Charter Communications Cash Flow Statement
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Charter Communications free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Charter Communications generated $16.08 billion of operating cash flow and spent $11.66 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $4.42 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 8.1% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 39.8% from the prior year's $3.16 billion.
Charter Communications returned $5.13 billion to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 116% of free cash flow.
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Charter Communications cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 5.77B | 5.85B | 5.26B | 5.85B | 5.32B | 3.68B | 1.99B | 1.51B | 10.12B | 3.75B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -1.49% | +11.25% | -10.05% | +9.94% | +44.72% | +84.54% | +32.27% | -85.11% | +170.09% | — |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 8.71B | 8.67B | 8.70B | 8.90B | 9.35B | 9.70B | 9.93B | 10.32B | 10.59B | 6.91B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 673.00M | 651.00M | 692.00M | 470.00M | 430.00M | 351.00M | 315.00M | 285.00M | 261.00M | 244.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -653.00M | -1.05B | -447.00M | -396.00M | 160.00M | 193.00M | -1.00B | -243.00M | 441.00M | 980.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 16.08B | 14.43B | 14.43B | 14.93B | 16.24B | 14.56B | 11.75B | 11.77B | 11.95B | 8.04B |
| Capital Expenditures | -11.66B | -11.27B | -11.12B | -9.38B | -7.63B | -7.42B | -7.20B | -9.13B | -8.68B | -5.33B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -11.62B | -10.65B | -11.13B | -9.11B | -7.75B | -8.16B | -7.33B | -9.74B | -8.10B | -33.55B |
| Share Repurchases | -5.13B | -1.21B | -3.21B | -10.28B | -15.43B | -11.22B | -6.87B | -4.40B | -11.71B | -1.56B |
| Debt Issued | 15.48B | 25.89B | 22.06B | 25.64B | 20.98B | 15.75B | 19.68B | 13.82B | 25.28B | 12.34B |
| Debt Repaid | -14.80B | -29.66B | -21.94B | -19.31B | -12.15B | -12.09B | -13.31B | -10.77B | -16.51B | -10.52B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -4.37B | -3.98B | -3.24B | -5.77B | -8.88B | -8.95B | -1.63B | -1.89B | -4.77B | 4.78B |
| Net Change in Cash | 92.00M | -203.00M | 64.00M | 44.00M | -400.00M | -2.55B | 2.78B | 144.00M | -914.00M | -20.73B |
| Free Cash Flow | 4.42B | 3.16B | 3.32B | 5.55B | 8.60B | 7.15B | 4.55B | 2.64B | 3.27B | 2.72B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Charter Communications's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CHTR's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?