What is the latest published CHTR stock rating?

Charter Communications, Inc. is shown with Strong Buy in the latest published report, analyzed 2026-10-07. The hub links directly to the full analysis surface where the dated rating, fair-value bridge, risks, and scorecard are documented together.

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The latest published report analyzed 2026-10-07 gives CHTR a fair value of USD 420 and a potential value of USD 751. These are dated research outputs, not live market prices; review the valuation assumptions, sensitivity analysis, and material risks before making a decision.

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CHTR Stock: Fundamentals & Analysis | StockMarketAgent.AI

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR)

NASDAQ: CHTR · USD

$105

+0.50 (+0.5%)· Recorded snapshot

StockMarketAgent Research · Analyzed 2026-10-07

Our latest published analysis: CHTR rated Strong Buy

Charter Communications, Inc.'s published Strong Buy conclusion compares the analysis-date price with fair value and potential value. Read the full report for assumptions, evidence, and material risks.

Fair value

$420 / share

Potential value

$751 / share

Upside to FV

+293.2%

from $105

Moat

6/10

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9-phase methodology · same model in each published edition

Market cap

Revenue (ttm)	54.4B

Net income (ttm)	4.9B

EPS (ttm)	$38.4

Shares out	163.6M

P/E (trailing)	2.7x

P/E (forward)	2.5x

Volume	1,944,167

Beta	0.69

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 54.4B
Net income (ttm): 4.9B
EPS (ttm): $38.4
P/E (trailing): 2.7x
P/E (forward): 2.5x
Market cap: $13.9B

Item	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5	Trend
Period	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31	Trend
Revenue	$51.68B	$54.02B	$54.61B	$55.09B	$54.77B	+1.5%
Gross profit	$20.61B	$23.42B	$21.27B	$25.33B	$25.37B	+5.3%
Operating income	$10.53B	$11.96B	$12.56B	$13.12B	$12.91B	+5.2%
Net income	$4.65B	$5.06B	$4.56B	$5.08B	$4.99B	+1.7%
EPS (diluted)	$24.47	$30.74	$29.99	$34.97	$36.21	+10.3%
EBITDA	$19.77B	$20.92B	$20.74B	$21.40B	$21.21B	+1.8%
R&D	—	—	—	—	—	—
SG&A	$430.0M	$470.0M	$692.0M	$12.08B	$4.46B	+79.4%

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BA	The Boeing Company	132.2B	18.0x	1.4x	-0.8%	+8.6%	-25.2%	Sell
BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	123.6B	13.3x	2.5x	21.7%	+2.1%	+45.8%	Sell
CLX	The Clorox Company	10.5B	18.1x	1.6x	14.9%	-1.8%	-20.9%	Buy
APP	AppLovin Corporation	87B	20.0x	12.7x	132.7%	+25.8%	-59.6%	Hold
BIDU	Baidu, Inc.	27.1B	—	1.4x	3.4%	+1.5%	-38.7%	Buy
CMCSA	Comcast Corporation	76.5B	6.9x	0.6x	8.2%	+1.6%	-17.6%	Strong Buy

Base and Bull scenarios

Base50%

Price target

$420.15

+293.2% from spot

In the base case, Charter defends its core residential broadband connectivity franchise through converged mobile packaging and customer relationship ARPU optimization. Consensus revenue expands to $59,038M in FY2026 and $65,968M in FY2027, while operating margins remain resilient across the forecast horizon. Network upgrade spending crests as guided at ~$11.4B in FY2026, enabling free cash flow to firm to inflect. Discounted forward earnings and cash flow lenses converge to support the synthesized house Fair value.

Residential connectivity revenue defends core baseline ($27,527M in FY2025).
Consensus top-line reaches $59,038M in FY2026 and $65,968M in FY2027.
Operating margin stabilizes across the explicit forecast horizon.
Capex moderates to guided ~$11.4B in 2026 and reinvestment rate steps down substantially.
Diluted EPS expands from $39.58 in FY2026 to $43.49 in FY2027.
Exit multiple of 5.5x forward P/E discounted at cost of equity of 8.2713%.

Bull25%

Price target

$751.07

+602.9% from spot

Under the bull case, next-generation network upgrades and subsidized rural buildouts drive broadband subscriber net additions decisively back into positive territory. Converged mobile bundling with Spectrum One achieves high penetration, driving mobile service revenue growth rapidly and lowering household churn. Capital expenditures normalize rapidly following peak upgrade cycles, expanding unencumbered free cash flow. Unencumbered cash flow is deployed toward aggressive debt retirement, accelerating equity value creation and driving valuation multiple expansion toward the high-end Potential value.

Residential broadband net adds accelerate as next-generation DOCSIS network architecture delivers symmetrical multi-gigabit speeds.
Mobile service revenue expands rapidly annually via Spectrum One bundling stickiness.
Capital expenditures normalize rapidly as a share of revenue following peak upgrade cycles, boosting free cash flow generation.
Valuation multiples re-rate toward peer cable historical averages.

Sensitivity: Ke × terminal growth

The highlighted cell is Fair value when every assumption sits at its base level ($420.15). Each row and column shows what Fair value becomes when one assumption moves.

Ke ↓ / g →	1.0%	1.3%	1.5%	1.8%	2.0%
7.3%	$482	$506	$534	$566	$602
7.8%	$430	$449	$471	$495	$523
8.3%	$387	$403	$420	$439	$461
8.8%	$351	$364	$378	$394	$411
9.3%	$320	$331	$343	$356	$370

Scorecard

Published factor rows and weighted composite

Valuation9.5

Management6.5

Balance Sheet1.5

Profitability7.0

Revenue Growth2.5

Risk Assessment3.5

Competitive Moat6.0

Earnings Quality8.0

Capital Efficiency5.5

Weighted composite

5.6/10

Mixed

Category	Score	Reading
Valuation	9.5
Management	6.5
Balance Sheet	1.5
Profitability	7.0
Revenue Growth	2.5
Risk Assessment	3.5
Competitive Moat	6.0
Earnings Quality	8.0
Capital Efficiency	5.5

All CHTR indicators

Market & fundamental data

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001091667
Company name	Charter Communications, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	16119P108
Earnings date	2026-11-06
Earnings time	bmo
Employees	91,900
Employees change	-2,600
Employees growth	-2.75%
Enterprise value	$113.4B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1993
In index	SP500
Industry	Telecom Services
IPO date	1999-11-09
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US16119P1084
Last 10-K release date	2026-01-30
Last earnings date	2026-07-24
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	2016-05-18
Last stock split type	Reverse
Market cap	$17.2B
Market cap category	Large-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-06
Options	Yes
Price	$105.43
Price currency	USD
Sector	Communication Services
SIC code	4841
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	CHTR
U.S. state	Connecticut
Website	https://corporate.charter.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	2.74x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	28.15x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	8.92x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	12.01x
Earnings yield	36.45%
EV/Earnings	23.06x
EV/EBIT	8.7x
EV/EBITDA	5.21x
EV/FCF	26.06x
EV/Sales	2.09x
FCF / EV yield	3.84%
FCF yield	25.11%
Forward EV/Sales	1.76x
Forward P/E	2.38x
Forward P/S	0.27x
Graham number	350.57421
Graham upside	230.42%
Industry forward P/E	9.38x
Industry P/E	17.25x
Lynch fair value	$192.17
Lynch upside	81.12%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	4.66x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	1.1x
P/B ratio	0.74x
P/E ratio	2.74x
P/FCF ratio	3.98x
P/OCF ratio	1.05x
P/S ratio	0.32x
PEG ratio	0.18x
Price/EBITDA ratio	0.8x
Sector forward P/E	18.4x
Sector P/E	19.11x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	24%
EBITDA margin	40.1%
Effective tax rate	23.57%
FCF margin	8.01%
Gross margin	55.19%
Operating margin	24%
Pretax margin	13.83%
Profit margin	9.05%
Profit per employee	$53,580
Profitable quarters	41
Profitable years	10
Revenue per employee	$591,904
ROA	5.31%
ROA (5Y)	5.32%
ROCE	9.2%
ROE	27.2%
ROE (5Y)	32.27%
ROIC	8.47%
ROIC (5Y)	8.66%
SBC / revenue	1.17%
Tax / revenue	3.26%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	5.17%
EPS growth (Q)	16.12%
EPS growth (QoQ)	16.25%
EPS growth 10Y	5.55%
EPS growth 3Y	8.91%
EPS growth 5Y	14.7%
EPS growth quarters	3
EPS growth years	2
FCF growth	1.28%
FCF growth (Q)	45.18%
FCF growth (QoQ)	-27.26%
FCF growth 3Y	7.03%
FCF growth 5Y	-10.95%
Gross profit growth	-1.46%
Gross profit growth (Q)	-2.85%
Gross profit growth 3Y	0.89%
Gross profit growth 5Y	1.09%
Net income growth	-6.46%
Net income growth (Q)	-0.69%
Net income growth (QoQ)	11.09%
Net income growth 3Y	2.11%
Net income growth 5Y	4.84%
Net income growth years	0
OCF growth	8.35%
OCF growth (Q)	9.03%
OCF growth (QoQ)	-8.81%
OCF growth 10Y	17.39%
OCF growth 3Y	5.12%
OCF growth 5Y	1.14%
Operating income growth	-3.35%
Operating income growth (Q)	-5.39%
Operating income growth 3Y	1.06%
Operating income growth 5Y	6.07%
Revenue growth	-1.5%
Revenue growth (Q)	-1.74%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	-0.52%
Revenue growth 10Y	14.82%
Revenue growth 3Y	-0.09%
Revenue growth 5Y	1.7%
Revenue growth years	0

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-12.1B
Depreciation and amortization	$8.8B
EBIT	$13.1B
EBITDA	$21.8B
EPS	$38.43
FCF per share	$26.65
Financing cash flow	$-4.2B
Free cash flow	$4.4B
Free cash flow minus SBC	$3.7B
Gross profit	$30B
Income taxes	$1.8B
Investing cash flow	$-12.4B
Net borrowing	$157M
Net cash flow	$-50M
Net income	$4.9B
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$15.8B
Operating income	$13.1B
Revenue	$54.4B
Stock-based compensation	$635M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	0.67
Book value per share	$142.12
Debt / EBITDA	4.27
Debt / equity	4.42
Debt / FCF	22.19
Goodwill	$29.7B
Interest coverage	2.57
Long-term assets	$150.6B
Long-term liabilities	$119.9B
Net cash (debt)	$-96.2B
Net cash / market cap	-554.37%
Net debt / EBITDA	4.41
Net debt / equity	4.39
Net debt / FCF	22.07
Piotroski F-Score	6
Property, plant and equipment	$48B
Shareholders' equity	$21.9B
Tangible book value	$-80.5B
Tangible book value per share	$-674.62
Total assets	$155.6B
Total cash	$509M
Total debt	$96.7B
Total liabilities	$133.7B
WACC	4.62%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.35
Current assets	$5B
Current liabilities	$13.8B
Current ratio	0.36
Net working capital	$-7.2B
Quick ratio	0.3
Working capital	$-8.8B
Working capital turnover	-5.87

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	11.01%
Dividend yield	0%
Shareholder yield	11.01%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	-57.02%
10Y return CAGR	-8.1%
10Y total return	-57.02%
150-day SMA	$148.54
15Y price change	91.33%
15Y return CAGR	4.42%
15Y total return	91.33%
1D price change	0.48%
1M price change	-7.09%
1M total return	-7.09%
1W price change	-4.65%
1W total return	-4.65%
1Y price change	-57.26%
1Y return CAGR	-57.28%
1Y total return	-57.26%
20-day SMA	$107.50
200-day SMA	$165.79
3M price change	-20.29%
3M total return	-20.29%
3Y price change	-71.8%
3Y return CAGR	-34.42%
3Y total return	-71.8%
50-day SMA	$125.81
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$254.11
52-week high date	2026-04-23
52-week low	$101.11
52-week low date	2026-10-26
5Y price change	-85.32%
5Y return CAGR	-31.87%
5Y total return	-85.32%
6M price change	-39.92%
6M total return	-39.92%
All-time high	$825.62
All-time high date	2021-09-02
All-time low	$32.18
All-time low date	2010-02-09
Average true range (ATR)	$5.09
Average volume	2.8M
Beta (1Y)	0.27
Beta (2Y)	0.75
Beta (5Y)	0.69
Change from 52-week high	-58.51%
Change from 52-week low	4.27%
Change from all-time high	-87.29%
Change from all-time low	225.98%
Change from open	0.13%
Day's gap	0.34%
Dollar volume	$205M
High price	$106.22
Low price	$104.15
Monthly RSI	28.57
Open price	$105.29
Position in 52-week range	61.84%
Premarket change	-0.03%
Premarket close	$104.93
Premarket price	$104.90
Premarket volume	1.5K
Previous close	$104.93
Price vs 150-day SMA	-29.37%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-2.41%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-36.72%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-16.61%
Relative volume	0.69
RSI	39.85
Sharpe ratio	-1.4
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	-0.9
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	-0.82
Sortino ratio	-1.64
Sortino ratio (3Y)	-1.05
Sortino ratio (5Y)	-0.94
Volume	1.9M
Weekly RSI	30.78
YTD price change	-49.74%
YTD total return	-49.74%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	110.6M
Float percentage	67.6%
Shares change (QoQ)	-4.41%
Shares change (YoY)	-11.01%
Shares held by insiders	0.57%
Shares held by institutions	89.02%
Shares outstanding	163.6M
Short % of float	14.93%
Short % of shares	10.09%
Short ratio	5.4 days

Rating history

The rating each month's published research edition carried. A rating compares the price at analysis with the Fair value; it is not a record of whether the call was right.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR)

Our latest published analysis: CHTR rated Strong Buy

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