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A preferred share class of Charter Communications, the Spectrum-brand cable, broadband and mobile provider.
A preferred share class of Charter Communications, the Spectrum-brand cable, broadband and mobile provider.
Is a preferred share class: it pays a fixed cumulative dividend ahead of common shareholders. The cash behind it comes from Charter's Spectrum business, which bills households and businesses monthly for broadband, TV and mobile; mobile is sold mainly as an add-on to broadband customers and runs on Verizon's network.
Moat: wide (scale, installed base, distribution). Dense regional cable network infrastructure is very costly to replicate, giving durable local market power.
Headquarters: Stamford, Connecticut, US · Founded: 1993 · Employees: 91,900
Size Charter Communications, Inc. Cum Red Pfd Shs Series A (CHTRP) is a United States Communication Services company (Cable/Satellite TV) with a market value of $21.2B, the 478th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $21.60 on 6 Nov 2026.
Growth Revenue fell 1.5% over the last twelve months (peer median -0.9%); the operating margin is 24.0% (peer median 5.7%).
Valuation It trades at 0.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 8.0× (cheapest of 11).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -11% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +3%, so the hurdle is -14 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.2 points above its cost of capital (5.6% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 0.0% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $54.4B | $54.8B | $55.1B | $54.6B | $54.0B |
| Revenue growth | — | -1% | +1% | +1% | — |
| Gross profit | $25.0B | $25.4B | $25.3B | $21.3B | $23.4B |
| EBITDA | $21.8B | $22.1B | $21.9B | $21.2B | $21.1B |
| Net income | $4.92B | $4.99B | $5.08B | $4.56B | $5.05B |
| Free cash flow | $4.36B | $4.42B | $3.16B | $3.32B | $5.55B |
| Capital expenditure | $12.1B | $11.7B | $11.3B | $11.1B | $9.38B |
| Total debt | $95.1B | $97.1B | $96.1B | $98.9B | $99.0B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Communications, Inc. Cum Red Pfd Shs Series A CHTRP | $21.2B | n/a | -2% | 24% | 0.6× | -11.0% |
| Comcast CMCSA | $86.6B | -3% | 0% | 15% | 7.2× | -6.4% |
| Verizon VZ | $189B | -3% | +1% | 24% | 8.8× | -7.2% |
| T-Mobile US TMUS | $172B | -16% | +9% | 22% | 12.0× | -3.0% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | CHTRP | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -1.5% | +0.3% | 9th lowest of 19 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -24.1% | -32.2% | 5th highest of 19 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -1.5% | -0.9% | 10th highest of 19 |
| Operating margin | 24.0% | 5.7% | 3rd highest of 19 |
| Forward P/E | 0.6× | 8.0× | cheapest of 11 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -11.0% | 1.6% | 2nd least demanding of 15 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +2.6% | +2.4% | 7th highest of 15 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -13.6 pp | -1.9 pp | least demanding of 15 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +3.2 pp | -0.0 pp | 2nd highest of 18 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.5× | 6.8× | 6th cheapest of 12 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.3× | 3.6× | 3rd most indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Communications, Inc. Cum Red Pfd Shs Series A CHTRP | United States | $21.2B | n/a | -2% | 24% | 0.6× | -11.0% | +2.6% |
| Charter Communications CHTR | United States | $20.8B | -24% | -2% | 24% | 3.1× | -8.5% | +2.6% |
| Skydance SKYD | United States | $40.4B | -28% | +1% | 8% | 24.2× | 23.2% | +2.7% |
| Comcast CMCSA | United States | $86.6B | -3% | 0% | 15% | 7.2× | -6.4% | +3.6% |
| Versant Media VSNT | United States | $4.59B | -18% | -4% | 18% | 5.5× | -13.9% | -5.1% |
| Oriental Pearl 600637.SS | China | $4.07B | -19% | -7% | 3% | 29.9× | 15.5% | -5.7% |
| Canal+ CAN.L | United Kingdom | $3.11B | +2% | +10% | 4% | 9.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Broadcasting Cable Information Network 600959.SS | China | $2.42B | -17% | -8% | -8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wasu Media 000156.SZ | China | $2.17B | +5% | -4% | 2% | n/a | -6.9% | +3.9% |
| Cyfrowy Polsat CPS.WA | Poland | $2.08B | -24% | 0% | 10% | 14.5× | 6.6% | +3.7% |
| Cogeco Communications CCA.TO | Canada | $1.67B | -13% | -4% | 26% | 7.8× | -8.9% | +2.2% |
| Guizhou Broadcasting & TV Information Network 600996.SS | China | $1.22B | -23% | -7% | -89% | n/a | 30.2% | -18.3% |
| Guangxi Beitou Technology 600936.SS | China | $925M | -11% | +13% | 2% | n/a | 15.7% | +10.6% |
| Shenzhen Topway Video Communication 002238.SZ | China | $810M | -8% | -16% | -22% | n/a | 16.0% | -5.8% |
| Stingray RAY.TO | Canada | $786M | +11% | +32% | 20% | 8.1× | 5.5% | +13.1% |
| Hubei Broadcasting & Television Information Network 000665.SZ | China | $698M | -15% | +1% | -48% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Viaplay VPLAY-A.ST | Sweden | $615M | +32% | +20% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| AMC Global Media AMCX | United States | $346M | -5% | -5% | 8% | 2.6× | -4.9% | -3.9% |
| Taiwan Optical Platform 6464.TW | Taiwan | $311M | +5% | 0% | 26% | n/a | -2.3% | +0.6% |