CHTR vs VOD vs UNIT Stock Comparison

Charter Communications, Vodafone Group Public and Uniti Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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UNIT Uniti Group Inc.
$4.85 -45.6% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
1.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.54B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCHTRVODUNITLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.63B $37.90B $1.28B VOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x -82.0x 1.3x UNIT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.4x 12.6x — CHTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% — +199.7% UNIT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% — 28.2% UNIT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — 1.1% CHTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x — 8.1x CHTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.2% +33.8% -19.2% VOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.2%/yr +0.2%/yr -27.1%/yr VOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.8% 32.2% 51.4% VOD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 59/100 52/100 CHTR

Percentile Scorecard

CHTRVODUNIT

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

AxisCHTRVODUNIT
Valuation 92 #5 of 49 79 #11 of 49 40 #30 of 49
Growth 41 #27 of 45 – 98 #2 of 45
Profitability 82 #9 of 45 – 50 #23 of 45
Financial Health 10 #44 of 49 54 #23 of 49 19 #40 of 49
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 37 44 #21 of 37 –
Overall 65 59 52
  • CHTR ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VOD 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

PeriodCHTRVODUNITSPY
1 month -9.5%-5.5%-45.6% -0.8%
3 months -22.4%-0.6%-55.0% +3.5%
6 months -41.5%+1.2%-58.9% +7.0%
Year to date -51.1%+18.8%-30.8% +12.2%
1 year -58.2%+33.8%-19.2% +13.0%
3 years -72.5%+70.5%-29.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -35.0%+19.5%-11.1% +23.1%
5 years -85.7%+0.8%-79.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -32.2%+0.2%-27.1% +11.0%
10 years -58.9%-43.8%-89.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -8.5%-5.6%-20.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCHTRVODUNITSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.8%32.2%51.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.2%32.6%50.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.491.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.041.05-0.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.7%-57.5%-81.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.9%-10.4%-62.0% -1.8%
52-week high $248.88$17.53$12.75 $779.14
52-week low $102.18$11.20$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.

MultipleCHTRVODUNIT
P/E now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 11.8x -82.0xmedian 11.8x 1.2xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 6.8x —median 6.8x 9.0xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 5.7x 3.5xmedian 5.7x -1.4xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x 7.1xmedian 1.3x
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 monthsCHTRVODUNIT
Revenue $54.40B – $3.54B
Gross profit – – $1.83B
Operating income $12.66B – $114.40M
Net income $5.75B – $1.08B
Free cash flow $4.36B – -$834.80M
EPS (diluted) $40.61 – $3.94
Cash & equivalents $509.00M $10.31B $608.90M
Total debt $93.96B $60.32B $10.65B
Shares (diluted) 121.26M 2.40B 252.90M
Enterprise value $10.67B $7.30B -$522.06M

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
MetricCHTRVODUNIT
P/E 2.5x -82.0x 1.2x
P/FCF 2.8x 3.5x -1.4x
P/Operating cash flow 0.7x – 2.3x
P/S 0.2x 0.8x 0.3x
P/B 0.6x 0.7x 7.1x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 0.9x -1.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x – 9.0x
EV/EBIT 8.3x – 97.7x
EV/Revenue 1.9x – 3.2x
EV/FCF 24.2x – -13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x – 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHTRVODUNIT
Revenue growth (1Y) -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% – -80.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -5.0% – 2,951%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% – 1,560%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% – –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHTRVODUNIT
Debt / assets 60.4% 40.5% 82.0%
Debt / equity 4.3x 1.0x 65.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x – 8.1x
Debt / FCF 21.6x – -12.8x
Liabilities / assets 85.9% 61.0% 98.8%
Equity / assets 14.1% 39.0% 1.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.4x 0.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.58 – 0.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHTRVODUNIT
Dividend yield – 3.4% –
Net buyback yield 38.9% – –
Shareholder yield 38.9% 3.4% 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.

ConsensusCHTRVODUNIT
Forward P/E 2.4xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $42.86FY2026 $1.25FY2026 $-1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 -139.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +13.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $57.99BFY2026 $53.46BFY2026 $3.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +54.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.7% -3.1% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHTRVODUNIT
Held by institutions 83.8% 7.9% 89.3%
Institutions holding 783 575 279
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.3% -0.8% -1.4%
Institutions buying 423 255 155
Institutions selling 241 162 78
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.57 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.

CHTRVODUNIT
CHTR 1.00 0.18 0.17
VOD 0.18 1.00 0.17
UNIT 0.17 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHTR, VOD and UNIT?

Vodafone Group Public (VOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Charter Communications (CHTR) $12.63B, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) $37.90B, Uniti (UNIT) $1.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHTR, VOD and UNIT?

Uniti (UNIT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.6x, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) -82.0x, Uniti (UNIT) 1.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Charter Communications (CHTR) is cheapest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.4x, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 12.6x). 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%, Uniti (UNIT) +199.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vodafone Group Public (VOD) returned the most: Charter Communications (CHTR) -58.2%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +33.8%, Uniti (UNIT) -19.2%. Over five years, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) compounded fastest (Charter Communications (CHTR) -32.2%/yr, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) +0.2%/yr, Uniti (UNIT) -27.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) has been the steadiest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 55.8%, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 32.2%, Uniti (UNIT) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHTR, VOD 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, Vodafone Group Public (VOD) 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.