CHTR Charter Communications
$110.81
▲ 0.7%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
CHTR at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: Weak · 41/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Price — Past Year
▼ Down 66.6% in the year to Jul 6, 2026
Key Metrics
Market Cap
$19.00B
P/E
3.11x
Forward P/E (est.)
3.01x
ROE
30.8%
Revenue Growth
-0.9%
EPS Growth
3.4%
Profit Margin
9.0%
FCF Yield
—
Debt / Equity
6.05x
ROIC
9.0%
Interest Coverage
15.26x
Current Ratio
0.36x
Dividend Yield
—
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
-11.6%
Rating Score
41/100
Business Overview
Charter Communications (CHTR) is a large-cap company in the Cable & Satellite industry, part of the Communication Services sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $19.00B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $54.77B in revenue and $4.99B in net profit.
Our model rates CHTR Weak (41/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Economic Moat
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Profit margins and economic moats, explainedSome durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
23.5% average over the last 3 years
±5.2 pts around 17.8% across 10 years
grew in 8 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
9.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical Analysis (Educational)
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what CHTR's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. CHTR trades near $110.81, below its 50-day average ($149.19) and 200-day average ($205.91). Price below both averages is a downtrend — momentum is against buyers for now.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 48 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. CHTR's is $8.57 (~7.7% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. In the month to Jul 6, 2026, CHTR found buyers near $124.05 (support) and sellers near $168.11 (resistance); its 52-week range then was $124.05–$422.29. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.8× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. The indicators were last computed on Jul 6, 2026; the price is current.
Revenue Growth
4Y CAGR
1.5%
Revenue moved from $29.00B in 2016 to $54.77B in 2025, a 7.3% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year declined 0.9% year over year. Shrinking revenue is worth a closer look — is it cyclical or structural?
Profitability
Gross Margin
47.1%
Operating Margin
23.6%
Net Margin
9.1%
ROE
30.8%
Charter Communications keeps about 9.0% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 47.1% gross margin and 23.6% operating margin. Return on equity is 30.8% and return on invested capital about 9.0%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$93.96B
Net Debt
$93.45B
Net Debt / EBITDA
7.24x
Debt / Equity
6.05x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 6.0x, and operating profit covers interest about 15.3x, with a current ratio of 0.4x. That is elevated leverage, which raises risk if earnings or rates move against it. It carries roughly $93.96B of total debt against $509.00M of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$16.08B
Free Cash Flow
$4.42B
FCF Margin
8.1%
In the latest year Charter Communications produced about $16.08B of operating cash flow and $4.42B of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
3.11x
P/S
0.36x
P/B
1.47x
EV / EBITDA
—
CHTR trades at 3.1x trailing earnings (about 3.0x on estimated forward earnings), 0.4x sales, and 1.5x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly -11.6% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is an undemanding multiple — potentially cheap if the business is stable.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
$211.56
Current price
$110.81
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$4.42B
Growth, years 1–5
-0.9%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where CHTR sits versus the Communication Services companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 44 Communication Services companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How CHTR stacks up against its Communication Services peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
Among the 44 rated Communication Services companies we cover, CHTR ranks #32 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (3.1x P/E vs. 17.4x median) with a higher return on equity (30.8% vs. 14.9%) and slower revenue growth (-0.9% vs. 5.3%).
P/E vs sector
3.1x
median 17.4x
ROE vs sector
30.8%
median 14.9%
Growth vs sector
-0.9%
median 5.3%
Sector rank
#32
of 44 rated
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Communication Services companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 44 rated companies among the 95 Communication Services stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$166.63 – $266.61
vs. $110.81 today · implied CAGR 9% – 19%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $56.42B | $58.11B | $59.85B | $61.65B | $63.50B |
| Net income | $5.08B | $5.23B | $5.39B | $5.55B | $5.71B |
| EPS | $29.61 | $30.50 | $31.41 | $32.36 | $33.33 |
| Share price (low) | $148.05 | $152.49 | $157.07 | $161.78 | $166.63 |
| Share price (high) | $236.88 | $243.99 | $251.31 | $258.85 | $266.61 |
| CAGR (low–high) | 34% / 114% | 17% / 48% | 12% / 31% | 10% / 24% | 9% / 19% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions.
Bull Case
The case for CHTR:
- Strong return on equity (30.8%) shows capital is put to work well.
- As an established S&P 500 member in Communication Services, it brings scale and a long operating history.
Bear Case
The case against CHTR:
- Revenue growth is slow/negative (-0.9%), limiting the upside engine.
- Elevated leverage (debt/equity 6.0x) adds financial risk.
- Our model's overall read is Weak (41/100).
Key Risks
Balance-sheet risk — debt/equity of 6.0x magnifies the impact of higher rates or weaker earnings.
Growth risk — sluggish revenue (-0.9%) leaves little margin for execution missteps.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Investment Thesis
On balance, the fundamentals screen weakly: Charter Communications is a large-cap communication services business with shrinking revenue, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 3.1x earnings, which our model scores Weak (41/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 30 Wall Street analysts covering CHTR recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
CHTR's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
CHTR — frequently asked questions
Is CHTR a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Charter Communications Weak (41/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is CHTR's rating on The Stocks School?
Charter Communications currently scores 41/100 (Weak) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does CHTR's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Charter Communications's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for CHTR calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this CHTR analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell CHTR. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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