Charter Communications (CHTR) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Charter Communications' (CHTR) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$2.9 billion in Q2 2026, up 43.85% year-over-year from -$2.0 billion in Q2 2025, and up 30.54% quarter-over-quarter from -$4.2 billion in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Charter Communications (CHTR) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Charter Communications (CHTR) has reported Retained Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with -$2.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 43.85% year-over-year to -$2.9 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$2.9 billion, a 43.85% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$5.4 billion, up 30.41% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings was -$2.9 billion for Q2 2026 at Charter Communications, up from -$4.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at -$2.9 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at -$14.8 billion in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$8.9 billion and a median of -$9.4 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings sank 309.86% in 2022 and jumped 52.62% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at -$14.8 billion in 2022, then increased by 17.28% to -$12.3 billion in 2023, then jumped by 36.79% to -$7.8 billion in 2024, then surged by 30.41% to -$5.4 billion in 2025, then surged by 45.52% to -$2.9 billion in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$2.9 billion (Q2 2026), -$4.2 billion (Q1 2026), and -$5.4 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comcast | 235.03 Bn | 227.55 Bn | - | 60.30 Bn |
| 2 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 31.11 Bn | 29.27 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 5.88 Bn |
| 3 | Charter Communications | 18.13 Bn | 22.57 Bn | - | -2.94 Bn |
| 4 | Lumen Technologies | 6.96 Bn | 5.09 Bn | 1.39 Bn | -20.10 Bn |
| 5 | Liberty Broadband | 4.49 Bn | 4.45 Bn | - | 2.11 Bn |
| 6 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.35 Bn | 2.39 Bn | 185.25 Mn | 2.49 Bn |
| 7 | Liberty Global | 3.61 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 796.60 Mn | 5.08 Bn |
| 8 | Uniti | 2.39 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 567.70 Mn | 2.67 Bn |
| 9 | Idt | 1.60 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 122.50 Mn | 317.47 Mn |
| 10 | Liberty Latin America | 1.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 652.20 Mn | 5.35 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -11.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -12.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -11.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -12.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -13.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -14.82 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -10.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -11.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -12.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.15 Bn |