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Company handbook · CHTR · Prepared by FirmAtlas · firmatlas.app · printed 2026-10-16
CHTR · CIK 1091667 · LATEST FILING: 10-Q JUN '26 · FILED JUL 24, 2026
Charter Communications, Inc.
$110.11
+0.12 (+0.11%)
Close, Oct 16, 2026 · 52-week $102–257
Last fiscal year
Charter Communications, Inc. reported revenue of $889M for the year ended Dec 31, 2025 (FY25), down 5.5% from FY24. Net income was $5.0B, operating cash flow $16.1B and free cash flow $4.4B. Source: 10-K filed Jan 30, 2026.
Market cap
$15.2B
P/E
3.1
EV/EBITDA
5.2x
P/B
0.9
ROIC
9.0%
Revenue 1Y
−5.5%/yr
EPS 1Y
3.5%/yr
Shares 1Y
−5%
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Median
Daily closes, split-adjusted · ratios at each fiscal year end
Company
CEOChristopher L. Winfrey
HQStamford, CT
AuditorKPMG LLP
Year endsDecember
Compounded growth & averages
10Y
5Y
3Y
TTM
Share price
−8.1%
−30.9%
−37.7%
−56.9%
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Share price: yearly compound rate of the traded close; the last column is the past year.
Where the cash went · FY24–FY25
$29.3B deployed
Capex
$22.9B
78.3%
Buybacks
$6.3B
21.7%
Operating cash flow over the period: $30.5B. Total debt changed by −$226M.
Growth engines
How much of the profit growth came from new investment, and how much from running the business better.
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Financials
Last 2 years · Upgrade to see 10 years · USD millions · each year opens its 10-K · change vs previous year
Last 4 quarters · USD millions · quarter-end month shown · change vs same quarter a year earlier
TTM = the last four quarters, to Jun '26. Balance-sheet rows show that latest quarter. “—” where the quarters do not add up to the annual figures. No TTM for cash: our quarterly rows do not hold short-term investments yet, and annual cash includes them.
Income
Revenue
941
889−5.5%
511
YoY
−5.5%
Operating income
13,118
12,908−1.6%
12,663
Operating margin
1394.0%
1452.0%+57.9 pp
—
EBITDA
20,918
21,008+0.4%
—
EBITDA margin
2223.0%
2363.1%+140.2 pp
—
Interest expense
5,334
4,983−6.6%
—
Interest coverage
3.92x
4.22x+0.29x
—
Net income
5,083
4,987−1.9%
4,924
YoY
−1.9%
Net margin
540.2%
561.0%+20.8 pp
—
EPS (diluted, $)
34.97
36.21+3.5%
37.84
YoY
+3.5%
Balance sheet
Total assets
150,020
154,213+2.8%
155,618
Cash & short-term investments
506
598+18.2%
—
Accounts receivable
3,097
3,680+18.8%
—
Net PP&E
42,913
46,444+8.2%
—
Other assets
103,504
103,491−0.0%
—
Total liabilities
134,433
138,159+2.8%
138,666
Accounts payable
11,687
12,556+7.4%
—
Total debt
95,732
95,506−0.2%
94,958
Other liabilities
27,014
30,097+11.4%
—
Shareholders’ equity
15,587
16,054+3.0%
16,952
Total liabilities = total assets − shareholders’ equity, so it includes minority interest where a company has one.
Cash flow statement · as filed
Cash from operations
14,430
16,077+11.4%
16,470
Net income
5,853
5,766−1.5%
—
Depreciation & amortization
7,800
8,100+3.8%
—
Stock-based compensation
651
673+3.4%
—
Working capital & other
126
1,538+1120.6%
—
Cash from investing
(10,654)
(11,620)n/m
—
Capex
(11,269)
(11,659)n/m
—
Other investing
615
39−93.7%
—
Cash from financing
(3,979)
(4,365)n/m
—
Debt raised
25,893
15,485−40.2%
—
Debt repaid
(29,660)
(14,797)n/m
—
Buybacks
(1,213)
(5,132)n/m
—
Shares issued
32
20−37.5%
—
Other financing
969
59−93.9%
—
Net change in cash
(203)
92n/m
—
Free cash flow (OCF − capex)
3,161
4,418+39.8%
4,358
Where the cash went
Operating cash flow
14,430
16,077+11.4%
16,470
Reinvested in the business
11,269
11,659+3.5%
—
% of operating cash flow
78.1%
72.5%
Capex
11,269
11,659+3.5%
12,112
Free cash flow
3,161
4,418+39.8%
4,358
YoY
+39.8%
Returned to shareholders
1,213
5,132+323.1%
—
% of free cash flow
38.4%
116.2%
Buybacks
1,213
5,132+323.1%
—
Change in total debt
—
(226)
—
Cash left over
—
(940)
—
FCF conversion (FCF ÷ net income)
62.2%
88.6%+26.4 pp
—
Owner earnings
—
1,714
—
Owner earnings margin
—
192.8%
—
Returns & ratios
ROIC (all capital)
9.2%
9.0%−0.2 pp
—
ROIC (operating)
29.8%
27.8%−2.1 pp
—
Net debt / EBITDA
4.55x
4.52x−0.03x
—
Debt / equity
6.14x
5.95x−0.19x
—
ROE
32.6%
31.1%−1.5 pp
—
ROA
3.4%
3.2%−0.2 pp
—
ROCE
9.6%
9.2%−0.4 pp
—
NOPAT
10,235
9,980−2.5%
—
Invested capital (operating)
34,323
37,568+9.5%
—
Invested capital (all)
110,813
110,962+0.1%
—
Reinvestment rate
—
32.5%
—
Net debt is 4.5x EBITDA (FY25).
Income
Sep '25
Dec '25
Mar '26
Jun '26
Revenue
13,672
(40,284)
13,597
13,526
vs year-ago quarter
Operating income
3,131
3,261
3,208
3,063
Net income
1,137
1,332
1,163
1,292
vs year-ago quarter
Net margin
8.3%
−3.3%
8.6%
9.6%
EPS (diluted, $)
8.34
9.67
9.17
10.66
vs year-ago quarter
Balance sheet
Sep '25
Dec '25
Mar '26
Jun '26
Total assets
152,850
154,213
154,644
155,618
Cash & equivalents
521
598
622
599
Total debt
95,913
95,506
94,414
94,958
Shareholders’ equity
15,340
16,054
16,385
16,952
Cash flow
Sep '25
Dec '25
Mar '26
Jun '26
Operating cash flow
4,480
3,761
4,304
3,925
Capex
3,051
3,335
2,855
2,871
Free cash flow
1,429
426
1,449
1,054
vs year-ago quarter