.98B	7.12B	7.25B
Commercial Product Line Growth	-	246.85%	50.83%	5.04%	3.73%	0.12%	4.84%	3.49%	2.08%	1.84%
Residential Mobile Service Product Line	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.24B	3.08B
Residential Mobile Service Product Line Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	37.45%
Advertising sales	309M	1.24B	1.51B	1.78B	1.57B	1.7B	1.59B	1.88B	1.55B	1.78B
Advertising sales Growth	-	299.68%	22.27%	18.21%	-12.16%	8.35%	-6.18%	18.07%	-17.59%	14.76%
Residential Voice Product Line	-	2B	2.54B	2.11B	1.92B	1.81B	1.6B	1.56B	1.51B	1.44B
Residential Voice Product Line Growth	-	-	26.78%	-16.84%	-9.18%	-5.94%	-11.52%	-2.44%	-3.14%	-4.83%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 5.6x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) reported $55.10B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 665% increase from $7.20B in 2011.

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) grew revenue by 0.9% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) is profitable, generating $5.12B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (9.2% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) has a return on equity (ROE) of 29.5%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) generated $4.39B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

Industry Metrics

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) has a dividend payout ratio of 0%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.