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

Charter Communications (CHTR) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.0 for Q1 2026, down 15.48% YoY from 0.0 in Q1 2025, and down 92.65% sequentially from 0.02 in Q4 2025.

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

Charter Communications has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 11 years of filings, most recently posting 0.0 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 15.48% year-over-year to 0.0; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.03 (down 5.24% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.03, down 39.84% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.0 in Q1 2026, from 0.02 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for CHTR reached as high as 0.17 in Q2 2023 and fell as low as 0.0 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.03 (2023), against an average of 0.05.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 94.47% — and 2023, when it surged 5068.97%.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.06 in 2022, then sank by 36.88% to 0.04 in 2023, then surged by 207.48% to 0.12 in 2024, then slumped by 84.75% to 0.02 in 2025, then slumped by 92.65% to 0.0 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.0, 0.02, and 0.17 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1,360.11 Bn 465.10 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 190.40 Bn 186.88 Bn 17.62 Bn 0.24
3 Verizon Communications 176.65 Bn 169.60 Bn 27.94 Bn 0.77
4 At&T 143.78 Bn 133.82 Bn 25.25 Bn 0.73
5 Telecom Argentina 27.29 Bn -708.89 Bn - -
6 Charter Communications 17.55 Bn 21.72 Bn - 0.00
7 Millicom International Cellular 15.13 Bn 13.99 Bn - -
8 Globalstar 10.40 Bn 10.04 Bn 46.63 Mn 0.09
9 Sify Technologies 7.22 Bn 7.17 Bn 54.72 Mn -
10 Lumen Technologies 7.15 Bn 5.53 Bn 1.46 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Dec 31, 2020 0.02