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    Charter Communications Inc (CHTR)

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    COMMUNICATION SERVICES • TELECOM SERVICES • NASDAQ

    $153.89
    -1.25 (-0.81%)

    Market Cap: $20.91B

    Last updated: Aug 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    55%(22/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +105.30%
    Streak
    1 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$10.02
    Range$8.31 - $12.01
    14 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    5
    0
    7d
    4
    9
    30d
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$10.40+3.8%
    60d ago$10.40+3.8%
    30d ago$10.32+3.1%
    7d ago$10.10+0.9%
    Current$10.02
    Revenue Consensus
    $13.5B
    Range$13.4B - $13.6B
    14 analysts
    Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$11.82
    Range$5.96 - $18.84
    17 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $13.7B
    Range$13.3B - $13.8B
    18 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$11.82---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$10.02---
    Jun 26
    		$10.66$9.96+7.03%Beat+16.1%
    Mar 26
    		$9.17$10.08-9.03%Miss+8.9%
    Dec 25
    		$10.34$9.93+4.13%Beat+2.4%
    Sep 25
    		$8.34$9.32-10.52%Miss-5.4%
    Jun 25
    		$9.18$9.77-6.04%Miss+8.1%
    Mar 25
    		$8.42$8.37+0.60%Beat+11.5%
    Dec 24
    		$10.10$9.14+10.50%Beat+42.9%
    Sep 24
    		$8.82$8.49+3.89%Beat+6.9%
    Jun 24
    		$8.49$7.90+7.47%Beat+5.5%
    Mar 24
    		$7.55$7.87-4.07%Miss+13.5%
    Dec 23
    		$7.07$8.84-20.02%Miss-8.1%
    Sep 23
    		$8.25$8.11+1.73%Beat+11.8%
    Jun 23
    		$8.05$8.20-1.83%Miss-8.5%
    Mar 23
    		$6.65$7.55-11.92%Miss-3.6%
    Dec 22
    		$7.69$8.77-12.31%Miss-13.9%
    Sep 22
    		$7.38$8.38-11.93%Miss+13.5%
    Jun 22
    		$8.80$7.12+23.60%Beat+66.4%
    Mar 22
    		$6.90$6.66+3.60%Beat+67.9%
    Dec 21
    		$8.93$7.08+26.13%Beat+49.8%
    Sep 21
    		$6.50$5.75+13.04%Beat+57.4%
    Jun 21
    		$5.29$4.77+10.90%Beat+45.7%
    Mar 21
    		$4.11$4.18-1.67%Miss+107.6%
    Dec 20
    		$5.96$4.94+20.65%Beat+81.7%
    Sep 20
    		$4.13$3.25+27.08%Beat+137.4%
    Jun 20
    		$3.63$2.48+46.37%Beat+161.2%
    Mar 20
    		$1.98$2.94-32.65%Miss+78.4%
    Dec 19
    		$3.28$2.49+31.73%Beat+154.3%
    Sep 19
    		$1.74$1.69+2.96%Beat+20.8%
    Jun 19
    		$1.39$1.84-24.46%Miss+20.9%
    Mar 19
    		$1.11$1.40-20.71%Miss+58.6%
    Dec 18
    		$1.29$1.49-13.42%Miss-96.3%
    Sep 18
    		$1.44$1.10+30.91%Beat+657.9%
    Jun 18
    		$1.15$0.91+26.37%Beat+121.2%
    Mar 18
    		$0.70$0.51+37.25%Beat+22.8%
    Dec 17
    		$34.56$0.82+4114.63%Beat+1969.5%
    Sep 17
    		$0.19N/A-76.25%Miss-72.5%
    Jun 17
    		$0.52$0.66-21.21%Miss-
    Mar 17
    		$0.57$0.73-21.92%Miss-
    Dec 16
    		$1.67$1.00+67.00%Beat-
    Sep 16
    		$0.69$0.73-5.48%Miss-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio4.00EV/EBITDA5.34x
    Price/FCF4.24xFCF Yield23.58%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin9.05%Operating Margin23.50%
    ROE27.20%ROIC8.68%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity5.54xInterest Coverage2.45x
    Current Ratio0.36xQuick Ratio0.36x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.68Avg Volume2.81M
    52-Week High$285.8252-Week Low$111.55

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$151.30
    SMA 20$151.08
    SMA 50$140.38
    SMA 200$184.16
    EMA 10$151.50
    EMA 20$149.11
    EMA 50$147.25
    EMA 200$188.18

    MACD

    Line: 3.28Signal: 3.51Hist: -0.24

    ADX

    ADX: 18.0+DI: 23.0-DI: 18.0

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up80.0
    Aroon Down8.0
    PSAR$158.17

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$160.29
    Lower Band$141.86
    %B Position1220%(Upper)
    Band Width0.65

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    56.3

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K59.7
    Stoch %D50.5
    Williams %R-35.2
    ROC (10d)2.4%
    Momentum3.67
    CCI (20d)-2841.7
    MFI (14d)71.6

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$7.57(4.9%)
    StdDev (20d)4.61
    Hist Vol51.1%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$154.12
    OBV-59.7M
    AD Line-104.3M
    CMF (20d)0.105

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)2.7M
    Vol Ratio0.6x
    VWMA (20d)$150.57

    Pivot Points

    R3$170.08
    R2$163.11
    R1$159.13
    Pivot Point$152.16
    S1$148.17
    S2$141.20
    S3$137.22

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI11.93
    Ultimate Osc53.9
    KST11432.08

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$13.53B$13.60B$13.60B$13.67B$13.77B$13.73B$13.93B$13.79B$13.69B$13.68B$13.71B$13.58B
    Cost of Revenue$0$0$8.11B$0$0$0$5.07B$0$0$0$8.31B$0
    Gross Profit$13.53B$13.60B$13.60B$13.67B$13.77B$13.73B$13.93B$13.79B$13.69B$13.68B$13.71B$13.58B
    Operating Expenses$10.46B$10.39B$10.34B$10.54B$10.49B$10.50B$10.54B$10.46B$10.42B$10.55B$10.44B$10.46B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$8.21B$8.16B$8.05B$8.26B$8.23B$8.19B$8.30B$8.29B$8.17B$8.40B$8.29B$8.30B
    Operating Income$3.06B$3.21B$3.26B$3.13B$3.28B$3.24B$3.39B$3.33B$3.26B$3.13B$3.27B$3.13B
    Interest Income$-1,276,000,000$-1,256,000,000$-1,270,000,000$-1,268,000,000$-1,263,000,000$-1,241,000,000$-1,274,000,000$-1,311,000,000$-1,328,000,000$-1,316,000,000$0$-1,306,000,000
    Interest Expense$1.06B$1.38B$1.30B$1.40B$1.37B$1.38B$1.34B$1.46B$1.41B$1.41B$1.63B$1.32B
    Income Before Tax$2.00B$1.83B$1.96B$1.73B$1.91B$1.85B$2.05B$1.88B$1.85B$1.73B$1.64B$1.80B
    Income Tax Expense$475.00M$465.00M$415.00M$418.00M$414.00M$445.00M$370.00M$406.00M$427.00M$446.00M$406.00M$369.00M
    Net Income$1.52B$1.36B$1.55B$1.32B$1.50B$1.41B$1.68B$1.47B$1.42B$1.28B$1.23B$1.44B
    EBITDA$5.48B$5.30B$5.43B$5.17B$5.36B$5.28B$5.50B$5.34B$5.36B$5.24B$5.15B$5.25B
    EBIT$3.27B$3.08B$3.23B$3.00B$3.17B$3.10B$3.32B$3.19B$3.18B$3.04B$2.95B$3.11B
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $820041
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    -18.5%
    Active Awards
    67
    New Awards (TTM)
    21
    Avg Remaining Term
    6.8 mo

    Top agency: Department of Veterans Affairs at 50.3% of trailing twelve month obligations across 7 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    15B50226P00000036Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$48060Oct 1, 2025
    36C24726P0191Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$28615Jun 1, 2026
    W9124P26PA015Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army$17793Feb 10, 2026
    15DDSE25P00000014Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration$17082Oct 1, 2025
    1331L525P0016Department of CommerceOffice of the Secretary$13973Sep 5, 2025
    15DDLA25P00000099Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration$7676Oct 1, 2025
    15B40826P00000107Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$4251Jul 1, 2026
    15DDLA25P00000101Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration$3840Oct 1, 2025
    15DDLA25P00000109Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration$3780Oct 1, 2025
    15DDLA25P00000075Department of JusticeDrug Enforcement Administration$3240Oct 1, 2025

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    News

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    Main Street Sports sues Comcast, Charter over unpaid fees

    Main Street Sports has filed separate lawsuits against Comcast Corporation and Charter Communications, alleging that the cable television platforms underpaid licensing fees for the carriage of its FanDuel Sports Network channels. The broadcaster, which emerged from bankruptcy last year and ceased airing sports games earlier this year, claims that these alleged underpayments harmed NBA and NHL teams by preventing Main Street Sports from fulfilling its financial obligations to them. Neither Charter nor Comcast has publicly commented on the lawsuits.

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    Charter Communications Rises as Investors Digest Cox Deal Closing and Debt Moves

    Charter Communications (CHTR) rose by 3.4% today, primarily driven by investor relief following the completion of its Cox Communications and Liberty Broadband transactions on August 20, 2026. These deals expanded Charter's market reach and reduced outstanding shares, while related debt exchange offers also contributed positively to investor sentiment. This price movement occurred despite a recent report of broadband customer losses and a decline in revenue and EBITDA for Charter's second quarter.

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    Charter Communications Inc. Cl A stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day

    Shares of Charter Communications Inc. Cl A (CHTR) rose 3.22% to $155.14 on Tuesday, outperforming the broader market. This marked the stock's third consecutive day of gains. The S&P 500 Index increased by 0.32% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.30% on the same trading day.

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    Frequently Asked Questions About CHTR

    Does CHTR pay dividends?
    Charter Communications Inc (CHTR) does not currently pay a regular dividend.
    What is CHTR's P/E ratio?
    Charter Communications Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.00.
    What is CHTR's market cap?
    Charter Communications Inc (CHTR) has a market capitalization of $20.91B with a current stock price of $153.89.

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