Growth Metrics

Charter Communications (CHTR) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Charter Communications has reported Operating Expenses over the past 17 years, most recently at $10.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 26.79% to $10.4 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $32.6 billion through Mar 2026, down 25.72% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $32.7 billion for FY2025, 21.99% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $10.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Charter Communications, up from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $17.1 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at $1.2 billion in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $10.4 billion (2023), against an average of $9.8 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses skyrocketed 63.77% in 2024 and then crashed 92.91% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $10.6 billion in 2022, then fell by 1.79% to $10.4 billion in 2023, then skyrocketed by 63.77% to $17.1 billion in 2024, then crashed by 92.91% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then skyrocketed by 756.47% to $10.4 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CHTR's Operating Expenses are $10.4 billion (Q1 2026), $1.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $10.5 billion (Q3 2025).