CHTR vs GLIBA vs UNIT Stock Comparison

Charter Communications, Liberty Capital and Uniti Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLIBA Liberty Capital Corp/NV
$21.19 -10.4% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$826.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
2 wins
UNIT Uniti Group Inc.
$5.08 -43.0% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.24B
P/E
1.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.54B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Uniti leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Uniti 5, Charter Communications 4, Liberty Capital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHTRGLIBAUNITLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.70B $826.40M $1.24B CHTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x -2.5x 1.2x UNIT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.4x 8.8x — CHTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% -1.5% +199.7% UNIT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% -32.5% 28.2% UNIT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% -11.1% 1.1% CHTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x -4.5x 8.1x GLIBA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% -42.4% -18.3% UNIT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.7%/yr — -26.5%/yr UNIT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 45.5% 51.6% GLIBA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 49/100 52/100 CHTR

Percentile Scorecard

CHTRGLIBAUNIT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCHTRGLIBAUNIT
Valuation 90 #6 of 49 65 #18 of 49 42 #29 of 49
Growth 41 #27 of 45 5 #43 of 45 98 #2 of 45
Profitability 82 #9 of 45 16 #38 of 45 50 #23 of 45
Financial Health 10 #44 of 49 65 #18 of 49 19 #40 of 49
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 37 97 #2 of 37 –
Overall 65 49 52
  • CHTR ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • GLIBA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • UNIT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCHTRGLIBAUNITSPY
1 month -7.1%-10.4%-43.0% -0.2%
3 months -25.0%-10.6%-51.2% +3.9%
6 months -39.4%-40.0%-55.8% +8.2%
Year to date -49.7%-42.5%-27.5% +12.9%
1 year -57.2%-42.4%-18.3% +12.3%
3 years -71.8%—-26.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -34.4%—-9.7% +23.3%
5 years -85.1%—-78.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -31.7%—-26.5% +10.9%
10 years -57.0%—-89.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -8.1%—-20.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHTRGLIBAUNITSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%45.5%51.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.2%51.3%50.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.041.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.03-0.93-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.5%-51.3%-81.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.8%-47.3%-60.2% -1.2%
52-week high $248.88$40.23$12.75 $779.14
52-week low $102.18$19.61$4.85 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCHTRGLIBAUNIT
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 11.8x -2.5xmedian 11.8x 1.3xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x 0.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 6.8x -9.3xmedian 6.8x 9.1xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 5.9x 15.5xmedian 5.9x -1.4xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.2x 0.4xmedian 1.2x 7.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.24 —median 0.24 —median 0.24

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCHTRGLIBAUNIT
Revenue $54.40B $1.04B $3.54B
Gross profit – – $1.83B
Operating income $12.66B -$397.00M $114.40M
Net income $5.75B -$337.00M $1.08B
Free cash flow $4.36B $49.00M -$834.80M
EPS (diluted) $40.61 $-8.43 $3.94
Cash & equivalents $509.00M $497.00M $608.90M
Total debt $93.96B $1.21B $10.65B
Shares (diluted) 121.26M 40.00M 252.90M
Enterprise value $10.73B -$645.60M -$563.79M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCHTRGLIBAUNIT
P/E 2.6x -2.5x 1.3x
P/FCF 2.9x 15.5x -1.4x
P/Operating cash flow 0.8x 2.5x 2.4x
P/S 0.2x 0.7x 0.3x
P/B 0.6x 0.4x 7.4x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 0.6x -1.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x -9.3x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 8.4x -3.7x 98.2x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.4x 3.2x
EV/FCF 24.3x 30.0x -13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 4.8x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHTRGLIBAUNIT
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% -1.5% 199.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 79.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.4% -318.1% -80.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -5.0% -440.4% 2,951%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% -360.7% 1,560%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% -9.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% -50.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHTRGLIBAUNIT
Gross margin – – 51.7%
EBITDA margin 39.4% -15.3% 35.0%
Operating margin 23.3% -38.3% 3.2%
Pretax margin 13.8% -41.2% 26.9%
Net margin 9.1% -32.5% 28.2%
FCF margin 8.0% 4.7% -23.6%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 29.7% 14.3%
Return on equity 26.8% -19.6% 447.6%
Return on assets 3.7% -10.0% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 8.4% -11.1% 1.1%
Return on capital employed 9.0% -12.5% 1.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x -0.9x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 2.0% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHTRGLIBAUNIT
Debt / assets 60.4% 34.3% 82.0%
Debt / equity 4.3x 0.7x 65.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x -4.5x 8.1x
Debt / FCF 21.6x 24.6x -12.8x
Liabilities / assets 85.9% 50.7% 98.8%
Equity / assets 14.1% 49.3% 1.2%
Interest coverage – -9.2x –
Current ratio 0.4x 3.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 3.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 2.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.58 0.09 0.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHTRGLIBAUNIT
Dividend yield – 13.6% –
Net buyback yield 37.9% – –
Shareholder yield 37.9% 13.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCHTRGLIBAUNIT
Forward P/E 2.4xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $42.86FY2026 $2.41FY2026 $-1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 – -139.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +38.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $57.99BFY2026 $1.10BFY2026 $3.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 +54.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.7% +5.4% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHTRGLIBAUNIT
Held by institutions 83.8% 7.4% 89.3%
Institutions holding 783 126 279
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.3% +13.5% -1.4%
Institutions buying 423 76 155
Institutions selling 241 32 78
Buyers to sellers 1.76 2.38 1.99

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CHTRGLIBAUNIT
CHTR 1.00 0.24 0.18
GLIBA 0.24 1.00 0.16
UNIT 0.18 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHTR, GLIBA and UNIT?

Charter Communications (CHTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Charter Communications (CHTR) $12.70B, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) $826.40M, Uniti (UNIT) $1.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHTR, GLIBA and UNIT?

Uniti (UNIT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.6x, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -2.5x, Uniti (UNIT) 1.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Charter Communications (CHTR) is cheapest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.4x, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) 8.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Uniti (UNIT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Charter Communications (CHTR) -1.5%, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -1.5%, Uniti (UNIT) +199.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Uniti (UNIT) has the highest net margin (Charter Communications (CHTR) 9.1%, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -32.5%, Uniti (UNIT) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Charter Communications (CHTR) leads (Charter Communications (CHTR) 8.4%, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -11.1%, Uniti (UNIT) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Uniti (UNIT) returned the most: Charter Communications (CHTR) -57.2%, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -42.4%, Uniti (UNIT) -18.3%. Over five years, Uniti (UNIT) compounded fastest (Charter Communications (CHTR) -31.7%/yr, Uniti (UNIT) -26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) has been the steadiest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 55.7%, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) 45.5%, Uniti (UNIT) 51.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHTR, GLIBA and UNIT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Uniti (UNIT) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.