Charter Communications (CHTR) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Charter Communications' (CHTR) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, up 45.18% year-over-year from $726.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 27.26% quarter-over-quarter from $1.4 billion in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Charter Communications (CHTR) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Charter Communications (CHTR) has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $1.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 45.18% year-over-year to $1.1 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $4.4 billion, a 1.28% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $4.4 billion, up 39.77% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was $1.1 billion for Q2 2026 at Charter Communications, down from $1.4 billion 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.
- A 5-year average of $1.1 billion and a median of $999.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 69.05% in 2023 and surged 336.34% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $867.0 million in 2022, then increased by 15.22% to $999.0 million in 2023, then sank by 60.16% to $398.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 7.04% to $426.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 147.42% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $1.1 billion (Q2 2026), $1.4 billion (Q1 2026), and $426.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 148.09 Bn | 146.25 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 2 | Comcast | 89.13 Bn | 81.66 Bn | - | 5.19 Bn |
| 3 | Charter Communications | 17.39 Bn | 21.83 Bn | - | 1.05 Bn |
| 4 | Lumen Technologies | 7.15 Bn | 5.27 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 69.00 Mn |
| 5 | Liberty Broadband | 4.49 Bn | 4.45 Bn | - | -44.00 Mn |
| 6 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.31 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 185.25 Mn | -85.91 Mn |
| 7 | Liberty Global | 3.56 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 796.60 Mn | -117.00 Mn |
| 8 | Uniti | 2.37 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 567.70 Mn | -371.50 Mn |
| 9 | Liberty Latin America | 1.77 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 652.20 Mn | 96.00 Mn |
| 10 | Idt | 1.65 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 122.50 Mn | 13.38 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 426.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 726.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 398.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.34 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 421.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 999.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 983.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 477.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 859.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 867.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.40 Bn |