Charter Communications (CHTR) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Charter Communications' (CHTR) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.02 in 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.
Analysis
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.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 88.61% year-over-year to 0.02 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.01, a 86.35% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.03, down 39.84% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio was 0.02 for Q2 2026 at Charter Communications, up from 0.0 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.17 in Q2 2023 and troughed at 0.0 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.05 and a median of 0.03 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio slumped 94.47% in 2022 and jumped 5068.97% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.06 in 2022, then plunged by 36.88% to 0.04 in 2023, then jumped by 207.48% to 0.12 in 2024, then sank by 84.75% to 0.02 in 2025, then grew by 1.04% to 0.02 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.02 (Q2 2026), 0.0 (Q1 2026), and 0.02 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comcast | 235.03 Bn | 227.55 Bn | - | 0.23 |
| 2 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 31.11 Bn | 29.27 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 3 | Charter Communications | 16.86 Bn | 16.35 Bn | - | 0.02 |
| 4 | Lumen Technologies | 6.85 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 1.39 Bn | - |
| 5 | Liberty Broadband | 4.49 Bn | 4.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.29 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 185.25 Mn | - |
| 7 | Liberty Global | 3.61 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 796.60 Mn | - |
| 8 | Uniti | 2.49 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 567.70 Mn | - |
| 9 | Idt | 1.73 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 122.50 Mn | 0.13 |
| 10 | Liberty Latin America | 1.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 652.20 Mn | 0.02 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |