Charter Communications, Inc. · CHTR · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025

Charter leans on mobile growth and network investment amid churn risks

The supplied analysis supports a mixed thesis: mobile expansion, rural broadband construction, pricing and packaging, and operating efficiencies provide growth levers, but churn, competition and elevated network investment create execution risks.

Reported Before market openNASDAQCommunication Services $13.93B market cap
80quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $9.14
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $13.89B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -1.5% Event window
SPY move -0.9% Same window
Abnormal move -0.6% Stock minus SPY
Volume 0.4× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +7.4% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The current analysis places greater emphasis on Spectrum Mobile scale, 2025 EBITDA growth, DOCSIS 4.0 and CBRS deployment, while the prior analysis emphasized the Life Unlimited launch, hurricane rebuild spending and the initial effects of ACP-related churn.

Guidance delta

Maintained; management expressed confidence in 2025 EBITDA growth while outlining a path for capital expenditures to decline after the 2024 peak.

Key takeaways

  • Spectrum Mobile added more than 2 million lines in 2024, supporting the convergence strategy.
  • Management highlighted 2025 EBITDA growth expectations and projected capital-expenditure declines toward 2028.
  • Hurricanes, the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program, and competition remain pressures on subscriber trends.

Management priorities

  • Expand Spectrum Mobile and broadband convergence
  • Deploy DOCSIS 4.0 upgrades and additional CBRS radios
  • Complete RDOF construction and continue rural passings
  • Roll out Life Unlimited bundles and seamless entertainment apps
  • Expand AI-driven customer-service tools

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
CHTR REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $14B Q1 '24 actual $14B, miss Q2 '24 estimate $14B Q2 '24 actual $14B, beat Q3 '24 estimate $14B Q3 '24 actual $14B, beat Q2 '25 estimate $14B Q2 '25 actual $14B, match Q3 '25 estimate $14B Q3 '25 actual $14B, miss Q4 '25 estimate $14B Q4 '25 actual $14B, miss Q1 '26 estimate $14B Q1 '26 actual $14B, beat Q2 '26 estimate $14B Q2 '26 actual $14B, beat Q3 '26 estimate $14B Q4 '26 estimate $14B Q1 '27 estimate $13B Q2 '27 estimate $13B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold53 ratings
Bullish2547.2%
Neutral2343.4%
Bearish59.4%

2 unmapped firm ratings excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$103.38Current
$101Low
$421.6Average
$900High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 11, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainSep 28, 2026
Wolfe Research Underperform Peer PerformDowngradeSep 14, 2026
JP Morgan Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 29, 2026
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainJul 28, 2026
Wells Fargo Underweight UnderweightMaintainJul 27, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $103.38. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Wolfe ResearchAnalyst unavailable$118$145.77 +14.1%Sep 14, 2026
Morgan StanleySean Diffley$150$145.77 +45.1%Sep 14, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$150$127.76 +45.1%Jul 27, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$140$127.42 +35.4%Jul 27, 2026
Deutsche BankBryan Kraft$150$124.66 +45.1%Jul 27, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Charter Communications, Inc. is a prominent U.S. broadband and cable operator, delivering services to residential and commercial customers nationwide. Its offerings encompass a wide array of subscription video services, including on-demand content, high-definition channels, digital video recording (DVR), and pay-per-view options. Internet services form a crucial part of its portfolio, featuring robust security measures against cyber threats, high-performance in-home WiFi with provided routers, and extensive out-of-home and Spectrum WiFi access. The company also provides voice communication services utilizing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. For its business and carrier clientele, Charter offers comprehensive broadband communication solutions.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-01-24T00:01:12.984603+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-10T23:20:41.869343+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-10T23:20:41.866452+00:00

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-10. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.