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

Charter Communications (CHTR) reported Operating Expenses of $10.4 billion for Q1 2026, up 26.79% year-over-year from $8.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 756.47% quarter-over-quarter from $1.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Charter Communications (CHTR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Charter Communications (CHTR) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $10.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $10.4 billion, up 26.79% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $32.6 billion (down 25.72% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $32.7 billion, down 21.99% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses climbed to $10.4 billion in Q1 2026 per CHTR's latest filing, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $9.8 billion and a median of $10.4 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses jumped 63.77% in 2024, then slumped 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 jumped by 63.77% to $17.1 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 92.91% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then jumped by 756.47% to $10.4 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CHTR's Operating Expenses at $10.4 billion in Q1 2026, $1.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $10.5 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -2.58 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 18.61 Bn
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 26.20 Bn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 24.85 Bn
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -191.29 Mn
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn 8.11 Bn
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 305.28 Mn
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -650.00 Mn
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -533.00 Mn
10 Charter Communications 16.58 Bn 20.75 Bn - 10.39 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 10.54 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 10.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 8.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 17.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 10.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 8.17 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 8.51 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 10.63 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 10.63 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 10.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 8.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 7.93 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 7.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 7.88 Bn