Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) cash flow statement — 28-year operating, investing & financing cash flows
| Metric | Q3'26 | Q2'26 | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | 4.03B | 3.92B | 4.3B | 3.76B | 4.48B | 3.6B | 4.24B | 3.46B | 3.9B | 3.85B | 3.21B | 3.85B | 3.94B | 3.31B | 3.32B | 3.79B | 3.76B | 3.73B | 3.65B | 4.23B |
| Operating CF Growth % | -10.11% | 9.03% | 1.61% | 8.7% | 14.72% | -6.57% | 31.88% | -10.25% | -0.99% | 16.37% | -3.34% | 1.8% | 4.98% | -11.33% | -8.88% | -10.39% | -11.87% | -6.63% | -2.77% | 1.86% |
| Operating CF / Revenue % | 26.99% | 29.02% | 31.65% | 27.65% | 32.77% | 26.15% | 30.84% | 24.85% | 28.31% | 28.15% | 23.48% | 28.12% | 29.03% | 24.24% | 24.34% | 27.69% | 27.73% | 27.46% | 27.63% | 31.99% |
| Net Income | -2.4B | 1.52B | 1.36B | 1.55B | 1.32B | 1.5B | 1.41B | 1.68B | 1.47B | 1.42B | 1.28B | 1.23B | 1.44B | 1.41B | 1.18B | 1.39B | 1.37B | 1.71B | 1.39B | 1.83B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 2.62B | 2.2B | 2.21B | 2.19B | 2.16B | 2.18B | 2.18B | 2.17B | 2.15B | 2.17B | 2.19B | 2.19B | 2.13B | 2.17B | 2.21B | 2.19B | 2.18B | 2.24B | 2.29B | 2.28B |
| Deferred Taxes | -803M | 203M | 214M | 241M | 852M | -53M | -27M | -135M | 61M | -34M | 21M | -34M | 17M | -40M | -23M | -78M | 50M | 77M | 38M | 158M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 4.43B | -56M | 132M | 47M | 155M | 124M | 241M | 99M | 168M | 98M | 23M | 86M | 34M | 90M | 101M | 137M | 35M | -136M | -24M | -101M |
| Working Capital Changes | 0 | -81M | 181M | -410M | -154M | -299M | 210M | -486M | -89M | 43M | -516M | 234M | 163M | -492M | -352M | 41M | 19M | -259M | -197M | -43M |
| Capital Expenditures | -3.03B | -2.87B | -2.85B | -3.33B | -3.05B | -2.87B | -2.4B | -3.06B | -2.56B | -2.85B | -2.79B | -2.79B | -2.85B | -2.64B | -2.66B | -2.65B | -2.25B | -2.08B | -1.85B | -1.94B |
| CapEx / Revenue % | 20.29% | 21.23% | 21% | 24.52% | 22.32% | 20.88% | 17.47% | 21.99% | 18.58% | 20.85% | 20.4% | 20.83% | 21.8% | 20.75% | 18.05% | 21.35% | 17.76% | 16.13% | 14.07% | 15.68% |
| CapEx / D&A | 1.15x | 1.31x | 1.29x | 1.52x | 1.41x | 1.32x | 1.10x | 1.41x | 1.19x | 1.31x | 1.27x | 1.31x | 1.39x | 1.30x | 1.12x | 1.33x | 1.11x | 0.98x | 0.81x | 0.91x |
| CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx) | 1.33x | 1.37x | 1.51x | 1.13x | 1.47x | 1.25x | 1.77x | 1.13x | 1.52x | 1.35x | 1.15x | 1.35x | 1.33x | 1.17x | 1.35x | 1.30x | 1.56x | 1.70x | 1.96x | 2.04x |
| Cash from Investing | -3.03B | -3.2B | -2.97B | -3.04B | -3.28B | -2.85B | -2.82B | -2.58B | -2.48B | -2.77B | -3B | -2.82B | -2.97B | -2.9B | -2.86B | -2.99B | -2.65B | -2.87B | -2.2B | -2.73B |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -121M | -232M | -20M | -4M | -44M | -46M | -95M | -173M | -78M | -54M | -122M | -223M | -385M | -578M | -416M | -734M |
| Purchase of Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sale of Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Investing | 0 | -328M | -119M | 297M | -106M | 253M | -405M | 483M | 124M | 124M | -116M | 212M | 67M | -16M | -275M | 152M | 142M | -102M | 70M | 80M |
| Cash from Financing | 0 | -749M | -1.31B | -646M | -1.33B | -964M | -1.05B | -1.12B | -1.31B | -1.1B | -258M | -900M | -879M | -463M | -573M | -631M | -1.11B | -2.81B | 386M | -1.36B |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Debt Issuance (Net) | 0 | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K |
| Stock Issued | 0 | 11M | 2M | 0 | 1M | 2M | 17M | 3M | 27M | 0 | 2M | 1M | 16M | 3M | 2M | 0 | 0 | 4M | 1M | 1M |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | -852M | -1.03B | -766M | -2.11B | -1.45B | -802M | -114M | -222M | -361M | -516M | -1.19B | -783M | -326M | -912M | -1.03B | -2.23B | -3.69B | -3.33B | -4.6B |
| Other Financing | 0 | 342M | -147M | 449M | -36M | -165M | -172M | 201M | 227M | -341M | 53M | 389M | -5M | -89M | -9M | -62M | -57M | -31M | -4M | 37M |
| Net Change in Cash | 0 | -23M | 24M | 77M | -128M | -217M | 360M | -244M | 108M | -19M | -48M | 138M | 93M | -56M | -111M | 165M | -3M | -1.95B | 1.83B | 135M |
| Exchange Rate Effect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash at Beginning | 0 | 622M | 598M | 521M | 649M | 866M | 506M | 750M | 642M | 661M | 709M | 571M | 478M | 534M | 645M | 480M | 483M | 2.43B | 601M | 466M |
| Cash at End | 0 | 599M | 622M | 598M | 521M | 649M | 866M | 506M | 750M | 642M | 661M | 709M | 571M | 478M | 534M | 645M | 480M | 483M | 2.43B | 601M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1B | 1.05B | 1.45B | 426M | 1.43B | 726M | 1.84B | 398M | 1.34B | 1B | 421M | 1.06B | 1.1B | 668M | 664M | 1.14B | 1.51B | 1.66B | 1.8B | 2.29B |
| FCF Growth % | -30.02% | 45.18% | -21.12% | 7.04% | 6.48% | -27.4% | 336.34% | -62.49% | 22.33% | 49.7% | -36.6% | -6.6% | -27.21% | -59.73% | -63.11% | -50.28% | -39.14% | -19.78% | -2.96% | 33.78% |
| FCF Margin % | 6.7% | 7.79% | 10.66% | 3.13% | 10.45% | 5.27% | 13.37% | 2.86% | 9.73% | 7.31% | 3.08% | 7.74% | 8.08% | 4.89% | 4.86% | 8.31% | 11.12% | 12.2% | 13.64% | 17.29% |
| FCF / Net Income % | -41.72% | 81.58% | 124.59% | 31.98% | 125.68% | 55.8% | 150.94% | 27.15% | 104.84% | 81.23% | 38.07% | 100.28% | 87.41% | 54.62% | 65.03% | 94.98% | 127.17% | 112.78% | 149.63% | 141.93% |