Charter Communications CHTR
NASDAQ CHTR
$151.01 +3.25 (+2.20%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 12:47 PM EDT

Charter Communications (CHTR) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Charter Communications (CHTR) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.02 for Q2 2026, down 88.61% year-over-year from 0.17 in Q2 2025, and up 1274.76% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0 in Q1 2026.

Charter Communications (CHTR) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Charter Communications (CHTR) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 11 consecutive years, with 0.02 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 88.61% year-over-year to 0.02; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.01 (down 86.35% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.03, down 39.84% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio rose to 0.02 in Q2 2026 per CHTR's latest filing, from 0.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.17 in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 0.0 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.05 across 5 years, with a median of 0.03 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio sank 94.47% — and 2023, when it surged 5068.97%.
  • Charter Communications' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.06 in 2022, then plunged by 36.88% to 0.04 in 2023, then soared by 207.48% to 0.12 in 2024, then sank by 84.75% to 0.02 in 2025, then rose by 1.04% to 0.02 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CHTR's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.02 in Q2 2026, 0.0 in Q1 2026, and 0.02 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 206.34 Bn 204.58 Bn 27.03 Bn 0.46
2 T-Mobile US 199.54 Bn 196.72 Bn 17.74 Bn 0.23
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 194.10 Bn 192.39 Bn 318.12 Mn -
4 At&T 176.68 Bn 159.11 Bn 25.25 Bn 0.39
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.79 Bn 31.22 Bn 728.80 Mn -
6 EchoStar 25.44 Bn 23.94 Bn 1.65 Bn -
7 Bce 22.11 Bn 22.11 Bn - 1.20
8 Rogers Communications 19.68 Bn 18.44 Bn 1.77 Bn -
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.51 Bn 18.51 Bn 1.32 Bn -
10 Charter Communications 18.14 Bn 17.63 Bn - 0.02

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.02
Mar 31, 2026 0.00
Dec 31, 2025 0.02
Jun 30, 2025 0.17
Mar 31, 2025 0.00
Dec 31, 2024 0.12
Sep 30, 2024 0.03
Jun 30, 2024 0.06
Mar 31, 2024 0.01
Dec 31, 2023 0.04
Sep 30, 2023 0.04
Jun 30, 2023 0.17
Mar 31, 2023 0.00
Dec 31, 2022 0.06
Sep 30, 2022 0.04
Jun 30, 2022 0.00
Mar 31, 2022 0.00
Dec 31, 2021 0.00
Jun 30, 2021 0.02
Mar 31, 2021 0.02