Charter Communications Inc. | Large-cap | Communication Services

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Jun 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 13.8B
Gross Profit 6.8B 49.54%
Operating Income 3.4B 24.41%
Net Income 1.5B 10.86%
EPS (Diluted) $9.18

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 151.0B
Total Liabilities 130.4B
Shareholders Equity 20.5B
Debt to Equity 6.36

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 3.5B
Free Cash Flow 999.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Charter Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i55.1B54.6B54.0B51.7B48.1B
Cost of Goods Sold i24.3B29.8B29.3B28.2B26.9B
Gross Profit i30.8B24.9B24.7B23.5B21.2B
Gross Margin % i55.9%45.5%45.8%45.4%44.1%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i4.4B3.7B3.6B3.3B3.0B
Other Operating Expenses i4.5B----
Total Operating Expenses i8.9B3.7B3.6B3.3B3.0B
Operating Income i13.2B12.5B12.2B10.9B8.5B
Operating Margin % i24.0%22.9%22.7%21.0%17.6%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-----
Interest Expense i5.2B5.2B4.6B4.0B3.8B
Other Non-Operating Income-514.0M-464.0M-225.0M-430.0M-313.0M
Pre-tax Income i7.5B6.9B7.5B6.4B4.3B
Income Tax i1.6B1.6B1.6B1.1B626.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i22.0%23.2%21.6%16.7%14.6%
Net Income i5.9B5.3B5.8B5.3B3.7B
Net Margin % i10.6%9.6%10.8%10.3%7.6%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i21.6B20.6B21.3B20.3B18.1B
EPS (Basic) i$35.53$30.54$31.30$25.34$15.85
EPS (Diluted) i$34.97$29.99$30.74$24.47$15.40
Basic Shares Outstanding i143061337149208188161501355183669369203316483
Diluted Shares Outstanding i143061337149208188161501355183669369203316483

Income Statement Trend

Charter Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i459.0M709.0M645.0M601.0M1.0B
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i3.1B3.0B2.9B2.6B2.5B
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets677.0M458.0M451.0M386.0M369.0M
Total Current Assets i4.2B4.1B4.0B3.6B3.9B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i66.5B61.6B56.8B53.8B51.4B
Goodwill i127.8B128.5B129.3B130.5B132.0B
Intangible Assets i68.4B69.1B70.1B71.4B72.9B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets4.8B4.7B4.8B3.6B3.4B
Total Non-Current Assets i145.8B143.1B140.5B138.9B140.3B
Total Assets i150.0B147.2B144.5B142.5B144.2B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i880.0M931.0M952.0M724.0M763.0M
Short-term Debt i2.6B2.0B1.5B3.3B1.2B
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities1.9B----
Total Current Liabilities i13.5B13.2B12.1B12.5B9.9B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i93.2B95.8B96.1B88.6B81.7B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i18.8B19.0B19.1B19.1B18.1B
Other Non-Current Liabilities4.8B4.5B4.8B4.2B4.2B
Total Non-Current Liabilities i116.8B119.3B119.9B111.9B104.0B
Total Liabilities i130.3B132.5B132.0B124.3B113.9B
Equity
Common Stock i00000
Retained Earnings i-7.8B-12.3B-14.8B-12.7B-5.2B
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i19.7B14.7B12.5B18.2B30.3B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i95.8B97.8B97.6B91.8B83.0B
Working Capital i-9.3B-9.1B-8.0B-8.9B-6.0B

Balance Sheet Composition

Charter Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i5.9B5.3B5.8B5.3B3.7B
Depreciation & Amortization i8.7B8.7B8.9B9.3B9.7B
Stock-Based Compensation i651.0M692.0M470.0M430.0M351.0M
Working Capital Changes i-439.0M125.0M-194.0M327.0M224.0M
Operating Cash Flow i15.0B15.0B15.1B16.4B14.6B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-11.3B-11.1B-9.4B-7.6B-7.4B
Acquisitions i-----
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i-10.7B-11.3B-9.7B-7.8B-7.6B
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-1.2B-3.2B-10.3B-15.4B-11.2B
Dividends Paid i-----
Debt Issuance i27.0B22.1B25.6B21.0B15.8B
Debt Repayment i-29.7B-21.9B-19.3B-12.1B-12.1B
Financing Cash Flow i-4.0B-3.3B-5.8B-8.9B-9.1B
Free Cash Flow i3.2B3.5B6.1B8.7B6.6B
Net Change in Cash i374.0M442.0M-312.0M-357.0M-2.2B

Cash Flow Trend

Charter Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 7.02
Forward P/E 7.17
Price to Book 2.16
Price to Sales 0.63
PEG Ratio 7.17

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 9.53%
Operating Margin 24.41%
Return on Equity 32.65%
Return on Assets 5.62%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.33
Debt to Equity 472.72
Beta 1.02

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $36.54
Book Value per Share $118.67
Revenue per Share $391.52

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
chtr35.0B7.022.1632.65%9.53%472.72
T-Mobile US 275.7B23.134.5219.74%14.53%194.22
AT&T 200.8B16.051.9111.53%10.29%123.19
Verizon 181.9B10.031.7718.45%13.28%167.44
Comcast 116.9B5.251.2124.92%18.44%104.18
Telus 24.5B34.211.613.82%4.73%207.27

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.