Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) Free cash flow
- Free cash flow · 12 months (USD): Value $4.36B; Formula and calculation Operating cash flow minus capital spending; distinct from the saved levered FCF quote figure. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Price / free cash flow · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Market cap / trailing-year free cash flow; inverse of FCF yield before percent scaling. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Free cash flow yield · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / current market cap. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Free cash flow margin · 12 months: Value 8.01%; Formula and calculation (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
Free cash flow
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-30; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow · 12 months (USD) | $4.36B | Operating cash flow minus capital spending; distinct from the saved levered FCF quote figure. Period ending 2026-06-30. $16.47B − $12.11B ≈ $4.36B |
| Price / free cash flow · 12 months | (m) | Market cap / trailing-year free cash flow; inverse of FCF yield before percent scaling. Period ending 2026-06-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Free cash flow yield · 12 months | (m) | (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / current market cap. Period ending 2026-06-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Free cash flow margin · 12 months | 8.01% | (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. $4.36B ÷ $54.40B × 100 ≈ 8.01% |
| Free cash flow per share · 12 months | (m) | (Trailing-year operating cash flow − capital spending) / reported quarter-end common shares. Period ending 2026-06-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Operating cash flow · 12 months | $16.47B | Cash generated by operating activities. Period ending 2026-06-30. |
| Operating cash flow / net income · 12 months | 3.34× | Operating cash flow / net income. Period ending 2026-06-30. $16.47B ÷ $4.92B ≈ 3.34× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 16.47B USD | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities |
| Capital spending | 12.11B USD | Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |
| Market cap | (m) | |
| Free cash flow | 4.36B USD | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities · Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |
| Revenue | 54.40B USD | |
| Quarter-end shares | (m) | |
| Net income | 4.92B USD | Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent |
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Free cash flow | FCF per share | Operating cash flow | Capital spending (USD) | Market cap (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Quarter-end shares (shares) | Net income (USD) | Price / FCF | FCF yield | FCF margin | Cash conversion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $4.36B | (m) | $16.47B | $12.11B | (m) | $54.40B | (m) | $4.92B | (m) | (m) | 8.01% | 3.34× |
| 2026-03-31 | $4.03B | (m) | $16.14B | $12.12B | (m) | $54.64B | (m) | $4.93B | (m) | (m) | 7.38% | 3.27× |
| 2025-12-31 | $4.42B | (m) | $16.08B | $11.66B | (m) | $54.77B | (m) | $4.99B | (m) | (m) | 8.07% | 3.22× |
| 2025-09-30 | $4.39B | (m) | $15.78B | $11.39B | (m) | $55.10B | (m) | $5.12B | (m) | (m) | 7.97% | 3.08× |
| 2025-06-30 | $4.30B | (m) | $15.20B | $10.90B | (m) | $55.22B | (m) | $5.26B | (m) | (m) | 7.79% | 2.89× |
| 2025-03-31 | $4.58B | (m) | $15.45B | $10.88B | (m) | $55.14B | (m) | $5.19B | (m) | (m) | 8.30% | 2.98× |
| 2024-12-31 | $3.16B | (m) | $14.43B | $11.27B | (m) | $55.09B | (m) | $5.08B | (m) | (m) | 5.74% | 2.84× |
| 2024-09-30 | $3.76B | (m) | $14.82B | $11.06B | (m) | $54.87B | (m) | $4.67B | (m) | (m) | 6.86% | 3.17× |
| 2024-06-30 | $3.40B | (m) | $14.86B | $11.46B | (m) | $54.66B | (m) | $4.65B | (m) | (m) | 6.23% | 3.20× |
| 2024-03-31 | $2.88B | (m) | $14.32B | $11.44B | (m) | $54.63B | (m) | $4.64B | (m) | (m) | 5.27% | 3.09× |
| 2023-12-31 | $3.32B | (m) | $14.43B | $11.12B | (m) | $54.61B | (m) | $4.56B | (m) | (m) | 6.08% | 3.17× |
| 2023-09-30 | $3.19B | (m) | $14.37B | $11.18B | (m) | $54.57B | (m) | $4.70B | (m) | (m) | 5.84% | 3.06× |
| 2023-06-30 | $3.55B | (m) | $14.18B | $10.62B | (m) | $54.54B | (m) | $4.63B | (m) | (m) | 6.52% | 3.07× |
| 2023-03-31 | $4.62B | (m) | $14.60B | $9.98B | (m) | $54.48B | (m) | $4.87B | (m) | (m) | 8.48% | 3.00× |
| 2022-12-31 | $5.55B | (m) | $14.93B | $9.38B | (m) | $54.02B | (m) | $5.05B | (m) | (m) | 10.27% | 2.95× |
| 2022-09-30 | $6.84B | (m) | $15.36B | $8.53B | (m) | $53.56B | (m) | $5.47B | (m) | (m) | 12.76% | 2.81× |
| 2022-06-30 | $7.89B | (m) | $15.87B | $7.98B | (m) | $53.16B | (m) | $5.50B | (m) | (m) | 14.84% | 2.88× |
| 2022-03-31 | $8.46B | (m) | $16.14B | $7.67B | (m) | $52.36B | (m) | $5.05B | (m) | (m) | 16.17% | 3.20× |
| 2021-12-31 | $8.60B | (m) | $16.24B | $7.63B | (m) | $51.68B | (m) | $4.65B | (m) | (m) | 16.65% | 3.49× |
| 2021-09-30 | $8.54B | (m) | $16.16B | $7.63B | (m) | $51.09B | (m) | $4.29B | (m) | (m) | 16.71% | 3.77× |
| 2021-06-30 | $7.78B | (m) | $15.56B | $7.78B | (m) | $49.99B | (m) | $3.89B | (m) | (m) | 15.57% | 4.00× |
| 2021-03-31 | $7.32B | (m) | $15.09B | $7.78B | (m) | $48.88B | (m) | $3.63B | (m) | (m) | 14.97% | 4.15× |
| 2020-12-31 | $7.15B | (m) | $14.56B | $7.42B | (m) | $48.10B | (m) | $3.22B | (m) | (m) | 14.86% | 4.52× |
| 2020-09-30 | $6.14B | (m) | $13.77B | $7.63B | (m) | $47.23B | (m) | $2.69B | (m) | (m) | 12.99% | 5.12× |
| 2020-06-30 | $5.78B | (m) | $13.05B | $7.27B | (m) | $46.65B | (m) | $2.26B | (m) | (m) | 12.39% | 5.77× |
| 2020-03-31 | $5.29B | (m) | $12.28B | $6.99B | (m) | $46.30B | (m) | $1.81B | (m) | (m) | 11.43% | 6.78× |
| 2019-12-31 | $4.55B | (m) | $11.75B | $7.20B | (m) | $45.76B | (m) | $1.67B | (m) | (m) | 9.95% | 7.04× |
| 2019-09-30 | $4.21B | (m) | $11.56B | $7.35B | (m) | $45.23B | (m) | $1.25B | (m) | (m) | 9.31% | 9.25× |
| 2019-06-30 | $3.61B | (m) | $11.42B | $7.81B | (m) | $44.68B | (m) | $1.36B | (m) | (m) | 8.07% | 8.42× |
| 2019-03-31 | $3.15B | (m) | $11.75B | $8.61B | (m) | $44.18B | (m) | $1.31B | (m) | (m) | 7.12% | 8.94× |
| 2018-12-31 | $2.64B | (m) | $11.77B | $9.13B | (m) | $43.63B | (m) | $1.23B | (m) | (m) | 6.05% | 9.57× |
| 2018-09-30 | $2.58B | (m) | $11.86B | $9.28B | (m) | $43.01B | (m) | $10.49B | (m) | (m) | 6.00% | 1.13× |
| 2018-06-30 | $2.41B | (m) | $11.96B | $9.55B | (m) | $42.57B | (m) | $10.04B | (m) | (m) | 5.66% | 1.19× |
| 2018-03-31 | $2.50B | (m) | $11.81B | $9.31B | (m) | $42.07B | (m) | $9.91B | (m) | (m) | 5.94% | 1.19× |
| 2017-12-31 | $3.27B | (m) | $11.95B | $8.68B | (m) | $41.58B | (m) | $9.89B | (m) | (m) | 7.87% | 1.21× |
| 2017-09-30 | $3.94B | (m) | $11.92B | $7.98B | (m) | $41.25B | (m) | $796.00M | (m) | (m) | 9.55% | 14.98× |
| 2017-06-30 | $4.48B | (m) | $11.81B | $7.34B | (m) | $40.83B | (m) | $937.00M | (m) | (m) | 10.96% | 12.61× |
| 2017-03-31 | $4.01B | (m) | $10.46B | $6.45B | (m) | $36.64B | (m) | $3.87B | (m) | (m) | 10.94% | 2.71× |
| 2016-12-31 | $2.72B | (m) | $8.04B | $5.33B | (m) | $29.00B | (m) | $3.52B | (m) | (m) | 9.36% | 2.28× |
| 2016-09-30 | $1.44B | (m) | $5.43B | $3.98B | (m) | $21.24B | (m) | $2.95B | (m) | (m) | 6.78% | 1.84× |
| 2016-06-30 | $568.00M | (m) | $3.31B | $2.75B | (m) | $13.65B | (m) | $2.81B | (m) | (m) | 4.16% | 1.18× |
| 2016-03-31 | $337.00M | (m) | $2.25B | $1.92B | (m) | $9.92B | (m) | $-378.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.40% | -5.97× |
| 2015-12-31 | $519.00M | (m) | $2.36B | $1.84B | (m) | $9.75B | (m) | $-271.00M | (m) | (m) | 5.32% | -8.70× |
| 2015-09-30 | $543.00M | (m) | $2.38B | $1.83B | (m) | $9.60B | (m) | $-197.00M | (m) | (m) | 5.66% | -12.07× |
| 2015-06-30 | $314.00M | (m) | $2.21B | $1.90B | (m) | $9.44B | (m) | $-304.00M | (m) | (m) | 3.33% | -7.27× |
| 2015-03-31 | $277.00M | (m) | $2.31B | $2.03B | (m) | $9.27B | (m) | $-227.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.99% | -10.18× |
| 2014-12-31 | $138.00M | (m) | $2.36B | $2.22B | (m) | $9.11B | (m) | $-183.00M | (m) | (m) | 1.52% | -12.89× |
| 2014-09-30 | $80.00M | (m) | $2.32B | $2.24B | (m) | $8.90B | (m) | $-96.00M | (m) | (m) | 0.90% | -24.21× |
| 2014-06-30 | $242.00M | (m) | $2.34B | $2.10B | (m) | $8.73B | (m) | $-113.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.77% | -20.73× |
| 2014-03-31 | $242.00M | (m) | $2.19B | $1.95B | (m) | $8.44B | (m) | $-164.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.87% | -13.38× |
| 2013-12-31 | $333.00M | (m) | $2.16B | $1.82B | (m) | $8.15B | (m) | $-169.00M | (m) | (m) | 4.08% | -12.77× |
| 2013-09-30 | $340.00M | (m) | $2.05B | $1.71B | (m) | $7.92B | (m) | $-248.00M | (m) | (m) | 4.29% | -8.26× |
| 2013-06-30 | $207.00M | (m) | $1.98B | $1.77B | (m) | $7.68B | (m) | $-265.00M | (m) | (m) | 2.69% | -7.46× |
| 2013-03-31 | $146.00M | (m) | $1.96B | $1.82B | (m) | $7.59B | (m) | $-252.00M | (m) | (m) | 1.92% | -7.79× |
| 2012-12-31 | $131.00M | (m) | $1.88B | $1.75B | (m) | $7.50B | (m) | $-304.00M | (m) | (m) | 1.75% | -6.17× |
| 2012-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-12-31 | $426.00M | (m) | $1.74B | $1.31B | (m) | $7.20B | (m) | $-369.00M | (m) | (m) | 5.91% | -4.71× |
| 2011-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-12-31 | $719.00M | (m) | $1.93B | $1.21B | (m) | $7.06B | (m) | $-237.00M | (m) | (m) | 10.19% | -8.14× |
| 2010-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
Similar stocks
| Stock Name | Country | Market Cap | PE Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adeia Inc. (ADEA) | United States | $2.759B | 29.61 |
| Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) | United States | $0.282B | -0.08 |
| Cable One, Inc. (CABO) | United States | $0.089B | -0.29 |
| Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) | United States | $77.380B | -21.31 |