# Charter Communications Inc. Class A Common Stock New (CHTR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Entertainment. Price $151.99, market value $20.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 4.0×** (5-yr avg 13.2×, 3-yr avg 9.5×). Charter Communications Inc. Class A Common Stock New trades at 4.0× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 13.2×: cheap by its own standards. The Communication Services median in the September 2026 study was 21.1×. Forward P/E is 3.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.97**. A PEG of 0.97 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.4×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.1×**. The shares trade at 1.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 5.4×**. Enterprise value is 5.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 21.3%** (5-yr avg 8.8%). Free cash flow equals 21.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 8.8%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 25.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 25.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 23.3%**. 23.3% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 9.1%**. 9.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 31.1%**. 31.1% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 9.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 9.1%.
- **Return on assets: 3.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -0.6%** (3-yr 0.5%/yr, 5-yr 2.6%/yr). Revenue fell 0.6% over the last year, against 2.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 3.5%** (3-yr 5.6%/yr, 5-yr 18.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 3.5%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -7.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -7.3% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 5.90**. Debt is 5.90 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 4.4×**. It would take 4.4 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Charter Communications Inc. Class A Common Stock New does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (17 analysts). 17 analysts cover Charter Communications Inc. Class A Common Stock New; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $184.41 (+21% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -41.4%** (YTD -27.2%, 3-mo 15.0%). The shares are down 41.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -46.8%** (36.3% above the low). Trading 47% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 52**. An RSI of 52 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.26** (volatility 50%). Beta of 0.26 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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