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Charter CommunicationsCHTR

Cable & Satellite · Stamford, Connecticut · In the S&P 500
Solid businessCheaper than peers
$111.49+2.28%After hours: $111.49 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 53.8% over 1 year
Charter Communications over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$100$150$200$250Nov2026MarMayJulSep$111.49$200NovMarJul$111.49
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$12.77B
Price to earnings2.9x
Forward P/E2.5x
Dividend yield–
Year to date−46.6%
One year−53.8%
Next earningsFri 6 Nov, before the open
SectorCommunication Services
52-week range (closes)
$102.18$248.19

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Quality and valuation

How Charter Communications compares with other communication services stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Charter Communications and 7 cable & satellite peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: cheaper than most

An average business among communication services companies, priced below most of them.

Charter Communications trades at 2.5 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 14.8x for the 28 communication services stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: −1.5% vs +10.8%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 23.3% vs 18.6%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 8.0% vs 9.0%
CHTR trades at 2.5x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Cable & Satellite peers
CHTR2.5xT8.8xVZ8.8xTMUS12.4xDIS14.7xNFLX18.3xMETA21.0xGOOGL21.2xSector median 14.8xCHTR2.5xT8.8xVZ8.8xTMUS12.4xDIS14.7xNFLX18.3xMETA21.0xGOOGL21.2xSector median 14.8x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 2.9x earnings, CHTR is cheaper than its average since Jul 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
5x10xAverage 7.7x202520262.9x5x10xAverage 7.7x202520262.9x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Charter Communications's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue fell 1.7% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$5bn$10bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$13.5bnQ2 ’26$0bn$5bn$10bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$13.5bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to −1.7% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
−2%−1%0%1%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25−1.7%Q2 ’26−2%0%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25−1.7%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 22.6% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2522.6%Q2 ’260%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2522.6%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $4.4 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bn$1.5bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$1.1bnQ2 ’26$0bn$1bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$1.1bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsCHTRSector median
Revenue growth−1.5%+10.8%
Operating margin23.3%18.6%
Free cash flow margin8.0%9.0%
Price to earnings2.9x17.9x

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