Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) balance sheet
NASDAQ · Communication Services · Telecommunications Services · 91,900 employees · CEO Christopher L. Winfrey
- Price
- $111.49 +2.28%
- Market cap
- $15B
- Enterprise value
- $111B
- Last report
- Q2 '26 filed 2026-07-24
- Next report
- 2026-11-06 EPS est. $9.50
At the end of Q2 '26 Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) held $509M in cash and short-term investments against $96.7B of debt incl. leases. Total assets $156B, total liabilities $134B, shareholders' equity $17B.
Balance sheet
| Balance sheet | Trend | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||||||
| Cash & equivalents | $571M | $709M | $661M | $602M | $721M | $459M | $796M | $606M | $464M | $477M | $517M | $509M | |
| Receivables | $2.93B | $2.97B | $3B | $3B | $3.07B | $3.1B | $3.31B | $3.55B | $3.6B | $3.68B | $3.51B | $3.65B | |
| Other current assets | $613M | $458M | $731M | $531M | $704M | $677M | $861M | $657M | $805M | $987M | $933M | $0 | |
| Current assets | $4.12B | $4.13B | $4.4B | $4.13B | $4.49B | $4.23B | $4.97B | $4.81B | $4.87B | $5.14B | $4.96B | $4.97B | |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $38.6B | $39.5B | $40.3B | $41.3B | $41.8B | $42.9B | $43.4B | $44.2B | $45.2B | $46.4B | $47.2B | $48B | |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $833M | $766M | $4.79B | $910M | $1.5B | $977M | $1B | $1.1B | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Goodwill | $29.7B | $29.7B | $29.7B | $29.7B | $29.7B | $29.7B | $29.7B | $29.7B | $29.7B | $29.7B | $29.7B | $29.7B | |
| Intangible assets | $69.4B | $69.1B | $68.9B | $68.8B | $68.6B | $68.4B | $68.3B | $68.1B | $68B | $67.9B | $67.5B | $67.7B | |
| Other non-current assets | $4.9B | $3.9B | $3.96B | $0 | $3.85B | $3.27B | $3.69B | $3.78B | $3.96B | $5B | $4.98B | $5.27B | |
| Non-current assets | $143B | $143B | $144B | $144B | $145B | $146B | $146B | $147B | $148B | $149B | $149B | $151B | |
| Total assets | $147B | $147B | $148B | $149B | $149B | $150B | $151B | $152B | $153B | $154B | $155B | $156B | |
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $771M | $931M | $850M | $832M | $855M | $880M | $929M | $967M | $965M | $1.03B | $1.05B | $1.07B | |
| Accrued expenses | $6.66B | $1.28B | $6.03B | $6.3B | $6.68B | $1.37B | $6.79B | $7.09B | $1.51B | $7.5B | $7.42B | $7.32B | |
| Short-term debt | $2B | $2B | $0 | $0 | $1.8B | $2.84B | $2.39B | $3.11B | $1.29B | $1.67B | $812M | $2.15B | |
| Taxes payable | $647M | $681M | $965M | $896M | $739M | $649M | $1.02B | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Deferred revenue | $542M | $509M | $520M | $480M | $467M | $456M | $477M | $457M | $441M | $422M | $456M | $428M | |
| Other current liabilities | $1.72B | $8.49B | $2.56B | $2.22B | $2.62B | $7.95B | $2.06B | $2.09B | $8.79B | $2.17B | $2.16B | $2.24B | |
| Current liabilities | $12.6B | $13.2B | $10.9B | $10.7B | $13.2B | $13.5B | $13.7B | $14.6B | $13B | $13.3B | $12.4B | $13.8B | |
| Long-term debt | $95.8B | $95.8B | $98B | $97.6B | $94.5B | $92.1B | $93.2B | $93.2B | $94.4B | $95.5B | $94.4B | $94.6B | |
| Lease obligations (non-current) | $0 | $1.13B | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.14B | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.6B | $0 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | $19B | $19B | $19B | $18.9B | $19B | $18.8B | $18.8B | $18.8B | $19.6B | $19.8B | $20B | $20.2B | |
| Other non-current liabilities | $4.52B | $3.4B | $4.58B | $4.68B | $4.66B | $4.71B | $4.77B | $4.74B | $6.25B | $5.09B | $5.14B | $5.15B | |
| Non-current liabilities | $119B | $119B | $122B | $121B | $118B | $117B | $117B | $117B | $120B | $120B | $121B | $120B | |
| Total liabilities | $132B | $132B | $132B | $132B | $131B | $130B | $130B | $131B | $133B | $134B | $134B | $134B | |
| Equity | |||||||||||||
| Retained earnings | -$11.3B | -$12.3B | -$11.2B | -$9.92B | -$8.64B | -$7.75B | -$6.53B | -$5.23B | -$4.1B | -$5.39B | -$4.23B | -$2.94B | |
| Shareholders' equity | $11.1B | $11.1B | $11.9B | $12.9B | $14.1B | $15.6B | $16.2B | $16.2B | $15.3B | $16.1B | $16.4B | $17B | |
| Debt | |||||||||||||
| Total debt (incl. leases) | $98.1B | $98.9B | $98B | $97.6B | $96.3B | $95.8B | $95.6B | $96.3B | $95.7B | $97.1B | $96.8B | $96.7B | |
| Net debt (debt - cash) | $97.5B | $98.2B | $97.3B | $97B | $95.6B | $95.3B | $94.8B | $95.7B | $95.2B | $96.6B | $96.3B | $96.2B | |
| Balance sheet | Trend | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash & equivalents | $1.54B | $621M | $551M | $3.48B | $1B | $601M | $645M | $709M | $459M | $477M | |
| Receivables | $1.43B | $1.64B | $1.73B | $2.23B | $2.54B | $2.58B | $2.92B | $2.97B | $3.1B | $3.68B | |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $451M | $458M | $677M | $987M | |
| Current assets | $3.3B | $2.56B | $2.73B | $6.47B | $3.91B | $3.57B | $4.02B | $4.13B | $4.23B | $5.14B | |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $33B | $33.9B | $35.1B | $35.7B | $34.4B | $34.3B | $36B | $39.5B | $42.9B | $46.4B | |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.5B | $0 | |
| Goodwill | $29.5B | $29.6B | $29.6B | $29.6B | $29.6B | $29.6B | $29.6B | $29.7B | $29.7B | $29.7B | |
| Intangible assets | $81.9B | $79.3B | $76.9B | $74.8B | $72.9B | $71.4B | $70.1B | $69.1B | $68.4B | $67.9B | |
| Other non-current assets | $721M | $667M | $1.36B | $2.8B | $3.45B | $3.65B | $4.77B | $4.73B | $3.27B | $5B | |
| Non-current assets | $146B | $144B | $143B | $142B | $140B | $139B | $141B | $143B | $146B | $149B | |
| Total assets | $149B | $147B | $146B | $148B | $144B | $142B | $145B | $147B | $150B | $154B | |
| Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $454M | $740M | $758M | $786M | $763M | $724M | $952M | $931M | $880M | $1.03B | |
| Accrued expenses | $4.24B | $6.41B | $6.04B | $6.02B | $6.09B | $6.21B | $6.19B | $6.29B | $1.37B | $7.5B | |
| Short-term debt | $2.03B | $2.05B | $3.29B | $3.5B | $1.01B | $3B | $1.51B | $2.43B | $2.84B | $1.67B | |
| Taxes payable | $538M | $556M | $526M | $537M | $555M | $592M | $667M | $681M | $649M | $0 | |
| Deferred revenue | $352M | $395M | $494M | $460M | $436M | $461M | $511M | $509M | $456M | $422M | |
| Other current liabilities | $1.96B | $941M | $990M | $867M | $792M | $1.21B | $1.95B | $2.38B | $7.95B | $2.17B | |
| Current liabilities | $9.57B | $11.1B | $12.1B | $12.4B | $9.88B | $12.5B | $12.1B | $13.2B | $13.5B | $13.3B | |
| Long-term debt | $59.7B | $68.2B | $69.5B | $75.6B | $81.7B | $88.6B | $96.1B | $95.8B | $92.1B | $95.5B | |
| Lease obligations (non-current) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $979M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.14B | $0 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | $26.7B | $17.3B | $17.4B | $17.7B | $18.1B | $19.1B | $19.1B | $19B | $18.8B | $19.8B | |
| Other non-current liabilities | $2.75B | $2.5B | $2.84B | $2.72B | $4.2B | $4.22B | $4.76B | $4.53B | $4.71B | $5.09B | |
| Non-current liabilities | $89.1B | $88B | $89.8B | $97B | $104B | $112B | $120B | $119B | $117B | $120B | |
| Total liabilities | $98.7B | $99.1B | $102B | $109B | $114B | $124B | $132B | $132B | $130B | $134B | |
| Equity | |||||||||||
| Retained earnings | $733M | $3.83B | $2.78B | $40M | -$5.2B | -$12.7B | -$14.8B | -$12.3B | -$7.75B | -$5.39B | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | -$7M | -$1M | -$2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Shareholders' equity | $40.1B | $39.1B | $36.3B | $31.4B | $23.8B | $14.1B | $9.12B | $11.1B | $15.6B | $16.1B | |
| Debt | |||||||||||
| Total debt (incl. leases) | $61.7B | $70.2B | $72.8B | $80.3B | $83B | $91.8B | $97.9B | $98.2B | $95.8B | $97.1B | |
| Net debt (debt - cash) | $60.2B | $69.6B | $72.3B | $76.8B | $82B | $91.2B | $97.3B | $97.5B | $95.3B | $96.6B | |
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Sources
Statements, segment revenue, metrics and estimates are standardised from the company's filings. Segment profits and every reported line: SEC EDGAR (XBRL). Filings read: 10-Q 2026-06-30, 10-Q 2026-03-31, 10-K 2025-12-31, 10-Q 2025-09-30, 10-Q 2025-06-30, 10-Q 2025-03-31, 10-K 2024-12-31, 10-Q 2024-09-30, 10-Q 2024-06-30
Data as of 2026-11-02