Growth Metrics

Charter Communications (CHTR) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Charter Communications has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 9.07% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 60.0% to 9.07% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 9.07% through Mar 2026, down 60.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 9.3% for FY2025, 41.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 9.07% for Q1 2026 at Charter Communications, down from 9.21% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 9.68% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 8.69% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.24% (2023), against an average of 9.26%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 221bps in 2022 and then plummeted -60bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 9.06% in 2022, then rose by 4bps to 9.39% in 2023, then rose by 3bps to 9.63% in 2024, then fell by -4bps to 9.21% in 2025, then decreased by -2bps to 9.07% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CHTR's Return on Capital Employed are 9.07% (Q1 2026), 9.21% (Q4 2025), and 9.36% (Q3 2025).