Charter Communications (CHTR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Charter Communications' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.96% in Q2 2026, down 0.73 percentage points from 9.68% a year earlier and down 0.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Charter Communications (CHTR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Charter Communications came in at 9.30%, down 0.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +3.13 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.71% in FY2024 (+0.24 pp), 9.47% in FY2023 (+0.37 pp), 9.10% in FY2022 (+1.06 pp) and 8.04% in FY2021 (+1.88 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.08 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 2.21 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 0.73 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CHTR's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 9.07% (Q1 2026), 9.21% (Q4 2025) and 9.36% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.94 Bn | 159.58 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 8.39% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 179.71 Bn | 162.14 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 10.24% |
| 3 | At&T | 147.73 Bn | 105.17 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 6.26% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.85 Bn | 139.98 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 2.57% |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.61 Bn | 53.57 Bn | - | 7.98% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.88 Bn | 30.37 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 2.44% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.71 Bn | 5.95 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 30.28 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 0.75% |
| 9 | Bce | 20.18 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 11.61 Bn | 32.40% |
| 10 | Charter Communications | 15.34 Bn | 32.10 Bn | - | 3.99% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.99% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.96% |
| 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% |
Charter Communications Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CHTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CHTR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CHTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();