Charter Communications Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Charter Communications free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, Charter Communications generated $3.92 billion of operating cash flow and spent $2.87 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.05 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 7.8% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 45.2% from the prior year's $726.0 million.
Charter Communications returned $852.0 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 81% of free cash flow.
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Charter Communications cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-06-30 | Q1 20262026-03-31 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-09-30 | Q2 20252025-06-30 | Q1 20252025-03-31 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-30 | Q2 20242024-06-30 | Q1 20242024-03-31 | Q4 20232023-12-31 | Q3 20232023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 1.52B | 1.36B | 1.55B | 1.32B | 1.50B | 1.41B | 1.68B | 1.47B | 1.42B | 1.28B | 1.23B | 1.44B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +1.94% | -3.26% | -7.76% | -10.72% | +5.06% | +10.08% | +36.37% | +2.65% | +0.71% | +8.20% | -11.26% | +5.05% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 2.20B | 2.21B | 2.19B | 2.16B | 2.18B | 2.18B | 2.17B | 2.15B | 2.17B | 2.19B | 2.19B | 2.13B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 138.00M | 203.00M | 143.00M | 151.00M | 157.00M | 222.00M | 138.00M | 146.00M | 153.00M | 214.00M | 152.00M | 164.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 69.00M | 181.00M | -410.00M | -154.00M | -299.00M | 210.00M | -486.00M | -89.00M | 43.00M | -516.00M | 234.00M | 163.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.92B | 4.30B | 3.76B | 4.48B | 3.60B | 4.24B | 3.46B | 3.90B | 3.85B | 3.21B | 3.85B | 3.94B |
| Capital Expenditures | -2.87B | -2.85B | -3.33B | -3.05B | -2.87B | -2.40B | -3.06B | -2.56B | -2.85B | -2.79B | -2.86B | -2.96B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -3.20B | -2.97B | -3.04B | -3.16B | -2.62B | -2.80B | -2.58B | -2.44B | -2.73B | -2.91B | -2.64B | -2.89B |
| Share Repurchases | -852.00M | -1.03B | -766.00M | -2.11B | -1.45B | -802.00M | -114.00M | -222.00M | -361.00M | -516.00M | -1.19B | -783.00M |
| Debt Issued | 4.39B | 7.22B | 3.47B | 6.90B | 3.72B | 1.39B | 8.51B | 2.65B | 8.82B | 5.92B | 7.47B | 3.54B |
| Debt Repaid | -4.61B | -7.50B | -3.88B | -6.13B | -3.18B | -1.61B | -9.76B | -4.12B | -10.07B | -5.72B | -7.55B | -3.65B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -749.00M | -1.31B | -646.00M | -1.45B | -1.20B | -1.07B | -1.13B | -1.36B | -1.14B | -353.00M | -1.07B | -957.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | -23.00M | 24.00M | 77.00M | -128.00M | -217.00M | 360.00M | -244.00M | 108.00M | -19.00M | -48.00M | 138.00M | 93.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.05B | 1.45B | 426.00M | 1.43B | 726.00M | 1.84B | 398.00M | 1.34B | 1.00B | 421.00M | 999.00M | 983.00M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Charter Communications's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, 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?