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Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
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Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026Latest | Apr 24, 2026 | $9.17vs $9.96-7.9% | $13.6Bvs $13.5B+0.3% |
| Q1 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | $10.34vs $9.78+5.7% | $13.6Bvs $13.7B-1.0% |
| Q4 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | $8.34vs $9.23-9.6% | $13.7Bvs $13.7B-0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | Jul 25, 2025 | $9.18vs $9.58-4.2% | $13.8Bvs $13.8B+0.0% |
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Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 41.58B | 43.63B | 45.76B | 48.1B | 51.68B | 54.02B | 54.61B | 55.09B | 54.77B | 54.64B |
| Revenue Growth % | 43.37% | 4.94% | 4.88% | 5.1% | 7.45% | 4.53% | 1.08% | 0.88% | -0.56% | -0.92% |
| Cost of Revenue | 31.03B | 30.98B | 30.86B | 30.76B | 31.08B | 30.6B | 33.34B | 29.76B | 29.4B | 31B |
| Gross Profit | 10.55B▲ 0% | 12.65B▲ 19.9% | 14.9B▲ 17.8% | 17.34B▲ 16.3% | 20.61B▲ 18.9% | 23.42B▲ 13.7% | 21.27B▼ 9.2% | 25.32B▲ 19.1% | 25.37B▲ 0.2% | 23.64B▲ 0% |
| Gross Margin % | 25.38% | 29% | 32.57% | 36.05% | 39.87% | 43.36% | 38.95% | 45.97% | 46.32% | 43.26% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | 25.3% | 19.92% | 17.78% | 16.32% | 18.86% | 13.68% | -9.19% | 19.06% | 0.19% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 6.1B | 7.2B | 8.29B | 8.87B | 9.75B | 11.18B | 8.77B | 12.08B | 12.05B | 10.46B |
| Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EBITDA | 15.04B | 15.77B | 16.54B | 18.17B | 20.2B | 21.15B | 21.2B | 21.92B | 22.04B | 20.91B |
| EBITDA Margin % | 36.17% | 36.15% | 36.14% | 37.77% | 39.09% | 39.14% | 38.83% | 39.79% | 40.23% | 38.28% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 45.34% | 4.88% | 4.86% | 9.84% | 11.19% | 4.68% | 0.26% | 3.38% | 0.53% | -5.7% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 10.59B | 10.32B | 9.93B | 9.7B | 9.35B | 8.9B | 8.7B | 8.67B | 8.71B | 7.74B |
| D&A / Revenue % | 25.46% | 23.65% | 21.69% | 20.18% | 18.08% | 16.48% | 15.92% | 15.74% | 15.9% | 14.17% |
| Operating Income (EBIT) | 4.45B▲ 0% | 5.46B▲ 22.6% | 6.61B▲ 21.2% | 8.46B▲ 28.0% | 10.86B▲ 28.3% | 12.24B▲ 12.8% | 12.51B▲ 2.1% | 13.24B▲ 5.9% | 13.32B▲ 0.6% | 13.17B▲ 0% |
| Operating Margin % | 10.71% | 12.5% | 14.45% | 17.6% | 21% | 22.66% | 22.9% | 24.04% | 24.33% | 24.11% |
| Operating Income Growth % | 29.38% | 22.55% | 21.22% | 27.96% | 28.26% | 12.79% | 2.15% | 5.91% | 0.6% | - |
| Interest Expense | 3.09B | 3.54B | 3.8B | 3.85B | 4.04B | 4.56B | 5.19B | 5.23B | 5.04B | 4M |
| Interest Coverage | 1.33x | 1.48x | 1.64x | 2.12x | 2.58x | 2.64x | 2.32x | 2.43x | 2.48x | - |
| Interest / Revenue % | 7.43% | 8.11% | 8.3% | 8% | 7.81% | 8.43% | 9.5% | 9.49% | 9.21% | 0.01% |
| Non-Operating Income | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -4M |
| Pretax Income | 1.03B▲ 0% | 1.69B▲ 64.0% | 2.43B▲ 44.2% | 4.3B▲ 77.0% | 6.39B▲ 48.5% | 7.46B▲ 16.8% | 6.85B▼ 8.1% | 7.5B▲ 9.5% | 7.46B▼ 0.6% | 7.43B▲ 0% |
| Pretax Margin % | 2.47% | 3.86% | 5.31% | 8.94% | 12.36% | 13.81% | 12.55% | 13.62% | 13.62% | 13.6% |
| Income Tax | -9.09B | 180M | 439M | 626M | 1.07B | 1.61B | 1.59B | 1.65B | 1.69B | 782M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | -883.95% | 10.68% | 18.06% | 14.55% | 16.72% | 21.62% | 23.24% | 21.98% | 22.69% | 10.52% |
| Net Income | 9.89B▲ 0% | 1.23B▼ 87.6% | 1.67B▲ 35.6% | 3.22B▲ 93.2% | 4.65B▲ 44.4% | 5.05B▲ 8.6% | 4.56B▼ 9.9% | 5.08B▲ 11.5% | 4.99B▼ 1.9% | 5.13B▲ 0% |
| Net Margin % | 23.8% | 2.82% | 3.64% | 6.7% | 9.01% | 9.36% | 8.35% | 9.23% | 9.1% | 9.39% |
| Net Income Growth % | 180.95% | -87.57% | 35.61% | 93.17% | 44.44% | 8.62% | -9.85% | 11.54% | -1.89% | -1.17% |
| EPS (Diluted) | 34.09▲ 0% | 5.22▼ 84.7% | 7.45▲ 42.7% | 15.40▲ 106.7% | 24.47▲ 58.9% | 30.74▲ 25.6% | 29.99▼ 2.4% | 34.97▲ 16.6% | 36.21▲ 3.5% | 40.47▲ 0% |
| EPS Growth % | 113.86% | -84.69% | 42.72% | 106.71% | 58.9% | 25.62% | -2.44% | 16.61% | 3.55% | 3.38% |
| EPS (Basic) | 38.55 | 5.29 | 7.60 | 15.85 | 25.34 | 31.30 | 30.54 | 35.53 | 36.90 | - |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 296.7M | 235.53M | 223.79M | 209.27M | 193.04M | 164.43M | 151.97M | 145.36M | 137.74M | 126.85M |
Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | 146.62B | 146.13B | 148.19B | 144.21B | 142.49B | 144.52B | 147.19B | 150.02B | 154.21B | 154.64B |
| Asset Growth % | -1.64% | -0.34% | 1.41% | -2.69% | -1.19% | 1.43% | 1.85% | 1.92% | 2.79% | 9.57% |
| PP&E (Net) | 33.89B | 35.13B | 35.68B | 34.36B | 34.31B | 36.04B | 39.52B | 42.91B | 46.44B | 47.2B |
| PP&E / Total Assets % | 23.11% | 24.04% | 24.08% | 23.82% | 24.08% | 24.94% | 26.85% | 28.6% | 30.12% | 30.52% |
| Total Current Assets | 2.56B | 2.73B | 6.47B | 3.91B | 3.57B | 4.02B | 4.13B | 4.23B | 5.14B | 4.96B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 621M | 551M | 3.48B | 1B | 601M | 645M | 709M | 459M | 477M | 517M |
| 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 | 451M | 458M | 677M | 987M | 933M |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5B | 0 | 2.1B |
| Goodwill | 29.55B | 29.55B | 29.55B | 29.55B | 29.56B | 29.56B | 29.67B | 29.67B | 29.71B | 29.71B |
| Intangible Assets | 79.27B | 76.88B | 74.78B | 72.94B | 71.41B | 70.14B | 69.14B | 68.44B | 67.91B | 67.47B |
| Other Assets | 667M | 1.36B | 2.8B | 3.45B | 3.65B | 4.77B | 4.73B | 3.27B | 5B | 4.98B |
| Total Liabilities | 99.09B | 101.86B | 109.38B | 113.92B | 124.33B | 131.97B | 132.47B | 130.31B | 133.69B | 133.57B |
| Total Debt | 70.23B | 72.83B | 80.27B | 82.99B | 91.83B | 97.9B | 98.2B | 95.76B | 97.12B | 96.01B |
| Net Debt | 69.61B | 72.28B | 76.79B | 81.99B | 91.23B | 97.25B | 97.49B | 95.3B | 96.64B | 95.49B |
| Long-Term Debt | 68.19B | 69.54B | 75.58B | 81.74B | 88.56B | 96.09B | 95.78B | 92.13B | 95.45B | 94.41B |
| Short-Term Borrowings | 2.04B | 3.29B | 3.5B | 1.01B | 3B | 1.51B | 2.42B | 2.83B | 1.67B | 0 |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 1.19B | 235M | 269M | 295M | 0 | 1.14B | 0 | 1.6B |
| Total Current Liabilities | 11.09B | 12.1B | 12.38B | 9.88B | 12.46B | 12.06B | 13.21B | 13.49B | 13.31B | 12.38B |
| Accounts Payable | 740M | 758M | 786M | 763M | 724M | 952M | 931M | 880M | 1.03B | 12.38B |
| Accrued Expenses | 6.41B | 6.04B | 6.02B | 6.09B | 6.21B | 6.18B | 6.29B | 1.36B | 7.5B | 16.09B |
| Deferred Revenue | 395M | 494M | 460M | 436M | 461M | 511M | 509M | 456M | 422M | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 941M | 990M | 867M | 792M | 1.21B | 1.95B | 2.38B | 7.95B | 2.17B | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 78.25B |
| Other Liabilities | 2.5B | 2.84B | 2.72B | 4.2B | 4.22B | 4.76B | 4.53B | 4.71B | 5.09B | 5.14B |
| Total Equity | 47.53B▲ 0% | 44.27B▼ 6.9% | 38.81B▼ 12.3% | 30.28B▼ 22.0% | 18.16B▼ 40.0% | 12.55B▼ 30.9% | 14.72B▲ 17.3% | 19.71B▲ 33.9% | 20.52B▲ 4.1% | 21.07B▲ 0% |
| Equity Growth % | -5.63% | -6.86% | -12.34% | -21.98% | -40.04% | -30.88% | 17.28% | 33.9% | 4.12% | 37.15% |
| Shareholders Equity | 39.08B | 36.28B | 31.45B | 23.8B | 14.05B | 9.12B | 11.09B | 15.59B | 16.05B | 16.39B |
| Minority Interest | 8.45B | 7.99B | 7.37B | 6.48B | 4.11B | 3.43B | 3.63B | 4.12B | 4.46B | 4.68B |
| Common Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Additional Paid-in Capital | 35.25B | 33.51B | 31.41B | 29B | 26.73B | 23.94B | 23.35B | 23.34B | 21.45B | 21.64B |
| Retained Earnings | 3.83B | 2.78B | 40M | -5.2B | -12.68B | -14.82B | -12.26B | -7.75B | -5.39B | -4.23B |
| Accumulated OCI | -1M | -2M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 6.69% | 0.84% | 1.13% | 2.2% | 3.25% | 3.52% | 3.12% | 3.42% | 3.28% | 3.35% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 20.22% | 2.68% | 4.02% | 9.33% | 19.22% | 32.93% | 33.42% | 29.53% | 24.79% | 25.18% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.48x | 1.64x | 2.07x | 2.74x | 5.06x | 7.80x | 6.67x | 4.86x | 4.73x | 4.73x |
| Debt / Assets | 47.9% | 49.84% | 54.17% | 57.55% | 64.45% | 67.74% | 66.72% | 63.83% | 62.98% | 62.08% |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 4.63x | 4.58x | 4.64x | 4.51x | 4.52x | 4.60x | 4.60x | 4.35x | 4.39x | 4.39x |
| Book Value per Share | 160.2 | 187.97 | 173.43 | 144.7 | 94.05 | 76.32 | 96.85 | 135.57 | 148.96 | 166.1 |
Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations | 11.95B | 11.77B | 11.75B | 14.56B | 16.24B | 14.93B | 14.43B | 14.43B | 16.08B | 16.08B |
| Operating CF Growth % | 48.66% | -1.56% | -0.16% | 23.95% | 11.52% | -8.09% | -3.3% | -0.02% | 11.41% | 18.46% |
| Operating CF / Revenue % | 28.75% | 26.97% | 25.67% | 30.28% | 31.42% | 27.63% | 26.43% | 26.2% | 29.35% | 29.43% |
| Net Income | 10.12B | 1.51B | 1.99B | 3.68B | 5.32B | 5.85B | 5.26B | 5.85B | 5.77B | 5.13B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 10.59B | 10.32B | 9.93B | 9.7B | 9.35B | 8.9B | 8.7B | 8.67B | 8.71B | 8.74B |
| Deferred Taxes | -9.12B | 110M | 320M | 465M | 826M | 87M | -80M | -87M | 1.01B | 1.25B |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -384M | -209M | 200M | 173M | 158M | 12M | 311M | 388M | 567M | 458M |
| Working Capital Changes | 441M | -243M | -1B | 193M | 160M | -396M | -447M | -1.05B | -653M | -682M |
| Capital Expenditures | -7.87B | -9.6B | -7.14B | -7.96B | -7.55B | -8.82B | -10.94B | -11.27B | -11.66B | -12.12B |
| CapEx / Revenue % | 20.88% | 20.91% | 15.72% | 16.38% | 14.77% | 17.36% | 20.35% | 20.46% | 21.29% | 22.17% |
| CapEx / D&A | 0.82x | 0.88x | 0.72x | 0.81x | 0.82x | 1.05x | 1.28x | 1.30x | 1.34x | 1.39x |
| CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx) | 1.38x | 1.29x | 1.63x | 1.85x | 2.13x | 1.59x | 1.30x | 1.28x | 1.38x | 1.33x |
| Cash from Investing | -9.76B | -10.39B | -8.22B | -9.62B | -9.99B | -10.72B | -11.55B | -10.84B | -11.62B | -12.14B |
| Acquisitions | -1.67B | -656M | -885M | -1.46B | -2.23B | -1.6B | -427M | -189M | 0 | -353M |
| Purchase of Investments | -105M | -21M | -148M | -183M | -128M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sale of Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Investing | 697M | -590M | 12M | -95M | 9M | 262M | -12M | 615M | 39M | 325M |
| Cash from Financing | -3.1B | -1.23B | -748M | -7.49B | -6.65B | -4.17B | -2.81B | -3.79B | -4.37B | -4.25B |
| 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 | 0 |
| Stock Issued | 116M | 69M | 118M | 207M | 44M | 5M | 22M | 32M | 20M | 5M |
| Share Repurchases | -11.71B | -4.4B | -6.87B | -11.22B | -15.43B | -10.28B | -3.21B | -1.21B | -5.13B | -5.36B |
| Other Financing | -164M | -265M | -266M | -138M | -122M | -154M | 286M | 140M | -297M | 101M |
| Net Change in Cash | -914M▲ 0% | 144M▲ 115.8% | 2.78B▲ 1833.3% | -2.55B▼ 191.5% | -400M▲ 84.3% | 44M▲ 111.0% | 64M▲ 45.5% | -203M▼ 417.2% | 92M▲ 145.3% | -244M▲ 0% |
| Exchange Rate Effect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash at Beginning | 1.53B | 621M | 765M | 3.55B | 1B | 601M | 645M | 709M | 506M | 598M |
| Cash at End | 621M | 765M | 3.55B | 1B | 601M | 645M | 709M | 506M | 598M | 622M |
| Free Cash Flow | 4.08B▲ 0% | 2.17B▼ 46.8% | 4.61B▲ 112.2% | 6.61B▲ 43.4% | 8.68B▲ 31.5% | 6.1B▼ 29.7% | 3.49B▼ 42.8% | 3.16B▼ 9.4% | 4.42B▲ 39.8% | 4.03B▲ 0% |
| FCF Growth % | 116.02% | -46.82% | 112.15% | 43.36% | 31.46% | -29.73% | -42.81% | -9.43% | 39.77% | -11.95% |
| FCF Margin % | 9.82% | 4.98% | 10.07% | 13.73% | 16.8% | 11.3% | 6.39% | 5.74% | 8.07% | 7.38% |
| FCF / Net Income % | 41.27% | 176.59% | 276.26% | 205.03% | 186.59% | 120.71% | 76.59% | 62.19% | 88.59% | 78.51% |
Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 20.22% | 2.68% | 4.02% | 9.33% | 19.22% | 32.93% | 33.42% | 29.53% | 24.79% | 25.18% |
| EBITDA Margin | 36.17% | 36.15% | 36.14% | 37.77% | 39.09% | 39.14% | 38.83% | 39.79% | 40.23% | 38.28% |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 4.63x | 4.58x | 4.64x | 4.51x | 4.52x | 4.60x | 4.60x | 4.35x | 4.39x | 4.39x |
| Interest Coverage | 1.33x | 1.48x | 1.64x | 2.12x | 2.58x | 2.64x | 2.32x | 2.43x | 2.48x | - |
| CapEx / Revenue | 20.88% | 20.91% | 15.72% | 16.38% | 14.77% | 17.36% | 20.35% | 20.46% | 21.29% | 22.17% |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.48x | 1.64x | 2.07x | 2.74x | 5.06x | 7.80x | 6.67x | 4.86x | 4.73x | 4.73x |
| EPS Growth | 113.86% | -84.69% | 42.72% | 106.71% | 58.9% | 25.62% | -2.44% | 16.61% | 3.55% | 3.38% |
Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)
Apr 24, 2026·SEC
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Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) reported $54.64B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 398325% increase from $13.7M in 1998.
Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) saw revenue decline by 0.6% over the past year.
Yes, Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) is profitable, generating $5.13B in net income for fiscal year 2025 (9.1% net margin).
Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) has a return on equity (ROE) of 24.8%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.
Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) generated $4.03B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.
Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) has a dividend payout ratio of 0%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.
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