Stock Analysis
Charter Comm Inc Del CL A NewCHTR
P/E 2.67×· 5Y range 2.48–41.31×· bottom 1% of history
Sector: Communication Services · Industry: Cable & Other Pay Television Services
AnalystsSell30 analystsP/E 2.7× sits at the 1st percentile of its 5.089664613278576-year history.
Cash covers 1% of debt · Q2 2026.
PMP Verdict
Mixed fundamentals, cheap valuation
Strengths
- Quality82
- Profitability65
Risks
- Financial Health13
- Growth32
Mixed business trading cheap — priced for skepticism.
Bull Case
- ✓ROE 22.5% — efficient capital deployment
- ✓P/E 2.7× at bottom 1% of 5-year history
What's happening with CHTR
Profile
Strong valuation and earnings quality; financial health, growth and moat lag behind.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation100/100 · Strong
- P/E vs own history (1th pct)25/25
- FCF yield (34.6%)25/25
- P/S (0.2x)25/25
- EV/EBIT (8.6x)25/25
- Growth32/100 · Weak
- Revenue CAGR (1.5%)6/25
- Net income CAGR (1.7%)6/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (10.7%)20/25
- Fwd implied growth (-1.9%)0/25
- Profitability65/100 · Moderate
- ROIC (8.5%)12/25
- ROE (22.5%)20/25
- Net margin (9.1%)13/25
- Operating margin (23.3%)20/25
- Financial Health13/100 · Weak
- Altman Z (0.27)3/25
- Current ratio (0.36)0/25
- Interest coverage (2.4x)10/25
- Net cash / debt (D/A 62%)0/25
- Quality82/100 · Strong
- Piotroski F (5/9)15/25
- Beneish M (-2.62)25/25
- FCF conversion (89%)22/25
- Margin stability (σ 5.5%)20/25
- Moat43/100 · Weak
- ROIC >12% years (0/10 yrs)0/25
- Median gross margin (18.9%)6/25
- FCF-positive years (10/10 yrs)25/25
- Worst-year net margin (worst 2.8%)12/25
Risk Flags
- ⚠Altman Z 0.3 — distress-zone balance sheet
- ⚠Interest coverage 2.4× — thin debt cushion
About Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New
Charter is the product of the 2016 merger of three cable companies, each with a decades-long history in the business: Legacy Charter, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. Show more
The firm now holds networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 59 million US homes and businesses, around 35% of the country. Across this footprint, Charter serves 29 million residential and 2 million commercial customer accounts under the Spectrum brand, making it the second-largest US cable company behind Comcast. The firm also owns, in whole or in part, sports and news networks, including Spectrum SportsNet (Los Angeles Lakers), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles Dodgers), SportsNet New York (New York Mets), and Spectrum News NY1. Charter plans to acquire cable peer Cox.
Headquarters: STAMFORD, CT · Employees: 91,900 · Website ↗
Price History
Weekly Candlestick Chart — up to 5Y
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
TTM Snapshot
trailing twelve months · YoYValuation
100A+P/E (TTM)2.7xA
Grade A: CheapPrice / TTM EPS (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 2.5x–41.3x · lowest in history
P/FCF4.4xA
Grade A: CheapPrice / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative · Elevated investment — CapEx = 74% of operating cash flow, weighing on reported FCF
FCF Yield34.6%A
Grade A: ValueTTM (OCF − CapEx) / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: 4.6%–35.7% · highest in history · Elevated investment — CapEx = 74% of operating cash flow, weighing on reported FCF
P/S (TTM)0.23xA
Grade A: CheapPrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 0.2x–3.2x · lowest in history
EV/EBIT8.6xA
Grade A: CheapEnterprise value / TTM EBIT (D&A not in our data) — capital-structure neutral — vs own 5Y history: 8.5x–26.5x · 2nd pct
EV/Sales2.1xB
Grade B: FairEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E2.7xA
Grade A: CheapPrice / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B Ratio0.58xA
Grade A: FairPrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio0.17A
Grade A: CheapFinnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield—
TTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio—
Dividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
Elevated investment: Elevated investment — CapEx = 74% of operating cash flow, weighing on reported FCF
Profitability
65BROIC8.5%C
Grade C: AverageNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROE22.5%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA3.2%D
Grade D: WeakReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin9.1%C
Grade C: AverageNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin23.3%C
Grade C: AverageTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin23.3%D
Grade D: LowGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin8.0%C
Grade C: AverageFCF / Revenue · Elevated investment — CapEx = 74% of operating cash flow, weighing on reported FCF
True FCF Margin6.8%C
Grade C: AverageTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost · Elevated investment — CapEx = 74% of operating cash flow, weighing on reported FCF
Growth
32DRevenue CAGR1.5%D
Grade D: LowCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR1.7%D
Grade D: LowCompound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)10.7%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth-1.9%D
Grade D: Decl.Analyst forward EPS (normalized basis) vs our GAAP TTM EPS — different bases, so extreme values usually mark cyclically depressed TTM earnings, not real growth
Dilution (5Y)-41.1%A
Grade A: BuybacksShare count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income12.9%C
Grade C: MedStock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue1.2%A
Grade A: LowTTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
13EAltman Z-Score0.27D
Grade D: DistressBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio0.36xD
Grade D: LowCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio0.31xD
Grade D: Low(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage2.4xD
Grade D: RiskyEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt Repayment22.1yD
Grade D: SlowYears to repay net debt via FCF · Elevated investment — CapEx = 74% of operating cash flow, weighing on reported FCF
Net Debt/EBIT7.6xD
Grade D: HighLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity4.42xD
Grade D: HighDebt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt0.01xD
Grade D: ThinCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
82APiotroski F-Score5/9C
Grade C: AverageFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-2.62A
Grade A: SafeEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion88.5%A
Grade A: StrongFCF / Net Income · Elevated investment — CapEx = 74% of operating cash flow, weighing on reported FCF
Margin Stability5.5%A
Grade A: StableEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue22.3%D
Grade D: HeavyTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover0.35xD
Grade D: LowRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
Insider Transactions
SEC Form 4 · 8 recordsP/S codes are the directional signal; grants, option exercises and tax withholding carry none. Form 4 doesn't flag 10b5-1 plans — scheduled sales may appear within open-market sells.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeffery Nick Filed | Jeffery Nick | Grant / award | +13.3K | |
Jeffery Nick Filed | Jeffery Nick | Grant / award | +76.5K | |
Jeffery Nick Filed | Jeffery Nick | Grant / award | +347.1K | |
Ray Richard Adam Filed | Ray Richard Adam | Grant / award | +21.3K | |
Ray Richard Adam Filed | Ray Richard Adam | Grant / award | +54.9K |
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| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Haughton Jamal H Filed | Haughton Jamal H | Grant / award | +20.1K | |
Haughton Jamal H Filed | Haughton Jamal H | Grant / award | +51.7K | |
Fischer Jessica M Filed | Fischer Jessica M | Grant / award | +37.7K |
More metrics — Moat, Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Moat
43D+ROIC >12% Years0/10 yrsD
Grade D: WeakShare of completed fiscal years with ROIC > 12% — measures multi-year capital-return durability
Gross Margin (Med.)18.9%D
Grade D: WeakMedian annual gross margin across available fiscal years — pricing-power durability
FCF-Positive Years10/10 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with positive free cash flow
Net Margin Floor2.8%C
Grade C: ModerateWeakest annual net margin across completed fiscal years — recession/downcycle resilience
Per Share
EPS (TTM)$41.28
Own TTM net income / shares — same earnings basis as P/E
Cash / Share$4.27
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$142.12
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$96.71B
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$509.00M
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$96.20B
Total Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$21.90B
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability1.16xC
Grade C: AdequateTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$12.60B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta0.76B
Grade B: DefensivePrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Jun 2026 · Ratio snapshot Oct 17, 2026
Key Insights: Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New (CHTR)
Piotroski F-Score of 5/9 indicates mixed fundamentals for Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New. Altman Z-Score of 0.27 is below the 1.81 distress threshold — an elevated financial-risk flag. Beneish M-Score of -2.62 suggests a low likelihood of earnings manipulation.
- Takes ~22.1 years to repay net debt from free cash flow.
- At a valuation score of 100/100, CHTR trades near the cheapest end of its own historical range (P/E 2.7).
- Return on equity of 22.5% is well above the market average.
See how CHTR ranks on the Capex Tracker — top 50 capital spenders compared.
Recent Market Moves
See all CHTR moves →| Date | Session | Price | Move | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | After-hours | 109.91 | +4.54% | 2.30 |
| Oct 13 | Regular | 107.22 | +4.63% | 2.84 |
| Oct 13 | After-hours | 107.40 | +4.80% | 2.91 |
| Oct 9 | Regular | 103.67 | -5.47% | -2.12 |
| Oct 6 | Pre-market | 113.24 | +5.08% | 2.21 |
Frequently Asked Questions about CHTR
What is the current Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New (CHTR) stock price?
CHTR is trading at $110.11 at the last market close, up 0.11% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks CHTR pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is CHTR stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New's financial health at 13/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is CHTR stock overvalued?
Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New trades at a trailing P/E of 2.7 and our valuation score rates it 100/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for CHTR. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New operate in?
Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New operates in the Communication Services sector, within the Cable & Other Pay Television Services industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New do?
Charter is the product of the 2016 merger of three cable companies, each with a decades-long history in the business: Legacy Charter, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks.
About Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New (CHTR) Stock
Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New (CHTR) is a US-listed stock operating in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Cable & Other Pay Television Services industry. As of the latest update, Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New is trading at $110.11, up 0.11% on the day with a market capitalization of $12.6 billion. The financial health score for CHTR is 13/100, which indicates poor financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for CHTR stock.
CHTR Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
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- Pre-market price & movement: Real-time CHTR stock price with percentage change, updated continuously during pre-market and regular trading hours.
- Valuation & P/E history: Historical P/E, P/S, and P/B ratios for CHTR with trend analysis and normalized valuation multiples.
- Financial statements: Revenue, net income, assets, liabilities, and equity for Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New across multiple reporting periods.
- Financial health score: A composite score of 13/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for CHTR.
- Sector peers: Compare CHTR against 5 other communication services stocks on key financial metrics.
Is CHTR a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New (CHTR) as an investment. The financial health score of 13/100 suggests poor financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
Data on this page is sourced from real-time market feeds, Polygon.io, and Finnhub.Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New (CHTR) trades on NYSE/NASDAQ. Pre-market trading occurs 4:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET. Regular market hours are 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET.