Charter Communications (CHTR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Charter Communications has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $10.4 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 26.79% year-over-year to $10.4 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $32.6 billion (down 25.72% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $32.7 billion, down 21.99% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses rose to $10.4 billion in Q1 2026, from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for CHTR reached as high as $17.1 billion in Q4 2024 and fell as low as $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.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses jumped 63.77% — and 2025, when it plunged 92.91%.
• 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 jumped by 63.77% to $17.1 billion in 2024, then sank by 92.91% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then jumped by 756.47% to $10.4 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $10.4 billion, $1.2 billion, and $10.5 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.