Charter Communications
CHTR
106.96
-1.68
-1.55%
Charter Communications
US · CHTR
#1224 by market cap
Listed 1970
106.96
-1.68
-1.55%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 163s ago
· 2026-10-08 08:23
Pre-market
107.49
+0.50%
After-hours
106.96
0.00%
Overnight
106.80
-0.15%
- Market cap
- 12.76B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 2.78
- P/Bi
- 0.75
- EPSi
- 36.21
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 1%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Weak
- Altman Z-Score is 0.59, below the 1.8 "distress zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year -0.56% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 56.54%
- Operating margin
- 24.33%
- Net margin
- 9.10%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 109.40B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 0.59
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 43.63B | 45.76B | 48.10B | 51.68B | 54.02B | 54.61B | 55.09B | 54.77B |
| Gross profit | 22.63B | 23.59B | 25.28B | 27.94B | 29.51B | 29.91B | 30.74B | 30.97B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 3.04B | 3.04B | 3.03B | 3.26B | 4.06B | 4.16B | 4.24B | 4.46B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 5.46B | 6.61B | 8.46B | 10.86B | 12.24B | 12.51B | 13.25B | 13.32B |
| Pretax profit | 1.69B | 2.43B | 4.30B | 6.39B | 7.46B | 6.85B | 7.50B | 7.46B |
| Tax | 180.00M | 439.00M | 626.00M | 1.07B | 1.61B | 1.59B | 1.65B | 1.69B |
| Net profit | 1.51B | 1.99B | 3.68B | 5.32B | 5.85B | 5.26B | 5.85B | 5.77B |
| Basic EPS | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 37 |
| Diluted EPS | 5.22 | 7.45 | 15.40 | 24.47 | 30.74 | 29.99 | 34.97 | 36.21 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 13.74B | 13.77B | 13.67B | 13.60B | 13.60B | 13.53B |
| Gross profit | 7.80B | 7.79B | 7.67B | 7.75B | 7.72B | 7.56B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 1.17B | 1.12B | 1.13B | 1.04B | 1.12B | 1.07B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 3.36B | 3.36B | 3.25B | 3.35B | 3.22B | 3.11B |
| Pretax profit | 1.85B | 1.91B | 1.73B | 1.96B | 1.83B | 2.00B |
| Tax | 445.00M | 414.00M | 418.00M | 415.00M | 465.00M | 475.00M |
| Net profit | 1.41B | 1.50B | 1.32B | 1.55B | 1.36B | 1.52B |
| Basic EPS | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| Diluted EPS | 8.42 | 9.18 | 8.34 | 10.34 | 9.17 | 10.66 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 2.73B | 6.47B | 3.91B | 3.57B | 4.02B | 4.13B | 4.23B | 5.14B |
| Cash & ST investments | 551.00M | 3.48B | 1.00B | 601.00M | 645.00M | 709.00M | 459.00M | 477.00M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 146.13B | 148.19B | 144.21B | 142.49B | 144.52B | 147.19B | 150.02B | 154.21B |
| Total current liabilities | 12.10B | 12.39B | 9.88B | 12.46B | 12.07B | 13.21B | 13.49B | 13.31B |
| Short-term debt | 3.29B | 3.71B | 1.24B | 3.27B | 1.51B | 2.43B | 2.56B | 1.67B |
| Long-term debt | 69.54B | 75.58B | 81.74B | 88.56B | 96.09B | 95.78B | 93.21B | 95.45B |
| Total liabilities | 101,858,000,000.00 | 109,377,000,000.00 | 113,925,000,000.00 | 124,335,000,000.00 | 131,974,000,000.00 | 132,475,000,000.00 | 130,313,000,000.00 | 133,694,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 44.27B | 38.81B | 30.28B | 18.16B | 12.55B | 14.72B | 19.71B | 20.52B |
| Retained earnings | 2.78B | 40.00M | -5.20B | -12.68B | -14.82B | -12.26B | -7.75B | -5.39B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 4.97B | 4.81B | 4.87B | 5.14B | 4.96B | 4.97B |
| Cash & ST investments | 796.00M | 606.00M | 464.00M | 477.00M | 517.00M | 509.00M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 150.95B | 151.59B | 152.85B | 154.21B | 154.64B | 155.62B |
| Total current liabilities | 13.67B | 14.56B | 12.99B | 13.31B | 12.38B | 13.78B |
| Short-term debt | 2.39B | 3.11B | 1.29B | 1.67B | 812.00M | 2.15B |
| Long-term debt | 93.16B | 93.17B | 95.78B | 95.45B | 96.01B | 94.56B |
| Total liabilities | 130,432,000,000.00 | 131,221,000,000.00 | 133,262,000,000.00 | 133,694,000,000.00 | 133,574,000,000.00 | 133,717,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 20.52B | 20.37B | 19.59B | 20.52B | 21.07B | 21.90B |
| Retained earnings | -6.53B | -5.23B | -4.10B | -5.39B | -4.23B | -2.94B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 11.77B | 11.75B | 14.56B | 16.24B | 14.93B | 14.43B | 14.43B | 16.08B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 10.32B | 9.93B | 9.70B | 9.35B | 8.90B | 8.70B | 8.67B | 8.71B |
| Free cash flow | 2.64B | 4.55B | 6.68B | 8.60B | 5.55B | 3.32B | 3.16B | 4.42B |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -4.40B | -6.87B | -11.19B | -15.43B | -10.28B | -3.22B | -1.21B | -5.13B |
| Ending cash balance | 765.00M | 3.55B | 1.00B | 601.00M | 645.00M | 709.00M | 506.00M | 598.00M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 4.24B | 3.60B | 4.48B | 3.76B | 4.30B | 3.93B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 2.18B | 2.18B | 2.16B | 2.19B | 2.21B | 2.20B |
| Free cash flow | 1.84B | 726.00M | 1.43B | 426.00M | 1.45B | 1.05B |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -802.00M | -1.45B | -2.11B | -766.00M | -1.03B | -852.00M |
| Ending cash balance | 866.00M | 649.00M | 521.00M | 598.00M | 622.00M | 599.00M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 3.26 | 4.93 | 11.66 | 24.59 | 43.64 | 45.11 | 38.11 | 31.52 |
| ROA %i | 0.84 | 1.13 | 2.20 | 3.25 | 3.52 | 3.12 | 3.42 | 3.28 |
| ROIC %i | 4.02 | 4.33 | 5.96 | 7.54 | 8.10 | 7.91 | 8.32 | 7.91 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -123.88 | -98.25 | 12.48 | 13.88 | 17.62 | 25.98 | 32.62 | 36.59 |
| EBIT margin %i | 11.98 | 13.61 | 16.94 | 20.17 | 22.25 | 22.05 | 23.11 | 22.82 |
| FCF / sales %i | 6.05 | 9.95 | 13.89 | 16.65 | 10.27 | 6.08 | 5.74 | 8.07 |
| Current ratioi | 0.23 | 0.52 | 0.40 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.39 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.19 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.31 |
| Debt / assetsi | 49.84 | 53.51 | 57.55 | 64.45 | 67.53 | 66.72 | 63.83 | 62.98 |
| LT debt / equityi | 191.64 | 240.35 | 343.39 | 630.35 | 1,053.77 | 863.95 | 597.97 | 594.57 |
| Interest coveragei | 1.48 | 1.64 | 2.12 | 2.58 | 2.64 | 2.32 | 2.43 | 2.48 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 64.77 | 16.42 | 4.97 | 5.80 | 5.69 | 4.32 | 2.15 | 0.46 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -22.05 | -31.20 | 55.83 | 44.71 | 12.25 | 2.98 | -0.45 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 72.02 | -- | 26.87 | 48.23 | 6.82 | -20.82 | -28.38 | -7.32 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 36.94 | 36.19 | 34.79 | 31.52 | 30.23 | 29.70 |
| ROA %i | 3.47 | 3.51 | 3.39 | 3.28 | 3.23 | 3.21 |
| ROIC %i | 8.24 | 8.20 | 8.14 | 7.91 | 7.84 | 7.78 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 23.18 | 23.14 | 22.85 | 22.82 | 22.86 | 23.15 |
| FCF / sales %i | 8.30 | 7.79 | 7.97 | 8.07 | 7.38 | 8.01 |
| Current ratioi | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.36 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.30 |
| Debt / assetsi | 63.30 | 63.52 | 63.50 | 62.98 | 62.61 | 62.15 |
| LT debt / equityi | 573.42 | 574.80 | 624.37 | 594.57 | 585.96 | 557.79 |
| Interest coveragei | 2.48 | 2.51 | 2.49 | 2.48 | 2.47 | 2.48 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Revenue breakdown most recent period
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Quote time 2026-10-08 08:23:07 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.