CHTR vs IDT vs RCI Stock Comparison

Charter Communications, Idt and Rogers Communications Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IDT Idt Corp
$80.56 +19.6% 1M +58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.04B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.30B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$31.78 -0.5% 1M -20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.85B
P/E
25.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rogers Communications leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Rogers Communications 4, Charter Communications 4, Idt 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHTRIDTRCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.70B $2.04B $16.85B RCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x 23.5x 25.1x CHTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.4x 18.1x 9.2x CHTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +5.4% +8.8% RCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 6.7% 4.1% CHTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — 9.6% RCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x — 2.7x RCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% +58.2% -20.0% IDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.7%/yr +11.4%/yr -7.5%/yr IDT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 26.6% 29.1% IDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 59/100 60/100 CHTR

Percentile Scorecard

CHTRIDTRCI

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

AxisCHTRIDTRCI
Valuation 90 #6 of 49 40 #30 of 49 85 #8 of 49
Growth 41 #27 of 45 73 #13 of 45 46 #25 of 45
Profitability 82 #9 of 45 61 #18 of 45 71 #14 of 45
Financial Health 10 #44 of 49 92 #5 of 49 38 #31 of 49
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 37 28 #27 of 37 61 #15 of 37
Overall 65 59 60
  • CHTR ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • IDT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHTRIDTRCISPY
1 month -7.1%+19.6%-0.5% -0.2%
3 months -25.0%+18.9%-8.5% +3.9%
6 months -39.4%+54.4%-11.9% +8.2%
Year to date -49.7%+57.3%-15.8% +12.9%
1 year -57.2%+58.2%-20.0% +12.3%
3 years -71.8%+189.9%-13.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -34.4%+42.6%-4.7% +23.3%
5 years -85.1%+71.3%-32.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -31.7%+11.4%-7.5% +10.9%
10 years -57.0%+412.5%-20.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -8.1%+17.8%-2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHTRIDTRCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%26.6%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.2%24.1%27.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.250.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.032.19-0.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.5%-66.9%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.8%-4.6%-22.4% -1.2%
52-week high $248.88$84.47$40.97 $779.14
52-week low $102.18$47.25$29.79 $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.

MultipleCHTRIDTRCI
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 11.8x 23.2xmedian 11.8x 25.6xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 6.8x 11.3xmedian 6.8x 4.3xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 5.9x 27.6xmedian 5.9x 2.6xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.2x 4.7xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.24 0.78median 0.24 -4.17median 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 monthsCHTRIDTRCI
Revenue $54.40B $1.30B $16.37B
Gross profit – $496.79M $7.23B
Operating income $12.66B $121.17M $6.95B
Net income $5.75B $95.09M $733.46M
Free cash flow $4.36B $67.96M $6.69B
R&D – $55.74M –
EPS (diluted) $40.61 $3.46 $1.24
Cash & equivalents $509.00M $220.69M $2.22B
Total debt $93.96B – $120.01B
Shares (diluted) 121.26M 25.02M 541.00M
Enterprise value $10.73B $1.09B $11.44B

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
MetricCHTRIDTRCI
P/E 2.6x 23.2x 25.6x
P/FCF 2.9x 27.6x 2.6x
P/Operating cash flow 0.8x 20.6x 3.8x
P/S 0.2x 1.4x 1.0x
P/B 0.6x 4.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 4.8x -1.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 11.3x 4.3x
EV/EBIT 8.4x 13.3x 6.5x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.2x 2.8x
EV/FCF 24.3x 23.8x 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 17.7x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 0.78 -4.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHTRIDTRCI
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 5.4% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 1.6% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.3% 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.4% 20.7% 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 25.9% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.0% 17.2% -85.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 28.9% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% 15.1% -86.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 29.8% -6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% -28.3% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 20.2% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% -36.1% 0.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 30.7% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHTRIDTRCI
Gross margin – 38.3% 44.2%
EBITDA margin 39.4% 11.0% 63.8%
Operating margin 23.3% 9.3% 42.4%
Pretax margin 13.8% 10.0% 7.8%
Net margin 9.1% 6.7% 4.1%
FCF margin 8.0% 5.2% 40.9%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 7.0% 27.8%
Return on equity 26.8% 24.6% 6.3%
Return on assets 3.7% 13.0% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – 9.6%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 31.9% 13.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.0x 6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHTRIDTRCI
Debt / assets 60.4% – 46.7%
Debt / equity 4.3x – 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x – 2.7x
Debt / FCF 21.6x – 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 85.9% 48.2% 82.1%
Equity / assets 14.1% 51.8% 17.9%
Interest coverage – – 4.4x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.58 6.19 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHTRIDTRCI
Dividend yield – 0.3% 6.3%
Net buyback yield 37.9% 1.1% –
Shareholder yield 37.9% 1.5% 6.3%
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.

ConsensusCHTRIDTRCI
Forward P/E 2.4xFY2026 18.1xFY2027 9.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $42.86FY2026 $4.45FY2027 $3.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +16.5%FY2027 -5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% -4.3% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $57.99BFY2026 $1.41BFY2027 $15.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2027 -5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.7% -1.5% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHTRIDTRCI
Held by institutions 83.8% 60.0% –
Institutions holding 783 197 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.3% +5.5% –
Institutions buying 423 108 –
Institutions selling 241 65 –
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.66 –

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.

CHTRIDTRCI
CHTR 1.00 0.21 0.25
IDT 0.21 1.00 0.13
RCI 0.25 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHTR, IDT and RCI?

Rogers Communications (RCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Charter Communications (CHTR) $12.70B, Idt (IDT) $2.04B, Rogers Communications (RCI) $16.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHTR, IDT and RCI?

Charter Communications (CHTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.6x, Idt (IDT) 23.5x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 25.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Charter Communications (CHTR) is cheapest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.4x, Idt (IDT) 18.1x, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rogers Communications (RCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Charter Communications (CHTR) -1.5%, Idt (IDT) +5.4%, Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Charter Communications (CHTR) has the highest net margin (Charter Communications (CHTR) 9.1%, Idt (IDT) 6.7%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Rogers Communications (RCI) leads (Charter Communications (CHTR) 8.4%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idt (IDT) returned the most: Charter Communications (CHTR) -57.2%, Idt (IDT) +58.2%, Rogers Communications (RCI) -20.0%. Over five years, Idt (IDT) compounded fastest (Charter Communications (CHTR) -31.7%/yr, Idt (IDT) +11.4%/yr, Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idt (IDT) has been the steadiest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 55.7%, Idt (IDT) 26.6%, Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHTR, IDT and RCI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rogers Communications (RCI) leads on 4. 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.