CHTR Communication Services

Charter Communications, Inc.

$113.79-1.51%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 6, 2026

Basics

Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Telecom Services
Country: United States
Market cap: 14.8B USD
Enterprise value: 108.0B USD
Full-time employees: 91,900

Overall health

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.36 vs a peer median of 1.38) and more debt relative to equity (5.61× vs a peer median of 0.37×)higher risk: less liquidity (current ratio 0.36 vs peers 1.38) and more debt vs equity (5.61× vs peers 0.37×)

Ranks #231 of 454 communication services companies (bottom 50%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 5.6× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 5.6× equity vs peers 0.4×.
Debt is 5.6× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 5.6× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.
Wide margins. Operating margin 23% (12 months to Jun 2026) vs a peer median of 8.2%.Operating margin 23% vs peers 8.2%.
Charter Communications keeps 23% of revenue as operating profit, more than 84% of peers (median 8.2%).

StockQuotient Score

50/ 100

Oct 5 50 → Nov 4 50

Valuation

Is the price right?

92/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Earnings yield
▲ FCF yield
▲ EBITDA yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield35.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile30% base weight · Z-score 4.56Sector median: 0.0294 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield19.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score 1.73Sector median: 0.0857 · MAD: 0.0649

Free cash flow yield31.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 4.08Sector median: 0.0740 · MAD: 0.0593

Other data (not scored)

Book yield122.9%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.4780 · MAD: 0.3375

Growth

Is it growing?

35/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Revenue growth
▼ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth9.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.02Sector median: 0.0878 · MAD: 0.3126

3-year revenue growth-0.1%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.46Sector median: 0.0303 · MAD: 0.0683

Revenue growth-1.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.62Sector median: 0.0299 · MAD: 0.0720

Profitability

Does it earn well?

68/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Operating margin
▲ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin23.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.91Sector median: 0.0818 · MAD: 0.0789

Return on assets3.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.14Sector median: 0.0272 · MAD: 0.0318

Return on invested capital9.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.42Sector median: 0.0598 · MAD: 0.0706

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin55.2%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.4656 · MAD: 0.1827

Return on equity29.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0529 · MAD: 0.1007

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Current ratio
▼ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.69

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.14Sector median: 0.6525 · MAD: 0.2880

Current ratio0.36×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -1.36Sector median: 1.3848 · MAD: 0.6948

Debt / equity5.61×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -13.85Sector median: 0.3697 · MAD: 0.3335

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Charter Communications

Is Charter Communications getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Jul 24, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 50/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Charter Communications valued vs its peers?: Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 92/100 against 512 communication services peers. Earnings yield 35.7% vs a peer median of 2.9% (stronger than 95% of peers).Earnings yield 35.7% vs peers 2.9% (stronger than 95% of peers).
Is Charter Communications growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 35/100 against 512 communication services peers. Revenue growth -1.5% vs a peer median of 3.0% (weaker than 70% of peers).Revenue growth -1.5% vs peers 3.0% (weaker than 70% of peers).
How profitable is Charter Communications?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 68/100 against 512 communication services peers. Operating margin 23.3% vs a peer median of 8.2% (stronger than 84% of peers).Operating margin 23.3% vs peers 8.2% (stronger than 84% of peers).
How risky is Charter Communications?: Higher risk relative to 512 communication services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.36× vs a peer median of 1.38× (weaker than 100% of peers).Current ratio 0.36× vs peers 1.38× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Jul 24, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	54.6B USD	54.4B USD	−0.4%
Net income (12 months)	4.9B USD	4.9B USD	−0.2%
Operating margin	23.6%	23.3%	−0.3 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	4.0B USD	4.4B USD	+8.1%
Debt	95.2B USD	95.1B USD	−0.1%
Cash	517.0M USD	509.0M USD	−1.5%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Communication Services · 67 companies

Valuations in Communication Services are within their usual range since 2016.

46% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
22% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +13% and earnings +11% (medians): earnings grew faster than prices.
Median price-to-sales is −6% vs the whole market, against a usual −7%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Communication Services: too few Telecom Services companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Operating margin	20.4%	22.1%	23.0%	23.8%	23.6%	▼ 0.2 pts
Net margin	9.0%	9.4%	8.3%	9.2%	9.1%	▼ 0.1 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	3.3%	3.5%	3.1%	3.4%	3.2%	▼ 0.2 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	33.1%	55.4%	41.1%	32.6%	31.1%	▼ 1.5 pts
Free cash flow margin	16.6%	10.3%	6.1%	5.7%	8.1%	▲ 2.3 pts
Current ratio	0.29×	0.33×	0.31×	0.31×	0.39×	▲ 23%
Debt to equity	6.52×	10.70×	8.86×	6.07×	5.96×	▼ 1.9%

CHTR price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.36 vs a peer median of 1.38) and more debt relative to equity (5.61× vs a peer median of 0.37×)higher risk: less liquidity (current ratio 0.36 vs peers 1.38) and more debt vs equity (5.61× vs peers 0.37×)

Ranks #231 of 454 communication services companies (bottom 50%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 5.6× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 5.6× equity vs peers 0.4×.

Debt is 5.6× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 5.6× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.

Wide margins. Operating margin 23% (12 months to Jun 2026) vs a peer median of 8.2%.Operating margin 23% vs peers 8.2%.

Charter Communications keeps 23% of revenue as operating profit, more than 84% of peers (median 8.2%).

Questions investors ask about Charter Communications

Is Charter Communications getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Jul 24, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 50/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Charter Communications valued vs its peers?

Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 92/100 against 512 communication services peers. Earnings yield 35.7% vs a peer median of 2.9% (stronger than 95% of peers).Earnings yield 35.7% vs peers 2.9% (stronger than 95% of peers).

Is Charter Communications growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 35/100 against 512 communication services peers. Revenue growth -1.5% vs a peer median of 3.0% (weaker than 70% of peers).Revenue growth -1.5% vs peers 3.0% (weaker than 70% of peers).

How profitable is Charter Communications?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 68/100 against 512 communication services peers. Operating margin 23.3% vs a peer median of 8.2% (stronger than 84% of peers).Operating margin 23.3% vs peers 8.2% (stronger than 84% of peers).

How risky is Charter Communications?

Higher risk relative to 512 communication services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.36× vs a peer median of 1.38× (weaker than 100% of peers).Current ratio 0.36× vs peers 1.38× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

54.6B USD

54.4B USD

−0.4%

Net income (12 months)

4.9B USD

4.9B USD

−0.2%

Operating margin

23.6%

23.3%

−0.3 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

4.0B USD

4.4B USD

+8.1%

Debt

95.2B USD

95.1B USD

−0.1%

Cash

517.0M USD

509.0M USD

−1.5%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Operating margin

20.4%

22.1%

23.0%

23.8%

23.6%

▼ 0.2 pts

Net margin

9.0%

9.4%

8.3%

9.2%

9.1%

▼ 0.1 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

3.3%

3.5%

3.1%

3.4%

3.2%

▼ 0.2 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

33.1%

55.4%

41.1%

32.6%

31.1%

▼ 1.5 pts

Free cash flow margin

16.6%

10.3%

6.1%

5.7%

8.1%

▲ 2.3 pts

Current ratio

0.29×

0.33×

0.31×

0.39×

▲ 23%

Debt to equity

6.52×

10.70×

8.86×

6.07×

5.96×

▼ 1.9%