Charter Communications, Inc.

Company facts

Industry

Cable & Other Pay Television Services

Headquarters

Stamford, Connecticut

Most recent report

10-Q, filed Nov 6, 2026

Incorporated

N/A

Filings on record

1,002+ filings

On EDGAR

CIK 1091667

Fiscal year ends

December

Filer status

Large accelerated filer

What to read: Sep 2026 10-Q

SECSift found 4 of 10 sections worth reading, with 0 positive, 11 notable, and 6 negative flags.

• Financial Statements (Item 1)

  Two large acquisitions closed, a $6.3B franchise impairment, and a $1.4B debt gain.
  Notable

  • Cox Enterprises and A/N each designate up to 3 board seats; Cox Enterprises' CEO is Chairman for 3 years.

• Management's Discussion (Item 2)

  Huge franchise impairment, core Internet losses, and a major restructuring plan.
  Notable

  • Targeting $2 billion in additional annualized run-rate operating expense savings over 18 months.
  • Legacy Charter residential Internet customers fell by 553,000 year-over-year, excluding Cox additions.
  • Net loss attributable to Charter shareholders was $2.4 billion in Q3 2026 vs income of $1.1 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Repurchased $1.2 billion in debt for $1.0 billion cash in the nine months ended Sept 30, 2026.
  • Issued $4.75 billion in new senior secured notes in August 2026 to fund the Cox Transactions.
  • Total debt was $108.6 billion as of Sept 30, 2026; leverage ratio target is 3.5x within 3 years.
  • A/N and Cox Enterprises both suspended their participation in share repurchases under letter agreements.
  Negative

  • Legacy Charter lost 156,000 Internet customers in Q3 2026, a core business decline.
  • Recorded a $6.3 billion pre-tax non-cash franchise impairment in Q3 2026 after a triggering event.

• Risk Factors (Item 1A)

  New risk factors added for Cox integration, a major acquisition.
  Negative

  • Integration of Cox may fail to deliver cost synergies, growth, or benefits, with potential for higher costs and delays.
  • Integration could lose key employees, subscribers, and disrupt ongoing business, with unexpected costs.
  • Integration requires significant capital expenditures and management time, diverting focus from day-to-day operations.
  • Failure to integrate successfully could adversely affect liquidity, results, financial condition, and share price.

• Unregistered Sales and Repurchases (Item 2)

  Large buyback from Liberty Broadband transaction; repurchase pace slowed sharply.
  Notable

  • Open-market buybacks totaled only $19 million in Q3 2026, a sharp slowdown from prior activity.
  • Remaining buyback authority was $836 million as of September 30, 2026.
  • Charter bought 38.6 million shares from Liberty Broadband in Q3 2026 via a transaction, not open market.

What changed: Sep 2026 vs. Jun 2026

About 54% of CHTR's Sep 2026 10-Q is new information. 173 paragraphs were added, 123 changed, and 41 removed. Below are the most important lines SECSift identified.

• Item 1 103
• Item 2 90
• Item 6 30
• Item 1A 20
• Item 3 4
• Item 4 3