For the quarter ended December 2025, Charter Communications (CHTR) reported revenue of $13.6 billion, down 2.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $10.34, compared to $10.10 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.01% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $13.74 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $10.40, the EPS surprise was -0.58%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Charter performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Residential - Customer Relationships: 29.61 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of 28.72 million.
- Video - Small Business - Net Additions/Losses: -5 thousand compared to the -8 thousand average estimate based on three analysts.
- Total Mobile Lines: 11.77 million compared to the 11.86 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Total Mobile Lines - Net Additions: 428 thousand versus 466.65 thousand estimated by three analysts on average.
- Revenues- Residential- Total: $10.43 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $10.59 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.4%.
- Revenues- Residential- Video: $3.25 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $3.35 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -10.2%.
- Revenues- Advertising sales: $401 million compared to the $379.64 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -25.7% year over year.
- Revenues- Residential- Mobile service: $973 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $991.86 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.1%.
- Revenues- Other: $948 million versus $930.73 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.2% change.
- Revenues- Residential- Internet: $5.9 billion compared to the $5.93 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.7% year over year.
- Revenues- Residential- Voice: $316 million compared to the $318 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -10.5% year over year.
- Revenues- Commercial- Total: $1.82 billion compared to the $1.84 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.3% year over year.
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Shares of Charter have returned -8.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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