Charter Communications (CHTR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Charter Communications (CHTR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 9.07% for Q1 2026, down 60.0% year-over-year from 22.67% in Q1 2025, and down 1.51% quarter-over-quarter from 9.21% in Q4 2025.

Charter Communications (CHTR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Charter Communications (CHTR) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.07% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 9.07%, down 60.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.07% (down 60.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.3%, down 41.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed eased to 9.07% in Q1 2026 per CHTR's latest filing, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 9.26% and a median of 9.24% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed soared 221 bps in 2022, then plunged 60 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 9.06% in 2022, then climbed by 4 bps to 9.39% in 2023, then climbed by 3 bps to 9.63% in 2024, then fell by 4 bps to 9.21% in 2025, then declined by 2 bps to 9.07% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CHTR's Return on Capital Employed at 9.07% in Q1 2026, 9.21% in Q4 2025, and 9.36% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 9.14%
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 8.65%
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 6.77%
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn 9.71%
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn -
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 3.96%
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - 11.68%
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 Charter Communications 16.58 Bn 20.75 Bn - 9.07%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.07%
Dec 31, 2025 9.21%
Sep 30, 2025 9.36%
Jun 30, 2025 9.68%
Mar 31, 2025 9.67%
Dec 31, 2024 9.63%
Sep 30, 2024 9.57%
Jun 30, 2024 9.29%
Mar 31, 2024 9.34%
Dec 31, 2023 9.39%
Sep 30, 2023 9.24%
Jun 30, 2023 9.10%
Mar 31, 2023 9.15%
Dec 31, 2022 9.06%
Sep 30, 2022 9.01%
Jun 30, 2022 8.99%
Mar 31, 2022 8.69%
Dec 31, 2021 8.09%
Sep 30, 2021 7.66%
Jun 30, 2021 6.94%