Charter Communications
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2028)

2025202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
7.917.066.894.76
Price/Sales ratio
0.880.870.870.85
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$33.83$37.87$38.80$56.22

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-88.62-68.3216.888.7153.8363.8341.7425.7210.8312.7210.8863.83
Price/Sales ratio
1.781.892.052.071.512.322.792.311.011.061.012.32
Price/Book Value ratio
111.08-402.491.482.201.823.385.658.526.005.236.031.82
Price/Cash Flow ratio
6.877.847.397.215.629.069.237.373.664.013.689.06
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
94.8433.84-2.3321.1130.4823.1020.3613.788.9716.619.0223.10
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-32.43-1.60-0.020.06-0.621.460.380.420.46-5.240.32-0.62
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
34.42%34.11%35.67%36.17%36.15%43.48%44.80%45.85%39.14%38.82%45.32%36.15%
Operating Profit Margin
10.66%11.42%11.56%9.87%11.96%14.22%17.47%20.36%22.14%22.99%22.40%11.96%
Pretax Profit Margin
0.58%-3.39%2.82%2.47%3.86%5.31%8.94%12.36%13.81%12.55%13.81%3.86%
Net Profit Margin
-2.00%-2.77%12.14%23.79%2.81%3.64%6.69%9.00%9.35%8.34%9.35%2.81%
Effective Tax Rate
445.28%18.12%-356.70%-883.94%10.67%18.05%14.55%16.71%21.61%23.24%21.61%10.67%
Return on Assets
-0.74%-0.68%2.36%6.74%0.84%1.12%2.23%3.26%3.49%3.09%3.49%0.84%
Return On Equity
-125.34%589.13%8.77%25.31%3.38%5.30%13.53%33.12%55.43%41.10%50.61%3.38%
Return on Capital Employed
4.23%2.98%2.40%3.02%3.89%4.79%6.25%8.09%9.03%9.37%9.13%3.89%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
0.220.170.340.230.220.520.39N/AN/AN/A0.330.22
Quick Ratio
0.220.170.340.230.220.520.390.280.330.310.290.22
Cash ratio
0.000.000.160.050.040.280.100.040.050.050.050.04
Days of Sales Outstanding
11.4210.4418.0214.3514.4917.7616.7018.2119.7319.8119.7314.49
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
11.4210.4418.0214.3514.4917.7616.7018.2119.7319.814.8617.76
Days of Payables Outstanding
8.557.618.8810.179.9311.0910.499.4410.5610.1711.769.93
Cash Conversion Cycle
2.862.829.134.174.566.676.218.769.169.647.974.56
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.850.900.410.470.490.530.570.640.670.660.910.49
Debt Equity Ratio
143.99-776.581.531.792.002.513.476.5110.708.8114.472.00
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.991.000.590.630.650.700.770.860.910.890.910.65
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.991.000.600.640.660.710.770.860.910.890.910.66
Interest Coverage Ratio
1.130.921.731.441.541.742.19N/AN/AN/A2.651.54
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.110.060.130.170.160.140.170.170.150.140.150.14
Company Equity Multiplier
168.15-854.693.713.754.024.716.0510.1415.8413.2715.844.02
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.250.240.270.280.260.250.300.310.270.260.270.26
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.070.23-3.170.340.180.390.450.530.400.240.400.18
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.110.060.130.170.160.140.170.170.150.140.150.14
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A3.965.843.573.3514.445.419.887.218.263.57
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A