Charter Communications (CHTR) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026)
Charter Communications (CHTR) recorded Shares Outstanding of 120.12 million in Q2 2026, down 13.1% from 138.21 million a year earlier and down 4.3% from the prior quarter.
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Charter Communications (CHTR) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Charter Communications reported Shares Outstanding of 135.16 million, down 5.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has declined for eight straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Outstanding came in at 143.06 million in FY2024 (-4.1%), 149.21 million in FY2023 (-7.6%), 161.5 million in FY2022 (-12.1%) and 183.67 million in FY2021 (-9.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding since Q1 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined for 34 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 6.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding ran from 2.0% in Q1 2025 to 13.2% in Q3 2022.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 125.49 million (Q1 2026), 135.16 million (Q4 2025) and 133.76 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 4.17 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 6.94 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 62.70 Bn |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 3.56 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 775.70 Mn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 290.14 Mn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | 299.06 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | 929.10 Mn |
| 10 | Charter Communications | 13.23 Bn | 16.21 Bn | - | 120.12 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 120.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 125.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 135.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 133.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 138.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 141.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 143.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 142.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 143.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 144.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 149.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 149.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 150.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 151.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 161.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 157.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 164.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 170.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 183.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 181.93 Mn |
API Access
Charter Communications Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CHTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CHTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();