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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ CHTR

Nasdaq · stock · Cable & Other Pay Television Services · website · IPO 2009-12-02

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$18.5B
P / E3.7×
P / S0.3×
P / B0.9×
P / FCF4.2×
Net margin9.1%
Return on equity24.3%
FCF margin8.1%
Net debt$94.3B
Net debt / EBITDA4.4×
Enterprise value USD$112.8B
EV / EBITDA5.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV11.4%
Return on capital9.2%
Graham number +131.9%$348.38

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($348.38); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
12.10% 23.80% 2.80% 3.60% 6.70% 9.00% 9.40% 8.30% 9.20% 9.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
8.50% 9.90% 12.00% 14.20% 17.50% 20.40% 22.10% 23.00% 23.80% 23.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
7.00% 20.80% 2.80% 4.30% 10.60% 25.60% 40.30% 31.00% 25.80% 24.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
234.8M 296.7M 235.5M 223.8M 209.3M 193.0M 164.4M 152.0M 145.4M 137.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$60.21B $69.61B $72.28B $75.59B $81.75B $90.96B $96.96B $97.07B $93.47B $94.28B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.40% 6.70% 0.80% 1.10% 2.20% 3.30% 3.50% 3.10% 3.40% 3.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
9.40% 7.90% 6.10% 9.90% 14.90% 16.60% 10.30% 6.10% 5.70% 8.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.23× 1.48× 1.64× 2.04× 2.73× 5.04× 7.78× 6.64× 4.77× 4.62× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$15.94 $34.09 $5.22 $7.45 $15.40 $24.47 $30.74 $29.99 $34.97 $36.21 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ trades at about 4.1× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.7×–69.5×, median 20.3×).

4.1× 69.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (5.7×–69.5×); dot = today's 4.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin23.6%23.8%23.0%22.1%20.4%17.5%14.2%12.0%9.9%8.5%
Net margin9.1%9.2%8.3%9.4%9.0%6.7%3.6%2.8%23.8%12.1%
FCF margin8.1%5.7%6.1%10.3%16.6%14.9%9.9%6.1%7.9%9.4%
Return on assets3.2%3.4%3.1%3.5%3.3%2.2%1.1%0.8%6.7%2.4%
Return on equity24.3%25.8%31.0%40.3%25.6%10.6%4.3%2.8%20.8%7.0%
Debt / equity4.62×4.77×6.64×7.78×5.04×2.73×2.04×1.64×1.48×1.23×
Current ratio0.390.310.310.330.290.400.520.230.230.34

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.