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CHTR·Charter Communications, Inc.

$141.20
-2.15 (-1.50%)
After Hours
High
$144.00
Open
$141.81
Market Cap
25.21B
52W High
$285.82
Low
$139.14
P. Close
$141.20
P/E
5.12
52W Low
$108.75
Fwd P/E
3.42
DailyIQ Est.
$158.50
Inst. Ownership
31.2%
Short Interest
8.38%
Days to Cover
4.8
Technical Score (1D)
36
SELL
News Sentiment
50
MIXED
The most immediate change is the CFO transition: Jessica Fischer will step down on Oct. 15 and Kevin Howard has been named interim CFO. The move follows a 30 % year‑to‑date decline and a 13 % 90‑day rebound, so the market is watching whether Howard can stabilize financial reporting and cost controls. Morgan Stanley’s upgrade to Equal‑Weight with a $150 target, announced 28 hours ago, signals renewed confidence in Charter’s broadband and streaming expansion plans, suggesting the firm could see a short‑term rally if the upgrade translates into investor sentiment. In contrast, Wolfe Research’s downgrade to Underperform and a $118 target, released 32 hours ago, reflects concerns about competitive positioning and the scale of network investment, implying that earnings growth may be slower than the upgrade suggests. The two analyst views create uncertainty that traders should monitor for any earnings guidance that reconciles the divergent outlooks. Charter’s recent presentations at Citi’s 2026 Global TMT Conference and Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference reiterated its focus on fiber expansion and content partnerships, but did not alter its financial guidance, so the operational narrative remains steady. The company’s ongoing Cox Communications acquisition, highlighted in a 5‑year decline article, could unlock revenue and cost synergies, yet integration risk may temper upside, a factor that will surface in the next earnings cycle. The CFO transition, combined with the split analyst sentiment, will likely dominate the next 1–10 trading days as investors weigh leadership stability against growth prospects. Watch for the upcoming earnings release and any updates on the interim CFO’s financial stewardship, as these will clarify whether the upgrade or downgrade view prevails.
Earnings Summary
Charter Communications, a leading broadband connectivity and cable operator, delivers subscription‑based internet, video, and mobile services to residential and commercial customers, with a core focus on Spectrum internet and advanced WiFi solutions. In the telecom services industry, the company has faced recent revenue pressures, with Q4 2025 revenue of $13.60 billion falling short of the $14.01 billion estimate, and Q1 2026 revenue of $13.60 billion slightly below the $13.70 billion estimate; EPS, however, has remained resilient, with Q4 2025 EPS of $10.34 beating the $10.09 estimate and Q1 2026 EPS of $9.17 falling short of the $10.82 estimate, reflecting a mixed earnings trend. Historically, Charter has experienced fluctuating revenue growth, with a 1.7 % decline in Q2 2026 and a 9.7 % drop in residential video revenue, yet EPS has generally outperformed expectations, beating estimates in three of the last four quarters. Recent news centers on the $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications, which closed and added 6 million new internet and TV customers, potentially accelerating Spectrum Fiber deployment and boosting high‑speed revenue; the deal also introduced significant debt and regulatory obligations. Investors should watch for integration milestones, the timing of mandated California network upgrades, and any changes in debt covenants or refinancing activity, as these will influence short‑term cash flow and earnings. Forward‑looking watch points include monitoring the impact of the acquisition on subscriber growth and churn rates, any cost synergies realized from network consolidation, and the company’s guidance on broadband investment, as these factors will determine Charter’s ability to reverse recent revenue declines and sustain profitability in the next quarter.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$7.97$8.77$9.58$10.38$11.19Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$9.19 - -
Q2'26$10.54$10.66+1.1%
Q1'26$10.82$9.17-15.2%
Q4'25$10.09$10.34+2.5%
Q3'25$9.29$8.34-10.3%
Q2'25$9.66$9.18-5.0%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$13.5B$13.6B$13.8B$13.9B$14.1BQ2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$13.9B - -
Q2'26$13.8B$13.5B-1.9%
Q1'26$13.6B$13.6B-0.1%
Q4'25$14.0B$13.6B-2.9%
Q3'25 - $13.7B -
Q2'25 - $13.8B -

Market Data

CHTR Stock Snapshot

HOLD36/100
$141.01$0.19 (0.1%)
Market cap
25.21B
P/E ratio
5.1
Day range
$139.14 – $144.00
News sentiment
50/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$184.41 (+30.8%)
Consensus
Hold · 30 analysts
52-week range+29.7% off low · -50.7% from high
$108.75$285.82
Price $141.01 DailyIQ Est. $158.50

The setup on Charter Communications, Inc. is patient: consolidation, not accumulation or distribution. In Communication Services, names this size usually take direction from sector flows before company-level news.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into CHTR?

CHEAP

At today's price, Charter Communications, Inc. needs to grow free cash flow about -1.0% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 6.00% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at 26.1% a year, so the market is asking for 27.1 percentage points below its own delivered rate. On that basis CHTR looks priced below what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
-1.0%
Historical FCF CAGR
26.1%
Growth gap
-27.1 pts
Verdict
CHEAP
Discount rate (WACC)
6.00%
Beta
0.75

Behaviour On Record

What CHTR's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
66.2% 97th pct
Below its peak
-82.7%
vs 200-day average
-21.6%
Up days (1y)
49%

Charter Communications, Inc. is currently running 66.2% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against CHTR's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 97th percentile an extreme by its own standards, against a typical reading of 27.0%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

CHTR is trading -82.7% below its running peak. Across 12 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -24.4%, and the deepest was -54.1% in 2025. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -21.6% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 13th percentile a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year CHTR closed higher on 49% of sessions, and it is currently 2 sessions into a falling streak.

On September specifically: over 14 years of records, CHTR finished the month higher 7 of 14 times, with a median return of -0.6% and an average of -3.0%. Its strongest month historically has been August at +2.9% on average, its weakest September at -3.0%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: CHTR has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 107 of 3,268 sessions (3.3% of the time), with the largest gaps running +7.7% and -7.7%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, CHTR moved an average of 4.0% in the session after earnings, closing higher 2 of those 3 times, with a median move of +3.4% and a largest of +5.2%.

All figures computed from 3,269 daily closes between 2013-09-16 and 2026-09-15, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against CHTR's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of CHTR's sector?

Charter Communications, Inc. sits in the Communication Services sector, currently ranked 2nd of 11 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (leading).

Sector rank
#2 of 11
Sector state
Leading
Sector rotation score
90

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for CHTR?

CallsPuts

For Charter Communications, Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-09-18, 3 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 1.18), with at-the-money implied volatility around 61.2%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±6.4% move by that expiry — a range of about $138.17–$157.01.

Put/call ratio (2026-09-18)
1.18
ATM implied volatility
61.2%
Total open interest
19,166
Expected move by 2026-09-18
±6.4% ($138.17–$157.01)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on CHTR?

Wolfe Research most recently downgraded Charter Communications, Inc. to Underperform on Sep 14, 2026 with a price target of $118. Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 1 downgrade, a net bearish lean.

Latest action
Wolfe ResearchUnderperform
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
1
Net rating momentum
-1
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 14, 2026Wolfe ResearchDowngradePeer Perform → Underperform$118
Jul 29, 2026JP MorganMaintainedNeutral$200 → $150
Jul 28, 2026CitigroupMaintainedBuy$190 → $180
Jul 27, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$235 → $140
Jul 27, 2026TD CowenMaintainedBuy$413 → $380
Jul 27, 2026RBC CapitalMaintainedSector Perform$160 → $150
Jul 27, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedUnderweight$160 → $101
Jul 27, 2026BarclaysMaintainedUnderweight$130 → $115
Jul 20, 2026RBC CapitalMaintainedSector Perform$220 → $160
Jul 20, 2026JP MorganMaintainedNeutral$215 → $200
Jul 14, 2026BNP ParibasMaintainedUnderperform$150 → $120
Jul 8, 2026BarclaysMaintainedUnderweight$200 → $130

CHTR Competitive Positioning

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) is tracked alongside these names in Telecom Services on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.