Growth Metrics

Charter Communications (CHTR) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Charter Communications has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 17 years, most recently at $1.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 21.12% to $1.4 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $4.0 billion through Mar 2026, down 11.95% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $4.4 billion for FY2025, 39.77% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $1.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Charter Communications, up from $426.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.8 billion in Q1 2025 and troughed at $398.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $999.0 million (2023), against an average of $1.1 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow plummeted 69.05% in 2023 and then soared 336.34% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $867.0 million in 2022, then rose by 15.22% to $999.0 million in 2023, then plummeted by 60.16% to $398.0 million in 2024, then rose by 7.04% to $426.0 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 240.14% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CHTR's Free Cash Flow are $1.4 billion (Q1 2026), $426.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.4 billion (Q3 2025).