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Charter Communications (CHTR)


Market Price (9/18/2025): $268.03 | Market Cap: $37.0 Bil
Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Cable & Satellite

Charter Communications (CHTR)


Market Price (9/18/2025): $268.03
Market Cap: $37.0 Bil
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Cable & Satellite

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 14%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 9.7%, FCF Yield is 12%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -87%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -95%
Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 258%
1 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 25%
Meaningful short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 10%
 
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 28%, CFO LTM is 15 Bil, FCF LTM is 4.3 Bil
  
3 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 41%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 14%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 9.7%, FCF Yield is 12%
1 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 25%
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 28%, CFO LTM is 15 Bil, FCF LTM is 4.3 Bil
3 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 41%
4 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -87%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -95%
5 Meaningful short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 10%
6 Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 258%

Market Valuation

 9/18/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$268.03$342.77$388.68$339.10$651.97
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)37.048.756.952.0114.4
Total Debt ($ Bil)96.395.898.297.691.8
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.60.50.70.60.6
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)132.7144.5155.1149.6206.2
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM0.70.91.11.02.3
P/EBIT TTM2.93.94.84.611.5
P/E TTM7.09.712.710.825.7
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)1.11.01.11.22.0
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)1.30.90.01.03.2
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.6-0.7-0.5-0.31.7
 9/18/2520242023
Share Price CYE$268.03$342.77$388.68
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)37.048.756.9
Total Debt ($ Bil)96.395.898.2
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.60.50.7
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)132.7144.5155.1
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM0.70.91.1
P/EBIT TTM2.93.94.8
P/E TTM7.09.712.7
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)1.11.01.1
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)1.30.90.0
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.6-0.7-0.5

Business Description

Charter Communications, Inc. operates as a broadband connectivity and cable operator company serving residential and commercial customers in the United States. The company offers subscription-based video services, including video on demand, high-definition television, digital video recorder, pay-per-view services. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
CHTR Return36%-1%-48%15%-12%-22%-46%
Peers Return22%-9%-28%15%5%14%10%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: TMUS, VZ, WBD, LBRDA, CMCSA. See CHTR Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/17/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

CHTRTMUSVZWBDLBRDACMCSAMedian
NameCharter .T-Mobile.Verizon .Warner B.Liberty .Comcast  
Mkt Price268.02239.4544.2117.9961.3532.4352.78
Mkt Cap37.0271.2186.744.68.8122.283.4
Rev LTM55,22284,052137,00038,4411,052123,55969,637
Op Inc LTM13,53019,39529,49796212723,14716,462
FCF LTM4,30312,33819,6074,065-4913,4248,320
FCF 3Y Avg3,7539,04815,3024,627-15912,9376,838
CFO LTM15,20125,52737,1005,09819428,11920,364
CFO 3Y Avg14,74821,13936,8735,7867227,87517,944

Growth & Margins

CHTRTMUSVZWBDLBRDACMCSAMedian
NameCharter .T-Mobile.Verizon .Warner B.Liberty .Comcast  
Rev Chg LTM1.0%6.3%2.1%-3.7%7.2%1.3%1.7%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg1.3%1.6%0.7%36.1%2.6%0.9%1.5%
Rev Chg Q0.6%6.9%5.2%1.0%6.1%-0.6%3.1%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM0.1%1.6%1.3%0.3%1.4%-0.1%0.8%
Op Mgn LTM24.5%23.1%21.5%2.5%12.1%18.7%20.1%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg23.6%19.5%21.8%-1.6%8.6%19.0%19.2%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.0%0.3%-0.0%1.6%1.8%-0.1%0.2%
CFO/Rev LTM27.5%30.4%27.1%13.3%18.4%22.8%24.9%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg26.9%26.1%27.2%14.5%6.9%22.9%24.5%
FCF/Rev LTM7.8%14.7%14.3%10.6%-4.7%10.9%10.7%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg6.8%11.1%11.3%11.6%-16.0%10.6%10.9%

Valuation

CHTRTMUSVZWBDLBRDACMCSAMedian
NameCharter .T-Mobile.Verizon .Warner B.Liberty .Comcast  
Mkt Cap37.0271.2186.744.68.8122.283.4
P/S0.73.21.41.28.31.01.3
P/EBIT2.914.06.113.16.45.56.3
P/E7.022.210.358.08.17.89.2
P/CFO2.410.65.08.745.24.36.9
Total Yield14.2%5.9%15.8%1.7%12.4%16.8%13.3%
Dividend Yield0.0%1.4%6.1%0.0%0.0%4.0%0.7%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg7.3%4.1%8.9%20.4%-1.5%8.5%7.9%
D/E2.60.40.90.80.40.80.8
Net D/E2.60.40.90.70.30.70.7

Returns

CHTRTMUSVZWBDLBRDACMCSAMedian
NameCharter .T-Mobile.Verizon .Warner B.Liberty .Comcast  
1M Rtn0.5%-5.8%-0.4%52.2%0.6%-3.0%0.0%
3M Rtn-29.0%8.7%7.8%70.2%-31.2%-4.5%1.7%
6M Rtn-24.1%-7.0%3.9%64.7%-24.1%-8.5%-7.7%
12M Rtn-21.0%19.8%7.0%112.9%1.0%-14.6%4.0%
3Y Rtn-29.0%76.2%31.1%41.2%-33.0%3.2%17.2%
1M Excs Rtn-1.9%-8.2%-2.7%49.9%-1.8%-5.3%-2.3%
3M Excs Rtn-38.6%-1.8%-3.0%59.7%-40.8%-15.5%-9.3%
6M Excs Rtn-41.9%-25.1%-14.4%55.6%-42.1%-25.8%-25.5%
12M Excs Rtn-38.5%2.4%-11.1%94.6%-15.2%-32.5%-13.2%
3Y Excs Rtn-94.6%9.3%-34.1%-25.4%-98.4%-60.8%-47.4%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Internet23,03222,22221,09418,52116,667
Video16,35117,46017,63017,43217,607
Small business4,3534,3504,1983,9643,868
Other2,7972,1741,756843726
Enterprise2,7702,6772,5732,4682,556
Mobile service2,2431,6981,2391,364852
Mid-market & large business1,5511,8821,5941,6991,568
Voice1,5101,5591,5981,8061,920
Total54,60754,02251,68248,09745,764


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity14,213,258
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-2.0%
Average Daily Volume1,639,592
Days-to-Cover Short Interest8.67
Basic Shares Quantity138,205,810
Short % of Basic Shares10.3%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/25/2025-18.5%-29.1%-27.0%
4/25/202511.4%14.2%21.2%
1/31/20252.6%5.0%10.1%
11/1/202411.9%20.0%20.4%
7/26/202416.6%19.6%10.6%
4/26/2024-1.7%1.1%4.8%
2/2/2024-16.5%-26.1%-27.0%
10/27/2023-9.6%0.2%-3.6%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive141816
# Negative1068
Median Positive4.9%6.1%9.3%
Median Negative-5.8%-4.2%-5.4%
Max Positive16.6%20.0%21.2%
Max Negative-18.5%-29.1%-27.0%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025725202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025425202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024131202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241101202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024726202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024426202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023202202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231027202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023728202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023428202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022127202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221028202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022729202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022429202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021128202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211029202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Nair Balan 8042025Buy274.2136098,7162,638,449Form