Charter Communications (CHTR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Charter Communications' (CHTR) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $10.5 billion in Q2 2026, little changed year-over-year from $10.5 billion in Q2 2025, and up 0.71% quarter-over-quarter from $10.4 billion in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Charter Communications (CHTR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Charter Communications (CHTR) has reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $10.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses changed 0.23% year-over-year to $10.5 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $41.7 billion, a 0.59% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $41.9 billion, changed 0.24% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $10.5 billion for Q2 2026 at Charter Communications, up from $10.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $10.7 billion in Q1 2023 and troughed at $10.3 billion in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of $10.5 billion and a median of $10.5 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses increased 3.98% in 2022 and retreated 1.87% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $10.6 billion in 2022, then declined by 1.79% to $10.4 billion in 2023, then increased by 0.89% to $10.5 billion in 2024, then decreased by 1.87% to $10.3 billion in 2025, then gained by 1.19% to $10.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $10.5 billion (Q2 2026), $10.4 billion (Q1 2026), and $10.3 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comcast | 235.03 Bn | 227.55 Bn | - | 24.78 Bn |
| 2 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 31.11 Bn | 29.27 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -117.85 Mn |
| 3 | Charter Communications | 18.13 Bn | 22.57 Bn | - | 10.46 Bn |
| 4 | Lumen Technologies | 6.96 Bn | 5.09 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 2.89 Bn |
| 5 | Liberty Broadband | 4.49 Bn | 4.45 Bn | - | 10.46 Bn |
| 6 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.35 Bn | 2.39 Bn | 185.25 Mn | -63.93 Mn |
| 7 | Liberty Global | 3.61 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 796.60 Mn | 1.17 Bn |
| 8 | Uniti | 2.39 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 567.70 Mn | 877.50 Mn |
| 9 | Idt | 1.60 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 122.50 Mn | 92.71 Mn |
| 10 | Liberty Latin America | 1.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 652.20 Mn | 921.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.46 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.49 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.22 Bn |