Charter Communications

CHTR

Telecommunications Services · Communication Services

Price

$131.37

-1.96 (-1.47%)

Market Cap

$18.55B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

−28.6% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 193.0M (2021) → 137.7M (2025)

Charter Communications, Inc. operates as a broadband connectivity and cable operator company serving residential and commercial customers in the United States. The company offers subscription-based video services, including video on demand, high-definition television, digital video recorder, pay-per-view services. It provides Internet services, such as security suite that protects computers from viruses and spyware, and threats from malicious actors; in-home WiFi, which provides customers with h

Winston Score History

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Quality

Gross Margin

40.0%

Modest — 40.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

23.6%

Excellent — 23.6% operating margin

ROCE

2.9%

Weak — 2.9% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-0.9%

Shrinking sales (-0.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

+3.2%

Modest earnings growth (3.2% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

327%

Turns 327% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

7.4%

Modest free cash flow (7.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

5.76

Heavy debt load (5.76)

Interest Cover

2.60x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.6x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

3.5x

Attractive valuation — P/E 3.5

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward

+1.0

GROWING

Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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