What are the investment strengths of Charter Communications Inc (CHTR)?

Extreme valuation discount: P/E 5.3x (69% below median), P/S 0.5x, PCF 1.8x vs 6.5x median - priced for permanent decline ROE 34.8% TTM vs industry median 7.5% demonstrates capital efficiency despite leverage - equity holders capturing spread

What are the investment risks for Charter Communications Inc (CHTR)?

97.1B debt at 6.3x equity with 5.0B annual interest - rising rates or EBITDA decline could stress coverage (EBITDA/interest = 4.2x) Capex intensity (-11.4B TTM, 21% of revenue) compresses FCF to 8% of operating cash flow - infrastructure burden limits flexibility

Charter Communications Inc

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As of 2025-12-08

Snapshot

Debt/equity of 6.3x with 97.1B total debt vs 15.3B equity - interest expense (5.0B TTM) consumes 65% of operating income[Debt to Equity]
Tangible book value negative (-82.4B) due to 97.7B goodwill/intangibles representing 64% of total assets - impairment risk[Tangible Book Value]
P/E of 5.3x vs industry median 17.1x - trading at 69% discount despite 34.8% ROE TTM[P/E Ratio]

Watch Triggers

EBITDA TTM: Falls below 19B (interest coverage <3.8x) — Signals debt serviceability stress, potential covenant issues
Free Cash Flow TTM: Turns negative or below 2B — Eliminates deleveraging optionality, forces equity dilution or asset sales
Total Revenue TTM: Declines >3% YoY — Fixed-cost leverage amplifies margin compression on revenue decline

Bull Case

Extreme valuation discount: P/E 5.3x (69% below median), P/S 0.5x, PCF 1.8x vs 6.5x median - priced for permanent decline

P/E RatioP/S RatioPCF Ratio

ROE 34.8% TTM vs industry median 7.5% demonstrates capital efficiency despite leverage - equity holders capturing spread

ROE TTMOperating Margin TTM

Bear Case

97.1B debt at 6.3x equity with 5.0B annual interest - rising rates or EBITDA decline could stress coverage (EBITDA/interest = 4.2x)

Total DebtInterest Expense TTMEBITDA TTM

Capex intensity (-11.4B TTM, 21% of revenue) compresses FCF to 8% of operating cash flow - infrastructure burden limits flexibility

Capital Expenditure TTMFree Cash Flow TTM

Bull vs Bear Balance

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Forward Thesis

Deleveraging via FCF will drive equity value re-rating as debt burden eases

1-3ymed

4.4B FCF TTM available for debt reduction
2.1B annual buybacks reducing share count
Operating cash flow of 15.8B covers capex 1.4x

FCF TTM 4.4B on 55.1B revenueNet debt 96.6B declining path possibleEPS 38.49 supports buyback math

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CHTR Fundamentals

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Metric	Value	YoY Growth	Industry Percentile
Market Cap	$27.74B		—
Enterprise Value	$124.38B		—
P/E Ratio	6.0		—
Total Revenue - TTM	$54.77B	-0.6%	—
Earnings Per Share (diluted) - TTM	$36.21	+8.4%	—
Operating Margin - TTM	24.3%	+0.3%	—
Net Margin - TTM	9.10%	-0.1%	—
Free Cash Flow - TTM	$4.42B	+39.8%	—
Return on Common Equity - TTM	31.5%	-6.6%	—
Beta 5Y (Monthly)	unknown		—

CHTR Dividend History

No dividends

CHTR Stock Splits

No stock splits

CHTR SEC Filings

Filing Date	Report Date	Report Type	Filing Link
01/30/26	12/31/25	10-K	0001091667-26-000017
10/31/25	09/30/25	10-Q	0001091667-25-000168
07/25/25	06/30/25	10-Q	0001091667-25-000127
04/25/25	03/31/25	10-Q	0001091667-25-000099
01/31/25	12/31/24	10-K	0001091667-25-000034
11/01/24	09/30/24	10-Q	0001091667-24-000123
07/26/24	06/30/24	10-Q	0001091667-24-000104
04/26/24	03/31/24	10-Q	0001091667-24-000085
02/02/24	12/31/23	10-K	0001091667-24-000028
10/27/23	09/30/23	10-Q	0001091667-23-000143
07/28/23	06/30/23	10-Q	0001091667-23-000108
04/28/23	03/31/23	10-Q	0001091667-23-000084
01/27/23	12/31/22	10-K	0001091667-23-000024
10/28/22	09/30/22	10-Q	0001091667-22-000115
07/29/22	06/30/22	10-Q	0001091667-22-000090
04/29/22	03/31/22	10-Q	0001091667-22-000066
01/28/22	12/31/21	10-K	0001091667-22-000024
10/29/21	09/30/21	10-Q	0001091667-21-000163
07/30/21	06/30/21	10-Q	0001091667-21-000134
04/30/21	03/31/21	10-Q	0001091667-21-000084
01/29/21	12/31/20	10-K	0001091667-21-000022
10/30/20	09/30/20	10-Q	0001091667-20-000195
07/31/20	06/30/20	10-Q	0001091667-20-000158
05/01/20	03/31/20	10-Q	0001091667-20-000105
01/31/20	12/31/19	10-K	0001091667-20-000024
10/25/19	09/30/19	10-Q	0001091667-19-000113
07/26/19	06/30/19	10-Q	0001091667-19-000097
04/30/19	03/31/19	10-Q	0001091667-19-000085
01/31/19	12/31/18	10-K	0001091667-19-000029
10/26/18	09/30/18	10-Q	0001091667-18-000103
07/31/18	06/30/18	10-Q	0001091667-18-000090
04/27/18	03/31/18	10-Q	0001091667-18-000063
02/02/18	12/31/17	10-K	0001091667-18-000025
10/26/17	09/30/17	10-Q	0001091667-17-000105
07/27/17	06/30/17	10-Q	0001091667-17-000095
05/02/17	03/31/17	10-Q	0001091667-17-000072
02/16/17	12/31/16	10-K	0001091667-17-000030
11/03/16	09/30/16	10-Q	0001091667-16-000576
08/09/16	06/30/16	10-Q	0001091667-16-000549
04/28/16	03/31/16	10-Q	0001091667-16-000470
02/10/16	12/31/15	10-K	0001091667-16-000396
10/29/15	09/30/15	10-Q	0001091667-15-000263
08/04/15	06/30/15	10-Q	0001091667-15-000185
05/01/15	03/31/15	10-Q	0001091667-15-000103
02/24/15	12/31/14	10-K	0001091667-15-000049
10/31/14	09/30/14	10-Q	0001091667-14-000216
07/31/14	06/30/14	10-Q	0001091667-14-000169
04/30/14	03/31/14	10-Q	0001091667-14-000103
02/21/14	12/31/13	10-K	0001091667-14-000080
11/05/13	09/30/13	10-Q	0001091667-13-000171
08/06/13	06/30/13	10-Q	0001091667-13-000140
05/07/13	03/31/13	10-Q	0001091667-13-000088
02/22/13	12/31/12	10-K	0001091667-13-000020
11/06/12	09/30/12	10-Q	0001091667-12-000151
08/07/12	06/30/12	10-Q	0001091667-12-000118
05/08/12	03/31/12	10-Q	0001091667-12-000085
02/27/12	12/31/11	10-K	0001091667-12-000026
11/01/11	09/30/11	10-Q	0001091667-11-000140
08/02/11	06/30/11	10-Q	0001091667-11-000103
05/03/11	03/31/11	10-Q	0001091667-11-000085
03/01/11	12/31/10	10-K	0001091667-11-000029
11/03/10	09/30/10	10-Q	0001091667-10-000223
08/04/10	06/30/10	10-Q	0001091667-10-000116
05/06/10	03/31/10	10-Q	0001091667-10-000076
12/31/09	12/31/09	10-K	0001091667-10-000019
11/09/09	09/30/09	10-Q	0001091667-09-000151
08/06/09	06/30/09	10-Q	0001091667-09-000120
05/07/09	03/31/09	10-Q	0001091667-09-000086
03/16/09	12/31/08	10-K	0001091667-09-000038
11/06/08	09/30/08	8-K	0001091667-08-000175
08/05/08	06/30/08	8-K	0001091667-08-000139
05/12/08	03/30/08	Unknown	--
02/27/08	12/31/07	8-K	0001091667-08-000003
11/08/07	09/30/07	8-K	0001091667-07-000209
08/02/07	06/30/07	8-K	0001091667-07-000144
05/03/07	03/30/07	Unknown	--
02/28/07	12/31/06	8-K	0001091667-07-000014
10/31/06	09/30/06	8-K	0001091667-06-000371
08/08/06	06/30/06	8-K	0001091667-06-000255
05/02/06	03/30/06	Unknown	--
02/28/06	12/31/05	8-K	0001091667-06-000007
11/02/05	09/30/05	10-Q	0001091667-05-000184
08/02/05	06/30/05	8-K	0001091667-05-000078
05/03/05	03/30/05	Unknown	--
03/03/05	12/31/04	10-K	0000950137-05-002540
11/04/04	09/30/04	10-Q	0000950137-04-009400
08/09/04	06/30/04	10-Q	0000950137-04-006399
05/10/04	03/30/04	Unknown	--
03/15/04	12/31/03	10-K	0000950137-04-001876
11/03/03	09/30/03	10-Q	0000950134-03-014296
08/05/03	06/30/03	8-K	0001091667-03-000024
05/14/03	03/30/03	Unknown	--
04/15/03	12/31/02	NT 10-K	0001091667-03-000013
11/19/02	09/30/02	NT 10-Q	0001091667-02-000030
08/06/02	06/30/02	4	0000950123-02-006753
05/14/02	03/30/02	Unknown	--
03/29/02	12/31/01	10-K405	0000950123-02-003204
11/14/01	09/30/01	10-Q	0000950123-01-508474
08/14/01	06/30/01	8-K	0001116679-01-500385
05/15/01	03/30/01	Unknown	--
03/06/01	12/31/00	10-K	0000950123-01-002038
11/14/00	09/30/00	10-Q	0000950124-00-006897
08/14/00	06/30/00	10-Q	0000950124-00-005063
05/15/00	03/31/00	10-Q	0000950124-00-003246