Charter Communications, Inc.

Company facts

Industry

Cable & Other Pay Television Services

Headquarters

Stamford, Connecticut

Most recent report

8-K, filed Aug 31, 2026

Filings on record

1,006+ filings

On EDGAR

CIK 1091667

Fiscal year ends

December

Filer status

Large accelerated filer

What to read: Jun 2026 10-Q

SECSift found 2 of 10 sections worth reading, with 2 positive, 3 notable, and 6 negative flags.

• Financial Statements (Item 1)

  Core financials: rev down, EPS up via buybacks; Cox deal, Liberty loan key.
  Positive

  • Remaining buyback authorization increased to $365M from $179M at March 31, 2026.
  Notable

  • Cox deal pending: will assume $12.4B net debt and issue $6B in 6.875% convertible preferred units.
  • Credit facility availability fell from ~$4.6B at Mar 31 to ~$3.7B at Jun 30, 2026.
  Negative

  • Charter advanced a $359M loan to Liberty Broadband in May 2026, a related-party extraction risk.

• Management's Discussion (Item 2)

  Revenue/EBITDA declining, 172K Internet customer loss, massive Cox deal pending.
  Positive

  • Mobile lines grew 406,000 in Q2 2026, total 12.5 million, up from 10.9 million a year earlier.
  Notable

  • Internet revenue down 3.2% in Q2 2026; residential Internet customers fell 510,000 year-over-year.
  Negative

  • Lost 172,000 Internet customers in Q2 2026, worsening from 120,000 loss in Q1 2026.
  • Total revenue down 1.7% ($240M) in Q2 2026 vs Q2 2025; Adjusted EBITDA down 4.3% ($244M).
  • Stock price decline may trigger quantitative impairment test for franchises and goodwill.
  • Principal debt $93.8B as of June 30, 2026; leverage ratio 4.18x, near top of target range.
  • Free cash flow fell to $969M in Q2 2026 from $1,046M in Q2 2025, down 7.4%.

What changed: Jun 2026 vs. Mar 2026

About 5% of CHTR's Jun 2026 10-Q is new information. 10 paragraphs were added, 107 changed, and 7 removed. Below are the most important lines SECSift identified.

• Item 2 49
• Item 1 30
• Item 4 2
• Item 6 1