Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR)Communication Services | Telecom Services | Stamford, United States | NasdaqGS
105.14 USD
-1.81
(-1.692%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 105.01 -0.13 (-0.130%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 7:02 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:04 a.m. EDT
Charter is trading at a distressed discount, but the balance sheet is a ticking time bomb. The debt-to-equity ratio is over 400 percent, and revenue is shrinking. While the valuation metrics look attractive on paper, the business is losing customers. The short-term rating reflects the sharp price decline over the past two weeks, though options data suggests a floor is forming around the 105 level. The long-term rating remains low due to the deteriorating fundamentals and high leverage, which outweigh the cheap valuation. The options market is split, with heavy hedging on the downside but some speculative buying at the 113 to 130 level suggesting a potential bounce. However, the multi-year price decline and lack of dividends make this a high-risk speculative play rather than a core holding. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.140070 |
| AutoTheta | 0.156460 |
| MSTL | 0.161389 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.172427 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 0.39 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.004 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.40 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 441.578 |
| Revenue per Share | 429.649 |
| Market Cap | 13,663,741,952 |
| Trailing P/E | 2.74 |
| Forward P/E | 2.20 |
| Beta | 0.69 |
| Profit Margins | 9.05% |
| Website | https://corporate.charter.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:04 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with significant put open interest concentrated at the 105 to 120 strikes, establishing a floor for downside protection. However, there is notable call volume and open interest buildup at 113, 120, and 130, indicating bets on a rebound. Implied volatility is elevated on deep strikes, reflecting uncertainty. The mix suggests a range-bound outlook with a bias toward volatility rather than a clear directional bet.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.60258543 |
| Address1 | 400 Washington Blvd. |
| All Time High | 825.62 |
| All Time Low | 29.1 |
| Ask | 109.22 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.0 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,064,420 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,017,049 |
| Average Volume | 3,017,049 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,064,420 |
| Beta | 0.693 |
| Bid | 98.8 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 142.122 |
| City | Stamford |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 105.14 |
| Current Ratio | 0.361 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 106.69 |
| Day Low | 103.02 |
| Debt To Equity | 441.578 |
| Display Name | Charter Communications |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,995,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,995,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.161 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.007 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,968,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,968,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,968,200 |
| Ebitda | 21,814,999,040 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.40104 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 5.212 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.09 |
| Enterprise Value | 113,690,836,992 |
| Eps Current Year | 40.39 |
| Eps Forward | 47.75667 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 38.41 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 134.7924 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -29.652405 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.21998572 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -60.258545 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 268.47 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -163.33 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.6083734 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 101.63 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.5100021 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.03453707 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 101.63 - 268.47 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,262,701,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 115,225,637 |
| Forward Eps | 47.75667 |
| Forward P E | 2.2015772 |
| Free Cashflow | 2,198,374,912 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 91,900 |
| Fullday Change | -2.3379974 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.186066 |
| Fullday Price | 105.14 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.55189997 |
| Gross Profits | 30,020,999,168 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03098 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.88918996 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 129,957,597 |
| Industry | Telecom Services |
| Industry Disp | Telecom Services |
| Industry Key | telecom-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Charter Communications, Inc. operates as a broadband connectivity company in the United States. The company offers subscription-based internet, mobile, video, and voice services; broadband connectivity services, including fixed internet, WiFi, and mobile; Spectrum internet products; advanced WiFi services; and in-home WiFi, which provides customers with high performance wireless routers and managed WiFi services to enhance their wireless internet experience. It also offers wireline voice communications services using voice over internet protocol technology; Call Guard, an advanced caller ID and robocall blocking solution; video programming and video services, including access to an interactive programming guide with parental controls, video on demand and pay-per-view services; and broadband communications solutions, such as internet access, data networking, fiber connectivity, video entertainment, and business telephone services. In addition, the company provides advertising services on cable television networks, various streaming services, and advertising platforms for local, regional and national businesses. Further, it offers production and technical services for regional sports networks; owns and manages local news channels, including Spectrum News NY1® and Spectrum News SoCal; and delivers broadband connectivity solutions to apartments, single-family gated communities, off-campus student housing, senior residences, and RV parks. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. |
| Long Name | Charter Communications, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 13,663,741,952 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_19609 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 4,924,000,256 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 13,346,900,385 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 18 |
| Open | 106.69 |
| Operating Cashflow | 16,469,999,616 |
| Operating Margins | 0.23503 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.61 |
| Phone | 203 905 7801 |
| Post Market Change | -0.12999725 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.12364205 |
| Post Market Price | 105.01 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,018,928 |
| Previous Close | 106.95 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 2.6031196 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.739787 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.25119022 |
| Profit Margins | 0.09052 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.302 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.81 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.69238 |
| Regular Market Day High | 106.69 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 103.02 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 103.02 - 106.69 |
| Regular Market Open | 106.69 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 106.95 |
| Regular Market Price | 105.14 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,270,069 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05311 |
| Return On Equity | 0.27201998 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.017 |
| Revenue Per Share | 429.649 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1570785 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 114,457,596 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1442 |
| Shares Short | 16,505,538 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 14,985,512 |
| Short Name | Charter Communications, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.4152 |
| Short Ratio | 5.38 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CT |
| Symbol | CHTR |
| Target High Price | 380.0 |
| Target Low Price | 68.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 173.16667 |
| Target Median Price | 145.0 |
| Total Cash | 509,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.267 |
| Total Debt | 96,710,000,640 |
| Total Revenue | 54,395,998,208 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 38.41 |
| Trailing P E | 2.737308 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.6601 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 170.84946 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -65.70946 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.38460442 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,270,069 |
| Website | https://corporate.charter.com |
| Zip | 6,902 |