Ratio Analysis: Unpacking Charter Communications Inc (CHTR)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $273.44 in the prior trading day, Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ: CHTR) closed at $266.67, down -2.48%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.46 million shares were traded. CHTR stock price reached its highest trading level at $272.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $264.3825.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CHTR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 62.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.45. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.33 and its Current Ratio is at 0.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.86 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.67.

On July 28, 2025, Bernstein Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $380.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 31 ’25 when Nair Balan bought 360 shares for $274.21 per share. The transaction valued at 98,716 led to the insider holds 9,622 shares of the business.

Winfrey Christopher L bought 3,670 shares of CHTR for $1,002,259 on Jul 31 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 70,243 shares after completing the transaction at $273.10 per share. On May 30 ’25, another insider, Rutledge Thomas, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 20,000 shares for $395.00 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CHTR now has a Market Capitalization of 36424724480 and an Enterprise Value of 136260714496. As of this moment, Charter’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.14. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.468 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.145.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CHTR is 1.02, which has changed by -0.25050592 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CHTR has reached a high of $437.06, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $254.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -21.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.56%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 1.74M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1769440 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 136.59M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 94.49M. Insiders hold about 30.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.40% stake in the company. Shares short for CHTR as of 1755216000 were 14508265 with a Short Ratio of 7.22, compared to 1752537600 on 12431068. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14508265 and a Short% of Float of 19.72.

Earnings Estimates

The current market rating for Charter Communications Inc (CHTR) reflects the collective analysis of 17.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $10.09, with high estimates of $12.47 and low estimates of $8.58.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $42.91 and $31.12 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $37.32. EPS for the following year is $44.3, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $51.07 and $34.06.

Revenue Estimates

18 analysts predict $13.77B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $13.83B to a low estimate of $13.69B. As of the current estimate, Charter Communications Inc’s year-ago sales were $13.79BFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $13.9B. There is a high estimate of $14B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $13.77B.

A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CHTR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $55.32B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $54.92B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $55.15B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $55.09BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $55.85B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $56.42B and the low estimate is $55.23B.

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