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

Charter Communications (CHTR) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 23.59% for Q1 2026, up 3.0% YoY from 22.91% in Q1 2025, and down 1.6% sequentially from 23.98% in Q4 2025.

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

Charter Communications has disclosed Operating Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 23.59% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 3.0% year-over-year to 23.59%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 23.57% (down 41.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 23.57%, down 25.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin declined to 23.59% in Q1 2026, from 23.98% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for CHTR reached as high as 24.34% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 20.99% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 23.59% (2026), against an average of 23.15%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin surged 448 bps — and 2025, when it sank 127 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 22.23% in 2022, then grew by 7 bps to 23.83% in 2023, then gained by 2 bps to 24.34% in 2024, then dropped by 1 bps to 23.98% in 2025, then declined by 2 bps to 23.59% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 23.59%, 23.98%, and 22.9% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1,360.11 Bn 465.10 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 190.40 Bn 186.88 Bn 17.62 Bn 19.46%
3 Verizon Communications 176.65 Bn 169.60 Bn 27.94 Bn 23.93%
4 At&T 143.78 Bn 133.82 Bn 25.25 Bn 21.13%
5 Telecom Argentina 27.29 Bn -708.89 Bn - -
6 Charter Communications 17.55 Bn 21.72 Bn - 23.59%
7 Millicom International Cellular 15.13 Bn 13.99 Bn - 20.96%
8 Globalstar 10.40 Bn 10.04 Bn 46.63 Mn 11.66%
9 Sify Technologies 7.22 Bn 7.17 Bn 54.72 Mn 9.06%
10 Lumen Technologies 7.15 Bn 5.53 Bn 1.46 Bn 20.77%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 20.11%