Charter Communications (CHTR) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Charter Communications' (CHTR) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 22.65% in Q2 2026, down 117.0% year-over-year from 133.21% in Q2 2025, and down 4.02% quarter-over-quarter from 23.59% in Q1 2026.
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Charter Communications (CHTR) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Charter Communications (CHTR) has reported Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 22.65% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 117.0% year-over-year to 22.65% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 23.28%, a 70.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 23.57%, down 25.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 22.65% for Q2 2026 at Charter Communications, down from 23.59% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 24.34% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 20.99% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 23.13% and a median of 23.58% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 448 bps in 2022 and plunged 127 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 22.23% in 2022, then climbed by 7 bps to 23.83% in 2023, then rose by 2 bps to 24.34% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 23.98% in 2025, then fell by 6 bps to 22.65% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 22.65% (Q2 2026), 23.59% (Q1 2026), and 23.98% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comcast | 235.03 Bn | 227.55 Bn | - | 17.23% |
| 2 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 31.11 Bn | 29.27 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 11.00% |
| 3 | Charter Communications | 18.13 Bn | 22.57 Bn | - | 22.65% |
| 4 | Lumen Technologies | 6.96 Bn | 5.09 Bn | 1.39 Bn | -3.14% |
| 5 | Liberty Broadband | 4.49 Bn | 4.45 Bn | - | -0.03% |
| 6 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.35 Bn | 2.39 Bn | 185.25 Mn | 120.67% |
| 7 | Liberty Global | 3.61 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 796.60 Mn | 0.26% |
| 8 | Uniti | 2.39 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 567.70 Mn | 3.54% |
| 9 | Idt | 1.60 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 122.50 Mn | 9.44% |
| 10 | Liberty Latin America | 1.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 652.20 Mn | 16.43% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.82% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.73% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.37% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.27% |